Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-09-16
KANSAS COMMENT

that the annual report of the Atch-
Ison, Topeka and Santa Fe, for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1905. will
be issued to the public about Septem-
Der Is.
Coal Find Near McPherson.-A vein
of coal from % to 80 feet in thick
ness has been discovered at depth
of 1900 feet by a company drilling
for oil near this place. The discov-
cry is considered an important one.
Gas Well Caught Fire. - While Ar
thur Bowen and Henry Graves were
working on the Prairie's Cryderman
gas well No 1, east of Neodesha, put
ting it in shape for use, the gas caught
fire burning the derrick and severely
burning Mr.. Bowen about the face and
hands. Mr.. Graves was slightly burn
ed.
5000 Barn Burns.-The big barn on
the farm belonging to Tom Farris,
rattle feeder. living near Winchester,
Leavenworth county, has been totally
destroyed by fire. The fire is thought
TO have started from spontaneous COM
bustion, in a large quantity of hay
stored in the barn. The loss amounts
TO $4,000, of which one-third is cover
ed by insurance.
Bonds Voted Down. - The election
held in Rosedale to determine wheth-
er bonds should be voted for a new
$4,000 city hall and $4,000 worth OF
water improvements resulted in the
bonds being voted down. The total
vote on the city hall proposition was:
Seventy-four for, $50 against. The
totals on the water works proposition
we're: Seventy-seven for, 176
against.
Postoffice Boxes For Students. -
Six hundred keyholes automatic COM
bination postofice boxes have been in
stalled at the Agricultural college at
Manhattan. These will be rented to
the students at a nominal sum. The
handling of the college mail has been
Dne of the big problems in the past.
This innovation will greatly reduce
that work.
An Operating Syndicate.-The ex-
pert accountants who are going over
Oil DOOho anu PoPCAo hdNAho q OOSA
ing on the Devlin estate, with a view
Of ascertaining the exact value of the
assets, have so far progressed with
the work that the parties interested
are able to announce the probability
Of a syndicate to operate all proper
ties belonging to the estate. 1t is now
only a question of time until the syndi-
cate is formed
Promotions on Rock Island.-Gener.
al Manager D. E. Mccain. of the Rock
Island railroad, announced the ap
pointment of w. H. Davidson to be
engineer of the Southwestern dis
trict at Topeka and H. C. Clark to be
engineer of the Choctaw district al
Little Rock. Mr.. Davidson comes
from Chicago and Mr.. Clark from Ok
lahoma City. Both have been con
nected with the Rock Island for sew
eral years.
Delayed by County CIerks.-Secre
tary Coburn is delayed in his census
work by the neglect of a few county
clerks over the state. Under the law
the county clerks are required to Ger
lily Tic dSSCoSOlo AClOA Id OA OCA lciA
things to the board of agriculture by
July 1. Most of them comply with the
law promptly. But there are a few
who always ignore the law. A few
never even reply to the letters o.
Secretary Coburn asking them for the
Information.
Big Rain at McPherson.-The tota
amount of rain which fell amounted
to $4,000 inches. The greater par
of the rain fell at night on Septem
Der 6.
Cutting Corn in Geary.-In all parts
OF this county farmers are busy cut
ting their corn crop. The county has
over $4,000 acres of corn this year
and Notwithstanding the past 81,
weeks of drouth the crop for the mos
part is in excellent condition. Th'
corn on the bottom land has not re
ceived any perceptible injury, and it il
estimated that the crop along the riv
ers will average sixty to seventy-iv'
bushels per acre.
Victim of Wood Alcohol. = Scot
Barber, colored porter at the Liptol
hotel at Downs, died the other nigh
from the effects of an overdose o
wood alcohol Some time ago Barbe
found that three or four drops o
wood alcohol in n glass of sweetenet
water made a cheap and charming
drink. He tried to mix up a drinl
in the dark the other night and go
too much wood alcohol, and as a re
suit he died in great agony.
Fire Destruction. At Dexter
large storage barn belonging to ]. G
Hornbarger. a shipper at Hoover
Kan, was burned, together with tn
contents. including 1000 tons of bale
hay. The fire is reported to be of in
cendiary origin. The loss is PARTIAL
covered by insurance.
jackson County Farmers. - TIL
jackson County Farmers Institut
will have meeting at Holton the frs
week in October. A feature of tn
meeting will be q parade in whic
1000 farmers will participate.
Mayor of Peru Married. = wilIar
Geiser, mayor of Peru. and one of tn