Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-30

OF the water works plant and teo sand
springs, from which the water supply
is taken, and will vote on purchase
of the plant next month. The price
fixed is $4,000 and bonds to this
amount on 4 IL per cent basis Will
be submitted.
Suicide at Caney.-Caney was ter
ribIy shocked to learn that Mrs. z.
B. Mccoy. wife of DR.. Mccoy, the
dentist, and a prominent church and
society ladv had committed suicide at
an early hour by blowing her brains
out with a pistol. The McCoys had
lived in Caney for five years and were
well thought Of
Allen Under Peace Bond. = George
Allen the Tonganoxie farmer who
threatened to kill Frank Dugan and
wife and held them up at the point
of a revolver and cursed them to his
hearts content, had his hearing in
a Justice of the peace court in Tonga
noxie and is held under peace bond
of So. 500.
Kansas Town to Make At.-Some of
the people of Frankfort are contem-
plating the manufacture of denatured
alcohol as soon as the bill goes into
effect. 4 meeting was held recently
and the situation thoroughly canvass
ed It was learned that the con-
sumption of gasoline in Frankfort
amounted to about $4,000 a year and
it's use can easily be replaced by alco-
hol.
More Bugs for K. IA collection
of 945 German beetles have been add
ed 20 the chronological collection at
the university. This collection was
sent to DR.. Snow in exchange for
LOO differeLt species of American
flies which he shipped to Germany last
year. The collection is valued at $500
and is a valuable acquisition to the
university collection.
Sewer System for MCPHERSON. -
The city council has definitely COM
pleted it's plans for sewer system
and has instructed the clerk to adj
vertise for bids. The system will in
| clude about seven miles of laterals
and main sewers. A disposal and
publication plant to purify the sew
er before it passes into a dry ravine
| will have to be built. Mcpherson
has no stream Of running water with
! in access.
CoffeyviIIe's Fruit Jar Factory
The site of the new fruit jar factory
has at last been decided upon. The
| blue prints of the factory building
| have been accepted, the material and
machinery shipped and work viii 1e
commenced at once. 1t is expected to
have the new Nlant in operation by
! October Is at the latest. It will re-
quire about 40 men to build the plant
and 2S5 people will be carried on its
pay role to start out with.
Friction at Reformatory. A story
has reached Topeka of friction in Off
cial circles in the state refOrmatory
e. E. Mar5hall, superintendent of the
institution. recently discharged Chas
]. Peck, the assistant superintendent
and appointed to succeed him James
| Cady, a Linn county politician. This
stirred up trouble for Marshall and
there is talk of an investigation Of
the affairs of the institution to be in
stigated by the friends of Peck.
Must Wait Sixty Days. = ]. w. T
Hughes. adiutant general of the Kan
sas National guard, says that he does
not expect to nay the Kansas troop:
for their time between the day of en-
listment and muster into the govern
ment during the Spanish-AmericaI
war for at least sixty days. He ha:
received draft from the war depart
ment for SO 900 to cover the expens
of paying the soldiers, but must frs
complete the roster of the regiments
A part of the delay is also caused b.
the fact that there is no means o
compensation for John T. Nicholson
the Kansas agent in Washington VIII
collected the funds. The state al
; lows the agent 10 per cent on colleC
. tons, but as these are claims of in
dividuals it is probable that he vii
set nothing for this work.
Ccing to chickamauga Park. Al
> Engagements have been made for tn
: departure of the graduating class O
5 the Staff college, at Fort LeaveI
: worth, on July 5, for Chickamaug
5 park. where they viii be joined by otf
. er or.Sers. and a march will be tt
Ken over the IdInOuS TOulS ITdNSISS
! by Sherman with his armies in hi
D march to the sea. This is the tri
y that Father Sherman tried to max
recently, but gave up on account {
h the opposition made by Southerner
= Student officers will make it solel
n for the purpose of studying miIitar
, problems 1t will give the youn
n officers chance TO learn the STRAIT
@ gical advantages of the positions o.
G cupicd by Sherman and his troops. A
a effort will also be made to determin
why he made certain apparently US
less moves.
y Driven to Crime by Thirst.-An u
q known man shot and fatally woun
# ed Private John Marquette. of ii
Twenty-ffth battery of field art;ller
$ of Fort Riley. in the north part
: Junction City. after the soldier had r
: fused him drink. The man who d
# the shooting escaped and has not "
been located.
- BIac%Ieg in Kansas Cattle. = Thi