Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-11-25
KANSAS COMMENT


promoters was held at the Offices OF
were many present.
Chum Of Harry Tracy. - William
Brown. alias Harris, alias Golden, sent
TO the Kansas peniteItiary from wy
andotte county, Kan. March q, 1898,
has been identified as one of the three
men who escaped from the Utah state
prison eight years ago with Harry
Tracy, the bandit, who terrorized the
northwest few years ago.
Scarlet Fever Closes Schools.-The
public school in Lansing has been
closed because of an epidemic Of scar
let fever. One child died with the dis
ease in the early part of the week and
eight more cases are reported. The
county health officers are aiding in the
suppression of the contagion and it Is
believed the school will not be sus-
pended for more than a week.
Franklin County Fair Paid Out. -
Contrary to all expectations every
expense incurred by the fair inciuC-
ing the premium list in full, have
been paid and there is still 5000 left
in the bank to the credit Of the fair
fund. Considering the bad weather
that lasted during the entire fair
week, this is not only unexpected but
is remarkable.
Abstract Covers 1859 Pages. -
Judge S. S. Ashbaugh, of Wichita,
chief counsel for Kansas in the Kan
sas-Colorado water suit, left for Den
yer, Col, to revise the last proofs OF
the abstract of testimony in the case.
The abstract will then be shipped TO
Topeka to be presented to the SUI
preme court. The testimony is COM
posed of $3.50 typewriter pages of
300 words each. making 2,567,7OO
words
Have $50 Paintings. - The annual
exhibit of the University of Kansas
will open December l, and continue
one month. The exhibit this year is
a story in picture of the Old Tesla
ment. In the collection are $50
famous paintings. They will form a
double row of pictures $50 feet in
length. The exhibit will be of special
interest to Bible students. When
these pictures were exhibited in Chi
cago over 10000 people paid admission
to view them.
Both Were to BIame.-O. w. Arma-
CAST, who shot Charles Scott. of Ben
nington, recently at New Cambria,
was released by County Attorney
Burch. Scott would not appear
against Armagast. saying they were
good friends and both drunk and
thought he was as much to blame as
was Armagast. Armagast lives at
Miles. The two men had been in Sa-
lima and procured some whisky and
quarreled on their way home when
the shooting occurred.
Dropped the Guardsman. - For the
first time under the new law, sol
der has been dropped from the ranks
of the Kansas national guard because
he failed to attend drill. The soldier
who has been given his dismissal
without the customary honorable
attached is Chester B. Kellar. of Com
pany |, Emporia. The discharge
says that Kellar must leave the ranks
of the guard for the good of the ser
vice. 1t is expected that the example
which has been made of Mr. KellaT
will serve to show that the new order
of things under which the guard is
conducted means business, and that
unless the enlisted men attend &c
business they had better step out.
Gathering Statistics. - c. F. Good
ing. special agent of the census bur
eau, has completed the statistics OF
wealth, debt and taxation in Wichita
and sent his report TO the department
Mr.. Gooding has spent three weeks
going over the records in the city
clerks Office and making up his stat
istics, which show what the cost o
running the city is for each year
what the value of the property is. to
tailed by different classes, and the
rates and amounts of taxes. A mum
Der of large books were filled will
tables from the records in the Office
OF the city clerk.
Egg-laying Contest. During thu
past year there has been conductet
at the state agricultural college al
lnS COnNCSN oGNSA
breeds were entered, and the follow
ing is the record of eggs produced il
twelve months for each breed, eacl
contesting pen consisting of on
rooster and six hens: Single-coml
White Leghorns. SS5; Rose-comI
White Leghorns. S2S; American Reds
$50; White Wyandottes, 799; But
WyanC )ttes. 764; Barred Plymouth
Rocks, 619; Light Brahmas. $50.
Toronto Schools Closed. - Distric
court, which convened in Yates Cen
ter. was adjourned until December II
because of a diphtheria epidemic
There are twenty cases in the count
seat and schools, churches, lodges an
theaters are closed. There have bee
four deaths. Schools have been clos
ed also in Neal, where one death ha
resulted from diphtheria.
Death Of II. 8eck.-H. Beck. for 5
years n resident of Cowley county
died of apopleXy. He was one of tn
first settlers, coming here from Ind
ana and taking a claim near Udall.