Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-03-11
KANSAS COMMENT


miles northwest of Atchison, to
Henry Hagen for $500, $102.5O an
acre. This is the highest price by
several dollars ever paid for farm
land in this section.
Guaranteed Teachers. = Owing to
the fact that the teachers have been
guaranteed for smallpox in Emporia
for the past week, the pupils in the
primary department of the Neosho
Rapids schools have been dismissed.
The teachers came to Ottawa to visit
friends who were Quarantined after
their arrival
For Postal Robbery.-The local au-
thorities have arrested four man liv-
been implicated in the postoffice rob-
berry there. One of the men was
traced by a crippled footprint in the
soft ground about the building. They
are all residents of Floral and stoutly
denied that they are guilty. They
are being held pending investiga-
ton.
Threw Eggs at Referee. = l.. c.
Smith, an Ottawa university student,
was egged by four Baker students at
Baldwin. Smith refereed in the Otta-
wa-Baker girls. basket ball game, and
dissatisfaction over his decisions
prompted the action. Strohn, a
Baker official. said the decisions were
fair. Two Ottawa players were struck
with eggs. Score: Baker, 10; Otta-
wa. II.
Secured Winters Coal. = A long
headed farmer living near Auburn tied
an empty beer bottle to fence post
along the railroad track. Every time
a coal train passed that way the
brakeman fired a lump of coal at the
bottle. and all winter long while the
rest of the world has been wrestling
with the coal famine this farmer has
had plenty of fuel and to spare.
Charivari Was Fatal. - Last week
n party of young men appeared at a
farm house in the southern part of
Atchison county to charivari a couple
just married. They were invited in
and given refreshments. One of the
number, q man named Nick Lummix,
was taken sick while at the house and
could not be removed. He continued
to grow worse and died at 10 o'clock
at night.
Makes Standard Pay.-The Arkan-
sas City Oil and Gas Company, oper-
ating in the Peru field, is one of the
few companies in Kansas that has
a hold on the Standard Oil Com
pany and expects to take advantage
of it's position. The former company
supplies gas for power in the Stan
dard's pumping station for the pipe
line at Peru and has the entire sup
ply. 1t forces the Standard to pay
$50 a month for the same supply
that it receives in other fields for
$40.
Kansas Farmers Crime. William
b. Hart. a farmer living four miles
north of Newton. shot and killed his
10-year-old daughter, Myrtle, as she
was dressing and then went to his
room and shot himself through the
right temple. Hart had been acting
strangely of late. but the family did
not think him crazy. He seemed per-
fectly rational before the shooting.
His wife died a few years ago and
his youngest child a year ago, and
another loss is supposed to have I'M
settled his mind. He had lived in
Harvey county mnny years, and was
highly respected throughout the
county.
Kreamer. county attorney of COwley
county, secured the conviction of two
young men for vagrancy and they
were fined 5000 and sentenced to
serve sixty days in the county Jail. 1t
is the plan of the prosecuting attor-
ney to get about twelve young men
in Jail. then go before the commits
sioners and have them hire a guard to
take charge of the prisoners and work
them upon the county roads. 1t is
estimated that during the summer
months a large amount of road i'm
provement could be made
New Church Opened. - Preston's
new church was opened with a debate
this week. For the peace of the con.
gregation it is hoped that this will not
set precedent.
While Doing Housework. = Mrs
William Belssel, wife of William A
Beissell. postmaster of Westphalia
dropped dead OF heart disease while
about her household duties. The
families are Guaranteed in Garnet
with the smallpox and will not be per
mitted TO attend the funeral Mr.
Beissell is a prominent Republican,
politician in this part of Kansas.
18th celebration.-March 2nd was
st. David's day among the Welsh PEG
pie. and members of that nationally
in Emporia and Lyon county held
their fifteenth annual celebration OF
the day at the Second Congregations
church. A large portion of the people
OF Lyon county are Welsh, and the,
came from all parts of the county u
attend the celebration.
Has Been Seeured.-The 5000 acres
necessary TO insure prospecting by
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