Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-10-21
KANSAS COMMENT

than any other county in the state. III
has 300 acres, Leavenworth county
following with POS.
Prof. Peasley Acquitted. = Profea-
sor II. Peasley, the magnetic h0ller
who has been on trial for ten days,
charged with poisoning his wife last
July. was acquitted at Atchison.
On Practice March. = A practice
march from Fort Riley 10 Clay Center
was commenced by troop c of the
Eleventh cavalry, under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Westmoreland.
The troop is going to Clay Center 10
remain during the Clay county fair
and give exhibitions there.
Minister Was Egeed. = Rev. Mr..
Carlton. a minister who has been
holding a holiness meeting in the
United Brethren church at Maize.
Kan, was egged by a mob of men and
boys while returning home from
church 1t is said that he had been
making uncalled for remarks about
the men and women during his SER
mons.
Draws the Color Line. - While
Campbell Bros. circus was at Osborne
a few days ago a lioness gave birth
to two white cubs The mother dis
owns them because they are white,
but they are being raised on the bot
tie. Their color makes them eSpeci-
ally valuable and if they live they will
be worth $4,000 apiece when grown.
Neosho Gets Big Factory.-It is all
over as far as the 100000 wagon
factory the Dealers Manufacturing
Association contemplates building and
Parsons doesn't get it. She made
strong fight through her representa-
tive, J. +. Steele, and stood a close
second to Neosho, the successful
town, when the final vote was TAX
en-. On the last vote which decid
ed, Neosho got five. Parsons two and
Coffeyville one, of the nine votes cast
This of course gave the factory to
Neosho.
Hutchinson's Oil Road. - The re.
formatory road that was prepared for
the old trail is looming up. Mr.. Dick
ems, who was sent here by the state,
has had oil spread on the road. The
street was graded about sixty feet
wide for a distance of a quarter OF a
mile. The surface was then cut deep
with a disk harrow. dragged in all di-
rections with sharp toothed harrow
to break the surface into small par-
ticles. then dragged to a crown at the
center with a heavy plank road drag.
After this it was rolled. This made
it ready for oil, and this was applied
with an oil tank wagon prepared for
the work.
Murderer Profited by crime.-Can a
murderer acquire property by his
crime, and keep it? is a question that
has been checked up to the supreme
court Thornton Brant killed his wife,
Kate Brant, in Jewell county, in 1903
for her money and property. Under
the Kansas law when one member of
a family without issues dies the 9TH
er gets all the property. The Brants
had no children. Brant therefore
claimed all the property. After the
crime was fastened on him he turn
ed the property over to a lawyer to
defend him. He was convicted, how
ever, and sentenced to hang. He is
now in the penitentiary. Some broth
ers and sisters of Mrs. Brant, deceas-
ed, have now stepped in and asked
for the property. claiming that muir
derer cannot acquire property by his
crime. The case was argued once be-
fore the supreme court but rehear-
ing has been ordered. 1t is under
stood that the court is somewhat di
vided on the proposition.
Wife Beaten Fined 500. = Franb
Faron. n Dickinson county farmer
worth $4,000, was fined 800 for
whipping his wife and children. Mrs
Faron also sued for divorce and
brought suit to put Faron under bond
for threatening her life. II is alleged
that he drove the family from home
recently and the children hid in q
cornfeld all night.
Typhoid at Fort.-There is consid
cradle excitement among the student
officers at Fort Leavenworth over tho
appearance of typhoid fever in their
ranks. Two cases were reported and
1t is feared that others will follow
soon, as these cases are undoubtedly
the result of drinking impure water
and the student officers frequently
drink at the same place.
Is Fatally Burned. = Mrs. Albert
Fischer. a farmers wife living -four
miles southeast of Waverly, was ia
tally burned from pouring coal oil
from can into the kitchen stove. A
heavy explosion occurred. All the
clothing was burned from her body
and she died from her injuries. This
house caught fire from the flames, but
was saved by hard work.
Many Fort Riley Deserters.-The post
records at Fort Riley show that during
August and September 81 soldiers de
serted from Fort Riley. Seventy-sever
deserted in August and "a left in Sep
TENDER.
Work ON Midland VRIley.-WorlS ha:
begun on the Midland Valley railroad
through Arkansas City. Two gangs OF
graders are throwing dirt The road
will be completed here by January
and trains will be in operation. The
road will be extended northwest from
Arkansas City and the route is now