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

berry. has purchased $40 acres of coal
land southwest of Mulberry. The pur
chase price is $S4 600, or 500 per
acre.
Utility Plants Sold. = The property
of the Weir City Light and Water
Company in Weir City has been trans
ferred to the Central Coal and Coke
Company. The property transferred
includes the water and light plant and
by the company in the city.
Workman Fatally lnjured.-At Man
haitian James Rice, who was working
on the Rock Island railroad bridge,
was probably fatally injured by be-
ing struck on the head by an eight
pound hammer which was thrown
from the top of the bridge to the
ground. He has a wife and five child
rem
For BootIeeaing. Red" McCul-
Tough is under arrest at Burlington
for selling liquor. There are seven
counts against Mccullough. who is a
young man, and the evidence against
him is said To be pretty conclusive.
He has no place of business and is
charged with bootlegging it. He is in
jail in default of bond.
Dickinson County Wheat.-The rain
and snow three days last week
put the growing wheat in excellent
condition and has moistened the fields
sufficiently to start the seed in heal
thy condition. The outlook is for a
prosperous fall as the farmers are
getting good prices for their grain and
have plenty of it to SELL
Arkansas City Bootlegeers- - Three
men have been arrested here on the
charge of violating the liquor law.
They are under bonds for appearance
at trial. They were not running joints
but are charged with Bookkeeping. The
joints have kept closed since the order
Of County Attorney Graemer went in
TO effect on Tuesday.
New Cement PIant.-The directors
of the Indiana Portland Cement Co.
met at Neodesha to formally inspect
and accept the plant from the con-
struction superintendent. Everything
is in readiness, the plant has been
running nicely for two weeks and the
satisfaction of the stockholders is a
foregone conclusion. No other &C
ment plant in Kansas can show such
big results from such small outlay
of money.
Western Kansas Booming. - James
Felts, a real estate man of Wymore.
Kan, said that that country had adj
vanced 500 per cent in the valuation
Of real estate during the past ten
years Ten years ago, according to
Mr. Felts, land could be had in that
section for mere pitance and today
the same land is worth from ten to
twenty dollars per acre. He said that
the old settlers who stuck with the
country during the hard times are
now with very few exceptions indie
pendently rich and have amassed
their wealth by buying up all the
cheap land which they are now sell
ing at profit beyond the most opti-
mistic calculations.
Gets Two Pipe Lines.-It now looks
rs if Coffeyville was soon to be con-
nected with the gas field to the north
west by another line than the one
which the Kansas Natural has at pres
ent. Yoke & Brown, who have a num-
Der of leases in the field between
there and independence, have let the
contract for the construction of a pipe
line to connect with their pipe line
which terminates at the Standard Wit
rif1ed Brick Company's plant and ex-
tend it to the city limits. Elmer Nc
Gully of Deering, who has the con
tract for the work, was in the city
with his men to begin the work of ex-
cavating for the pipe, but was com
PEELED to postpone commencing the
work a few days on account Of the
| rain
| Citadel for Wichita.-The Salvation
| Army has completed the final arrange
ments for the purchase of lot, where
| they Will erect a citadel next spring
| The lot was purchased for $4,000, the
first payment of $1,000 being made
| The Army within the past few weeks
has raised $2,700 to pay for the lot
and they expect 10 raise more than
| $4,000 more during the winter, so that
when they move into their new rooms
the building will be paid for. Every
cent of the money has been secured
from the business men of Wichita
who have been very liberal IN aiding
the Army in securing suitable quar-
tiers for their work.
Natural Gas at Ottawa.-Ottawa be
gan the use Of natural gas. The sup
| ply was turned into the city mains
from the pipes of the Kansas Natural
Gas Company. All the regular Gus
toners of the Municipal Gas Company
began the use of the new supply, and
extensions are making as rapidly as
possible. Ottawa gets a % CEN
maximum rate, and receives a bonu:
of $4,000 in annual payments. The
gas company acts as distributor.
Virus Spreads Infection. = At Otta
wa Rev. J. A. Smay IS suffering witt
| a DANGEROUSLY infected hand and ser