Free press., 1905-06-10

confined for terms ranging from 10
to 200 days twenty-five men and wo-
men, and in addition there were five
casual imprisonments yesterday af-
ternoon alone
Jointists Moving Out. = Arkansas
City jointists moved their fixtures and
stock out of their places. Some are
storing them in the city, while 9TH
ers are removing the property from
the city. 1t is understood the county
attorney has refused to allow the
jointsts to run, and the movement
is the result Of a vigorous temper
ance crusade that was started.
Settles $4,000 suit.-After taking
all of the afternoon to secure jury
in the Coleman ten thousand dollar
damage suit against the lola Electric
Railway Company and spending the
entire morning in hearing the evidence
of the plaintiff, the parties to the con-
troversy reached a settlement where
by the railway company pays TO Mrs
Coleman $3.50 and sustains all the
costs of the suit.
Druggists Next at Emporia- - The
State Pharmaceutical Associations
twenty-sixth annual meeting closed
at Junction City. Emporia was
chosen for next years meeting. The
installation of the newly elected Off
GERS took place Thursday At this
meeting III druggists were elected
to membership in the association.
Fifty-nine young men took the exam
nation for state certificates.
Found Dead Near Depot. - Robert
Young, a painter 80 years old, whose
home was at Gardner, was found dead
near Santa Fe depot at Olathe. Indi-
cations were that he had been struck
at a crossing a block south by a
freight train during the night and
dragged to the place where he was
found. His body was badly mutilat-
ed. He had been working in this city
for the last few weeks.
Are After a Chautauqua.-A meet
ing Of citizens in the Chautauqua
movement was held at Pittsburg,
Kan, and Rev. r. M. Scott was elect
having an assembly was taken up and
a committee of seven was appointed
to confer with General Manager Bar
tell, of the Associated Chautauquas,
on his arrival. In all probability the
assembly will be held July IA to 21-
inclusive.
Gave His Wife the Farm.-A sensa-
tion has been created at Wellington
by the disappearance of Preston Wy
coff, a prominent breeder of Short
horn cattle, who is alleged to have
left town in company with a Mrs. Lin
ton, a divorced woman. Before leav-
ing, he made over a farm and other
property to his wife. Wyckoff was
until recently one of the trustees of
the county high school and bore a
good reputation.
Want Kansas TWine.-Many COM
plants have come from Oklahoma be-
cause of the refusal of the prison
board to sell twine to the farmers of
the territory. Oklahoma people say
that inasmuch as their prisoners are
they are entitled to twine and any
other benefits arising from this labor
There are 394 Oklahoma prisoners or
more than One-third of the 1,1SO in
mates, in the penitentiary.
Ten Negroes Under Arrest. - At
Chanute following closely upon the
fatal stabbing of Herbert Porter, a
Pittsburg youth, by a negro woman,
who robbed him, many other cases of
"holdup" and robbery by negroes have
been reported. The police have now
under arrest ten negroes, four of
whom are under 81 ,OGO bond each for
complcity in the Porter murder. The
fremens carnival here drew sew
eral crowds of negro women to the
town.
Begged to be Hanged.-Elmer Stew
ems. 42 years old. was adjudged in
sane in the probate court of Paola.
His home is in Louisburg, Kan. For
some time he has been begging the
people of that place to hang him.
He thinks he has committed an of
fense that can be atoned for only
by his being hanged for three hours.
When asked why he did not hang
himself he replied that it must be
done by someone else in the pres
ence of large crowd.
Republican River Rising. At
Junction City the Republican river
has been rising rapidly and the river
is at the highest point it has been this
year. 1t is now more than seven feet
above low water mark.
Metropolitan Farmer. A Jewell
county farmer moved TO town recent
ly. and the first thing he did was to
ask about getting his mail delivered.
He couldn't think of walking to the
postoffice when he was accustomed
to having the rural mail carrier, but
he was informed that the farmer has
the advantage of the small town resi-
dent. The town man has to go to the
poStofice for his mail
Class Membership Increases. -
Chancellor Strong of the University
of Kansas made the principal address
at the Emporia high school com
mencement exercises. This years
class has a membership of twenty