Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-10-14
KANSAS COMMENT

tai number of pupils enrolled IN the
Chanute schools is LII. This Is the
6gure given out by superintendent j.
il. Adams, after a computation of the
returns furnished him by the princi-
pals of the various ward buildings.
Old Settlers Meet.-George w. Mar
lin. secretary of the State Historical
Society. was the speaker at Abilene
at the old settlers reunion of DiclIin-
son county in Lincoln park. His sub
ject was The Pioneers of Kansas"
J. +. Buhrer was elected president of
the association and Emmett Hoffman
secretary. More than l 900 persons
were present.
500 For insulting Girls. = At Ar
kansas City William Clark. an extra
Santa Fee fireman, was fined the limit,
800. in police court for insulting two
young women. Clark said he had been
drinking and denied the charge. but
the young women identified him in 20
lice court. He is from Springfield,
ILL.,. and claims to have a family
there.
Cement Plant at Arkansas City.-Ar-
kansas City is pretty certain to get
cement plant after all, even though
the Henley proposition has not ma
terialized The Henley proposition
failed because the raw material to be
used had to be shipped here from Kay
county, as the Henley people owned
the beds of gypsite there, and the
plant they will establish is to use this
product.
Would Not Announce Nelson,
former State Superintendent of Public
instruction, has gone on lecturing
tour in some of the states in the North.
He was asked TO make a formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for the
United States Senatorship before he
went, but refused to do so. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Nelson will get in
the race when he returns from his lee
turing tour.
Small Dividend Expected. - Receiv.
er ]. T. Bradley, of the defunct First
National Bank of Topeka, sent his
second report on the banks condition
to the comptroller of the currency at
Washington. Mr.. Bradley declined to
discuss the contents of the report. 1t
is thought that small dividend will
be declared for the benefit of the de-
positors as soon. as the report is re-
ceived at Washington
! Killing Too Many Veterans.-Cap-
tain Pat Coney, department COM
mander of the Kansas G. A. r., says
that railroad men are too reckless in
Leavenworth county, and he wants
them prosecuted for criminal negli-
gence. Within the past two months
fifteen old soldiers at the home have
either been killed or hurt by cars
there" said he. 1.-The trainmen must
take a special delight in killing off
the old veterans. l promise to stop it
II l can"
Good for City Attorney. At EN-
poria the last meeting of the city
council one OF the city ordinances
was amended so as 20 give the city
attorney $25 as fees for every case in
the district court, whether tried or
settled, and $3.50 for every case that
comes into the police court, whether
he puts in an appearance or not. The
records show that the city attorney
appears in police court in about one
case in ten, but for the other nine
that he has nothing whatever to do
with, he will, by this ordinance, re-
ceive $3.50 in each case. Much I'M
favorable comment has been made
regarding the so-called graft" ard
the city has been flooded with circu-
lars denouncing the action of the city
council. and calling on it to repeal the
obnoxious ordinance.
. insane Over ReIigion.-Henry Muir
ray, who gained some notoriety in
Kansas City some weeks ago by find
ing his wife who had left him twenty
years ago. and apparently becoming
reconciled with the woman, who later
gave him the slip at the depot was
lodged in Jail at Salina on the charge
OF insanity. Murray came to town and
went 10 a local bank and demanded
100000 he said he had on deposit
there. Later he said he was agent for
God Almighty and that amount was
due him. Murray is harmless. 1t is
thought he has become deranged over
religion. He is a member Of the local
Catholic church and has often visited
Father Maher at Salina, and told him
of the vast fortune he had in a local
bank
Will Try Sugar Bests. - Arkansas
City is figuring on becoming a sugar
center. 1t has organized a company
which has leased 6.000 acres of Ar
kansas river land. ard is now dick
ering for the location of a sugar re-
finery. II proposes to raise 5000
acres of beets, provided the American
Beet Sugar Company will build the
factory.
Water Suit Conference. - Attorney
Generel Coleman left for Denver to
confer with the attorneys in the Kan
sas-Colorado water suit. The testi-
mony in this case has about all been
taken and the attorneys wanted to get
together and give it consideration.
Big Time at Ia cygne. = Down at
La Cygne there Is TO be a festival on
October Is. 10 and 90 On Odd Eel
lows day. the 10Th, there will be a
baby show. and Henry Allen. Charles
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