Free press., 1905-05-20
KANSAS COMMENT

pany has closed it's deal for site.
1t has purchased ten acres of the land
upon which the south brick plant is
located.
Diphtheria Among Cattle. - Diph-
iberia has broken out among the cat
tie of Center township in Cloud
county, and the losses by death have
been quite heavy. The disease has
been prevalent for several weeks. 1t
attacks cattle in the throat and chokes
them to death by swelling.
Two Briefs Submitted.-The State
of Kansas. plaintiff, VS.. the Kansas
Natural Gas Company, defendant, is
being argued before the supreme
court at Topeka. Two briefs were
submitted by the plaintiffs attorneys
and one by the defendants. The
plaintiffs contention is that the Kan
sas Natural Gas Company cannot
transact business in Kansas without
a permit from the state charter
board.
Fine Fruit Promised. Prospects
for fruit crop in Doniphan county
are much better than in most parts of
the state. The peach crop, from pres
ent indications will be short, but there
is every promise of an abundance of
small fruits. The condition of the
apple orchards is such that it would
seem safe TO predict a bumper crop
of this fruit. However, conditions
may intervene which will nullify pres
ent prospects.
$25,ooo Church For Parsons.-The
board of elders of the Presbyterian
Church of Parsons met and decided
to build a $4,000 place of worship.
This will be one of the finest churches
in the city. The Presbyterian con-
gregation is one of the largest and
wealthiest. Colonel William Busby
OF South McAlester. formerly mem
ber, has made a donation Of a $4,000
pipe organ for the church. Work on
the building will begin this month.
Smiley Must Stay It Out.-Govern-
or Hoch announces that he will not
grant a pardon to e. ]. Smiley, now
serving a sentence of ninety days in
the Rush county Jail for violating the
when he went 10 Jail that the govern
or would at least shorten his SEN
tence, but the governor refuses this.
Smiley's offense was committed as
the secretary of the Kansas Grain
Dealers association, which was de-
clared Illegal by the courts.
Wanted to See Joint DR.. w. c.
Evans, the new Methodist preacher of
Topeka, threatens to cause jointists
as much grief as did Dr. Mcfarland,
his predecessor. DR.. Evans walked
into the front end of a joint and tried
to get through the door to the bar.
The lookout spotted him and
declined to open the door The preach
er heard the glasses clinking and
men talking, but he didn't get in to
see what a real Kansas joint looked
like. He says it is the first time he
ever tried to get into a joint, but it
will not be the last
May Get County service.-Wilbur
Smith. special agent of the postoffice
department, is investigating the fea-
sibility of establishing a complete
county system of rural free delivery
In Donphan county, and if conditions
are favorable service will be inaugu-
rated by August l. Doniphan county
is one of the most thickly settled
counties in the state and is therefore
entitled to the benefits of free de-
livery. Mr.. Smith has been laying
out routes in Kansas for the past four
years, during which time he has su-
perintended the laying out of several
county systems.
Arkansas City Reunion. - The
Southwestern Soldiers Reunion Asso-
citation has set the dates for the nine
teenth annual reunion to be held here
under its direction. They are Sep
tember u, IS. IA and Is. There will
be a carnival and street fair held un-
der the auspices of the Arkansas City
Commercial Club at the same time.
smothered in Wheat Bin. = A 8
year-old son of o. NJ. Akers. princi-
pal OF the Hunniwell schools, was
smothered to death in an elevator
wheat bin. The little fellow in his
play jumped into a bin which was
filled with whoat. and Immediately
sank out of sight. Life was extinct
when the boy was recovered.
indications of Oil. - Twenty years
ago James NJ. Shepherd of Payne, a
small town in the southeastern part
OF Republic county, bored we'll and
brought up rock that had the appear
ance OF oil rock. Recently he bored
again, with the same result, and is con-
hdent he has found a deposit of oil.
Should the find be profitable it will
mean much for Republic county and
all northern Kansas.
Two Liquor Law Points.-Two i'm
portant decisions sustaining the pro-
bibitory law in Topeka were render
ed by the supreme court. Druggist
Lee brought a replevin suit against
Sheriff Stahl to recover liquors taken
under the search and seizure act. and
Judge Hazen sustained Lees conten-
tion. The supreme court overrules
the lower court. In the case OF Joint
ist Darien his attorneys declared that
the sale of liquors for medical and
scientific purposes cannot be prohibit