Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-01-21

reached MarysTillc of the suicide CT
Gust Nelson, prosperous Swede
farmer living near ASteIl, by cutting
his throat from ear to car with a
razor He had becn II his usCal
spirits and no cause Is known for his
rash act. In the afternoon, without
any sign of anything wrong, he pick
cd up an axe ard killed q colplo of
horses He then went to the house
and drew razor across his throat
He lived for several minutes after he
committed the act He leaves wife
and large family. Nelson was man
about forty years of age and was well
fixed financially and no cause is as
signed for taking his own life Unless
he was temporarily insane.
Probate Judges Record.-Laurence
Hawn has retired as probate judge
of Leavenworth county after a con-
unuOas service in the position OF
twenty-five years 1t is said that no
other probate judge in Kansas ever
held this Office for so long period
During the twenty-five years Judge
Hawn held the position he granted
$500 marriage licenses and he per
formed the marriage ceremnoy for
800 couples. This record beats the
record of any minister in this sec
ton. One minister here for even
a longer period only performed about
/ 900 marriage ceremonies.
Valley Falls Suicide. At Valley
Falls w P Huff, better known as
Print" Huff, committed suicide at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Gertrude
Delk, by shooting himself in the
head. Huff, who was manager OF the
Kendall stock farm near there,
drove into town. Going 10 the home
of his sister. he attempted to shoot
her, and she fled to a neighbours. Sc
curing help she returned TO the house
where the body of Huff was found on
the bed, revolver in his hand and
4 bullet hole back of one ear.
For Municipal Ownership The
city of Ottawa has begun steps Apok-
ing 10 municipal ownership of natur-
al gas service. An ordinance has
been drawn providing for the issu-
ance of 100000 IN bonds to buy the
present artificial 5gas plant or to in
stall a new system and to buy gas
from the producers in this county. 1t
is probable that the matter will be
submitted to vote at the spring cleo
ton.
Atchison Citizen Dead. - James
Kirkpatrick, the Oldest resident of
Atchison, died at the home of his son.
Bud" Kirkpatrick, at Bean Lake.
He was about 80 years old. The cid
er Kirkpatrick pre-empted the farm
on which his son lives in 1874, ten
years before Kansas was opened to
settlement For the last year of his
life Mr. Kirkpatrick had been entire
ly blind. but his mind was active.
Couldn't Face Charges. - Albert
Gray, a Missouri Pacific engineer.
stood in front of an undertaking es-
tablishment. at Fort Scott and shot
himself through the heart. He was
arrested recently, charged with en-
ticing a 14-year-old Wichita girl 10
that city. Gray left a note directing
the disposition of his body anG say
ing he was innocent.
Quarantine Threatened.-The Kan
sas Live Stock Sanitary commission
is working hard to create sentiment
against the threatened move ID abol-
ish the commission. DR.. d. F.
Luckey, state veterinarian Of Mis-
souri,, has written a letter to NJ. G.
Campbell, president of the commits
sion, stating that if the commission
be abolished. Missouri will quaran-
tine against all Kansas cattle.
Two Curfew Bells. = Two curfew
laws are what Coffeyville young folks
have to combat. One Of them applies
to the kindergarten, with a time limit
| of o'clock, and the other touches
up those around twenty years of age,
with a limit to 1890 o'clock.
/ Pipe Line BIII-Senator B. P. Wag-
! gencr of Atchison viii introduce a
/ bill in the legislature to make pipe
/ line companies common carriers and
! compel them to accept all gas and
oil offered for shipment. This will
put the companies in the same class
with the railroads.
Fields Get Benefit. At Concordia
during the cold wave the thermome
ter reached 10 degrees below zero
| The snow was evenly on the ground
and as there was 40 wind. the fields
reaped the benefit Cattle and other
stock were well protected.
Killed by Runaway. = Fredar;cs
Bine, q farmer living near Boiling, il
Leavcnworth county, was found dead
in a field. He had been driving Z
/ team and it is supposed the horses
ran away and threw him from the
wagon. causing conclusion of the
brain. Bine was As years old, and he
leaves a widow and six children.
Suicide or Murder. = John Wind
who has been a leading butcher al
Emporia for twenty years. was fount
dead in his shop. A coroner's jurS
viii decide whether it was suicide OIL
murder
Killed BY Blind Horse. John T