Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-08-11
KANSAS COMMENT

jured in a runaway at Hutchinson
She was riding in a wagon with her
grandson when the horse became
frightened and started TO run. Mrs.
Burns jumped from the wagon, falling
on her head.
Normal Summer School Closes. -
The State Normal Summer School at
,Cmporia has closed and was the lar
gest and best term in its history. The
enrolment was nearly eight hundred
and the students have maintained a
higher standing than ever before.
Fourteen students finished the four
years course during this term.
Promised Them a Convention. -
Gov. Hoch has promised Il delegation
of Topeka negroes that he will use
his influence to bring the convention
of the National Negro League to To-
peka in 1907. The governor has writ
ten to Booker T. Washington and 9TH
er leading negroes asking them to
hold their convention in Topeka next
year
Black Hand Causes Suicide.-Driv-
en- to desperation through fear that
he had been marked for death by the
BLACK Hand" to which he belonged.
John Cross. of Pittsburg, a Polish
miner about 80 years of age, commit
ted suicide in North Frontenac by
premises of George Rice, where he
roomed and boarded
Shot Through the Leg. - Warren
Fauver, the eleven-year-old son of j.
s. Fauver. who lives at Wichita. shot
himself through the thigh with a re-
volver He was playing with the gun
when it was accidentally discharged,
the bullet passing entirely through his
leg. Although the bone was not brok-
en- the wound is a bad one and may
prove quite serious.
Will Use Auditorium. - The Cham
Der of Commerce of Wichita has COM
pleted the negotiations for the use of
the auditorium October II, 10, 10, for
the Anti-Horse Thief Association. On
those dates that organization will hold
q state meeting there 1t is expected
that there will be over 1000 members
of the association in attendance. Rufe
of the arrangements.
Negro Killed by Train.-The body
of a negro was found west of Wells
vile, near the Santa Fe track. He
had evidently fallen from a train and
the wheels had passed over him just
above the hips. A memorandum book
gave his name as Charley White. A
Charlotte street, Kansas City. His
mother. Mary White, lives at LeXing-
ton, Mo.
Charter For Omaha & Denver. =
The state charter board has granted
authority to the Omaha & Denver
Short Line Railroad Company to
build a line through Northeastern
Kansas. The company, as its name
indicates. is constructing line from
Denver to Omaha. 1t is to build the
line through the counties Of
Cheyenne, Rawlins. Decatur, Norton
and Phillips in Kansas.
Investigating Fence Case.-Cattle-
men in western Kansas who have not
complied with the order of the federal
court requiring them to remove their
fences from aroNnd government land
are to be made the subjects of inves-
tigation by the interior department.
Blake Franklin, an agent of the in
terror department has started on a
tour of the ranches of the state and
will investigate the reports that the
cattlemen have not removed their
fences.
Wheat sprouting in Shock.-Long
continued and excessive rains are
seriously damaging wheat. Much
that has been standing in the shock
especially on low grounds. has already
begun to sprout. The rains are fine
on the corn. which now promises the
biggest crop in years, and on fall
pastures.
Must Afford a Daily Ssrvice.-The
state board of railroad commission
ers has ordered the installation of O
daily passenger service over the ST
Louis & San Francisco line from
Cherokee TO Girard. There has beer
no daily passenger train on that iinC
for some time and the people have
been peutioning the board for relief.
6rooncora Harvest Begins. - The
work of pulling the broom corn croI
in the Kansas broom corn belt has
begun. This belt lies mostly in the
counties of Rice. Stafford. Barton
and Reno. and the crop is said to be
of excellent quality. The work OF
harvesting the crop began earlier
than usual this year because it ma
tured sooner than usual. The acre
age is said to be larger than it was
year ago.
Soldiers Victim Dies.-Martha Ar
ferbridge, who was shot by Private
Robert J. Tellies. of the Ninth Cav
airy band at Fort Riley, died Tellies
was captured and Will be turned over
to the United States c-arshai
Doctors Are Prosecuting HUFF. -
Complaint was made in Justice court
at Ottawa against Joseph HUH. livine
near Rantoul, for violating the medi
cal laws. HUFF 50 charged with pre-
scribing paste for the cure of can
or xnyfth 10 H.