Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-09-02
KANSAS COMMENT

sion voucher last week to Mrs. Mary
Ann Bolcourt, a pensioner in her
102nd year. 1t would be interesting
to know if there is an older pension
er in Kansas.
Street Carnival for Newton. - The
to hold a street carnival the week of
October 16. This will make tS'S big
fall entertainments for Newton, as the
county fair is to be held here the
week commencing September %.
Bidding on state Money.
the treasury board doesn't award state
money or name state repositories un-
til August 20, bids are beginning TO
come in. State Treasurer Kelly stated
that four bids had already been re-
ceived. Governor Hoch hopes that the
banks of the state will come forward
with bids so that the new depository
law will be made "a success
Reform school Investigation. - The
board of control will investigate the
charges lodged against superintendent
Charles, of the Topeka reform school.
DIR. Eva Harding, the woman doctor.
who filed the charges. has been sum
moned to appear with her proof The
board will also make Il trip to the in
stitution to investigate the records
and take testimony of witnesses.
ClHemorrhaSe From Swimming, -Clar-
ence Ducllwall, Is years old, son of Il.
II. Ducllwall, of the Union Pacific
water service, died at Manhattan us Il
result of ovcreXertion while swim
ming. Six weeks ago he swan across
Blue river five times, and the sixth
time became exhausted, and in strug-
Cling to reach the shore caused a hem
orrhage from which he did not recov-
er.
Gasoline Stove ExpIodes. Will
liam Kirby, wife of = coal miner was
probably mortally burned by the eX-
plosion of "A gasoline stove at her home
at Leavenworth. She was pouring oil
into the feeder of the stove when the
explosion occurred setting fire to her
clothing. 1t is believed she can live
only Il short time. her injuries are so
severe, from which she suffers intence
agony. Mrs. Kirby is the mother of
six children, all living, the oldest 5
years old.
OuarRntIned The CattTe--W. c. VIII
son, =. NJ. Stansberry and w. j. Hous-
ton, stocllmen of Butler county, have
asked the board of railroad commits
sioners to take up the matter of the
government quarantining cattle from
Kansas at the st. Louis stock yards.
Three men shipped cattle to St. Louis
last week and the cattle were held
under quarantine at that place by the
order OF DIR. Clancy, federal quaran-
tine officer. The stocllmen say that
the superintendent of the stock yards
Informed them that the quarantine
against Kansas cattle had been order
ed by the federal authorities June /.
Well Acts MysteriousIy. The people
of Beverly, n town northwest of Sa-
lima on the Missouri Pacific railroad,
are greatly excited about mysterious
well from which a roaring noise can
be heard from some distance. The
well is on the farm of Charlie Gaugh,
just on the outskirts of the village.
The we'll was being dug for water.
Friday night when the men quit the
well was thirty feet deep and no water
had been found. Saturday when they
came to work they found the well halt
full of water and rumbling noise was
heard. 1t was thought that gas might
be escaping, but none would burn
when match was applied. The en-
tire town is interested and the well il
eagerly watched for further develop
ments.
Receives Delayed Letter. = Mrs
Clemmence Maiginan, French
woman of Coffeyville, has received g
letter forwarded from Bristol, Eng
land, which was picked up by an Irish
fisherman off the Irish coast in July
friends returning from the Worlds
Fair on the steamship La Savoie. Il
was dated December 81 and wished
her a happy New Year. 1t had beer
placed in a bottle and sealed anC
thrown overheard. 1t was written by
a party of Frenchmen, who exhibited
an airship at the Worlds Fair Mrs
1AdlSluoA was OH lOT tHt
French exhibit during the fair
Neosho River Does Damage.-As 6
result of the storm at Chetopa ant
the heavy rainfall the Neosho river
left its banks Saturday night and has
been rising rapidly ever since, over
flowing the wide bottoms for five OF
six miles, doing considerable damage
to corn and running the bottom hay
that is uncut or in stack The rair
has ceased falling and it is hoped the
river may fall shortly. although it is
rapidly approaching the high water
mark now.
All Night In Ice House Harry Dow
dali, 14-year-old boy of Junction
City was held up and robbed of few
dollars by two tramps. He was ther
thrown in the Union Pacific ice house
and the door locked. The boy wa:
found in the ice house nearly frozen t
death. A search is being made for the
tramps.
Banner Wheat COunty.-Barton coun
ty claims to be the banner wheat
county again this year. 1t put in
259,623 acres and secured an average
yield of sixteen bushels, making Z