Free press., 1905-06-17


this month, of which 1900 barrels
have been put in tankage.
Pave Ennporia Streets. = The city
council has let the contract to pave
State and Union streets. This will
be the first paving done in Emporia-
1t Will be paid for by the residents
who petitioned the council to let them
pave the two streets
Killed by Fall of Rock. = SamueI
Van Nest. employed at the Beck &
Tucker mine, southwest of Pittsburg,
was killed by fall of rock He was
found with a heavy stone lying across
the back OF his head. neck and should
ers By fellow workman.
Drowned While Bathing. - Maude
Norton. only daughter of ex-senator
Norton. of Columbus, Kan, was
drowned while bathing in Spring
river. north of Baxter. She was one
of the most highly esteemed young
women of Cherokee county.
Interurban TO Topeka.-The Kansas
City, Stranger Valley & Western
Railway Company, of Kansas City,
Kan, was chartered. It's capital
| stock is 100000 and it's object is to
| build an electric line from Kansas
City to Topeka through Wyandotte,
Leavenworth and jefferson counties
Masonic Lodge Acquits.-Chauncey
Dewey, who was recently acquitted of
numbering members of the Berry
family in Northwest Kansas during
a ranch feud, has been acquitted by
the Masonic Lodge. Charges of un-
Masonic conduct were preferred
against him as result of the Berry
case.
Southern Kansas lnterurban.-Inde
| pendence is absolutely sure of street
car services this fail. The power
house will be completed by Septem-
| Der, when the city will be lighted by
| electricity. The road will be built
Immediately to Coffeyville, after that
to Neodesha and then to Cherryvale
| The road was financed in the East
ConVicts at lansing. c. Brown
chief clerk of the penitentiary, was
in Topeka to file his report for May
| The report shows that there are 200
convicts in the institution, the larg-
est number by thirty in the history
of the prison. The prison population.
| Mr.. Brown says, is growing steadily.
| A third of the convicts are from Ok
lahoma.
Having Good Crops. = Crop pros
( poets in central Kansas are better
now than they have been at any time
in the past four years. The first few
days of June, previously the culmina-
ton of the flood period, have been
passed in safety, and all over Lyon,
| Coffey, Greenwood, Chase and Morris
counties the farmers are preparing
to harvest one of the bumper crops
in history.
| Book-keeper Wanted. - The State
| Board of Control is looking around
for a book-keeper and for some funds
with which to pay him salary. The
legislature in creating the Board of
Control for the charitable institutions
failed to make any provision for
book-keeper, apparently thinking the
board could worry along with $2,-
900 secretary and a $500 stenograph-
er. The members of the board think
however that book-keeper is neces-
sary.
Shells Were Loaded. - A band of
cowboys and Indians was secured to
give Wild West show and broncho
bushing exhibition at the band re-
union held in Inman. The cowboys
and Indians gave an exhibition of a
| Ill
and one of the Cherokee Indians used
a shotgun for shooting. In some way
some loaded shells were mixed in
with the ammunition. The Indian
discharged the gun into the crowd
and seven people were struck by the
shot.
commencement Exercises.-At EN-
poria the forty-first annual commence
ment of the Kansas State Normal
school was concluded with the award
ing of the diplomas in Albert Taylor
hall. DR.. N. c. Schaeffer of Harris
burg, Pa. delivered the address to the
graduates. This years class numbers
45
Accident Claims Victim. Harry
Hawkins. a negro. killed Florence
Price, a young negress, at her home
near Falun, Saline county, while
shooting at a target. The rife was
accidentally discharged while in Haw-
kins' hands and the ball entered the
young woman's face, ranging down
! ward and causing death in very fe'
minutes.
Ate His Own Ear.-James Frazer, a
reformatory inmate, was adjudged in
sane in the probate court at Hutchin-
son. He tore part Of one ear OF with
/ a piece of tin a few days ago and ate
the flesh. Frazer was sent up for bur
| glary from Saline county, but his
home was Council Grove. He escaped
during the cold weather last February
and was recaptured at Burton. He
has not been right since then
Revise Old Suit.-Attorney General
: Coleman brought suit. instituted by
. the state for the recovery of $100, ,00C
; university bonds voted by the city OF
Lawrence, back to Douglas county
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