Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-01-28

WIG Dy cutting MS throat With
razor. He was found in barn at his
home about l o'clock with his throat
cut and lived but a few minutes. y
daughter died two weeks ago. and
worry over her death and failing
health are assigned as the cause of
the act. Mr. Chambers was past 20
years of age and had lived in this
county since the early '7Os
Against Carpetbaggers. = Jones. of
Norton. is against the carpetbegger
in Kansas politics and proposes &c
enact a law against him. He has
introduced a bill making a person
ineligible TO hold Office until he has
resided in the state six months
- We have a law which requires
person TO reside in the state six
months before he can vote, said
Mr.. Jones. And if man is ineli-
gible to vote he should be ineligible
10 hold Office -
Public Aid For. Libraries.-SenatoI
Nofzger has a bill providing for pub
lie aid for free libraries. IT author
ICES cities OF the second and third
class TO levy a mill tax to establish
and maintain free public libraries
Most OF the libraries in the small
towns are now maintained by clubs
at private expense. The demand for
books has reached such proportions
that il is deemed duty TO maintain
libraries in small towns at public ex
pense.
Abducted His Niece. = AT Concor-
dia the jury i'll the district court that
tried the case of John w Lawrence
charged with the abduction of Loie
Minard. his 17-year-old niece. for the
purpose of concubinage, returned
verdict of guilty. The penalty is
from one 10 five years in the peniten-
tiary. Lawrence is 40 years old and
has a wife and child The Minards
are prominent and well-to-do farm
ers.
Fraternal Orders Merge. = An
nouncemenr is made by an official of
the Ancient Order of Pyramids. re
siding at Concordia OF the consolida-
ton of that order with the American
Guild. an insurance fraternity of
Richmond. Va. The Pyramids have
headquarters at Kansas City, No.
and have 10000 members in the Cen
trail Western states.
Want Bill Changed. Two years
ago the legislature passed law re-
curing persons injured by railroads
TO bring action for damages in the
where the accident occurred.
Dali. of Wyandotte. wants TO change
this and has introduced bill in the
house providing that an action for
damages can be brought in any
through which the road runs
i'll the state.
For Bounty on Gophers. = Gophers
are still a menace TO the cattle ran
ges in the Southwest 1t is estimated
that they destroy one-fourth OF the
pasturaGe. Cones, of Mead. has in
troduced a pin giving counties the
right 10 offer and pay bounty of
from 5 10 20 cents for gopher scalps
optional with the county commits
sioners.
Double Tragedy-At Wilson. Kan.
City Marshal TiIlman shot and kill
ed Sam Hutchinson, the postmaster
and editor of a paper there, and then
committed suicide. Several days ago
Tillman whipped Hutchinson's boy
and the latter scored the marshal in
his paper Today they met and quar-
relied Hutchinson was the editor of
the Wilson Echo.
Minute Resolution. = 1t took only
one minute for the district Judge and
county officials down in Miami county
10 adopt this resolution after they
had been asked to examine the county
jail: - On account of persons con
fined in said Jail afflicted with dis
case called smallpox, we think it best
TO stay away.
Truth Will Stand. = When Eugene
Ware, the Kansas poet took the job
of pension commissioner he had
painted ON the wall above his desk, in
big red letters. The Lord hates a
liar. AS soon as he resigned and
went back 10 Kansas painters came
into the office and painted out that
staring sentiment. Ware heard OF it.
and wrote back. understand they
have painted out that text. The Lord
hates liar that l had put on the
wall. I want you 10 know that you
can't overrule that decision. even if
you do take it OFF the wall.
Explosion of Gas. = AT Garnett an
explosion of natural gas in the Fash
ing Bakery killed two men, hurt four
others and wrecked the three build.
ings. besides damaging a score of 9th
ers. Frank Johnson, who occupied a
room over the bakery, was killed out
right. His body was found in the
basement J. w. flashing, the owner
of the bakery. died Of his injuries af-
ter several hours of suffering. The
other injured are Mrs j. w flashing.
Edward Stewart and two children OF
AIr. and Mrs. J. w. flashing. The lar
ter are not dangerously hurt.
Verdict of $4,000. = At Fredonia
John A Muchmore, who sued the
Standard Oil comDanyof Kansas for