Free press., 1906-05-19

of the institution. The growth in all
the schools is marked. The number
of men in the university is 1,122 end
the number of women 5S4-
Arranging for Harvest.-T. B. &c
row, state free employment agent, is
sending out to the farmers and grain
dealers for advance information in re-
gard to the condition of the wheat
crop and in regard to the number OF
men which may be needed in the
state.
Respected Farmer suicides.-JohL
Doran, well-to-do and respected far
mer residing five miles north of Coun-
Gil Grove. committed suicide by shoot
ing himself Doran was about 40
years old and leaves a wife and sew
eral children. AS yet no cause for
the rash act has been unearthed.
Temperance Union OFFICERS. = OFF,
GERS of the State Temperance Union
for the ensuing year were elected.
They are: E. B. Cowgirl, of Topeka,
president; H. G. Larimer, of Topeka,
Vice-president; Rev. Robert Norris, of
Topeka, secretary; S. S. OFT, of Tope-
ka, treasurer. to succeed William
MacFarren. Each of the first three
officers succeeds himself.
Kansas Gets Mexico Contract. =
The contract for furnishing the plans
and experimenting the contraction
OF packing plant costing $10O,0 600 in
Cananea, state of Sonora, Mexico. has
been let to Henderson & Lundberg,
the architects of Coffeyville. Mr..
Henderson, who is in Bisbee, Ariz.
on business, sent the views of the
deal to his partner here
Another Enoch Arden.-James Lin
der, who left Parsons nineteen years
ago, deserting his wife and children,
showed up the other day He had
spent all those years at Cape Nome
His family had never heard from him
in the meantime. Mrs. Linder, be-
lieving him to be dead, married John
Cruise, of Thayer, a few months ago.
Linder says he will make her no
trouble.
Gas Plant for Great Bend = The
city council at it's last meeting grant
ed to Messrs. Dunn and .Heyde
franchise to erect and maintain a gas
manufacturing plant in Great Bend
These men propose to begin at once
and expend in the neighborhood of
twenty thousand dollars in building
the necessary buildings, putting in
machinery, etc. They expect to fur
nish gas made from coke for both IL
Elimination and heating purposes.
They claim for it about the finest
fuel that can be obtained and at
nominal cost.
Cow Has Diphtheria.-Leavenw
is threatened with a bovine cpl
demic of diphtheria. A physician was
called to attend the family of Henry
Hassen, four members of which are
suffering from diphtheria, and during
his visit the fact that bessie was also
sick was mentioned. Diagnosis show
ed that the COW had diphtheria and
in consequence other COWS in the city
must have the malady as the disease
can not be contracted by them ex-
cepting from animals The physician
says that the four children contract
ed diphtheria from drinking the cows
milk.
Heavy Fire Loss at Girard. = The
large two-story residence of Tenny
Root, just outside the city limits of
Girard, was destroyed by fire. The
contents down stairs were saved, but
everything upstairs-bed, bedding,
etc., was destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000, as the house
was one of the best in Girard and the
cost of building alone was about
$4,000. The house and contents
were insured for about two-thirds of
their value. Mr. Root was not at
home at the time and the few house
hold goods that were saved were got
ten out of the burning housesby the
neighbors and Mrs. Root The origin
was from a defective flue
No Conclusion Reached. = At the
meeting of the State Temperance
Union in annual convention at Tope-
ka the question of whether the So
ciety should be merged with the Anti
Saloon League of America was dis
cussed but no conclusion was reach
ed.
Burbank May Locate.-It is report
ed that ex-Lieutenant Sidney S. Bur
bank will take up his residence in
Leavenworth when his term of i'm
prisonment in the United States peni-
tentiary ends next spring. 1t is said
that a friend there has already Sc
cured employment for him. Burbank
is said to have dropped this informa-
tion during a conversation just before
he entered the prison.
Will Ask States Aida. w. Baker,
who has been let out as city marshal |
of Girard. and who was succeeded by |
Cecil Sturgeon, young man who was
appointed in his place, is threatening |
to contest the appointment. Ex-MaF-
shal Parker is an old soldier, and he |
claims that the state law which gives |
veterans the preference in appoint |
ments of this kind has been ignored |
by the mayor of Girard.
Be Their Own Operators. = The !
Miners union of Arcadia has decided |
to solve the supension problem by be-