Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-03-04

Officer to Prison.-PauI H. Melon
aid. a second lieutenant in the Tenth
infantry, was placed in the federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth to serve
two years sentence for conduct un-
becoming an officer and a gentleman.
Mcdonald was brought from Fort
Lawton, Wash, in charge Of Lieuten-
ant II. r. McFeely and two sergeants.
Mcdonald was tried by court martial
in Seattle and found guilty of dupii
eating his pay accounts, obtaining
money under false pretenses, giving
mortgages on furniture that did not
belong TO him and with making false
statements.
Erect Office Building. The Santa
Fe Will shortly begin the construction
OF $4,000 Office building in Ar1an-
SaS City to accommodate the officials
OF the Oklahoma division. The com.
pany will also reduce the grade be
tween Arkansas City and Chicago. II
is announced that the tracks leading
10 the railroad bridge across the Cana
dian river at Purcell are to be raised
five feet above the present grade and
the bridge is TO be raised a like dis
lance. This is to prevent the stop
ping OF traffic over the road as re-
suited from the floods of last sum
ner.
Patent on Typewriter.-George w.
Winters, student in the Wichita
Business College, has secured a pat
ent on a typewriter that in many re-
spects is a great Improvement over
any others. In size it is very small
and can be doubled up so as to be
laced in the pocket. The letters are
situated on typewheel, which is
operated by gripping a lever. The
speed is not as fast as the ordinary
typewriter. but the inventor is posi-
tive that the work will be as good.
Groom Has 20 Children. - George
w. Chandler. aged CT, and Miss Ida
Ellis, aged as. were married in the
office OF Probate Judge Evans at En-
poria. Both parties live near Olpe.
The groom owns a farm there and is
said to have more children than any
man in Lyon county. Twenty CT his
children, ranging in age from 45 years
to childhood. are living. He is one of
the Oldest residents of Lyon county
and has been married twice before.
Monument For Tom AiIen.-At
meeting OF the Commercial Club at
Junction City movement was start
ed toward the erection Of monu-
tho nE q niOnnaT
kansan and the late city marshal, T.
A. Cullinan, who died in Kansas City
last summer. T. A. CuIlinan was bet
ter known in the state as Tom
Allen. He was one OF the few Dor
der town city marshals to die nat
ural death. He was marshal in juno
ton City for over thirty years.
Fire at Sabetha. - Fire broke out
in the rear end of IIaman's shoe
store about 8 o'clock this evening.
and before it could be controlled
had completely destroyed the stocks
of the Hannah shoe store, Roberts &
Clothier, general merchandise, and
destroyed the building occupied by
them. the Citizens State Bank and
a building occupied by Kepner 6
Kinney, furniture. The buildings
were insured. The loss is about
$4,000.
Want Grand Jury. Six hundred
worth city and county have petition
ed Judge ]. H. Fitzpatrick. of the dis
trict court. to call grand jury to in
vestigate violations OF law i'll the
city and county. Among the
signers to the petition are some OF
the wealthiest and most influential
business men of the city and the lar
gest property owners il the coun-
~.
Carrie Is Elected. - Carrie Nation
was elected from bus, whose driv-
er she had insnlted on arriving at
Medicine Lodge the other night No
buncum goes with the folks at
home.
Small Frisco Collision.-Two freight
trains came together IN a head-On col
lision in, the Frisco yards at Alta
ncnt. Both engine crews jumped and
saved themselves from possible in
jury. The principal damage was done
TO the locomotives. 4 dense fog was
probably the chief cause OF the
wreck
Anxious About Joh.-The Standard
Oil Office boy at Wichita desires to
know of the state legislature if it will
be necessary for him TO commit muir
der in order 10 retain his steady
job.
Burlington Wants Gas.-CIriington
again has hopes for gas. The city has
granted franchise to the Ohio-Kan-
sas Oil and Gas Company The coun-
Gil vote was tie and it required the
! vote of the mayor to pass the ordi-
! nance This company has oil and gas
| wells about IL miles southeast of here
and will pipe gas in if it accepts the
franchise as amended by the coup-
ell
| Blair For Mayor.-B. W. Blair, as
| sistant general attorney of the Union