Free press., 1905-06-17

Illicit Still Loeated.-Deputy United
States Marshal Seeke Miller, of Alder
son. discovered an Illicit still near
Dow in the mountains.
Mexican War Veteran Dead.-Solo-
mon Smith of Burden, n years old,
is dead at his home in Burden He
was the father of twelve children, and
had lived in Cowley county since 1870
He was a veteran of the Mexican
war.
a 27,oOo, 900 Gasser. What is be-
lieved to be the strongest gas well
in the state was tested at Chanute,
showing 27,0OO 900 cubic feet flowing
pressure The wei is located six
miles west, on the. Howerton farm.
owned by the Francis syndicate.
Reno County Institute. The Reno
County Normal Institute began June
at Hutchinson. under especially IA
vorable conditions. One hundred and
eighteen teachers have enrolled. Prof.
Fairchild is conductor. and the in
structors are Professors Rowland and
Hamilton of Nickerson and Baugher
of Kinsley
Contract Awarded. = The board of
directors of the Kansas penitentiary
met in monthly session and awarded
a contract to put in a water purifying
plant The legislature voted an ap-
| preparation of $4,000 for this purpose.
A plant to both purify and soften the
water to the amount of 125,000 gal
Ions day is to be installed for
S2.S5O.
Again Drinking Geuda Water. = A
temporary injunction has teen issued
against James Tuttle, owner of the
springs at Gueda. restraining him
from charging for the water. The
people are now using the water as
they have for the past eighteen years.
The hearing of the case viii take
place on June Is in the district court
of Cowley county.
Damage Suit AppeaIed.-The juno
ton City Electric Railroad, Light and
Ice Company appealed to the supreme
court from decision in the lower
court rendered in favor of VIM. Bick-
| ell, Jr. VIM. Bickell sued the COM
pany for $4,000 damages because one
of the street cars ran over and kill
ed his mother, Susan Bickell. He Sc
cured a judgment for $4,000.
Nothing to Live for.-Because his
wife refused to again live with him
after a separation of several months,
A. w. Smith shot himself in the head
with revolver, death resulting few
hours later. Smith had just return
I ed from the west, and had gone out
to his wife's farm, three miles south
of Hiawatha, to beg her to live with
him. He leaves four children.
Pittsburg Strike Ends.-The ditch
and pipe men of the Natural Gas sys-
tenn, who have been on a strike at
| Pittsburg, went back to work, accept
! ing the terms offered by Superintend-
ent Mayham. and the strike is end
! ed. Superintendent Mayham offered
to give the men an advance from
| $1.50 to SLIGO per day of ten hours.
The men struck for the eight he
work day.
For Emporia Normal.-At the ses-
sion of the board of regents of the
state normal, just concluded, con-
tracts were let for the rebuilding of
the power house, to enable the normal
to furnish it's own heat and electri-
city. Arrangements were also made
for the fitting up of hospital for nor
NAL students and for the construction
of the new 100000 science building,
made possible by the action of the
last legislature.
Poor Corn Season. The dry, cool
spring has caused early planted corn
to start slowly and unevenly, result
ing in many cases in a rather poor
stand and some farmers are laying
this to poor seed But the seed may
not have been poor. Some of the
seed corn which gave a very high per
cent of termination when tested has
made relatively poor stand in the
fields planted on the Kansas State
Agricultural College farm, due to
conditions mentioned above.
Rate for HarVesters. - State Free
Employment Agent T. B. Gerow re-
ceived notice from the railroads that
a rate of 1 cent per mile for harvest
hands has been made from Kansas
ClIyt Mo-, AlCnlSOH, 1OpShd duu Jill
er eastern points to the harvest fields
This rate goes into effect June 25 and
lasts until July 10.
Marshal for coffeyViIie. - Governor
Hoch appointed T. c. Harbourt to be
marshal of the city of Coffeyville.
Coal Miners Strike.-The miners in
the Atchison coal mine. so in mum
Der, are out. The union demanded
the reinstatement of four men whC
had been let out. The directors re
;; fused to accede to the demands oi
the union, and it looks as II there
will be fight to finish.
Suicide Phones His Wife.-Georgs
B. Wamsley committed suicide at his
home. three miles north of Mime
apolis, by shooting himself through
. the head with rifle. He was abou
; So years old and belonged to one O
> the best families in the county. He
} notified his wife, who was away from
t home, by telephone that he was goins
to kill himself
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