Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-10-07
KANSAS COMMENT

Bingham, a farmer and old resident
at Abilene, died in his buggy while
driving in the south part of the coun-
ty. He was alone and his team went
TO farm house unguided. He vas
GO years old.
Water Suit Conference. = Attorney
Generel Coleman left for Denver to
confer with the attorneys in the Kan
sas-Colorado water suit. The test
mony in this case has about all been
taken and the attorneys wanted to get
together and give it consideration.
Big Picnic at Staford.-The big two
days picnic and church fair. to be
conducted by the Union Center peo-
pie in DR.. Roses grove, southwest OF
Stafford, October and 5. promises
now to be the big gathering of the
season in this section of the state.
Unclaimed Freight Sale. = An an
nual sale OF unclaimed freight will be
held in Topeka by the Santa Fe, be-
ginning October 8 and laGting for sew
eral days A large amount of unclaim-
ed freight has accumulated at this
point during the past year and the
company will dispose of 1t by
auction.
3oth Wedding Anniversary. G. r.
Saunders and wife celebrated their
Both wedding anniversary recently at
Pleasanton. dressed in their wedding,
finery Mrs. Saunders donned white
dress. made by the natives of Ceylon,
and purchased by the Kansas couple
while they were on trip around the
world. 1t is doubtful If there is an
equal to this masterpiece OF wearing
apparel in Kansas.
Fuel Oil AdVanced.-At Chanute the
Pairie Oil and Gas Company announc-
ed a sensational advance of 10 cents
per barrel on fuel oil. This will help
The Chanute. Humboldt and other
heavy oil districts in the Southwest
ern field. The present schedule fol-
lows: Oil of 80 degrees gravity. 81
cents; 81 1-2 degrees, As cents; 81 de-
grees, As cents; 80 12 degrees, 80
cents; fuel oil, 80 cents.
Dayhoff Loses Finger.-State Super
intendent of Schools Dayhoff lost
finger the other night in a peculiar
manner. He was standing IN the YES
tibule of Pullman car on the Santa
Fe road near Hutchinson. He caught
hold of an upright iron post to brace
himself when the engineer threw on
the air and the brace he was holding
to bumped up against a similar brace
on the next car, cutting OFF his fin
ger.
Kelly Bond Suits. - Attorneys for
the defendants in the suits brought by
the state on the bonds for 100000
and 100000 respectively against the
Title Guaranty and Trust Company,
OF Scranton. Pa, and T. T. Kelly, and
against the First National bank of To
peka. William s. Simmons. c. o. Noel,
NJ II. Rossington and c. ]. Devlin,
this afternoon filed motions to make
the petitions more definite and GER
tain. The defense has until Septcm-
Der 30 to file an answer.
Filipinos at Manhattan. - OF forty
FiliDinos brought to Manhattan by the
United States government under di-
rection of the superintendent of Fill
pino students, six have been enrolled
in the state Agricultural College and
the other thirty-four. three of whom
are girls, will be placed in other state
institutions. Five of those sent here
will take agricultural and one the me.
chanical engineering course. They all
talk fairly good English. They are
to remain here for the four years
course.
from many parts of the county indi
cate that Morris county farmers are
preparing to SOW more wheat than
they have sown for many years
Farmers who have sown wheat the
past four years have made money by
doing it. Last year and this have
been especially profitable. OF course
dozen years ago wheat raising fiz
zled out in this county with great
not do to try it now And again il
may be that there are several years
just ahead when the wheat bushes:
will not pay, but ii does not cost much
to try and the thing may work al
right. Morris county ought to have
100000 acres of wheat sown thi.
year
Killed by an Ensine.-W. ]. Stahl
a laborer in an extra gang employed
in the construction of a new switch
in the Kansas City Southern yards a
Pittsburg. was run down and killed
by the engine of passenger train No
1. His head was cut of and carried
about 100 feet from the body Boil
legs and arms were cut of, but wer'
held to the body by his clothes.
University Cuts Football Out. = A
Wichita President Stanley of Friend
university. in an interview. express
ed his disapproval of football as a col
lege snort He declared that all col
ieges would be better off without tn
game.
Eight Horses Burned.-At Hope
horses, several buggies and lot o
feed were burned in a fire which de
stroyed Swayze & Hills livery barn
The fire occurred at midnight; caus