Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-07-08

DdHO dJ the OnilOccO 1HNlidH
schools will be one of the attractions
at the Lewis and Clark exposition at
Portland, Ore.
Chanute Woman Dead Mrs. King
ner, formerly of Chanute, died in the
City of Mexico of heart disease. She
was teacher of language in the Metho-
dist college near the City of Mexico.
Boy Attempts Suicide Rich
ey, II years old, attempted to commit
suicide at lola, by shooting himself
with 32-caliber revolver. Disappoint-
ment in love is said to have been the
cause.
In Operation September President
w. 5. Hyde, of the Chanute-Austin
Refining Company, announces that his
refinery will be producing refined oils
by September l. The plant is now
well under way.
New Santa Fe Physician. - DR..
Frank A. Eckdall has received from
Fe hospital in Topeka, letter con-
tanning an appointment as Santa Fe
physician in Emporia.
Accused of Killing Husband. = Mrs.
Mamie Mitchell. charged with shoot
ing and killing her husband in Troy
June II, was brought to the county
Jail at Atchison from Troy. There are
no suitable accommodations in the
Doniphan county Jail at Troy for
woman.
Harvested on Sunday High temper
ature and sunshine after several days
IF shower allowed farmers to re-enter
wheat fields and many ran harvesters
all Of Sunday in Dickinson county.
The wheat is in excellent condition
and the work of harvest is in full
blast
Ice House Burns.-The large plants
Of the Union Ice and Cold Storage
company at Hutchinson burned. The
loss is about S3O,OOO The fire started
in the boiler room. The ice plant will
be rebuilt at once. 1t was The oldest
plant in Kansas. 1t was constructed
in 1887.
JeweIer a Suicide. - A. F. Hum
phrey, the leading jeweler of La
years of age, committed suicide in
his sleeping apartment adjoining his
store, by severing an artery in his
arm with a razor. III health from
which he had suffered for some time
is assigned as the cause. His body
was shipped to relatives at Pueblo,
Col.
Chambers Among Horses. Dr.
Schoenleber, state veterinarian of
Manhattan, in company with local
veterinarian, has discovered two cases
of CHAMBERS in Saline county. One is
on the farm of Dick Smith, near town,
and the other is at the farm of w. s.
Stark. ten miles southwest of Salina.
Both horses have been ordered shot.
and no quarantine will be extablish-
ed.
Stop "Bootiegaing." - At Leaven-
worth the Soldiers home officials have
taken steps TO shut off "bOotlegging'
around the reservation. 1t is said that
veterans and others have been in the
habit of taking liquor in bottles to
prisoners performing light labor on
the grounds. 1t is reported also that
the Soldiers home officials will not
permit veterans inmates of the home.
to tend bar or work in joint.
Bond Jumper Surrenders. Henry
Franklin of Doniphan county con
victed of attempted highway robbery
in February, 1904, and who was out
on bond pending an appeal to the SUI
preme court, where his sentence was
affirmed last July, and who Jumped
his sentence bond and has for the past
year been a fugitive from justice, has
surrendered himself to Sheriff Pur
cell and was at once lodged in the
county jail. pending his removal to the
| Hutchinson reformatory, to begin ser
wing his sentence.
Tried for Insanity-Mrs. Lue Rose
| berry, a wealthy widow living al
| Bayneville, Kan, about IA miles south
| of Wichita. is on trial in the probate
court for the third time on a charge Of
| insanity.
Jointists no Longer Enjoined.-The
restraining order in the district cour
enjoining the jointists from keeping
open, was dissolved by Judge Swartz
| The Winfield city attorney had secur
ed the order from the court then sit
ting in Wellington, before he haC
filed the cases here, and when the
lawyers made this peint known the
court Immediately dissolved the in
| junction and ordered the joint-keepers
| released.
Fell Under Train. - Ernest Bond
80 years old, a harvest hand from St
Johns, Kan. fell under the trucks o.
Santa Fee passenger train at Win
field while the train was in motion
and his left leg was crushed to the
thigh and about half of his right foo
crushed. He had left the train to ge
a sandwich. When the train started
in spite of the fact that the vestibult
was closed. he attempted to get or
the steps.
Telegraph Wire Used for Phones
| Arrangements have been made a
the trainmaster's Office by which wire
No Il can be used both as telephone
wire and as a telegraph wire Thi:
is made possible by cutting out all Tho