Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-07-01

ArmourdaIe Fire.-The lard rein
ing building at the packing plant of
Schwartzschild & Sulzberger, at
Armourdale, Kan. was destroyed by
fire, Loss close to 100000
Mcfarland Holds job. = Governor
Hoch announced the re-appointment
of Robert ]. Mcfarland as election
commissioner of Kansas City. Nc.
Farland is an old friend of the gov.
ernor, having served with him in the
legislature CT 1889.
Miss ingalls, to Week.-Mrs.. John
James ingalls, announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Marion, to DR..
]. E. Hunt. of Atchison. 1t is under
stood the marriage will occur in the
fall. Miss Marion ingalls, is the third
daughter Of the late Senator Ingalls,
Was Quite Loss.-Mrs. Mary Nc
Aztec Stark lost gray hang-bag con-
tanning over a hundred dollars in
money and other valuables between
her home four miles south of Cha
mute and store. The articles lost
are a note payable to Mary McAtee
of $500; five $40 bills; one $40 bill;
several silver coins and several re-
ceipts.
Florence Akers Sentenced. = Flor
ence Akers was sentenced by Judge
Stilwell under the indeterminate SEN
tnce law to the penitentiary for
term of not less than five or more
than twenty-one years, for man
slaughter in the first degree, having
been convicted by a jury of murder
ing Herbert Porter at Chanute May
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Sues Mother-in-LaW.-W. F. Smith
a business man of Beloit, has filed
suit against Mrs. Jennie B. Bolon for
$4,000 damages, which he alleges he
sustained through the alienation of
his wife's affections. Smith is the
son-in-law of the defendant and was
sued recently for divorce. He as
serts the action was instigated by
Mrs. Bolon. The parties are all we'll
TODD.
Gas Near LeaVenworth.-Word was
received from the Cast farm several
miles south of Leavenworth lately
that a strong flow of gas had been
struck at a depth of $40 feet in a
we'll being sunk there. The drill was
blown from the well and the roar of
escaping gas could be heard for a
mile. The well was put down by a
syndicate of farmers. At a depth of
705 feet the drill passed through the
Atchison three-foot vein of coal.
Bids Opened at Fort RiIey.-In the
Office of the constructing quartermas-
ter at Fort Riley the proposals for
more than 100000 worth of construc-
ton work were opened. Bids were
submitted for building two hay sheds,
the remodeling of two officers quar-
tiers, construction of four sets of cor
raj walls, construction of band and
staff officers stable, construction of
garbage crematory, extension to post
pumping station. the laying of larger
pipes between the water works and
, the post, plumbing, installation of
alarm systems, sidewalks, etc. Four
teen contracting firms bid on the
work
Uncle Sam, Jointist.-County Attor-
ney Bond, of Leavenworth, Jared
Governor Hoch the other day by in
forming him that the biggest saloon
in Kansas was run by the federal gov
eminent at the National Soldiers
home. Bond and the governor dis
Z cussed gambling and joints as they
relate to Leavenworth county. Bond
said the gambling houses had all been
hn
tenn under which the joints were
operated. Bonds information about
the government running joint in
prohibition Kansas may cause a rus
tion between the state and federal
government. Kansas will take the
position that the government is just
as much -amenable to the prohibition
law in Kansas as any other individual
or collection of individuals. 1t is a
states right question, and may cause
| quite brush between the state and
the federal government.
Party in Capsized skiff. - Mis-.
Grace Mcdonald, Sidney Salinger
Elmer McCool and Ray Gilman, all
| of Leavenworth. were in the skiff
which capsized in Bean Lake, Mo-
when Benjamin Willis, who went to
the rescue of Miss Mcdonald, was
drowned. Willis was a son of James
Willis, a carpenter living near Sugar
Lake, Mo.
Major Scott at Winfield. - Major
Winfield Scott, retired United
States army chaplain, for whom Win
field was named in 1871, is in thai
city from Scottsdale, Ariz, on his
way to Woodward to visit brothers
Is Injurying Corn.-During the pas
week the web worm has been very
destructive in number of corn fields
destructive in a number of corn fields
South of Junction City about five
| miles is a field of about five acres
where the corn has been completely
killed. Every stalk of corn in the
field is wilted and is lying on the
ground covered with the white wei
left by the worm. The worm has
already made its appearance in many
other fields in that vicinity
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