Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-14
KANSAS COMMENT

life at Wichita, on the Fourth of
July by drinking an ounce OF carbolic
acid She swallowed the drug from
a bottle and then made an effort to
destroy evidence of suicide by break
ing the bottle. Mrs. Light came to
Wichita from Hutchinson two days
ago. Her mother lives in Salina.
Cooked Alive in Boiler. James
Wingate was scalded to death at In
dependence Kan. He was WORKING
inside of big boiler and another
workman, not knowing that Mr.. Win
gate was in the boiler, turned the
steam pressure of several boilers in
to the boiler Wingate was in. He
was killed almost instantly and his
body was cooked until the flesh broke
IN many places.
Accident at Usage City. - A. w.
Logan, travelling representative OF
the Abilene Milling Company, Of
Quenemo, by the premature explosion
of a giant firecracker, sustained Sc
we're burns on each hand. The flesh
on one arm below the elbow was
burned to a crisp. The sparks set
fire to the clothing of his baby
daughter and her entire right side
was painfully injured.
Beating the Game Law. - Del
Travis, state fish and game warden,
has been corresponding with the at
torney general over a weak place in
the law governing fishing in Kansas
streams. The deputy wardens in
counties along the south line of the
Il will 6Ghn
men who violate the Kansas law and
set up the defense that they caught
their fish in the Indian Territory and
Oklahoma.
City Hall for WeIlington.-The c:.y
council has appointed committee or
three TO investigate the ACCESSIBILITY
CT building a city building on the lots
owned by the city, corner of Seventh
and Washington. TIE mayor an
nounced that he believed that loan
at per cent could be floated among
the residents of wellington. Council
man Hunter thought that per cent
would do it. And that is what the
comnitte' will look III.
Killed by Frisco Train.-James
Waddle. a young man of about %
years of age, was found dead beside
the Frisco railroad tracks one-half
east of Oswego, having been struck
by an eastbound train. He had been
to the city and was drinking heavily.
He started for his home, which is
about one mile southeast of town. and
it is presumed he had either sat down
or laid down beside the tracks. The
Oil Business in Kansas. = There
were 70 wells drilled in the northern
division of the field during June. OF
these 40 were successful producers
and 10 gassers and IS busters. The
new production was 1901 barrels, the
same amount credited the previous
month. June completed II fewer wells
than May, 10 fewer producing wells
and fewer gassers and 2 more fail
ures. Montgomery county continues
to lead. Wayside is edging in a lit
tie. The demand for fuel oil is in
creasing. Conditions generally are
better in Kansas than they have been.
Many of the early stock jobbing com
panies are disappearing. however.
and the sheriff is the chief man at
doomed concerns are being cleaned
out, and there is little question men
who are buying in the properties will
make money out of them. The small
refineries over the state are working
regularly now, and are taking more
or less of the production in their re-
spective districts.
Wants His 20 Per cent. - John C.
Nicholson and S. r. Peters of New
ton are in Topeka to confer with the
attorney general in regard to the fee
claimed by Nicholson for COLLECTING:
back pay for Kansas soldiers in the
Spanish-American war. Nicholson
is state agent at Washington, and is
allowed 10 per cent of all collections
made for tie state. He made a writ
ten contract with Gov Bailey two
years ago to collect for 20 per cent
the amount of nay due Kansas sol
diers for the time which elapsed be-
tween the date of their enlistment
and muster into the United States
service.
Would inter Inter 1lea.-AttorneyS
for the Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
lpany have asked permission of toe
board of railroad commissioners to
be allowed to interrlead in the job
bers' rate case. which has been filed
by the wholesalers of Clay Center
The Missouri Pacific does not run to
Clay Center. but the Clay Center mer-
chants have asked that the surround
ing towns touched by the Missouri
Pacific be deprived of this rate if it
cannot be extended to them.
Accident of GaIena Miner. - john
Barton. miner. met with a serious
accident at the shaft of Inch and
Williams. by falling backward a dis
lance of fifty feet and from the in
juries thus received his recovery is
very doubtful.
Died in Harvest Field. - Fred Ly-
ons, well known in Fredonia, and a
son of Mrs. Jacob Lamb, dropped dead
while working in a harvest field in
western Kansas. His body was
brought to Fredonia for burial. He