Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-04


Elected Myra McHcnry Mrs Myra
McHenry, follower of Carrie Nation,
is in Winfield She called on the as
sistant county attorney, Colonel E. S.
Fink. an old soldier, and was invited
to a seat in rocking chair. Imme-
diateIy Mrs. McHenry began an at
tack on the officer for not closing the
joints. He rebuked her for address
ing him so in his Office, and was dared
to put her out. He did so by fitting
her chair so far back she couldn't
jump out and pulling her into the hall.
She left the building at once.
Made Assault. = Mrs Leona Hustled
of Bushong. near Emporia, has been
arrested. after weeks of work by Kan
sas City detectives. She is charged
with making murderous assaults on
Mrs. Wesley Riley with a pitchtork
while the latter was in the barn after
dark. The last time Mrs Riley's hood
was pinned to the side of the barn by
the fork. There has never been
peaceful feeling between the two FAM
lies.
Robbed in Negro Dive.-At Leaven-
worth white man named Llewellyn,
who is employed as a bridge boss by
the Missouri Valley Bridge Company
was robbed of $4,000 in bank certifi-
Gates and $50 in currency in a negro
dive. When he discovered his loss he
reported to tie police at once. A
negro is under arrest. Payment has
been stopped on the certificates and
the police are trying TO locate the
money.
Mo Temperance Committee. = Lieu
tenant Governor Hanna forgot to
name a committee on temperance n
the senate. This oversight was prob
ably due TO the fact that there was
no agitation for any additional tenn
perance measures. Two or three bills
slightly amending the temperance law
have been introduced in the house
and if they reach the senate they wiz
be sent to the Judiciary committee.
Tried to Kill FamiIy-Carl Cattreil.
% years of age, living near Perth,
COwley county, became violently in
sane and attempted to kill his mother
and sister with a butcher knife. His
father came TO the ruscue of the wo-
men. and, though thrown to the floor
by the maniac, managed to hold on I'M
i'll help came, and the young man was
disarmed.
Tax Bills Ordered Printed.-Au tax
bills introduced in both houses have
been ordered printed. The two com
mittees will hold a joint session and
map out the main features of a tax
bill. 1t viii then be introduced as a
committee bill, if an agreement on its
provisions can be reached, and showed
through the legislature.
Brakeman Badly Hurt.-Rice Neft.
a brakeman on a through Missouri
Pacific. freight between Kansas City
and Omaha. was dangerously and per
haps fatally injured at Shannon, Kan
He fell between the cars, his train
having broken in two, and was badly
| crushed under the locks.
Has Sold Out-The Ruth Self-F eed.
er Manufacturing company of Hal
sted. has disposed of it's plant, ac-
counts, patents and good will to the
Parsons Self-Feeder and Band Cutter
Company of Newton. Ia The consid-
GRAFTON was about 100000
Stalking Out Pipe Line.-At Ottawa
engineers began to stake out the route
for the pipe line from this point to-
ward Kansas City. The construction
contract has been let to Pittsburg,
Pa. firm. and workmen will be there
next week.
Kansas Charter.-The state charter
board has granted a charter to the
Union Brick and Gas Company, of
Cherryvale, with 100000 capital. This
will be one of the biggest brick com
panies in the state. 1t viii use gas TO
burn brick
To Represent OttaWa.-Miss Bessie
Stanard of Ottawa has been chosen to
represent Ottawa university in the
state oratorical contest She speaks
on America as a World Power"
Good Roads Meetine.-At Emporia
a good roads convention was held by
Colonel w. H. Moore, president of
the National Good Roads association,
and party. who are travelling the
length OF the Missouri, Kansas &,
Texas railroad in special good roads
train.
PlainVilIe Breeders. = The date OF
the second annual sale of the Plain
vile Breeders association has been
fixed for February %. The first sale
of this, association proved successful.
1t is the purpose of the officers to
make this a larger one.
Sentenced to Prison. At Leaven-
worth. Walter O'Banyon, a young ne
gro, caught in the act of burgIarizing
store. was given an indeterminate
sentence from six to fifteen years in
the peritentiary. O'Banyon attempt
ed no defense and waived a prelimin-
airy examination this morning. Two
hours later plead guilty to burglary
in the district court.
Shooting at CoIby.-Henry Kersen-
brock. a German farmer, was shot
and killed by August Roupetz, BO-
hemian farmer of the same neighbor