Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-04-08

ABOUT Twelve miles north or WameSa.
Mr.. Burgess and his son were in the
barn at the time and were seriously
shocked.
State Printing Plant. = The state
printing commission will be unable
to have the new state plant ready for
operation by July 1. 1t is proposed
to buy the present printing plant and
run it at its present quarters until the
new building is ready.
Head Cut Off by Train. = Avery
Hill. a young miner, was run over and
instantly killed at Galena by a Frisco
passenger train. Hills head was COM
pletely severed from his body. The
supposition is that he was intoxicat-
ed and fell asleep on the track.
Paroled Man Kills Himself.-S. A
Paugh, % years old, paroled inmate
of the reformatory. who had been at
work on a farm near Kinsley for sew
eral months. shot himself though the
heart. No cause was assigned, as
Paugh had been making his reports
to the institution with regularity. He
was sent up from Labette county in
1902. and paroled last October.
Alleged JeweIry Thieves.-Charles
Medley was arrested at Hutchinson
and Fred Cole at Newton. charged
with stealing a gold watch, a diamond
ring and other jewelry from Newton
homes one day last December. Both
men are colored. and are believed by
the police to belong to an organized
gang that has been operating in Cen
trail Kansas for several months.
Knocked Down by Train. = Milton
Weathus, man 65 years old, giving
his address as Leavenworth, was
knocked down and dangerously hurt
i'll the Rock Island yards at Harrington.
A switch engine bumped a string of
cars against which he was leaning,
knocking him under the trucks, crush
ing his right arm and chest. His
wounds were temporarily dressed and
he was sent to the hospital at Abb
lene
Saved $1.16 acknowledgements
tive Polly. of Republic, has written a
letter to the governor. showing how
the maximum oil rate law works up
in that country. Prior to the pass
age of the law. - said he. the mer-
chants of Belleville paid $152 freight
on barrel of oil from Atchison. They
now pay SO cents. or S1.16 less than
the old rate. If the anti-discrimina-
ton bill works as we'll as the maxi
mum rate bill the people of Kansas
will reap much benefit
Grand Jury Discharged.-The, grant
jury which has been in session at
ed. Much work has been accomplish
ed in the wholesome fear instilled,
though only eleven true bills were re-
turned. all of which are secret. The
and condition of the
county poor farm were highly COM
mended, but the county Jail and the
Office of the court house were severe
ly and emphatically condemned. The
court house was found to be too
crowded, many valuable papers be-
ing filed on the floor for want of space
while the Jail is in an unhealthy and
unsanitary condition. Both a new
Jail and court house are badly neeF
ed. 3
Looking For Zinc at Geary.-A COM
pany is being organized at Junction
City for the purpose of prospecting
for lead and zinc in this county. Those
interested have leased about 1000
acres of land. eight to fourteen miles
from this city. Since the open wealth
er set in they have been doing con-
siderable prospecting with pick and
shovel. and have brought in many
fine specimens of jack and lead. Drill
lers are to be brought here from
Southwest Missoui to do the prospect
drilling, and the organizers of the
company expect to have their first
well started inside of six weeks. The
specimens Of ore that they have
brought in were found in the sides of
hills not lower than ninety feet from
the top of the hills.
Horse Thieves in Marion County,
There seems to be an organized band
of horse thieves operating in Marion
as stolen horses are frequently re-
ported to Sheriff Evans and that Off
Ger is on the go chasing clues. The
latest victim is John B. Skinner, who
lives 6 miles south of Marion. A fine
team OF mules was stolen from his
barn.
Caused From Worry. = Winford
NewIin of Lewis shot and killed him
self last week His friends believe
his act resulted from the worry of
teaching his first term of school.
Telephone on Target Range.-The
work of installing complete tele-
phone system at the national target
range. on, the Fort Riley reservation,
has just been completed. Each. firing
point at the range is connected under
ground with the butts. where eight
telephones will be in operation during
the firing.
Scent Gas at independence. =
Through the efforts of A. c. Stitch, the
banker, independence, Kan. has Sc
cured an agreement for Scent fac
tory gas out of the Kansas Natural
Gas Company.
Abreast With the Tide.-The rail-
roads of the southwest are using their
best efforts to keep abreast of the
great tide of homeseekers from the