Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-04-08
KANSAS COMMENT


recently came from Pittsburg to Fol
som Camp. committed suicide at his
home by shooting himself through the
head. The young man had been sick
for long time. and his illness preyed
upon his mind until he became men
tally unbalanced. He shot himself
in the head. using a revolver. The
bullet entered the temple.
Wallace County Prairie Fire. =
Driven by heavy north wind, fierce
prairie fire is burning everything be-
fore it in the south half of wallace
county. The fire is driven with great
rapidity and the people are powerless
to stop its progress. 1t is impossible
10 estimate the loss but it will be
heavy. The Clark ranch. on Rose
creek. was burned over and several
hundred tons of hay were destroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Run Over and KilIed.-R. L. Nc
Rae, Of Peru, Kan, was killed in the
yards of the frisco railroad at Vinita,
/. T. He was riding a freight going
to Tulsa, and a car was sidetracked
here. He got out of the car and was
trying to get across the tracks to an
other, when he was struck by a car
backing in the yards, knocked down,
run over and cut to pieces. He left
q widow and three children at Peru.
Kan.
Lived in Three Centuries. - At
Clyde occurred the funeral of the old
est person in Cloud county, Isaac
Montgomery, a resident for thirty
five years. and who had he lived I'M
til March 26 would have completed
his one hundred and fifth year. He
was quite active until recently, when
he was injured by falling and this
accident FASTENED his death. He had
lived in three centuries and his mem
DRY being very active he told many
stories of the early history of the ma
ton that were deeply interesting.
Sorry He Sold His Farm. - A c.
Gray sold his section of land five
miles from Peabody a week ago to
Samuel McFadden of Cadiz, Ohio. for
$1,000. 1t took only a few days to
convince Mr.. Gray that he had lost
good thing and this week he bought
1t back at a great advance in price,
for Mr.. McFadden had also become
convinced that it was a good thing.
Land has been steadily advancing
around Peabody, the result of good
crops and an influx of moneyed East
ern farmers for the last two or three
years. Land that was held at $50 per
acre year or so ago, can not be
bought for $50 per acre now.
4 Wheat in Central Kansas. - With
one of the two most critical months
in the progress of the wheat past the
farmers have reason to be very much
encouraged by the situation. The
Aelds are covered with an even, rank
growth, showing fine color and as
plenty Of moisture has fallen the like
linood OF damage by winds is little
considered. A recent trip from the
Texas line to Peabody by a leading
wheat grower brings a report of SINH
lar conditions throughout the entire
distance. The Texas wheat is high
enough to wave in the winds. West
ern Kansas reports the best wheat
in its history for this date and expects
to excel the record of 1903. Thomas
Taylor of the Pearl neighborhood, the
wheat raising center of Dickinson
county, said: In all my twenty
years in Dickinson county have new
er seen wheat look better at this date
than now. 1t is not so large, but is
strong and even and promises exceed
ingly well.
Baldwin to Have Gas. = The city
council of Baldwin granted a gas
franchise to George L. Pattison. rep
resenting the National Gas Company.
to pipe gas through the streets of
Baldwin 1t is twenty year fran
chise at a forty cent per thousand
maximum rate. Work will be begun
within thirty days.
Death in Prairie Fire.-Mrs. John
Hughes was burned to death in d
prairie fire at Elmo, Kan. She was
trying to protect her residence from
the flames, when her clothing became
ignited.
irrigation Work Soon. = Govern
ment irrigation experiments in Kan
sas, will soon begin. A board of irri-
cation experts is now at work on a
complete plan for western Kansas. 1t
will be put into effect in the vicinity
of Garden City. Government irriga-
ton work will add many thousands
of acres to the tillable land of Kan
sas.
Farm Houses Burned. = A prairie
fire started near Leon. Kan, and ow-
ing to strong wind, much damage re-
suited. The farm houses of w. Creas-
on and ]. Davis were burned.
Policeman Arrested. - James Fred
erickson, policeman of Bassett. who
killed a negro for resisting arrest, was
arrested on complaint sworn to by
Charles Pryor. negro living in Bias
sett. Frederickson's bond was fixed
at $1,000 and ]. A. Wheeler and DIR.
o. Gerlach of the lola Portland Ce-
ment company signed it
Greater Than Ever An unofficial
count indicates that the enrolment at
the state agricultural college will be
yrraafar this farro fhon that IF