Free press., 1905-05-06
KANSAS COMMENT

Company. one of the local organiza-
tions doing business in the Rantoul
field to pipe Rantoul for gas. The town
is underlaid with a fine quality of
brick shale and it is believed several
factories may be started there this
spring.
Sells Pardon Hearing May Gov
crnoT Hoch has set May l as the time
for hearing arguments on the applica-
tion of Willie Sells for pardon. Sells
has been in prison since 1886. He was
convicted on circumstancial evidence
of killing his father, mother, sister
and brother He has made several
unsuccessful attempts TO secure
pardon. He is hang man.
Killed by Trolley Car. = Robert
Dewing. the 19-months-old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dewing of
Wichita. was run over by an electric
car and instantly killed. The child
was playing along the track, and as
the car neared him he attempted to
run across the track. His head was
ground To pulp beneath the
wheels
kansan to Wisconsin.-Prof. w. H.
Carruth Of the University of Kansas
will conduct the classes in German at
the University of Wisconsin during
the summer session of that school.
The session at Madison will not be-
gin until June 26, giving Prof. Car
ruth, who has charge of the summer
school here. opportunity to get the
work well under way before he goes
TO the other work.
Gives College Library. - Andrew
Carnegie has donated to the German
Baptist college of Mcpherson $4,000
for a library building. The gift is de-
pendent upon the college providing a
like sum of $4,000 as an endowment
fund for the future support of the Ii
brary. At a meeting of the faculty
it was decided at once to accept the
gift and to take the necessary steps
TO raise the endowment fund.
Drew Appoints Staff. Brigadier
General Charles Drew, of the Kan
sas national guard, has appointed his
staff, as follows: Assistant adjutant
general. George w. Porter, Topeka
deputy surgeon general, Senator Char
les Huffman, Columbus; commissary
general, II. NJ Phillips, Topeka quar-
termaster general, Harry O'Donnal
Ellsworth: aides. William Beals and
Harry Price, both of Burlingame.
Gas For Small Towns. = Frank L.
Epps. engineer for the Kansas
Natural Gas Co., appeared before the
councils of Gardner, Edgerton and
Wellsville this week, asking for gas
franchise for the company. If fran
chises are secured he says that the
work of putting in mains at these
places will be begun at once anC
that gas will be supplied by June
l. The company asks for a maxi
mum rate OF As cents, to be increas
ed to so cents at the end of five
years.
Fuel Oil Tank Line.-The WIGHT;
Fuel Oil and Tank Line Company wa
organized. 1t is a corporation ant
has a capital stock of $4,000. Th'
incorporators are: w. d. Rice and
S. Woodward of Wichita; d. w
Blaine of Pratt, II. c. Taylor Of Ly
ons, r. r. Frizzell of Larned. Tn
purpose of the company is to suppl
crude oil to the people of southwest
ern Kansas for fuel purposes. A lin
of twenty tank cars has already bee
purchased and the company will pro
ceed at once to build two 10,OO0-barre
storage tanks here for the purpose G
supplying oil to Wichita consumers
Tanks will also be built in othe
towns as rapidly as possible.
Oil Prices Tumble. - The price c
western oil was reduced four cents
barrel. The price now ranges fror
81 to 81 cents per barrel. Heavy o
of % degrees of gravity, WHICH las
year at this time brought $1.1S pc
barrel, is now worth II cents per ba
rel, but the Standard Oil Company
buying nothing even at these prices
The recent cut makes a reduction {
ten cents a barrel in the price {
Kansas and territory oils in a weel
The Standard Oil people say the priC
for the top grade will go to so cent
barrel and the price of Kansa
heavy 2S degrees oil will go to /
cents a barrel.
James oliver Acquitted.-The jur
In the case of James Oliver on tri;
for the Murder of Joseph Q. Casey
Wichita, March 10. returned verde
of not guilty The charge was mu
der in the first degree. The case hs
been on trial for week and has bee
hard fought. The defense entered
plea of temporary insanity. Two ba
lots were taken in the jury room. tt
first stood IL to l for acquittal.
the next ballot all were in favor of a
quital.
New Santa Fe Time Card.-Sant
Fe officials are arranging a new tin
card. General Superintendent Hu
ley announces that the changes WI
10 into effect on June t. On that da
the California Limited will become
tri-weekly and Nos. and 10. bett,
known as the California fast ma
will be made Colorado SUNNI,
trains.
Fixes Pardon Days-Governor Hoo
has fixed the first Tuesday aud We
nesday of each month as pardC