Free press., 1905-05-20

the money was mailed to the mayor
of Marquette at once. Three hundred
and fifty dollars had already been do
mated by Salina citizens.
State Fair Premium List. The
premium list for the Topeka state
fair has been made up. 1t consists of
$4,000 cash divided as follows:
Speed ring, $4,000; runners
premiums, $4,000; live stock
premiums. $4,000; agricultural and
horticultural exhibits, 81 800
Guilty of Murder. James Hardi-
ston who shot and killed Jerry Steph-
ems in a restaurant at Scammon in
January. 1900, was convicted of muir
der in the second degree in the dis
trict court at Columbus. He evaded
the officers five years, but was found
in jail in South McAlester, 1. T., for
another offense.
Midland Valley Chartered. The
state charter board granted a charter
to the Midland Valley Railroad Com
pany. of Fort Smith, Ark 1t has a
capital of s1.S65,OOO and is building
a line of railroad from Fort Smith to
a connection with the Choctaw, Okla
homa & Gulf, in Indian Territory.
Charitable institution Contacts
The present state board of charities
will meet in Topeka June 8 to buy
supplies TO the state charitable insti-
tutions for the coming six months.
That will be the last official act of
the board. 1t will go out of existence
June 80, and be succeeded by the
state board of control.
Principal Myers Reelected. = The
Dickinson County High School board
of trustees has reelected Prof. H. S.
Myers as principal of the school for
the coming year. His salary was
raised from 81 200 to $1,000. Prof.
Myers has done much to build up the
school and is one of the leading high
school principals of the state.
Steam Flowing Exhibition. The
big steam plowing exhibition that is
to be pulled off at Wichita on the 10Th
an: goth of May is expected to be the
biggest thing of the kind ever A
large crowd is expected and everybody
who attends will be able to say that
Wichita is the town that does things.
Don't miss it if interested. An so
acre tract on edge of city close in has
been secured.
Wait on Oil DeaI.-The board of di-
rectors of the Kansas penitentiary
convened in monthly session at Ian
sing. The directors will not con-
slider any business connected with the
proposed Kansas oil refinery until the
state supreme court has passed upon
the validity of the bond issue. Propo-
sitions have been received from oil
companies to purchase the output
of the Kansas plant and market the
same.
Cathedral Cornerstone Laid. - The
cornerstone of ST. Patrick's Catholic
cathedral, which is being built at
Chanute at a cost of $20,000 was laid
recently. Bishop Hennessy, of Wichi-
ia, conducted impressive ceremonies.
The Grafton of the day was delivered
by Father Then, Wichita, chancellor
of this diocese. Priests from all neigh
boring parishes in Southwest Kansas
and great crowds attended the cele-
bration.
Badly Gored by a Bull. Frank
Darr, an employe of Lyons livery
barn at Emporia, was fatally gored
by a Jersey bull During the heavy
I,D h,,lI
trying to put a halter on it. when the
animal turned and crushed him
against the side of the barn. This
assault broke three ribs, and as Darr
fell to the ground the bull attacked
him again, crushing the breast bone
and inflicting internal injuries. After
the injured man was on the ground
the bull paved him and would not
leave its victim until driven away
with a whip.
UnVeil Memorial Window.-One Of
the features of the commencement
week exercises of the Dickinson
County High School will be the un-
yelling of a memorial window pur-
chased by the alumni in remembrance
VI Tic ldlG IOl -. W. SOOh, the
principal of the school. The Rev. ]. S.
Ford, presiding elder of the Kansas
City district, Methodist conference,
who was county superintendent when
the school was started, viii make the
address.
Blew His Wife's Head Off.-Glenn
Munroe, a prominent young farmer
residing near Douglas, thirty miles
east of Wichita, shot and instantly
killed his wife, Rebekah Munroe,
with a 12-gauge shotgun. Mr. and
Mrs. Munroe were entertaining a
number of young friends, and had
gone into the chicken yard to kill
chicken for dinner. Munroe, with
the gun under his arm, called his
wife to him to ask her which chick
en- he should shoot. She was in the
act of pointing out the chicken, when
the gun was accidentally discharged
The shot literally tore Mrs Munroe's
head from her shoulders.
Can't Operate in Kansas. - The
state charter board revoked the IL
cense of the Burial League of the
United States, a Camden, n. J., con-