Free press., 1906-04-07

In the Olympic Games.-Fay Moul-
ton, the Kansas university sprinter Of
some years ago. has been selected as
one OF the team TO represent America
in the Olympic games which will take
place in Athens, Greece. this spring.
Moulton will run in the 40O-meter
race.
Hand Picked up by Dredge. = A
sand dredge on the Kaw river at To-
peka picked up human hand 1t is
the right hand of white man and
its state of preservation shows that
it has not been in the river long. The
authorities are now trying to locate
the body.
To Inspect Soldiers Home. Col.
w. E. ElwelI, inspector general for all
the National Soldiers homes, arrived
at Leavenworth and will spend sew
eral days making a thorough inspec-
tion of the records. accounts and con
ditions at the military home located
here.
Holton's New Bank BuiIding.-The
State Bank of Holton. which lately
suffered a bad fire, is to have new
home. The bank and Judge Case
Broderick have adopted plans for
$4,000 brick building on the south
west corner of the public square.
Work will begin April /.
Haletead Short on Ice. - For the
first time in ten years the ice deal
ers here have failed TO fill their ice
houses with natural ice. At no time
during the winter has the ice on the
river been thick enough to cut and
ice users will have to depend wholly
on the manufactured product.
A $4,000 Land Sale. = A deed in
which the consideration is stated at
100000 was filed in the office of the
register of deeds. The deed conveys
from Whit Laming and wife, of Ton
ganoXie. to Joseph H. Driesbach, go
acres of land near Tonganoxie The
purchase price was $6250 an acre.
Armed Convict at Large. = Private
Empie, Of the First infantry, await
ing trial at Fort Leavenworth for de-
sertion, escaped from his armed
guard and took the latter's Krag-Jor-
gensen rifle and ammunition. The
sentry reported that he slipped in a
rut and fell, and the prisoner seized
him before he could get up and took
the weapon from him and fed.
Looks for ACjustmcnt.-The price
of coal has begun to advance in To-
peka on account of the probability of
a coal strike. Dealers are now ask
ing from 25 to so cents a ton more
than they did recently. They claim
the mines have lifted prices. Cyrus
Leland, trustee for the Dev1in mines,
says that his concern has not lifted
prices any. He still locks for set
tlement of the trouble between opera
tors and miners, aLI feels sanguine
that no strike will occur
More Aid for ireland. = Additional
pressure to secure a pardon for A. R.
Ireland will be brought to bear upon
Gov. Hoch by the labor unions of To-
peka. A big mass meeting is to be
held April 3. David Overmyer will
be one of the speakers. The Ireland
matter gets a place in the Topeka
meeting because the labor unions
think that Ireland is mistreated just
as Meyer and other Idaho officials are.
Ireland is vice-presi~ mt of the Ma
chinists' UEion, and is serving a six
months sentence in the COwley cOun-
ty Jail for cssaulting J. D. Harrity, 9
"scab" machinist.
Forestry Offi>iaI at Ft. Riley. -
Charles A Scott. assistant forester
from Washington, D. c.. arrived here
about a week ago and has been engag-
ed in looking over the reservation in
connection with the scheme for the
planting of trees on it's many bald
| hills 1t was recommended last year
that such scheme be inaugurated
| if practicable. as the baroness of the
hills made it almost impossible for the
concealment of troops when in any
considerable number during man
| euver operations. The scheme is q
big one and of course, will take time
to accomplish
Farmers Want Interurban.-One oi
the big questions just now in consid
GRAFTON by the interurban people is
| whether to so north over the origina
survey to Winfield, or to take the
route northeast via the Dunkard
Mills. A careful measurement de
monstrates the fact that instead Of
| five miles. it is only two and one-hal1
miles farther by the Dunkard Mills
route. Also the farmers along this
route are willing to donate $4,000 tC
have the road run that way, for the
benefit it will be to them in trans
portation and the natural increase o.
the value of their farms. A conser
vative estimate is that the InterurbaI
will add at least SIS per acre to every
farm il touches MIR J. w. Birdzel
of the Dunkard Mills has pledged $500
TO have the road run that way. The
Dunkard Mills route would catch {
very large amount of passenger traf
fc Hundreds of people from boil
Arkansas City and Winfield woulC
visit the Dunkard Mills station to fisl
and picnic where the other route
would catch only those who would gs
to and from Arkansas City and Win
field.