Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-09-23
KANSAS COMMENT

Supplies fer Artillery. = Thirty-six
carloads of cannon timbers. caissons
and store wagons have been receiv-
ed at Fort Riley for the first pro
visional regiment of artillery, which
Is in camp there for three months
drill and maneuyers.
Naval Cadetship5 Coming. = Al
though Kansas is entitled 20 twenty
scholarships in the naval academy at
Annapolis. she only has seven stu
dents there This is not the fault OF
the school, but of Kansas Her boys
seem unable to pass the examination
required. Only one Kansas boy-Will
Leland, son of Cy Leland. passed the
last examination. Six failed
Say It's a Petty Graft. = At a wcll
attended meeting. of the State Grain
Mems Association, held at Topeka,
the grain men almost unanimously de-
cided to employ legal action at once
to stop the custom of grain commits
sion firms at Kansas City of deduct
ing 100 pounds from the weight of ev
cry car of grain regardless of quality
or price they receive from shippers.
The grain shippers argue that it is
petty graft and propose to stop it.
Second Crop of Alfalfa. = c. B.
Ryckman, who lives on his ranch
about fourteen miles northeast of
Goodland last week cut the second
crop on his 1O-acre alfalfa field. lie
town and it would be hard to beat in
any country, it standing to the waist
of a man, rich and luXuriant and beau
tiful with its blossoms. The first crop
in this field was cut the latter part of
June, ana the alfalfa seed put in on
this particular tract of land only two
years ago.
Experimental Road Making. = The
legislature made an appropriation for
the purpose of experimenting with a
new method of town and country road
building. The work is being done I'M
der the direction of the board of re-
gents of the State Agricultural Col
lege. and Prof. Albert Dickens. pro-
fessor of horticulture and superintend-
ent of orchards and gardens, has been
selected to oversee the work. A quar-
ter of mile will be built at Hutch
inson and a quarter of a mile will be
built at Manhattan
Charged With Murder.-Fred Vols.
member of a prominent, family in Wei
Iington, was arrested, charged with
ha &c ho
estate man at Newkirk. o. T., April
10. and was taken back to that city
by Under Sheriff Moore. of Kay coun-
ty. Shaffer was shot about IL O'Clock
at night while returning from the de-
pot, robbery being the motive. He
lived long enough to give descrip-
ton of his assailant. Vols. who was
here with his wife on visit. has been
under surveillance for some time
Death of Rich Veteran. William
Vanbrimer, an inmate OF the Soldiers
Home, died suddenly at the Burling-
ton Hotel at LeaVenworth. He call
ed at the hotel and said that he de-
sired to rest. He laid down on bed
and half an hour later was dead The
coroner found that he died from heart
disease. Vanbrimer is the veteran
who announced September that he,
had fallen heir to half a million dol
lars, left by Dutch uncle in Holland
Vanbrimer did have notice that he
would receive an inheritance. but the
amount was not as large as he stat
ed. 1t is said that it was to be about
(OOA
pany II. Fourth Ohio infantry, durin@
the civil war.
Wesleyan University Opsns. = The
Wesleyan University opened at Salina
with the largest enrolment in the his
tory of the school. The opening ad-
dress was delivered by Hon. j. l..
Bristow.
Chanute's Carnegie Library. The
worlImen employed on the public IL
brary building have been delayed on
account of rain. The second of the
engraved tablets. the one bearing the
word Carnegie. 1906" which belongs
south of the main entrance. has been
set in place. and the front is in q
measure beginning to assume shape
- AC4NSSt fA4oo pSSh SSAit W tue Aid u
ager of .Carnegie's library fHndeask-
ing for $4,000, this amount having
been spent already for material and
labor.
Attached Machinery.-The Interna-
tional Harvester Company tries TO
dodge its taxes just like other people.
1t failed 10 pay S39.S0 in faxes in Re-
public county last year. The sherif
caught a carload of its machinery in
the railroad yards at Bellevine the
other day and attached it for the taxes.
The company had To dig up.
Lives With Broken Neck. = e. r.
Judd. station agent of the Rock rs
land at Selden. Sheridan county. is
laid up at Topeka hospital with a
broken neck. He has survived now
for week and the surgeons expect
him TO recover.
Hiawatha Gets Hail.-A small bat
heavy hail storm occurred here ac-
companied by rain and wind Little
damage was done beyond breaking
few windows. Corn is so far ma
Il.