Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-04-16
KANSAS COMMENT.


have a new elevator with capacity
of twentyfour cars of grain per day.
Prominent CITIZEN w. Heath,
died at Peabody after three weeks
sickness with typhoid. He was one of
the most prominent men of the com
munity.
700 OIL WELLs.-This is the present
count of the wells at Chanute. While
several big gushers have been brought
in in that district, the production will
average about ten barrels, per day per
well. This is almost four times the
average production of Pennsylvania
wells at this time.
MOTIVE POWER FoRCE.-The office
of Alfred Lowell, assistant superintend-
ent of motive power of the Santa Fe,
will be moved to Chicago at once. An
order to this effect has been received
at the Santa Fe offices in Topeka.
Thirty-one employees will accompany
Mr.. Lowell.
EDGAR +. LEE-The man who com
mitted suicide by emitting his throat at
Udall is now known to be Edgar f.
Lee, of Parsons. He recently fell heir
to several hundred dollars and spent
the money in reckless living. Despond-
ency is supposed to have been the
cause of his suicide.
SCALP Torn OFF.-Miss Maggie Hen
derson, employed as laundress in the
L al A 10 L.
had her scalp torn off by belt from a
shaft. The scalp was torn from a
point on the nape of the neck over the
skull to the bridge of her nose, taking
away the eyebrows. At the hospital
the scalp was shaved and cleaned, then
cut into strips and replaced with 24O
stitches. The hair was 80 inches
long.
INTERURRAN LINE.-Work is to COM
mence soon on an electric railway be-
tween Kansas City and Topeka, run
ming through Wyandotte, Johnson,
Douglas and Shawnee counties Men
who are interested in the Topeka cleo
trio railway are interested, with others,
in the new line. The road will enter
Kansas City over the the line from
Rosedale, and viii enter Topeka over
the Vinewood Park line. 1t is expected
that the new line will be in operation
by fall.
For New COUNTY SEAT.-Twenty
years ago the county seat of Potta-
watomie county was removed from
Louisville to Wcstmoreland. New
railroad plans may cause another re-
moval. The scheme is to get the Mis-
souri, Pacific to build it's northern con-
nection to and have it make town at
Flush Station. This is backed by
many leading catholics of the county,
who will become interested in the
where a $4,000 Catholic church has
lately been erected.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDEST.-During the
parade given at Fort Leavenworth
which was witnessed by about 40 Wis
iting school teachers, a frightful ac-
cident occurred which caused the death
of Sergeant James Carroll, of the Six
teenth battery. The battery had stood
on the parade ground in readiness for
more than an hour, and the horses
were restless. When the bugle sound
ed Forward" the horses started off
frantically and in some manner Ser
geant Carroll was thrown under the
wheel of one of the big twelve-ton
guns, killing him Carroll was serving
as second lieutenant.
A FARMERS BoYCoTT.-More than
500 farmers have signed an agreement
TO stop trading in Wellington until
the joints are closed. This action
was started by the death of Abraham
Markham, who was killed by his wag-
on upsetting upon him when he was
driving home in drunken condition.
WINFIELD VOTES BONDS. At the
election the three proposition, to vote
$50, 900 for waterworlls, $4,000 for
electric lights and SIS, 900 for prospect
ing for gas, carried by rousing major
titles.
Four ANNUAL. DINNERS. are
four veterans at Beloit who saw active
service in both the Mexican and Civil
wars. They are w IL. TolIey, O. B.
Webb, A. r. Kirby and r. Z. Owen
These old veterans entertain one an
other annually to a big dinner pre-
pared for the occasion, on the date
they received their discharges from
service of the Mexican war.
3NEw MANsARD RooF.-The county
court house at Lakin, which has a flat
tin roof, is to have a new mansard roof
which adds half story to the building
AGED WoME-;s HoME-The William
Small Memorial Home for Aged Wo-
men in Leavenworth was dedicated in
the presence of about 5000 people.
There were so many in attendance
that one-third were unable to gain ad-
mittance to the building. Mrs Will
liam Small, who gave $50, 900 to erect
the home, was not present. She is in
i'll health.
JOINING PRICE RAIsED.-Three of
the six milling companies in Topeka
have raised the wholesale iobbinrr price