Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-10-28
KANSAS COMMENT

ION Traction company has started
work on its electric line from Coffey-
vile TO Neodesha. The grade is con-
structed to Independence, Is miles
north Steel has been laid in the
streets of Coffeyville and track laying
has begun on the grade leading out of
the city.
Opera House Proposition. = A sec
ond opera house proposition was
launched when the Tackett Audi
torium Stock Company, home con-
Germ, offered to build a $4,000 opera
house for a bonus of $4,000 in tickets
at Coffeyville, Kansas. Johnson. the
ST. Louis opera house builder. had
month ago started out to build a
$4,000 house for bonus of $4,000
in tickets.
Woodnen Celebrate. - Oak Leaf
camp No. 957. Modern Woodmen OF
America. held its sixth successful log
rolling at Hiawatha. One thousand
Woodmen from all over Brown county
assisted the crowd of 10000 people
to celebrate. There was big parade,
several hundred dollars in cash
prizes being given for features, and
various contests in the afternoon.
Head Consul Talbot, of Minneapolis.
was the principal speaker.
Usage County Product. - A. H.
Connell, another Usage county pro-
duct has been appointed trainmaster
for the Rock Island at Kansas City
and has resigned as agent for the
Santa Fe company at Amarillo, Tex,
to take the new position. When H.
u. Nudge was pushing trucks and
putting out switch lights at Scranton,
Mr.. Connell was his understudy. Con-
nell was born I'm this county but his
parents are now residents of Kansas
City. Mo.
After Liquor Sellers court
is in session ut Belleville, and this
term of court is u severe one for the
''jointists." Frank Barnett of Cuba,
was convicted of maintaining nuis-
Rnce; DIR. Fred c. Hall, Jr, of Cuba
was convicted on two counts of viola
ting the prohibitory liquor law; and
the jury has returned verdict of
guilty on all three counts charged
against Chas. Hallowell, who has been
running n joint in the town of Belle
Vile for years.
Indian Graves Desecrated.-S van
dals visited the Indian cemetery on
the Pottawatomie reservation the 9th
err day and desecrated some gaaves and
stole the skulls of some dead Indians.
The Pottawatomies bury their dead in
a sitting position with their head
above ground. but covered with n
mound of earth. These mounds were
torn down and the skulls pulled of
the body and carted away. One was
the skull of Chief Rack Racks son.
The old warrior has asked the authori-
ties to run down the vandals. He
claims they were Topeka church PEG
pie, who went to the reservation to
dedicate II Methodist mission.
Black Eye For Osawatomie. = The
Missouri Pacific shops here have been
closed permanently and the shutdown
affects about 500 families of machin
lists, boilermakers, blacksmiths, help
ers, etc. Most of the men will be Civ
en- positions in the new shops just
opened by the company at Sedalia
Mo-. but a number of the men who
worked in the shops here and who
own their homes have declared theil
intention of remaining here until they
can sell their property. The railroad
company will continue to operate its
roundhouse contingent here, but thai
will give employment to a mere hand
ful Of men.
immigration Congress Delegates. =
Governor Hoch has appointed these
delegates to represent Kansas at the
national immigration congress to bt
held at New York on December 6-S
F. D. Coburn, Topeka; H. ]. Smith
Ottawa; Lee Johnson. Topeka; ]. A
Orr. Weir City; c. C. Carver. Pratt
A. p. Case. Marion; j. e. Frost. To
peka; ]. H. Stewart, Wichita. Dick
inson county failed to score.
Says Jury Knows Best. - Governo
Hoch refused pardons for Marion A.
bell, the Labette comfy murderer
and DIR. J. c. Browntield. the per
jurer. Asbell was convicted of killing
his wife and sentenced TO hang. FL
claimed she committed suicide. Par
don was asked on the grounds of limo
cence. Governor Hoch said he woult
not put his own Judgment in the mat
ter up against the jury who tried As
bell. Brownfield gave some falls
testimony in the Jessie Morrison mur
der ease ut FL Dorado, and was sent t,
prison for seven years. He has beel
in two years. The governor said tina
he would not grant Brownfield a par
don, but later on might entertain III
application for parole.
Threw Him on the Track.-M. W
Mossman, secretary of the Woodmal
lodge in Maize. was knocked dowr
cAoked into insensibility and robbie
of $75 by two men near the Missom
Pacific railroad track ten miles north
west of Wichita. He had hardly re
gained consciousness and left tn
track when a passenger train pass
ed. He walked to Maize, where
posse with bloodhounds was organ
lied. 1t now is securing the country
The money secured by the robber