Free press., 1905-05-06

duction freight on coal from the
mines at Leavenworth to all Kansas
points. This was done, it says, to
equalize the rates.
Productive Oil Leases.-The princi-
pal development of the week in local
oil circles was the securing by the
Uncle Sam Refinery Company of over
1000 acres of productive oil leases
with a number of good wells, pumping
plants and piping. Some of this prop
erty is in the independence field and
a portion is in the Coffeyville dis
trict.
Lawrence a Dry Town.-The sheriff
and police of Lawrence made a raid
on numerous joints that have
been operating in the city. Four ar
rests were made and a large amount
of contraband stuff was captured.
The town is remarkably free from
joints - and drinking clubs. and
the city and county officers intend
that it shall remain so.
Looks Like Military Post. = Adju-
tant General Hughes is now getting
ready for the annual auction sale of
discarded military supplies of the
Kansas National Guard. Enough such
stuff is sold each year to clothe
good portion of Topeka. So much
| of this stuff is bought annually and
worn by Topeka people that strang-
ers think the town is a military post.
I Still Probing in Kansas. While
/ CODnuoicciODa,- Garfield left Kan
sas the investigation in the Kansas
| oil fields is still going on. Before his
! departure Mr.. Garfield left half doz
/ en- more inspectors come on from
/ Washington to continue the work.
! He outlined 10 them what infOrma-
tiOn he wanted. He took his three
| original inspectors west with him.
Milling Rates For Topeka. = The
Missouri Pacific has served notice
! that it will re-establish milling in
| transit rates for Topeka. The Topeka
milers had a rate of this kind some
time ago, but the railroads abolished
it because it was a form of discrim-
inatiOn. The local millers made a big
fuss about il and now the Missouri
Pacific has agreed TO reinstate the
rate. Other roads will likely follow
suit
Bethany Cleared $3,3oo.-At Linds-
borg the - Messiah - concerts for
this season have closed. Innes and
his band had given eight concerts.
all of which were we'll attended. The
oratorio chorus comprised 5S5 voices
and the orchestra sixty pieces. The
Bethany Oratorio association cleared
$4,000, which will go into the college
treasury. Mr.. Innes said he had new
/ er heard another chorus sing The
Messiah - so well as the Bethany
chorus sang it.
May End Fights. = May Day has
been declared a holiday at the Uni
versity of Kansas, in honor of the
sophomores, the class of 1907, who
have decided to take no part in any
May Day demonstration such as have
occurred in the past at the institu
ton. The chancellor and members
of the faculty of the school are much
gratified at the stand that has been
taken by this class, which if adhered
to, will bring to an end the disgrace
full fights that have hitherto marked
the day.
Will Be An Open Shop.-T. A. Nc
Neal, the newly elected state printer
says that under his administration
the state printing plant will be al
open concern and the typographi
! cal union will not be recognized Off
cially. The office will run on the
eight-hour plan. however, and The
union scale will be paid. Charles S
Sutherland, president of the loca
: typographical union, says this ar
rangement will be satisfactory. A
present the state printing Office, un
der George A Clark, is a union shop
: The new plans will make it the onl!
''open plant in Topeka.
Burned in Their Home. Mr.. AM
4 Mrs. Herman Pfeil burned to deatl
l in their home in Riley, a small sta
| ton just west of Manhattan. Tn
t couple were the only occupants o
r the house. 1t is believed by man,
: that the fire originated from an in
5 cubator in the cellar, although tn
!. fire was first discovered upstairs il
| al
( Mr. and Mrs. Pfeil. All efforts I
. arouse the sleepers were in vain, an
e the circumstances point to a poss
S bility of murder. The coroner lef
S here this morning to hold an inquest
0 Mr.. PfeiI was a retired farmer. H
was elected a member of Riley's cit
;, council at a recent election.
j Farmers Elevator Burns. Tn
Il Farmers elevator at Vesper, eigh
{ miles west of Lincoln Center, togethe
: with its contents, twelve or fiftee
S thousand bushels of wheat and si
n thousand bushels of corn. was de
a stroyed by fire. The fire is suppose
/ to have originated from hot boz
e The loss was about twenty thous
n and dollars and falls upon farmer
: in the vicinity who were intereste
in the enterprise.
n Pasturing Wheat. Much CT tn
e wheat on the bottom land along tn
: Smoky Hill river has been CROWN
Il so rank that many farmers continu