Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-03-04

Preacher For Mayor. = At Salina
the Good Government league nomi-
mated Rev. David II. Shields for
mayor. Rev. Mr. Shields is pastor
OF the Christian church and head of
the Good Government league The
other candidates are Taylor Miller.
Socialist, and Joe +. Ouinger, placed
In nomination by the business men.
The Good Government League also
has candidates for police Judge and
councilmen.
Shot BY a Tramp.-Clyde Spencer,
was brought TO the Santa Fe hospital
at Ottawa suffering from a revolver
wound in the Jaw. Spencer was shot
by tramp whom he tried to put on
the train at Richmond, this county.
The tramp is believed TO have rid
den through TO Kansas City. Spen-
GERS wound is not believed to be fatal,
though the bullet has not been re-
moved.
Payment For Burned Ice House
A jury in the district court at En-
poria awarded w. c. Fithian $f,485
damages against the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas railroad for his ice
house, which burned down last De
cember. The ice house, which was
the largest in this part OF the state,
was set on fire by the railroads sec
ton hands while they were burning
grass on the right-of-way.
Got the Small ones.-John Atyeo,
a cattleman at Emporia, has brought
suit in the district court against Ma
ton Bros, cattle dealers for 81 ,240.
He claims that he and the Nations
last December bought 500 head of
Mexican cattle and that Mr.. Nation
so arranged the shipment that the
small cattle were left at Atyeo's
farm in Chase county and the Ma
lions got the large ones.
Eiks' Charity Benefit. - The En-
poria lodge of Elks gave its annual
entertainment for the benefit of The
charity fund. After paying for cos
tunes and other necessary expenses
over $500 will be paid into the fund.
The lodge, although organized less
than five years. has nearly 800 mem
bers. and is one of the strongest
lodges in the state.
Prison Trusty Eseapes.-George S.
Gray. a trusty at the Kansas peni-
tertiary, escaped. He was working
at the home of DIR. Grigsby and it
is reported that an ex-convict fur
nished him with a suit of clothes.
Gray was sent to prison in Deem
Der to serve years sentence for
larceny. His home is in Reno
county.
Masked Men Rob. - Five masked
men entered the Adcock boarding
house at Kirkwood. coal camp near
Pittsburg. and ''held up the occu-
pants. In the fight that followed the
robbers shot and seriously injured
Richard Ebbs. They made their es-
They secured about $3.50.
Pension For Dead Man. - Notice
has been received that the govern
ment has granted to Adam F. Fisher
a pension applied for at the close
of the war. The pension dates from
1SG2 and back pay amounts TO more
than $1,000. Fisher died a number
of years ago and the money goes TO
his widow. at Ottawa.
Both Are Dead.-At Topeka William
Underestimate. an iron molder, while
in q drunken condition, killed his wife
by cutting her throat and then cut his
own throat. Family difficulties were
the cause OF the crime.
Plenty of Moisture.-From all over
the state comes reports of abundant
moisture and splendid wheat pros
poets. The heavy SHOWS will leave
the ground in fine condition for spring
blowing and planting.
Public Reading Room.-F airview is
one of the smallest towns in the
state to have established a public
reading room.
Died From Heart Failure. VIII
liam Daugherty. an unmarried man
about 50 years old, living by himself
On farm near Ottumwa, was found
dead in his wagon at his home OF
heart failure. His body was burned
and his hair and mustache singed off
by his clothing catching fire from his
pipe.
Accidentally Shoots Mother. = Roy
Pruitt, Il years old. accidentally
shot mis- mother, Mrs. J. F. Pruitt at
Winfield while fooling with Il shot
gun. The wound is in the abdomen
and may cause death.
"pute Sereius' Stunt.-Guy May
field, an 1l-year-old Fort Scott boy,
performed the Duke Scrgius ,
| stunt on his 11-year-old playmate the
other day with perfect success. 1t
was even a greater success than the
| Russian incident. for he didn't know
! Tie firoar;n he used was loaded. -
| Almost Coat Fanine.-Durins the
/ cold spell there would have been a
/ coal famine at Jewell were il not for
! the local mine. The available supply
! was soon exhausted. but the Jewell
mine filed without difficulty all the