Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-03-25
KANSAS COMMENT

c. Kellogg left Junction City for Bar
ranquilla, Colombia, South America,
which point he was recently appoint
He received his first appointment
from President Harrison. and served
the seven years in Germany.
Enjoins Union Pacific. = Ida Har-
vey. a resident of the southern part
of Leavenworth county. filed a suit
in the district court TO enjoin the
Union Pacific railroad from running
through her farm. She asserts that
employees of the company removed a
fence and started to take thirteen
feet of her land without her consent.
The farmers are all strongly against
the Union Pacific building the new
double track and others threaten in
junction suits.
Wichita Man Wants Them.-Gov-
ernor Hoch received a telegram from
i. S. Naftzger. president of the
Fourth National bank of Wichita, Of
fering to take the entire state bond
issue for the branch penitentiary and
the state oil refinery. This is in re-
Spouse to the publication of Governor
Hoch's idea to sell the bonds at popu-
lar subscription. The issue will be
$4,000. A Hutchinson bank has also
wired the governor that it would like
to take 100000 of the issue.
Going to Philippines. - The third
squadron of the Eighth cavalry,
which was stationed at Fort Riley
for the past three years, has been or
dered to leave for term of service
sail from San Francisco on April /.
Its place in the post is to be taken
by the first squadron of the Thir-
teenth cavalry, which is now in the
Philippines. These troops will arrive
in the latter part of May. They sail
from the Philippines on April Is.
Accidentally Killed. - At Winfield
Elmer, the eighteen-year-old son CT
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Pitcher. was shot
while hunting by the accidental dis
charge of a gun in the hands of one
of his two companions, Joe Wade.
The accident occurred near Krause's
ford. He was brought to town and
taken to the hospital of his uncle, DR..
+. Hoyt Pitcher. All efforts were I'M
availing as the wound, torn through
his right kidney by the load from a
12-gauge, was too deep and proved
fatal.
Bit Tongue in Two. - At Emporia
Henry Kleiwer, 8 years old, is recov-
ering from a most peculiar accident.
He was chasing a grocery wagon to
catch a ride. when his foot slipped
and he fell to the ground, striking on
the point of his chin. His teeth were
forced through his tongue, cutting it
SO nearly in two that it hung down
on his chin. The injured member was
sewed together, but was so badly
swollen that for several days the boy
could not get it in his mouth, and he
could take no nourishment but milk,
which he was forced to suck through
q straw.
After Kansas Farms.-A train load
of settlers with their household goods,
farm implements, horses and car
riages, came to Dickinson county a
few days ago. Another train load
came from Nebraska to Clay county.
Individual families from Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Illinois are arriving daily.
1t Is a part of the annual exodus
from older sections of the west. More
than IA million dollars worth of farm
land has been sold in Dickinson
county since October. nearly all of it
to westerners. who are now coming
to take possession. The train load
that came was made up in Brown and
Nemaha counties. They had sold
their farms in northeast counties and
bought anew because they could get
larger acreage
All Joints CIosed.-All the joints in
Winfield are closed and the jointists
placed under arrest. the result of a
raid by Sheriff Welfelt, County Attor-
ney Kreamer issuing the warrants.
Seven places were raided and the
doors locked. Frank Thorp, Chod
Thomas, Frank Nanny, Oscar
Schmidt. Jim Moberly, Art Schmidt,
Buck McCarty. Bert Files, Henry
Schmidt and John Beatty were arrest
ed on three counts for maintaining a
nuisance. keeping a club room and
the unlawful sale of intoxicating
liquors.
Two More Glass Factories. - The
Commercial Club is looking for the
arrival from the east of representa-
tives of two glass manufactures
which are considering locating plants
at Chanute. One of them proposes to
build a plant which will employ 500
men. The other would be about halt
as large.
New Glass Factory.-C. H. Ely of
Sandusky, o.. has definitely decided
10 build a $4,000 plant for the manu-
facture of window glass at lndepend-
ence. The plant will give employ
ment to $50 men.
Safe Blown Open. = Burglars blew
open the safe of the F. ]. Fair Lum-
Der and Hardware Company at Nick
erson and stole $500. Tools to force
the outside door were stolen from the
Missouri Pacific section house. There
is no clew.
Died Suddenly.-Lee Sickle, a WISH
tor from Oakland, Cal, died suddenly
at Leavenworth. Sickle was visiting
at the home of H. Levy and as he was