Free press., 1904-11-26
KANSAS COMMENT


Elected Officets.-The Second Dis
trict Federation of Woomen's Clubs
closed its session at Ottawa, after
electing officers for the ensuing year
Oppose the Franchise.-A commit
tee of fifteen prominent citizens met
at Leavenworth and elected spokes-
men to appear before the city council
to protest against the granting OF
gas franchise to certain attorneys who
represent a corporation that is not
yet in existance.
To Face the Music.-Four Chanute
small boys stole a team, borrowed a
wagon, burglarized neighbor's house
and decamped for Indian Territory to
hunt the red men. The temperature
dropped several degrees and they
abandoned their outfit to return home
and face the music.
Dead of TyPhoid.-E. B. Weiner.
cashier of the Wellington National
Bank, is dead of typhoid fever as
the result of eating oysters at his
sisters wedding several weeks ago.
Thirty other guests were made i'll and
several may not recover. Both bride
and groom are dangerously i'll.
Praise Western Kansas.-Western
Kansas, some day, and that not far
distant will be one of the most pros
porous, contented and healthful locali-
ties in this broad land. 1t is coming
nearer and nearer as the story OF its
real adaptation is learned, as it be-
comes palmer and palmer that it has
a soil and climate entirely it's own
To Settle Strike.-The grievance
committee of the Santa F e engineers
in session at Topeka is trying to Sc
cure a settlement of the machinists'
strike. They allege that the equip
ment of the road as kept up by the
non-union machinists is not satisfac-
tory The officials of the road deny
this and say they will not resume
negotiations with the strikers.
kan.-Okla. TrolIey.-The Kansas
Oklahoma Interurban Railway Com
pany has begun its permanent survey
and announced that the actual work
of grading the line from Arkansas
City to the Chilocco Indian school in
Oklahoma would begin within thirty
days. The construction of this part of
the road will be followed at once by
the construction of the one between
Arkansas City and Winfield.
Cash Running Dry.-G. A Richard
son, of Roswell, N. NJ, special COM
missioner appointed by the United
States supreme court to take testi-
mony in the Kansas-C Colorado water
suit, got about all the money left in
the Kansas fund. He receives SIS
day and expenses. The government
pays one-third, Kansas One-third and
Colorado one-third. He drew $125
from Kansas. This leaves only SIS
in the fund. The attorneys will not
get any more money In the case until
the legislature meets and makes
another appropriation.
For Pittsburg NormaI.-The state
board of normal school regents met
at Pittsburg and adopted a resolution
recommending that the state legisla-
ture appropriate 100000 to buy land
and erect building in this place for
the normal training auxiliary to the
state normal. The school at present
the state by the board of education Of
the town. The normal has grown so
rapidly IN the short time it has been
In existence that the present quarters
have become entirely inadequate and
larger building must be secured.
Mrs. Stewart Divorced.-Mrs. Grace
Bliss Stewart has been granted a di-
vorce from Alonzo H. Stewart on the
ground of gross neglect of marital
duty. Mr.. Stewart is an assistant SER
geant-at-arms of the United States
Senate, and their wedding was a
prominent social event at Atchison a
few years ago. Mr.. Steward made no
defense.
Go to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. re-
ceived by the officers of the Sixth in
fantry leads to the belief that the regi-
ment will leave Leavenworth for the
Philippines February Is.
Fell From Pilot. w. Manning, a
Frisco freight brakeman. OF Pittsburg,
was killed at Kramer's Junction. near
that town. He was the head brake
man of the train, and went out OF the
engine cab over the running board to
OPCA TIC JuACl1OA SWlICn- ne ldSl
seen Of him alive he was on the pilot
OF the engine.
Teachers at Oberlln.-The officers
In charge of the fifteenth annual ses
sion of the Northwestern Teachers
association, which meets in Oberlin
November "a and 25. have prepared
an unusually entertaining program
Mortar and TroweI Men.-The sec
ond annual meeting of the state asso
citation of brick masons and plaster
ers convened in Fort Scott. State La
Dor Commissioner Johnson was in at
tendance. The next meeting of the
association will be held at Topeka on
November 10, 1905.
Tax Rate Lower.-The state tar
levy for this year is smaller than il
has been for any year since 1898. Il
is 90 mills as against GA mills las
year. The big levy last year was
necessary to meet some extraordinary
appropriations OF the legislature