Free press., 1904-12-24
KANSAS COMMENT

years by Adjutant General Kelsey
During that reriod 1,OO4 honorable
discharges were issued, thirty-five
without honor issued, five dishonor-
able, four physical disabilities and
1873 mustered out by reason of com
panies going out of business.
Oil Sand at Valley ccnter.-At a
depth of more than 100 feet, an oil
and gas company which is sinking a
prospect hole near Valley Center,
struck two-foot vein of oil sand. The
drillers say the conditions are the
same as as those found at Chanute
and that oil or gas is liable TO be
found in paying quantities at any
time. The drill is kept working day
and night. A black shale and slate
were found beneath the oil sand.
Buried Together.-From the Ca
thedral in Concordia occurred a
double funeral, that of Joseph Ma
deau, aged SO years, and his wife,
aged 20 years, who died within few
hours of each other at the home of a
daughter south of Concordia. They
came here from Canada in the '7Os
and were among the county's wealthy
farmers and highly respected citizens.
Mr. Nadean spent thirty-five years as
a travelling salesman in Canada.
Corn Husking Story. - Reflections
from the Kensington Mirror: Lee
Hobson says it will take $500 to pay
two boys for huslIing corn nine hours
on the 18th day of this month. Harry
League husked one hundred bushels,
leaving his wagon one-half mile from
the house at noon to go TO dinner and
unloading three loads. Charley Weld
erman husked one hundred and thirty
bushels. going TO the house quarter
Of a mile away with his corn and un-
loading four times.
Guilty of Wife Murder.-At Troy
the jury in the case of Robert Hinch-
man found him guilty of murder in
The second degree after being out six
and one-half hours. Hinchman shot
and killed his wife at her mothers
home in Severance, October IA, while
attempting to regain possession of his
adopted daughter, whom his wife had
taken to her mothers home. The pun
lshment for second degree murder is
from ten years to life Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
Should Regulate Use. - Governor
Bailey has received n letter from
Governor Durbin, of Indiana, on the
gas question. Governor Durbin says
that Kansas should adopt the Indiana
laws in regard TO the control of nat
ural gas. Indiana doesn't try 10 pro-
hibit the piping of gas out of the
state, but it throws strong regulations
around the handling of gas. Govern
or Durbin says that the piping out OF
gas doesn't count so much as the
waste of it. Governor Bailey says
that it is ridiculous to think of pre-
venting the piping of gas out of Kan
sas.
Mules Burn to Death.-At Pittsburg
fire of unknown origin was discov-
cred in the mule stables of No. 8
mine of the Mount Carmel Coal Com
pany and before it could be eXtin-
guished fifteen mules were suffocated
by the smoke and a number of 9th
ers so badly affected that they will
die. The stables are, as is custom
ary in deep coal mines, located in the
mine. They contained sixty head OF
raules. All of these were more or less
affected by the smoke, but none of
them was burned to any great eX-
tent.
Offered Position at Baker. The
trustees of Baker university have Of
fered the place of financial secretary
of the institution to Rev. c. S. Nus
baum. now presiding elder of the
Methodist district at independence
and secretary of the Ottawa Chautau-
qua assembly. Rev. Mr.. Nusbaum has
not decided whether or not he will ac-
cept.
Don't Need It-A Harper man de-
Aclares that the Kansas-Colorado suit
is useless. He AYERS that Kansas
doesn't need the waters of the Arkan-
sas river.
Wreck Delays Traffic. a freight
wreck on the Santa Fe eight miles
west of Newton destroyed several box
cars and caused considerable property
loss, but no loss of life. The through
passenger trains were five hours
late.
Throwed Red Pepoer.-Mrs. ]. NJ
Horton. wife of the landlord OF the
Grand View hotel at Arkansas City.
drove some Santa Fe strikers. who
desired to talk TO strike breakers.
from her husbands place by throw
ing red pepper in their eyes after
commanding them to cave.
Scarlet Fever Scare. - The scarlet
fever scare has invaded Clyde. Two
children of a farmer near town have
died, and physicians that have at
tended The cases pronounce them
scarlet fever. Considerable anxiety
prevails.
Murder In Second Degree. - Al
Leavenworth the verdict returned by
a jury in the case of the state versus
Walter Kyle, was that Kyle is guilty
of murder in the second degree. The