Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-07-29
KANSAS COMMENT

kansas City Mrs. Thomas Neale, aged
81 years. was fatally injured by a
Frisco train. She is very deaf. and
did not hear or see the train when she
started across the track.
Gas Belt Fight Off.-The Gas Pro-
tective League at Independence has
reached an agreement with the Kan
sas Natural Gas Company whereby
there will be no further obstacles
placed in the way of piping out gas.
Harvest Hand Drowned.-A harvest
hand named Hoke was drowned in the
Solomon river at Beloit. He was
about 20 years old, was a resident OF
Indiana and his remains were shipped
there for burial He was in bathing
with friends when he was taken with
cramps.
Texas Fever Near CoffeyVile. -
Texas fever has broken out among
the cattle south of this place across
the territory line. A number of cat
tie have died and scores are affected
with the disease. 1t is charged that
several territory farmers have violat-
ing cattle, already sick with the fever,
from the pastures and bringing them
over into Kansas.
lola Bonds Registered. The state
auditor registered $4,000 worth of
lola bonds, issued to take up water
works warrants for that amount 1t
was a question whether warrants
could be legally issued to pay for wa
ter works extensions, and the auditor
withheld registration until he got an
opinion from the attorney general to
the effect that the bonds were valid
and were entitled to registration.
Trouble With Union Pacific. - St
Marys, Kan, has a kick coming
against the Union Pacific. That road
won't stop its two fast trains there to
let off or receive passengers. The
town doesn't like to be made whist
ling station for the road. It's mayor,
T. ]. Ryan, complained to the railroad
board and asked for an order to com
pei the road to stop all passenger
trains there.
Substantial Increase Expected. -
Development In the oil fields and the
general prosperity of Kansas have at
tracted many people to the Sunfiow
er state in recent years and the 1904
returns of population show the larg
est number of inhabitants in the his
tory of the state. Every circumstance
would seem to warrant the expecta-
ton this this years enumeration will
reveal another substantial increase.
To Operate With OiI.-The mann.
moth Yost milling plant of Hays City
Is installing an immense oil tank for
the purpose of operating the mill
with oil instead of coal. A 6O0-bar
rel oil tank is now being put in place
for the purpose. I. NJ. Yost, the own
er of the milling plant. has thorough
ly studied the use of oil for fuel, and
believes it will be a saving over coal
This mill will be the first one in west
ern Kansas to try the experiment
Are Against the Levy. The last
legislature passed an act authorizing
the county commissioners of Cowley
county to levy a tax to build SEQ, 900
IFS residence But the commission
ers, led by Tom Glover, son of the late
congressman, Ben Clover are not go
ing to levy the tax unless ordered by
the court to do so. In the opinion of
Glover the people of the county are
opposed to the measure and are OPP
posed to a levy of any kind or tax
without first submitting it to a vote
of the people.
Traction Engine ExpIodes. = The
explosion of the boiler of traction
engine near Bluff City. Kan, killed
Daniel Tobias of Coldwater, Kan, the
owner of the outfit, and fatally in
jured John Huddleson of Ottawa
Kan, the engineer. The outfit had
been out of use for two years and
was in bad repair. Tobias was pre-
pairing to load it onto the cars and
had the engine steamed up to haul
the separator to Bluff City The en-
CINE was ready to start when the eX
plosion occurred.
To Re-Vote Bonds-H. S. Lincoln
and A. NJ. Dennis, representing the
OAlChl 1AO OPoAlh3 " HdNS
the taxpayers of the Pike, Emporia
and Jackson townships in Lyon coun
ty revote bonds for the Orient The
three townships voted bonds wher
the Orient was first talked of, on the
promise that the road would be
through here inside of two years. The
bonds were annulled because the road
was not built within the NequireC
time. The road promises now that i
the bonds are revoted it will have
trains running through here by mex
spring.
PeasIey Hearing Up.-At AtchisoI
the preliminary hearing of ALDER
Peasley, the magnetic healer charg
ed with poisoning his wife, has beer
set for July 20. Peasley denies tina
he was in Leavenworth when the pc
lice assert the poison was purchas
ed.
To Meet Receiver Reeves.-Cyru.
Leland and ]. E. Hurley, receiver.
for the Devlin estate, have gone t.
Chicago to meet Walter Reeves, thu