Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-12-02
KANSAS COMMENT

luGTS VI dpCpiSAy.
Sixth Battery Leaves Wichita.-On
It's 1,000-mile march from Fort Riley
to Fort Sam Houston, Tex. the Sixth
battery of field artillery continued its
journey south from this city.
Franklin Co. Pioneer Dead.-David
E. Stevens, a citizen of Franklin
county since 1857 and a participant
in many of the incidents of border
days, is dead at his home in Ottawa
Problem Solved. A shaleonaire is
getting rich off his Trego county gold
shale land He has quit looking for
gold and gone to raising onions on
It. People who got swindled on the
shale game have always wondered
what the gold shale land was good
for. They are glad to know that it
will produce onions.
An Official Who Does.-It is differ
ent now. When Tom Wagstaff. coun-
ty attorney of Montgomery county,
first took office he served notice on
the joints to abdicate. They ignor-
ed the notice. The county Jail is now
full to overlooking with jointists, and
the rest have pulled their freight
Recently Wagstaff served notice that
slot machines had to go, and their
owners removed them at once. They
knew Wagstaff meant what he said.
Killed by Horses Kick.-Word was
received at Hiawatha of the death of
He was kicked in the stomach by a
horse and died few hours later. Wal
ter Hauber was one of the youngest
sons of William Hauber, a we'll known
and prosperous Brown county farm
er. He was engaged with two broth
ers in running a big Kingman county
ranch. The body will be brought to
Hiawatha and the funeral held here
Constitution in the SchooIs.-Secre-
tary of State Burrow has printed the
constitution of Kansas. together with
all amendments adopted since it went
into effect in pamphlet form, and is
now distributing them. Most of the
copies arc going t. the rural schools.
There is a big demand for them by
the teachers. They say it enables
them to teach their pupils the funda-
mental law of the state without hav-
ing to wade through a big text book
Historic kansan DeaC. Frank H.
Betton, State Labor Comm 5ioner of
Kansas from 1885 to 1898, died, aged
20 years. His grandfather, Matthew
Thornton, was signer of the Decla-
ration of Independence. Mr.. Betton
was prominent in the Kansas border
troubles and organized a Union cav
airy company. which participated in
the battle of Westport. Mo. He was
married in 1860 to Miss Susanna
Mudeater, daughter of Matthew Mud
eater, head chief of the Wyandotte In
dams.
No Starving of CONTEMPORARIES
Haskell doesn't believe that starva
ton is humane punishment for pris
oners and has abolished it. ITO KEEP
a man on bread and water for a week
or two in order to punish him is in
human in my judgment" said he. III
may bring the prisoner to time but il
upsetS his digestive organs and he is
sick or weak for a long time The
state not only loses his labor but must
pay out money to cure him. Punish
ment that doesn't injure man bu
brings him to time is the kind l be
lieve in. A little strap oil now an(
then is mighty effective. So is the
crib"
New Waterworks Superintendent
e. S. Wills has rendered his resigna
ton as superintendent of the Atchis
on Water Company. on account of il
health. and will retire from the posi-
ton January /. 1t is expected tina
James NJ. Chisham will be elected t
succeed him, although Chisham'
term as postmaster does not expir,
until July l, 1906. Mr.. Wills has beer
superintendent of the company .
years.
Ks Boy Does Police Duty. =
Marion Russell. a Great Bend DO.
who is attending : medical school il
Philadelphia, was a special officer OF
the police force in that city election
day. His picture appears in tn
North American as one student VIII
did police duty for TIE reform forces
Roberts Still at SaIina. = LeIan
Roberts, the confessed murderer @
Charles Wetzel at Hill City, has no
been taken there yet. The peopl
there are greatly excited over the a
fair. There are no new development
in the case. except that Newton We
eel, the father of the murdered boy
states that the money the boy too
was his own,
Natural Elevation. = How does
come that you ask more for this Ian
than l can buy land for in Easter
Kansas" asked a land buyer of
short grass real estate agent the otl
er day. The agent was stumped f
minute but came back with this
We'll, stranger. You know the flu
Their ives; you go in Kansas the higl
er the land is
Club Room for EIks.-The WIGHT
Elks have bought a building whic
they will convert into a first-cla.
club house. 1t cost them $4,000 ar
they will spend $4,000 improving it
Protest Against Freight Rates.