Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-11-11
KANSAS COMMENT

Gas For Winfieid.-lL rs stated on
good authority that gas will be piped
to Winfield from Hackney. A Chi
cago company, composed of Joy Nor
ton and others, are planning TO pipe
gas the seven miles and connect with
the mains of the Winfield Gas Com
pany.
Epidemic Of Impetieo. - A number
Der OF the children of the city schools
at lola have been and are now affiict-
ed with a contagious disease known
in medical circles as impetiGo, pc
culiar eruption of the skin. The dis
ease is known outside of medical cir
Giles as the Itch"
Atchison Oil Refinery. - The Uncle
Sam Oil Refinery at Atchison will be
completed and in operation by May 1,
1906. according TO w. F. Rightmire, of
Cherryvale, the company's attorney,
who was in Atchison last week. This
is conditional upon an open winter
that will permit work to continue.
Mcbride Leaves Topeka. - Within
the next couple of days Edward Nc
Bride, receiving teller in the treasur-
er's Office OF the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe, will leave Topeka for Chi
cago, where he will take the position
of assistant cashier in the company's
Offices there, TO which place he was
recently appointed.
Baby Saved Her. - Mary McCarter,
the former wife of a soldier, appear
ed in police court with a baby in her
arms at Leayenwortb. She was charg-
ed with drunkenness. 1t was a sad
sight, indeed. The police Judge was
touched and with a voice trembling
with emotion, he discharged the wo-
man. The baby saved her. .
Apples Are Scarce. - Apples were
never known to be as scarce as they
are this fall, and the commission men
will reap fortunes on them. Apples
that are now selling at the commits
sion houses at 81 a barrel will be
bringing SIS barrel by Christmas and
by February the price will be beyond
the reach of all except the rich. iona
than apples are already worth 81 a
barrel.
Anybody Can Do It.-An old farmer
other day, hired a lawyer, furni he'd
him evidence, and in less than an
hour every saloon which had been run
ming openly for year was closed up.
The officials were OF consulted at all.
Probably it would be a good thing to
discharge the county attorneys and
sheriffs and let the farmers handle
the joint question.
Worm In Growing Wheat. - A new
pest has made its appearance in East
ern Kansas. 1t is a worm and works
in growing wheat. James Benbow, a
farmer in Rush county, reports that
IT'S acres of his fall planted wheat has
been completely destroyed. He says
the worm resembles the wheat wee
vii, which sometimes works in the
grain bin or granary. The attention
of the experts at the agricultural col
lege has been called to the matter, and
they will make an investigation at
once.
Shooting Follows Observation-Disclosures
Scott, of Bennington, and c. w. Ar
magast, of Niles, quarreled and Ar.
magast fired two shots at Scott, both
shots taking effect, one in the leg and
the other in the groin. The men were
friends and had spent the day in Sa
lima, where they purchased a quantity
OF whiskey and had started home
They reached New Cambria, where
they quarreled. Scott was taken tC
his home. Armagas was arrested and
is now in the county Jail at Salina.
Laying OF Brakemen. Fourteen
brakemen have been let out a
Wichita by the Missouri Pacific by
the cutting of the board down to {
winter schedule. This hapcens. ever,
year when the summer rush is owe
and is no way connected with the cut
ting of the force of that road at othe
places. Besides the above cut on tn,
board, eleven brakemen have beer
given thirty days leave of absence
These men will. with but a few excep
tions. all return to work when thei
time has expired.
Big Money for Farm Land. - Tn
Burlington Railroad Company ha
paid Edward Olvis the sum of S14 90
for . trifie less than fifty acres of Ian
lying between Beverly and East Leay
enworth, the highest price ever pai
for farm land in this section of tn
country. The land is in a strip tw
miles long and the Burlington want
1t for the new track which will con
plete- the cutoff between Waldron an
Beverly. The rest of the land for tn
cutoff was secured from other partie
for $3.50 an acre. Just half as much a
the road paid Olvis for his land.
Making Irvine Again.-The bindin
Irvine plant of the Kansas penitent
airy is again in operation after havin
been shut down about four month!
The plant closed the last OF June an
an attempt was made to resume operi
tions the fret week in Septembe
when the main driving engine brob
down. The engine had to be take
apart and repairs made in Erie. Pa
and ali is again In running order
Rain and Snow. - Wichita has ha