Free press., 1906-10-27

Dodge City with the Santa Fe's fast
est train, No. 4, forty-five minutes
late. and brought it into Hutchinson
or time. It was running at the rate
of T5 miles an hour all the way from
Dodge City. and it is a record that
MIR. Treadway may be proud of. He
lives in Hutchinson, although his
runs are on Nos. 3 and from New
ton to Dodge City.
$500 For a Muncie Man. = Joseph
L. White. convict who has just fin
ished term of two years in the fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth for
robbing a postofIice at Fulton, Mo-
was rearrested at the gate when re-
leased. The arrest was made by
Sheriff Boyle, of Muncie, Ind, who
has a warrant charging White with
robbing bank at Muncie three years
ago. White was identified in the pris-
on several weeks ago by a citizen of
Muncie who recognized him in a big
gang of prisoners. He was taken to
Muncie. The man who identified him
will get a reward of $500.
the State of Kansas VS.. C. c. Hodg-
son. the Wichita contractor. charged
with violating the state labor law by
working men more than eight hours
a day on public building, was dis
missed at the cost of the defendant
when it was called in the city court
It was found that the witnesses for
the state had moved outside the jur-
isdiction of the court, necessitating
another continuance or dismissal of
the suit, so the latter course was de-
cided upon. w. L. A. Johnson. state
labor commissioner. vas in Wichita
to push the case, but believing that
no further violations of the law
would likely be reported in this city
soon, he decided that the best course
would be to drop the case.
Which Mortgage Is First? - The
question of whether James Hart or J.
r. Carlton holds the first mortgage
On stock belonging to J. r. Sum-
mers of Savonburg will be determin-
ed in justice court in that city. Sum-
mers gave mortgage to Hart for
$19S on certain stock In the mort
gage it is written that it is a second
MORTGAGE but the words have been
scratched out. Summers claims that
they have been scratched since he
signed the mortgage. Carlton also
held q mortgage on the same and 9TH
cr stock for $500. He claims that
his is the first mortgage. Summers
upholds his contention and this ques-
ton the judge will determine and also
who scratched out the words, sec
ond mortgage in Hart's lien.
twenty-third great council of the I'm
proved Order of Redmen at Arkansas
City the following were the officers
elected: f. E. Ross, Burlingame,
great sachem; E. J. Haughey. Paola
great senior sycamore: o. ]. Nugen-
tam, Hiawatha, great junior saga
more; George w. Steaa, Winfield,
great prophet; C. A. Wolfe, Atchison,
chief of records; w. c. Beck, Pitts
burg, keeper of wampum. The de-
gree of Pohahontas elected the fol
Mrs. Dora Georgian, Leavenworth;
great Pocahontas, Mrs. Mary Cooling,
Usage City; great Wenona, Mrs. Jen-
ME Wilcox. Topeka; great Mime
haha, Mrs. o. J. Nugent, Burlingame; |
great keeper of record, Mrs c. c. |
Carmony, Pittsburg; great keeper of |
wampum, Mrs. Amanda Mckay, Ga |
lena. Emporia was chosen as the |
next meeting place.
unusual thing of prisoner, sentenced |
to serve from FIVE to twenty-one |
years for an assault to go to the Kan |
sas State penitentiary without being |
in charge of any official, occurred |
when Roy NJ. Stone, white, ~ave |
himself up to Deputy Warden Dob |
son for confinement. The young man |
came from Independence. Kan, dis |
tance of about $50 miles. 1t seems
as though Roy Stone is very good |
friend of the sheriff OF Montgomery /
the prison by himself. The officers |
in the young man was not
shaken in any way.
Business Men Pleased. - Only the |
kindest expressions were heard from |
the Topeka business men relative to /
their trip to Wichita recently witch
ita has q great future" said Major T.
]. Anderson. secretary of the Topeka
Club, referring to the
tip. Wichita is going forward with
tremendous strides. She is grasping
all of that trade in the section of the
country in that part of Kansas and
Oklahoma Territory. Her destiny no
man can fo-eteli.'
Two Die in Fire.-Fire. which de-
stroyed the residence of J w. Vel
zins, a farmer residing two miles
north of Deering. caused the death of
Mr.. Yelkins and his son. Mrs. Yei-
Sins and two daughters narrowly
escaped death.
Too Despondsnt to Live Mrs. A.
c. Spicer, wife of restaurant keep
er at Newton, shot herself in the
breast and died instantly. Her hus-
band WAS standing near her at the
time but had no idea of her intention.
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