Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-09-09
KANSAS COMMENT

cific has drawn the color line ana
discharged all colored cooks in its
dining service.
Moves to Wichita. = The head
Offices of the Stewart-Temple- Lumber
company, which are now located at
Arkansas City, are to be moved to
Wichita.
Mcpherson County Fair. = All Ar
rangements for the Mcpherson county
agricultural fair and stock show have
been completed. The city water
works have extended their mains to
all parts of the grounds and stables
and pens completed.
Successful Evangelist.-On account
of some doctrinal differences Evang-
eIist Gates was denied further use of
the Methodist church at Alton. So he
started an open air meeting and the
second night even the Methodist
preacher left his own church to at
tend the Gates revival.
Switchman crushed.-At Arkansas
City Martin Mcdonald, a switchman
In the employ of the Santa Fe, was
DGlMGGu lHO anu
Instantly killed. He had worked for
the Santa Fe here and at Western
points for a number of years. He was
80 years old and married.
Drouth in Dickinson County.-Over
three weeks no rain has fallen in this
county and it is believed by farmers
that the upland corn has been dam
aged so per cent. The bottom land
corn is more nearly made" and will
be fair crop The county will raise
only a little more corn than last
year.
chanute Sees Better Days. - The
National Refining Company, of Cleve-
land. O., the leading opponent of the
Standard Oil Company in the west,
has made a proposition to the Chanute
Commercial Club for the establish
ment of a monster refinery here to re-
fine at least 5000 barrels of crude oil
per day.
For tuberculosis Patients. - Secre-
tary S. ]. Crumbine, of the state
board of health, says the physicians
of the state will use their influence
to have the next legislature establish
n hospital for the treatment of tuber-
culosis. He says one is badly needed
and that it should be located in West
ern Kansas, where the air is light
Export Flour Trade.-There is con-
siderable doing in Arkansas City at
present in export circles. The -four
Ing mills are doing large business
In that line. The export business in
flour depends on the price of wheat
in the foreign countries to a large
extent. When wheat is higher in
foreign countries the export business
is always good. This is the case at
present The Arkansas City Milling
Company is enjoying a large export
trade at present. Last month they
exported over a million pounds and
this month they will probably exceed
that amount.
Assaulted by Negro.-A. N. Pitsen-
berger. sheriff of Morris county, was
assaulted upon the main street Of
Council Grove by negro named Jake
Kibble. The sheriff was attempting to
quiet a small disturbance when he
was attacked by the negro. who was
accompanied by a number of com
panions. The negro fired on the
sheriff, but his aim was faulty and
he escaped in the throng which fill
ed the street attending the carnival
which is in progress. The sheriff was
unable to again locate the negro and
he is still at large in spite of the fact
that a reward is offered for his cap
ture
Grasshoppers Eat corn.-Grasshop-
pers are the cause of an immense de-
struction to the corn in Leavenworth
county this year. Ordinarily the ma
tive grasshopper is not considered a
pest. but this year they are more nu-
merous than usual and consequently
the damage is more apparent than be-
fore. Farmers say that the destruc-
ton will be greater next year unless
the winter is severe enough to de-
stroy the eggs. Their favorite Diet
appears to be corn leaves and husks,
but in some Instances they dcvour en-
tire patches of weeds also.
Champion Chicken Pickers. - Jim
Miller and sam Martin. who work at
the cold storage plant at Solomon.
Kan. claim to be the champion chick
en- p.ckers in the United States.
Many Jais Empty. - The jail of
Brown county is empty. That is not
the only jail in Kansas that is empty.
There are seven county jaAs in the
Seventh congressional district alone
that are without an occupant Kan
sans are net going to jail this year
they are going to Europe and the Port
land fair.
New Invention. = Frank Furgeson,
of Republic county has perfected a
threshing machine operated by a gaso-
line engine stationed on the separa-
tor. which promises to eclipse any
thing before invented for simplicity
and labor saving. 1t requires only one
man to run the entire machine
Superintendent Exonerated. After
an investigation covering about a
week. the state board of control has
exonerated Superintendent Charles of
the state reform school of the t.harreS