Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-09-09


near Dodge City, was instantly killed
by wall of dirt falling on his head.
Large Man in the Faculty. IF w.
Bushong, formerly professor of physi-
oloSy in the College of Emporia, has
been engaged to teach in the medical
department of the University Of Kan
sas. Mr.. Bushong has been an in
5tructor in the Kansas City Medical
College.
Broom Corn Harvest.-Broom corn
harvesting is proceeding very rapidly
in the vicinity of Lindsborg, and the
last of the crop will be out within a
few days. None of the new crop,
however, has yet been sold Notwith-
standing the dry weather the corn is
of fairly good color.
Continue to Raid Joints. = Sheriff
Pratt and an under Sheriff arrived at
Caney from independence and found
one joint open. They arrested James
Campbell, a. Toner and c. Huffman,
bartenders for G. W. Connolly, a pro-
prietor, who is now in Colorado. Con-
nelly is now under bond not to sell
liquor for two years.
LeaVenworth Miners Strike. - At
least $50 miners from the North shaft,
the Home and the Riverside coal
mines are on strike as the result of
controversy which arose regarding
the question of short weight, it hav-
ing been claimed by the men that the
weighman at the North shaft was de-
frauding the miners.
Drainage Ditch for Iceman.-Inman
will dig a drainage ditch from the
corporate limits to Lake Farland. The
town is so situated that during high
water the water from the lake backs
up into the town. To prevent this the
ditch will be due to carry off the sur
plus water to lower part of the lake.
The work will begin at once
In Case of Observation-Disclosures r.
r. Glass, of the regular army, is max
ing a typographical map of Kansas for
the war department. This is a new
proposition. The war department
wants this, having similar maps made
of every state and territory in the
Union, so in case of invasion of a
foreign enemy it will know all about
the country.
Barton County Fair.-The sixth an
nual meeting of the Barton county
fair opened at Great Bend with a
large crowd in attendance 1t prom
ises to be the largest meeting ever
held here. Races will be the 2:18
pace, the 3-year-old trot, the 2:35 pace,
-fa
five-mile branded cow-pony relay race.
An immense crowd is expected Elk
cursions on the Missouri Pacific will
be run.
Knocked Out the Umpire. Lon
Townsend. king of Topeka jointists.
is entitled to wear the crown He
has shown himself to be a holy terror
in fist fight as well as in handling
booze against the laws made provid-
ed. Gus Alberts, an umpire in the
Shiveley baseball league. heard that
! Townsend was talking about him. He
went to TOwnsend's wholesale joint
! to see about it. Townsend knocked
him down and kicked him in the ear
! He turned the other ear up and Town
send kicked it, too. Albert says he
will swear out warrant for Town
sends arrest.
To Even up With Lawrence-Secre-
tary of State Burrow has suggested
plan that will enable the state
school fund to realize on the 100000
of Lawrence city bonds which have
been repudiated. Lawrence has a
lobby here at every session of the leg
islature asking for new buildings for
the state university. Instead of CIV
ing them 100000 building, the next
time the legislature should appro-
pirate that amount of money to re-
imburse the state school fund for the
Lawrence bonds which have been re-
pudiated. The university could wait
a couple of years for a new building
until the state paid Lawrence's
debt"
Asleep on Track. = John Christie,
who lives near Mound Valley, was run
over by a freight train near Oswego
and instantly killed. Christie had
been to Joplin on a Frisco excursion
and was returning to his home at
Mound Valley. It is supposed that
when he reached Oswego he thought
he had reached Mound Valley, and got
of the train. He walked back down
the track about a mile and lay down
on the track and went to sleep.
Run Over and Killed. = Charles l.
Smith, a liveryman of Burns, aged
about 40 years. was killed by Santa
Fee train at FL Dorado while crossing
the track where the train was cut in
two. He was watching the south side
and the bumper on the north side
knocked him down and the wheels
ran over him, cutting his body in
two.
Firemen Give Carnival. = A con-
| tract has been signed between the
Chanute fire department and the Pat
terson & Brainerd Carnival Company
for a carnival for a full week during
| October.
Soldiers Monumental Fort Scott
the committee from the G. A. R. post
that has been seeking financial aid for
the purpose of erecting the monu-