Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-04-15
KANSAS COMMENT

NdtS SSndlOI lIOIu
is the egg king of Kansas.
Postoffice Robbed. = The postoffice
at Goessel, nine miles northeast of
Newton, was broken into and robbed.
About 50 in money and stamps was
taken and SIS in cash belonging to the
ties have been notified, and an in
spector is expected.
Sees Money in Land. = Simon
Shank of Rose Valley, near st. Johns,
went to Gray county the latter part
of last week for the purpose of clos
many others, Simon sees money in
western Kansas land. and is willing
TO back his belief in that countrys
future with money.
OIL and Gasoline Cheaper.-West-
ern Kansas towns have begun to feel
the effects of the oil agitation and the
Understandable law Refined oil
out there is now selling at IS cents
a gallon. Up until the legislature
met it sold for 20 cents. Gasoline
formerly sold at II cents in small
quantities and 10 cents in barrel
lots
Inquest Over Body.-At Topeka the
coroner will have an inquest over the
body of Owen Farrell, who was killed
by a Missouri Pacific train. The in
quest will be held April Z at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. In the probate court
Judge Hayden appointed r. II. Cav
as the administrator of the estate if
any estate can be discovered. Farrell
did not recover consciousness after
being hit by the train.
Job For The Coroner-E. c. Nc
Callen of lola, general agent for the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Company for lola. Gas City and La
Harpe. was arrested on a complaint
sworn to by the American Surety
Company for the embeZZlement of
81, 500 of the funds of the - Katy -
railroad in Gas City. The lola Office
will also be investigated SO far as
known there is no shortage in the
express accounts.
Against Oil Kings Gift - At the
Congregational church at Mcpherson
the Rev. Schnackle preached an elo-
Quent sermon on the subject of giving
in connection with the gift of one
hundred thousand dollars to the
church by John ID. Rockefeller AT
ter the taking on the acceptance or
rejection of the gift, as an expression
of the sentiment of the congregation,
the result of the vote was to
against the acceptance.
To Mark Santa Fe TraiI.-Mrs. w.
E. Stanley and other officers of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton met at Topeka to plan the work
of the marking Of the old Santa Fe
trail. The legislature appropriated
$1,000 to aid in the work. The women
want an additional 81 900 and will ask
the school children to raise it. Each
child is urged to donate at least one
cent to the fund. Stone monuments
will be erected along the trail at ev-
cry travelled road. The railroads will
be asked to place similar monuments
wherever the trail crosses their lines
The old trail forms a street in each
of several Kansas towns. 1t is the
main street, now called Commercial
street, at Council Grove The various
towns will be asked to change the
names of these streets to The Santa
Fe Trail. - The people can call it
The Trail - for short. 1t is the
hope of the women that the trail can
be marked this summer They also
intend TO buy a beautiful American
flag for the battleship Kansas when
1t is launched.
No Pardon For SmiIey-Goveraor
Hoch will not grant a pardon to e. ].
Smiley. convicted Of violating the
Kansas antitrust law while acting as
secretary of the Kansas Grain Deal
ers' Association. Mr.. Smiley is a
miniature Rockefeller, said Govern
or Hoch today, in discussing the case.
- If his methods were to prevail the
farmers OF Kansas would have rcceiv-
ed only $2O.0O0,OOO for their wheat
this year instead of 500, 1000, 900. l am
glad we have n law that will protect
the men who raise the wheat. -
Open Old Plant. The National
Packing Company. owner of the plant
of the Hutchinson Packing company,
througs its representative, w. E. Rem
fro, Of Hamilton, Canada, announces
that the local plant will be opened in
side of sixty days. The building has
not been operated as a meat packing
plant for seventeen years, being clos
ed down after the boom days. The
Hutchinson Salt Company leased the
plant for FIVE years after the Armours
bought il and made salt there a part
of the time. until last November. when
the lease expired. 1t has been idle
since that time.
Thrown Out of Court-C. ID. Bur
nette. of Wellington. who was dis
barred from the Sumner county bar a
short time ago, has filed in the SUI
preme court an appeal in a suit by
which he seeks to get Judgment for
$4,000 against Charles e. Elliott. his
former law partner, for damages. The
case was thrown out of the district
court without coming to trial.
Reflect Officers. = The Topeka
State Fair association has reelected
NJ. A. Low president for the coming
year c. H Samson has also beeu