Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-10-08

through the mails in which was a
threat that if he did not soon place
$500 in gold and $500 in silver in
spot near the Eglin farm, his house
would be dynamited and himself and
family destroyed. The letter was mail
ed at Ham1in, but it is thought it was
written in Morrill,. Mrs. Heise be
came excited over the letter and is
now quite sick Heise has the nerve
to refuse such fool proposition and
none of his friends fear for his safe
ty.
Another Good WeII.-The Kansas
Petroleum company was notified by
telephone that the first well drilled on
their property near Coffeyville, was
brought in. The drillers and others
present were enthusiastic over the
showing made and declare it to be
one of the biggest in the district. The
exact depth cannot be determined I'M
til the well is shot. The oil sand was
struck at a depth of 600 feet and the
strata was thirty feet deep and of
exceptionally fine quality.
Suicides While Drunk.-David Hen
nessey, % years of age, whose par
ents reside near Summerfield, Mar
shall county, blew out his brains while
drunk. He was travelling in a wagon
with his wife and five children on
! the way to his home and killed him
self in their presence.
Attempt Jail Breaking Walter
Scott, Thomas Bean, Clyde Bean and
John Osborn, prisoners in the coun-
ty jail at Atchison made two desper-
ate attempts to escape. Scott was
killed in the second attempt.
Private Thomas D. Williams, who shot
himself in the head with a Krag-Jor-
genson rifle, was buried in the Nation
al cemetery with military honors at
Leavenworth.
New Rural Route.-A rural free
delivery mail route thirty miles in
length and serving a population of
904, has been ordered established
out Of Hazleton on November LIST.
Bore for Gas.-The directors of the
Mcpherson Prospecting company have
ordered 1000 feet of casing and the
drilling machinery. The drilling will
begin in about two weeks.
Small Tornado.-A small tornado,
accompanied by hail and rain, passed
over strip of country six miles
east Of Ellsworth. doing damage to
crops and farm property.
Robbed a Store.-At Chanute Roy
King has been arrested on a charge
of robbing till at Osawatomie.
King was identified as the right man
by cut on his thumb.
Opens it's Doors.-The Potwin State
bank will open its doors on Oct 3d.
The capital stock is $4,000. The
president is c. R. Joseph and the
cashier H. J. Coppins.
Peach ThieVes.-The peach orchard
of E. L. Miller near Seneca was enter
ed during the night and every peach
valued at 5000.
After More Gas.-Arkansas City's
second oil well is being drilled. 1t
is located on land north of the city.
Gas from the first well is being used
for fuel.
Judge o. E. Leonard, Jr., has been APP
pointed district deputy for the grand
lodge, B. P. o. E., for Kansas.
To Begin Business.-The Farmers
National Bank of Kingman has been
authorized by the comptroller of the
currency to begin business.
Many Years sexton.-R s. McFar-
land, who has been sexton of Oak Hill
cemetery in Lawrence for the past
twenty years, is dead.
In Saloon .Row.-Two Italians liv-
ing at >Chicopee, near Pittsburg, were
shot and perhaps mortaIly wounded
in saloon fight.
. To District court.-Geo. S. Scantlin
j and S. E. Watson, the two special po-
hcemen who are charged with the kill
ing of Bert Bean in Pratt on circus
day, have been bound over to the dis
trict court. The preliminary hearing
brought out the fact that, in all prob
ability it was Scantlin's shot that hit
: Bean.
the vicinity of Atchison is overrun with
: campers this Ial1 ana farmers are
J complaining that they were stealing
chickens. corn and hay and ransack
ing orchards.
Smashers JaiIed.-Carrie Nation
and her clique started out on sa-
loon smashing expedition at Wichita
the other day and were promptly TAX
en- to Jail by the police. The attack
was made on the Mahan Supply com
pany, but as they had been warned
not much damage was done.
Watson in Topeka.-The national
/. committeeman Of the peoples party for
Kansas has received word that Thos.
E. Watson, the presidential candidate
will speak at Topeka on October IA
This will probably be his only speech
in Kansas.
Pleasant Memories.@The farmers
? free fall festival of Mitchell county
has come and gone and with it only
: pleasant memories are left behind
It was purely gotten up by the BeIoit