Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-03-11


CINE. Kelly was foreman of the night
engine crew, and was just ready to
quit work when the accident happen
ed. He and the other members of
the crew were making up train, and
he was forced to step on another
track to see the signal from the rear
brakeman. A switch engine was
backing up ON this track. and the
fender knocked him to the ground,
the engine cutting his body almost
to halves.
To Break Mothers WiII.-John T.
Burke. a resident of Marshall county,
brought suit to contest the will
OF his mother. Mrs. Margaret Burke,
who died in March. 1903. and left
$3.50 to Catholic charitable institu-
lions at Leavenworth and clergymen
of one church to use for the poor
The son alleges in his petition that
undue influence was used upon his
mother. Mrs. Burke owned a farm
of 500 acres in Marshall county and
he asks that this and the money she
bequeathed be awarded to him.
Fire at HiattVilIe.-The little town
of Hiattville. fifteen miles southwest
OF Fort Scott, was almost destroyed
by fire. The fire caused a loss of
about $4,000, with $4,000 insurance
The fire originated in the roof of
Charles Yager's drug store and de-
stroyed Mark Newtons barber shop,
A. M. Rounds general merchandise
store, E. McCord's blacksmith shop,
w. II. Routh's Touring mill, Edward
Halls livery stable and the Airing
ton hotel, owned by George Howell.
Will Pay Old Debts.-At a special
meeting of the Kearney county board
Of commissioners arrangements were
made to issue $4,000 in gilt edge
bonds to compromise the DEGREES and
judgments and settle in full the in
debtedness Incurred during the coun-
ty seat war of years ago. The bonds
will bear five per cent interest and
are issued by authority of a special
act of the legislature. 1t is expected
that the county will now be enabled
to do business on a cash basis.
Died From Slugging-Leon Jodrey,
a jeweler, was slugged near his place
of business in Topeka by an unidenti-
fed person and died in a hospital.
Jodrey went to the back part of the
lot on which his store stands near
Fifth street and Kansas avenue about
midnight and was struck in the head.
His pockets we're rified and the con-
tents taken. In a semiconsciouS con-
dition he crawled>to the street where
he was found.
Library for Penitentiary.-The pen
al committee of the lower house of
the Kansas legislature inspected the
state penitentiary at Lansing. The
members discussed plans with the
officials for the new prison library.
They also agreed to urge a special
appropriation to provide a special
prison hospital for the care of con-
victs with pulmonary diseases so that
they will be separated from others.
Fruit Safe at Winfield. = Samuel
Hotchkin, local nurseryman, says
the statement that fruit buds and
tree limbs were killed by the late cold
weather is not true. He has made
careful investigation and finds all
buds safe and sound as yet and the
limbs not hurt at all. Many farmers
in the vicinity had started trimming
their fruit trees under the belief that
the limbs had been blighted.
Annual Military Smoker. The
regular annual smoker and banquet
given by Company F and the First
Regiment band. Kansas National
guard. was held in Hiawatha at A. o.
u. w. hall. Captain A. H. Herman
acted as POSTMASTER and those who
responded were: Mayor H N. Zim-
norman. r. v Brokaw. Charles H.
Browne. P NJ. Smith and ]. B. Mil
Ter.
Collision at Atchison.-A Santa F e
freight train collided with Missouri
Pacific passenger train in the Atch-
ison yards, causing damage estimat-
ed at $4,000. The passenger train
was empty, having just unloaded its
passengers at the Union depot. 1t
was being backed to the shops when
the collision occurred. Nobody was
injured.
Hard to Beat.-Pratt has citizen
who swore off on New Years and has
since bought a home for his family.
John D., nor Andy, either, could have
beaten that.
Burglars Are causht.-The thieves
who burglarized the hardware store of
T. NJ. Trop on the night of February
were located and caught through
the efforts of Sheriff Pitsenburger at
Dunlap. From indications they are
old hands at the business.
A. o. U. W. ap LeaVenworth.. =
The grand lodge of the A. o. q. w.
of Kansas held two business sessions
at Leavenworth E. NJ. FOrde, of En-
poria. was reelected grand record
er for the twenty-fourth consecutive
time and F. E Fearl of Wichita was
elected grand fnancier.
Killed by Train.-Dr. Walter T. Nc
Coy was struck by a Rock Island
train near Partridge, Kan, station
IN miles southwest of HutchiSOn and