Free press., 1905-05-27
KANSAS COMMENT

people were burned 10 death-
Not Enough Water. = Complaint is
made at Arkansas City that the water
pressure is inadequate since the Sun
day closing ordinance went into et-
Eect
Cuban Educator TaIks.-E. f. Bur-
donouro. Cuban commissioner of
education. has addressed several
meetings in the ST. James NJ. e
church at Coffeyville
Stray Bullet Hits Woman. = Van
Bawdry. a young negro. shot George
Williams. another negro. in quar-
rel at the Santa Fe station at Ark
ansas City and stray bullet struck
Mrs. W. n. Wright the wife of
wealthy farmer who was standing on
the platform. Neither Mrs. Wright
nor Williams will die.
Insanely Angry. - Charles Helm
sacker, a prosperous farmer living ten
miles southwest from Atwood, Kan.
because his wife asked him to so with
her TO a neighborhood picnic, became
insanely angry and shot her squarely
in the mouth with a shotgun. He then
went outside the house and blew off
the top of his own head with the same
weapon. They leave two little child
rem.
Dog Tax to Park Fund.-At Arkan-
sas City the Women's Civic Improve
ment Club has committees out over
town collecting the names of all own
ers OF dogs. These will be turned
over to the city authorities. and. I'M
der an agreement with the couI cil
the club is to receive one-fourth of
the dog tax money realized from their
lists. The funds thus secured will go
to improving the new city park.
Against Sunday BasebaII.-At a re-
cent meeting of the Parsons Minis
terial Association the following pro-
test was unanimously adopted and
signed by all the members of the
association. and arrangements were
made for the signatures of all the
citizens of Parsons who are in SYM
pathy with the principles involved:
I'VE. the undersigned. citizens of
Parsons, protest against any baseball
playing on the Lords day-commonly
called Sunday
Chambers Among Horses.-Glanders
Is quite prevalent among the horses
OF Kansas II has reached the cpl
demic stage in Southwestern Kansas.
The live stock commissioner is kept
busy nearly all the time looking after
new cases and establishing local quar-
antines. In more than half the coun-
ties of the state glanders is reported.
but the disease doesn't seem to be
making much headway except in the
Southwest Unless it shows abate-
ment soon that whole section may be
placed under quarantine.
Accountants Are Emoloyed.-Has-
kins & Sells. expert accountants of
Chicago, have been employed to make
the investigation of state depart
ments, as provided by the new law.
They submitted an application to do
the work for $25 day and travelling
expenses. Their expert will not re
ceive any expenses while working
in Topeka. Governor Hoch met his
advisory committee. composed of
Judge Clark, Judge Benson and Sam
Howe. and went over all the applica-
tions. After careful consideration
they decided that the application of
Haskins & Sells was the best, and
accepted it. The governor has writ
ten them. and il is expected that their
man will show up in a few days and
go to work
~
TO set at rest all rumors TO the effect
that he intended TO make a number
of changes in the superintendents
of the state charitable institutions in
a few days. Governor Hoch stated
that no such action was contemplate
ed 81 will make no changes at all
for the present, said he. u want
the board of control. which takes
charge of the institutions on July /,
TO get the run of things first before
changing superintendents of any of
the institutions.
Would Keep Commodity Rate.-At
Topeka the hearing on the applica-
tion TO abolish the commodity rate
out of Missouri river towns will not
be a one-sided affair by any means.
Missouri river jobbers. as well as
retailers in the state. will oppose
such an order. The railroad board is
now beginning to hear from the re-
tailers. Abilene and Coffeyville mer-
chants sent in protest. They claim
IL will mean an advance in the price
of commodities. and in the long run
the consumers will have TO foot the
bills. They also claim il win prevent
them from trading with their old
houses.
Congress Has control.-Judge Pol
lock of the United States circuit court
at Topeka decided that congress has
control of the Kansas river and that
the suits filed against various railroad
companies for obstructing the stream
should stay in court
Brakeman lnjured.-Ralph Guile. a
Santa Fe brakeman, fell on a box car
on a freight train near Newton and
received injuries on his head and
shoulders. Ii is feared he will NOT
recover. Guile was 30 years ond
and married. His home is in Ovid,
Mich