Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11
KANSAS COMMENT

owes thirty-one counties, for the care
of destitute insane, $4,000, the least
for ten years.
Froze Her Feet.-Mary Brown, a
colored girl who was sent to the poor
farm of Shawnee county about two
months ago, because she was desti-
tute and her feet had been frozen,
ran away from the county farm and
her feet were frozen to such an ex-
tent that it is believed that both will
have to be amputated.
To Aid Oil Producers.-The Kansas
Land Owners, Producers and Con-
sumers association, an auxiliary of
the Kansas Oil Producers associa-
ton, was organized at Chanute. 1t
was the sense of the meeting that
similar organizations DO formed in
every township of the state, the pur-
pose being to lend moral and finan-
cial aid to the producers. A. Hickok
was elected president and w. A.
Tanksley secretary.
May Have No Taxes.-It begins to
look as if the secret orders had got
ten in their work with the legisla-
ture. Committees in both houses
have reported favorably the bill to
exempt real estate owned by lodges
from taxation. The lodges put up the
argument that they are engaged in a
benevolent and philanthropic work
and should be aided by the public to
the extent of being exempt from pay
ing taxes on their property.
cracksmen Blow Safe. - Cracks
men. supposed from the character of
their work to have been amateurers,
blew open the safe in the Office of the
Arkansas Milling Company at Peck,
In Sedgwick county, and stole notes
amounting to $4,000, besides some
papers which were of value only to
The owners. The robbery was re-
ported to Sheriff Schad by T. X
Bell manager of the mill The rob-
bers escaped by taking a Santa Fe
handcar.
Wants to Vote Bonds.-At a meet
ing OF the Hiawatha Commercial Club
II was decided to ask the state legis-
lature to give Hiawatha the privilege
Of voting $4,000 bonds for the pur-
pose of erecting a city building. At
present the city council rooms are
in one building, the library in another
and the Jail in a third. The plan is to
build a building large enough to &C
commodate the council. fire depart
ment. library. all the city offices and
city jail
Church Dedicated. The new
Christian church of Yates Center was
dedicated by Rev. l.. l.. Carpenter, of
Wabash. Ind. The building is the
handsomest in Southeast Kansas and
cost $4,000, and the balance unpaid
was $4,000. Before the morning ser
vices were over every dollar of this
amount was raised The pastor, l. G..
Slick. has labored faithfully and sue
cessfully with his people and has a
large membership to worship in the
new church.
kearny County Hard Up. - Kearny
county is $4,000 in arrears in the pay
ment of interest on its bonds held by
the state school fund. The bonds are
not yet due, but if the county is not
able to pay the interest, it will prob
ably not be able to pay the principal
when it becomes due. The bonds
draw 6 per cent interest. Senator
Smith has introduced bill giving that
county the right to compromise its
bonded indebtedness. If the bill goes
through, Kearny county will ask the
school fund to scale down it's debt
Cut In Refined Oil. - The Standard
Oil Company has dropped the price OF
refined oil in Kansas IL cents a gal
Ion. 1t is now ID cents. Last week
1t was IS cents. The company says
the drop is due to a change in basing
freight rates. Formerly the Standard
based prices in Kansas on the price OF
oil at Cleveland. o., plus freight rates
from there. 1t now bases prices on
the price of oil at Cleveland minus
freight rates from Kansas City. The
politicians don't think that is the rea
son of the drop. They think it is due
to the agitation for state refinery
Child ScaIded to Death.-Ruby. the
3-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]
o. Munder. was fatally burned at Hart
ford. Death was caused by the child
falling backward into a tub of boiling
water. which had been left to scrub
the floors. She had just climbed down
from her mothers knee and backed
into the tub before her mother could
catch her.
With Much Regulsrity.-FTom re
ports it would seem that fighting de
legations leave COwley county for To
peka with almost as much regularity
as trains.
For Drainage Bill. = A big delega
ton of Wyandottc citizens was in To
peka To push for the drainage bill
They appeared before the committee
and urged the necessity of the legisla
ton to protect Kansas CITY. Kan.
against floods. The committee is IA
vorably inclined and will report tho
bill for passage.
Arrest Jointists. During the pas
week ninety-seven saloonkeepers have
haeD arraStad I'm Cherokee r,opufy fOl