Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-12-16
KANSAS COMMENT

Jail Heating Plant Ffoze UP.-The
steam heating plant at tie Shawnee
county Jail froze mp and the twenty
eight prisoners were transferred to
the city prison. where. they could be
kept comfortable. For fear of an out
break the sheriff appointed some adj
ditional deputies to guard the city
jail
Huskine contest.-In a corn husk-
ing contest lasting one hour fifteen
women belonging 10 the Ladies' Aid
Society defeated fifteen women be
longing to- the Presbyterian church,
at Sterling recently. The first named
set husked fifty-threc and one-half
bushels while the church women husk-
ed only forty-six and one-half bush
els.
Whole Family Asphyxiated. = The
3-year-old son of James Brown was
killed by leaking natural gas and the
father, mother and sister and John
Martin. a boarder in the Brown fani-
ly, are in critical condition
Browns sister, who came to help pre-
pare the family Thanksgiving dinner.
at lola, found them.
Grinds on Fence Cases. The fed
eral grand jury is now busy grinding
on fence cases. Topeka hotels are
filled with Westerners here to either
testify as witnesses or to watch the
proceedings. The authorities expect
TO grind out the first batch of indict-
ments within a week: Then the jury
will be excused until the inspectors
round up some more violators.
Thankful for confinement.-Robert
Jackson. an inmate OF the Hutchinson
reformatory, has issued card of
thanks to the people OF Wilson county
who were instrumental in having him
sent there for some crime. He says
it has made a man of him, and that
when lie gets out. in February, he will
become u useful and hard working
citizen.
Kansas Miner a Suicide. = John
Upton, coal miner living at Litch-
field. committed suicide recently by
taking poison. Domestic trouble is
said to have been the cause. Upton
had lived for twenty years near En-
glevale and Litchfield. and had been
working for some time at one of the
mines near Litchfield. He leaves 4
widow and several children.
Danced While Dormitory Burned
Indian children at the government
school for Pottawatomic Indians al
Nadeau. danced and shouted with
glee while the dormitory was being
destroyed by fire. Ninety-six child
rem and fourteen teacher escaped
from the burning building. The loss
is estimated at $4,000 ON the build
ing and $4,000 on the contents.
Flrds Wedding Ring. = While try
ing on gloves in a dry goods store a
Paola, customer found solid golt
ring in one OF the fingers. Miss Muir
ray. the book-keeper. says she re
membered that woman came int
the store short time ago and report
ed that ST. had lost her wedding ring
The woman had been shopping in th'
store and among other things hat
bought pair of gloves.
Must Hold Another EIection.-Th'
board OF district auditors OF the Uni
ted Mine Workers Association, which
has been in sess.c; ; Pittsburg al
week, canvassing the returns of tn
recent district election. completed it
task. All of the candidates will hav'
to go back for q second election wit
the exception of John p. Hoye. O
Frontenac. who is elected distric
statistician. The next election will b
held on Tuesday. December 19.
lola Factories Want Men.-In add
ton to the freight car famine tn
lola manufacturing plants are cor
fronted with shortage of men tina
Is assuming serious proportions. A
army of 500 men could find emplo,
ment with the plants there in a yer
few hours. but no army has applied
One of the plants has started a wan
al campaign among the newspapers
of the state after men. hoping 10 I,
lieve the situation that way. TIL
hAnSOS FOrlldnu alone neeuS owe
200 men at their local plant and tn
Hunt Engineering Company is az
vertlsing for 800. while the manager
of several other of the lola plants ar
using much of their time in an effol
to secure help.
Street Car improvements. Tn
Fort Scott Electric, Street Car Con
pany Is completing some fine improv'
ments, The new trolley wire on III
Crawford street line. the largest O
the line. is up and the circuit is no
regularly made The track is bein
lined up and leveled and ballaste
and altogether things are getting il
TO first-class shape.
Sugar Beet Culture. = The sug.
beet is not difficult crop TO rails
says a Western real estate deale
They are planted by machinery an
thinned by hand. If the process wa
reversed sugar beets would be a
easy crop TO raise.
Dedicated $500 Parsonage. = TIL
First Methodist church at Parsor
dedicated the largest parsonage bull
ing In the state. costing $4,000. Re
Bernard Kelly conducted the dedic