Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-12-16

steps several weeks ago, breaking his
back. He still lives.
Women to HeIp.-Mrs. w E. Stan
ley, wife Of Ex-Governor Stanley, has
gone to Kansas City and Topeka to
confer with Mrs. Cora Lewis of Kin
sley regarding the purchase OF
a years supplies for state institu.
tons. Bids viii be. opened at To-
peka.
Leavenworth Printers Quit. = The
printers of the Dodsworth Book com,
pany have gone out on strike after
a controversy with the firm covering
a period of over a month. The pri-
mary cause of the strike was the re
fusal of the firm to dismiss Alfred
Roundree, a non-union proofreader.
A Mere Trifie. = Governor Hoch is
quoted as predicting THAI the Kansas
semi-centennial in Topeka in 1911
will add So TO every acre of land in
Kansas little thing like that
doesn't excite the Kansas farmers.
That would mean only S256, 900 900
in additional wealth, trifiing mat
ter.
Ordained and NaturaIized. Rev
John Kramer, of innsbruck, Ger
many, was ordained a priest at Con-
cordia by Rt. Rev. Bishop Cunning
ham, who said solemn high mass.
This is the first ordination of a priest
in ConcOrdia. Father Kramer also
li.1o
pers.
Austrians and italians Celebrate
ST Barbara's day was celebrated at
Frontenac by the Austrian and
as number of others working at the
Mount Carmel shafts. The shafts
were idle in Frontenac and Chicopee.
Celebrations were held all over the
district.
Oil Custer Case Continued. = BY
agreement of attorneys the quo war
ranto proceeding begun by Attorney
General Coleman to GUST the Stand
ard Oil trust from doing business in
Kansas were continued in the SUI
preme court until the March term.
This suit was brought under the anti
trust law.
No Sunday Visitors. =. The officials
at the state prison have issued an or
der that no more visitors will be adj
mitted TO the Sunday chapel exer-
cises This rule is to be strictly in
forced with the possible exception OF
distinguished persons who will have
to present admittance cards signed by
the warden or deputy.
Conductor Hayden Dead. = Steven
F. Hayden of Fort Scott, Kan, who
had been in the employ of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad as conductor
for twenty-three years, is dead at a
hospital at Wichita of injuries caus-
ed by vertigo. While going to call
on a physician Mr. Hayden fell on the
sidewalk and seriously injured him.
self about the head.
Sudden Dementia.-John Campbell
farmer living near st. Paul. went
suddenly insane the other day while
returning home from Chanute with
| his wife He jumped out of the
wagon and fled into big corn field
4 He imagined that some one was after
! him. The neighboring farmers
| searched the field all night, but
| couldn't locate him. The next morn
| ing he turned up at home as rational
as ever.
To Reward Gallant Service. =
] Representative Curtis, of Kansas, has
introduced a bill authorizing the
! secretary of the treasury to pay tt
D. W. Boutwell,, of Topeka, $4,000 as
compensation for extraordinary ser
vices rendered the government out
side of his duty as soldier in carry
ing a dispatch from General Curtis t.
! General Pleasanton, October %, 1864
In this service Boutwell, saved vas
stores of government property and a
well prevented Prices raid in Kan
sas.
Battery's Long March. = The Sec
ond battery of field artillery arrive,
at Fort Riley after completing al
overland march from Fort Sill, Ok
The battery, which has been regular
ly stationed at Fort Sam Houston
Tex, went to Fort Sill for drill las
July. While there an order was is
sued from the War department TO
its transfer to Fort Riley, and tn
transfer of the Sixth battery iron
Fort Riley to Fort Sam Houston
The Sixth battery is now on its wa
overland TO the Texas post, 100
miles distant The Second batter
arrived at Fort Rilc, in good cond
ton.
Entitled to Mfiea1e.-Attorney Ger
eral Coleman has rendered a
opinion that county commissioner
are entitled to cents mile for eV
cry mile travelled in going from thei
homes to the equity seat to atten
official meetings or for travelling owe
the county on official business.
the past. commissioners have nc
drawn mileage for the trip TO an
from home. but after this they wi
all do it.
kiekapoos May Move.-The Kick.
poo Indians on the reservation fiftee
miles mouth of Sabetha are consider