Free press., 1906-10-20

miles northeast of Concordia. COM
mitted suicide He was about thirty
two years of age and leaves wife
and child. He had just returned from
Kansas City.
Practieina at to1.-Dr. Peter Dock
Ter Of Onaga celebrated his 101st
birthday October ., 1906. He is prob
ably the oldest practicing physician
in the world. Only couple of weeks
ago he made a professional trip to
Frankfort. He hired a team at the
ORaga livery barn and drove across
the country. about twenty-eight
miles.
Gets Big Check For His Crop.-The
Beloit Milling Co. recently gave to
Peter Eresch a check for s7,450 in
exchange for a portion of that indi-
vidual's wheat crop. This is the lar
gest check that the mill has ever writ
ten in payment of a Mitchell county
farmers wheat crop, though it is not
the largest that Mr. Eresch has re-
ceived for a seasons crop OF that
cereal. Some few years ago A. I.
Rodgers made, him out check for
over $4,000, so that MIR. Eresch has
become somewhat used to having
checks of these dimensions showed
under his nose.
Kansas EIks Oreanized.-The Kan
sas State Association of the B. P. o.
Elks was organized at Wichita.
constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed and most of the officers elected.
About 200 vitising Elks were present
and the meeting was very enthusias-
tic. The following officers for the
! new organization were elected: c.
| NJ Irwin, Wichita, president; j: d.
| Fastin. Emporia, vice president; P. B.
Stcle. Salina, secretary; j. F. Scott,
lola, treasurer; L. K. Wikidall. Cha
mute, esquire; L. NJ. Penwell. Topeka.
and Dr. G. F. Kallgast. Cofeyville,
trustees. The election of a third trus-
| tee and the inner guard were left till
| the next annual meeting. which will
! be held in Chanute the second Tues
day in May 1907.
Big Cement Plant For Ft. Scott. -
! There seems to be every reason for
the belief that Fort Scott is soon to
see the ground breaking for a mann
moth Industry cement mill larger
than anything of its kind ever oper
ated in this end of the country. From
facts gathered from sources that are
reliable it is learned that the plant
is to be built and will furnish work
for four or five hundred men. 1t is
claimed that the consolidation of 9TH
er cement plants in this part of Kan
sas may be effected and the whole
united in one big mill Fort Scott
and the contiguous territory furnish
abundant material for the manufact
ure cf cement and just now a big mill
is being put up at the little town of
Mapleton, twenty miles to the north
Fire Crippled Parker Shows. = The
Elks' carnival that was to have been
given at Salina was declared off. A
telegram was received from Harry
Raver, the manager of the show
which was to have been, stating that
| it would be impossible TO fill the dates
for that city, as fire had practically
| put the show out of business The
wardrobes of all the actors were de-
| stroyed and many of the features
we're likewise destroyed. Upon re-
ceipt of the telegram efforts were
made to induce Mr. Parker. to bring
another attraction to Salina next
week, and a proposition was made to
put on a combination of good attrac-
tions. but they were not what the
Elks had been advertising and rather
than disappoint the people it was de
| cided to declare the entire show Off /
Veteran Hangs Himself. - Isaac
| Overhold. well known farmer living
near Centropolis, committed suicide
| by hanging himself in the barn. He
was an old soldier and in poor
health.
Old E,an Suicides. - John Carlson,
who lives about four miles northeast
of Reading. committed suicide by
hanging. He used baling wire and
hung himself in an old stone barn
near the house. Mr. Carlson was
| about 20 years old and leaves wife
and married daughter and SON. The
| son was adjudged insane last spring
and is now IN the asylum. The worry
over this is thought to be the cause
| of the suicide
Veteran of Army Commits Suicide.
Private John West OF Company B.
Eighteenth infantry, committed sui
eide at Ft. Leavenworth by cutting
himself twice in the throat with a po-
tato knife. West was disconsolate
and had acted queer since returning
from the maneuvers at Ft Riley He
was 10 years old and was a native
of Henry county, Indiana. He was
member of Company B for % years
ard was one of the veteran regulars
"Not Guilty" is Verdict-The jury
in the case OF the State VS.. Frank
Pattison, charged with the murder of
DR.. E. A. Doneison at Cedarvale. on
August 2S. brought in verdict Of
not guiltr.
ParoIed fer FoiIins EseaPss-Gov
Hoch has paroied from the Montgom-
cry county jail Milton Ford. who has
been there since July serving a
sentence OF six months for assault