Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-07-15
KANSAS COMMENT


up the Lawrence branch. Emporia
line trains were forced to come over
the Missouri Pacific. 4 bridge has
also been out on the Waukarusa, near
Lawrence.
Kansas Farmer Murdered. = Word
reached Ellis that Alex Rupp, prom
inent and well-to-do Russian farmer
living near Victoria. was shot and
killed today by a young Russian
named Shoemaker. Bad feeling, it is
said, has existed for some time be-
tween them.
Danger is OVer.-The danger Of a
flood at Wichita is past AT no time
was there any serious danger here,
as the Little river was never filled
to its full capacity and the Big river
has always been able TO carry of
the water emptied into it from the
tributaries in this section.
Postponed Their Wedding. - Be
cause her lover had asked for post
ponement of their marriage, Miss
Bernice DeLano, daughter of F. G.
DeLano, a city councilman. took her
own life by swallowing carbolic acid.
She left letter to her lover. forgiv-
ing him for wrecking her happiness
caIdwelPs Mayor Ousted. = c. ".
Cupp, mayor Of Caldwell, in a trial
before L. ID. Chaddon. a justice of the
peace of Wellington. on the charge of
violating the old soldiers preference
law, was found guilty and fined $40
and costs. A judgment was also rem
dered ousting him from office. Cupp
has appealed from the decision to the
district court.
Back Broken by Fall. = Manford
Williams, a carpenter 35 years old,
lies in st. Mary's hospital at Win
field with two vertebrate broken, re-
sulting from a fall with a scaffolding,
and the local surgeons who are at
tending him say he will recover. The
broken bones have been removed
from their strain on the spinal cord
and at last reports Williams was rest
ing easily.
Bridegroom BaIky. Norma H.
Grove. a minor, daughter of farm
er living near Concordia, has brought
suit against Philip Provost, wealthy
farmer living near Ames, for breach
of promise of marriage and asks
$4,000 damages. Provost failed to
appear for the wedding on two oc-
casions when the priest was on hand
and the guests assembled.
In Gambling Row.-A man by the
name of Schiagel is charged with
shooting and killing a harvest hand
at Otis, Kan. The men were shooting
craps, and in a dispute arising over
the game Schlagel, it is alleged. drew
a revolver and fired five shots, two
Of which took effect, one passing
through the abdomen from the back
and coming out on the left side, Sher-
if Purcell lodged Schlagel in the
county Jail.
Cattle Movement Begun. = The
movement of cattle from the Usage
nation pastures to the Kansas City
markets has begun, two train loads
being the first consignment. About
1850 head of cattle will be shipped
from the Usage pastures this season,
OF which fully one-half will go from
Elgin. the rest being shipped from
Fairfax and Nelagony, o. T. Elgin
still holds the distinction of being the
greatest cattle shipping point in the
world, although the two new railroads
at Fairfax and Nelagony, in the Usage
oil oh hol
its business.
Sugar Beets Doing Well. = Sugar
beets in this section in the patches be-
ing cultivated by the Arkansas City
Commercial Club, and numerous
farmers living in the vicinity are go
ing to make a record breaking crop
according TO the expert who has been
here from Colorado instructing the
farmers in beet culture. He complet-
ed mis- work today and has left. The
beets have been grown as an expert
ment and the prospects are excellent.
A factory will be built here by the
American Beet Sugar Company, if the
results of this years experiments
prove to be up to expectations.
Pipes Are Connected.-The Stand
ard Oil company has begun running
all the high grade oil in Kansas and
the territories where the wells have
been connected with the pipe lines.
Heretofore the Standard has been run
ming one 250-barrel tank from each
lease each week. The daily runs from
the entire state of Kansas since Feb
ruary have averaged 5000 barrels a
day. The runs from the territories
have averaged a little more than
5000 barrels day.
Farmers May Enter.-At the meet
ing of the Lyon County Rural Tele-
phone association the Independent
Telephone Company offered to reduce
the phone rent to rs cents a month,
the telephone company to take care
of the lines. or to make a 90 cent rate
and the farmers to maintain their
phone lines and own their own in
struments. This offer was refused and
without offering q counter PROPOSE
ton the farmers appointed a com
mission to see about obtaining a char
ter and franchise for farmers cen
trail.