Free press., 1905-05-13
KANSAS COMMENT

coins from one peso down. 10 cen
tavo, and Kingman is becoming
frightened at the great number OF
Spanish-speaking people that has ris-
en- up among its people.
A New Reform. = Another reform
has been launched by Kansas. A reso-
luton was adopted by the members
of Newton church-men and women
to the effect that hereafter when
the men doff their hats on entering
the church the women will follow
suit.
Broken Flange Derailed Cars.-A
broken fiange on a car wheel derailed
three freight cars on a Missouri Pa
cific freight, one and half miles east
of Ottawa. Claude DeBelle, cashier
at the Pacific depot there, was in the
caboose, which was derailed, and suf-
fered a severe scalp wound Con-
ductor Frye and the two brakemen
were also in the caboose, but escap-
ed with slight injuries.
May Pardon SelI.-The hearing OF
the pardon of Willie Sell, of Neosho
county, charged with numbering his
parents and other relatives, was con-
cluded. Judge Humphrey Of Junction
City occupied the greater portion of
the proceedings in his plea for the
condemned convict Prior to the
close of the hearing Governor Hoch
made a pointed speech in which he
said that he would take several weeks
before announcing his decision. He
also strongly intimated that he would
pardon Sell
Ore Boom at Baxter.-The lead and
zinc mines near Baxter Springs have
taken a new boom. Quite number
of new rich strikes have been made
this week. and the camp is full OF
prospectors looking up leases. The
concentrating plants are running on
full time and the ore is of the best
quality Fully fifty shafts are being
sunk on new prospects which have
previously been drilled. 1t is estimat-
ed there will be at least twenty-five
large concentrating plants in opera
tion within a year.
Has Been Accepted. - Chancellor
Frank SStrong. of the University of
Kansas, who is chairman of the Kan
sas committee for the election of can
didates for the Rhodes scholarship,
received a telegram from the Rhodes
trustees in London, accepting Frank
NJ. Mohler as the Kansas scholar for
1905 Mr.. Mohler had been elected
by the committee, but il was after
wards discovered that he would be
just a day too old at the entrance
time This matter was taken up with
the trustees, with the result that the
age limit was waived in his case. be-
cause of the closeness of the time.
Mr. Mohler is student of Washburn
college at Topeka.
Telephone Rate War.-A telephone
rate war, in which the Lyon county
farmers are interested, is on. All the
rural phone lines into Emporia are
connected with the Independent com
pany and the farmers pay 81 month
for their phones, the same as the
town people pay. while the farmers
build and maintain their own lines
For some time they have objected
to the high price. A bill was passed
by the late legislature making the
maximum price for rural phones in
Lyon county so cents. However, the
Independent company reserves the
right TO refuse service for less thar
81 a month. The Bell Telephone com
pany recently announced a % cent &
month rate. and several of the farm
lines have signed contracts to con
meet with the Bell.
NkI...
tempt was made at LeavenwOrth tC
blow open a big safe in William
Small & Company's. When the store
was opened il was found that bolts
of cloth had been piled up agains
the safe to deaden the explosion, ant
the paint had been scratched of thu
door near the combination prepara
tory TO drilling a hole for the ex
plosive. 1t was evidently the worl
Of an experienced cracksman, as al
effort had been made TO get conneC
lion with the electric light wires 70
the purpose of operating an electri
drill or to burn a hole with a carbon
It Is customary TO shut on the cur
rent in this store at nights. and thi
probably caused the robbers TO Civ
up the job.
Made Distance on Time. = Denni
Gavin, arrested for stealing a yes
from j. B. Lynns clothing store a
Winfield several weeks ago. was RI
leased by order of the county CON
missioners on condition that he ru
so yards in six seconds. The distanc
was stepped off and Gavin made
dash for liberty. gaining the goal o
time.
Smith Goes East.-Frank r. Smitl
the long lost relative of Mrs Charlie
Fair, killed in an automobile acc
dent in France left Topeka for New
market, n. j.. in company with his a
torney TO establish his identity H
is entitled to about 100000 from hi
mothers estate. which she secured a
her share of the property of he
daughter, Mrs. Fair.
Attend Easter SerViee.-On Easte
Sunday 55S children attended tn
Methodist Sabbath school at Kin.
man. and not all of them were girl