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


assessor, NJ. d. Landers. finished his
work on the census and his returns
show Coffeyville has 16,467 popula-
ton. The council passed a resolution
making application to become a city
OF the first class. Coffeyville has
gained 3.O05 in population in the past
year.
Orators for Dodge City. = Vice
President Fairbanks will be one of
the speakers at the Dodge City re-
union the last week in August. Judge
Madison and other members of the
committee began some time ago to
take steps toward securing him, and
were assisted by Senator Long at
Washington.
coffeyvlIIe City of First-CIass. =
Gov. Hoch issued a proclamation
declaring Coffeyville city of the
first class. The authorities of the
city presented certificates 10 show
that the population of the city is
16,467, and asked that the proclama-
ton be issued. The state now mas
seven first class cities.
Crushed by Falling Slate. = Ollie
Kent, a well known miner of Weir
City, was instantly killed at the
Grove Coal Company mine No. ., To-
Gated seven miles southwest of Pitts
burg, by a fall of slate. His head
was crushed almost beyond recog-
milton and the upper portion of his
body was bruised and mangled. He
was a married man and leaves
widow and four small children
Saved by Main Strength. = Oscar
Sandeen, an employee of one of the
LaHarre A-aelters. was caught at the
door of one of the big ore furnaces by
the Mechanical rake which carries
the ore through. The rake had just
passed through the furnace, and was
almost red hot. Bracing his hands
against the side of the furnace. San
deem held back the entire machinery
by main strength until the engines
could be stopped.
Coal Chute3 Are Burned.-The new
coal chutes of the UniC Pacific were
destroyed by fire a. Salina. The
chutes had just been completed and
had been in use but a few days. The
Standard Oil tanks are situated near
the chutes and it was with difficulty
that these were saved. A number of
cars were standing on the siding near
the chutes but were pulled away by
a switch engine before much daamge
was done One of these CTS was load
ed with oil. The loss to the company
Is estimated at $1,000
More Wheat. Less Corn.-Statistic
gathered by the assessor of Riley
county show 5000 acres more wheat
and 1000 less OF corn than last year.
The population of Riley county is
about $4,000. Stock fattened for mar
ket is worth nearly one-third of mil
lion dollars. Animals for slaughter
go from $9SS.416 to $1,309.4S4 Poul-
try and eggs sold this year amounted
to $106,S5S. There are 1908 horses.
594 mules, 7.40S mich COWS. 2S,O65
other cattle, 1852 sheep. 33.599 swine
and 1925 dogs in Riley county.
Child 'Phone Operator. - Viola
Diehl. who is only years old. is sue
cessfully operating the Farmers Mu-
tual switchboard at Pleasant Hill,
Dickinson county. The exchange
was started June 1. 1904. with only
"a farmers. Her father, A H. Diehl.
was elected president. having the cen
trail or switchboard in a room in his
house. At present he has IS farmers
lines, representing 50 phones, and
four trunk lines built and paid for.
Viola began to answer calls when she
was years old and at present can
tell the ring and the line the sub
scriber is located on, the instant the
call is received.
Harvest in Cherokee County. =
Practically all of the wheat in Chero-
-kee county. of which there was
slightly increased acreage, has been
cut and placed in shock. On the
whole the weather has been very ia
vorable for harvesting and the farm
ers ave experienced no trouble in
getting hands to save their crop.
Earthquake at Manhattan. = An
earthquake shock was felt throughout
this place. The tremor was but q Sec
opd in duration and was accompanied
by a loud roar. Loose articles were
shaken on shelves, and in some frame
hsuses dishes were ratified together.
The last few days severe electric
storms were experienced here.
Or. Shows Expedition. - For the
twenty-fifth time DR.. F. H. Snow. of
the University of Kansas, has gone.
out on collecting expedition for the
university museum. His expeditions
cover the past thirty-three years and
have added to the collections 800 900
specimens, many of them of very rare
value. This expedition. which will
cover the next six weeks, is to the
southern boundary of Arizona. right
on the Mexican border.
Claim They Are Willing. - Accord
ing to replies filed by the railroad at
torneys before the board OF railroad
commissioners the companies have no
objection to giving jobbers' rate 40
Clay Center If the board makes the
oider.
Damaging Storm at Sedan. = The
late storm which swept over the city
and vicinity was very damaging TO
property and to crops. Hundreds of
window lights were hroLan NV tho ba;l