Free press., 1906-04-21

MarySV1IIe FRANK ANDERSON anc
James Karousche were killed.
Boy Killed by Lightning. Marion
Guigley. the 15-year-old son of L. E.
Guigley, living four miles south of
| Burlington, was killed by lightning
during the severe thunderstorm.
Burbank in Machine Shops. = Sid
ney s. Burbank, the ex-lieutenant.
went to work in the machine shops at
the federal prison. He seems anxious
to obey the prison regulations and
please the authorities.
Track Layers at Work.-The track
| layers have reached the city limits
with the steel for the Pittsburg elect
ric line. Ties have been distributed
ahead and poles for the wire are
ahead of the track layers.
Found Four Indictments.-The fed
eral grand jury adjourned at Topeka,
after finding four indictments against
parties for illegal land fencing and
seizures. The names of the indicted
parties were not given out, and it was
impossible TO obtain them at pres
| ent
Arkansas Requisition Honored. =
/ Gov. Hoch has honored the requisi-
ton of the governor of Arkansas for
| the return TO that state of Harry
Cloughey, who is wanted for stealing
! $1,000. ]. U. Brown, of Union county,
Ark, is at Topeka TO take the prison
| er back with him. Cloughey is under
arrest in Parsons.
New Disease Killing Horsss.-Gov.
Hoch has received a letter from Thad
| c. Carver, of Pratt county, to the eff
feet that new disease is killing their
| horses. Mr. Carver asks that the
state veterinarian be sent to the State
Agricultural College. Senator Carver
does not describe the disease, but
says that it is fatal in nearly every
instance
Simmons Out Under Bond.-David
Simmons, who is serving a term in
the penitentiary for murder, was re-
| leased on $4,000 bond. The crime
was committed in Geary county and
before transcript of the case could
| be prepared the court stenOgrapher
died, and it was impossible for other
stenographers to read the notes and
prepare the transcript in time to file
the appeal The appeal will now be
| allowed
Higgins Indictment FauIty.-Judge
Pollock has sustained the demurrer to
the Indictment returned against John
w. Higgins, charging him with en-
bezzling $1,375 while assisting his
| father, who was postmaster at Ian
sing The money was returned by
check shortly after the discovery of
! the shortage. Judge Pollock held
| that the indictment was faulty. in
that it did not show the capacity in
which young Higgins was employed
about the postofhce.
Pratt is Growing Town. : Pratt's
population has increased 10 per cent
in the last few months, and a fine
electric light system has been install
ed, placing 1000 candle power street
lights where they can be seen fol
miles, The Pratt Milling Company is
now erecting 500 barrel Touring
mill, to be in operation by August
l. This enterprise owns elevators
along the Rock Island from Liberia
to Arlington, and the mill buildings
cover two blocks of land.
To Dsd:cate Orphans Home. = A
Manhattan on April &c will occur the
largest gathering of Odd Fellows anC
Rebekahs ever held in Kansas, wheI
the Eureka Lake Club House will b'
dedicated as the 1. o. o. F. orphan:
home The Union Pacific RAILROAD
will run hourly trains between Man
haitian and Junction City for accom-
modation of the visitors, and cut rate
are made on other roads. The Yves
Side Forestry Club, a woman's or
ganization of Topeka, has arranged
to meet here on the same day for tn
purpose of inspecting the state agri
cultural college grounds and build
ings.
Standard Oil Properties. = The re
turns which the tax agent Of tn
Standard Oil Company has made t
the state board of railroad assessor
shows that this company has invest
ed little more than 100000 in Kan
sas property and development durin:
| the ldSI year. uS ISIQlnS 4LdO0 ".
, the company a year ago showed tina
it owned property in the state values
at ,S95. and the returns mad
this year show that this amount ~ha
been increased only to $2,5G6, 1868
The increase has been in the erection
of tanks on the new tank farms es
| tablished during the year. Their
have been no new pipe lines.
Generous Nei9hbors. = About tel
days ago Richard White took up
homestead in Logan county. He sen
for his family and on their way from
Oakley to the homestead Mr.. Whit
died suddenly. Then Western gen
erosity manifested itself. Billy
Sidles started a subscription and with
in three days farmers and ranchme'
, subscribed enough money to buiI
the widow a comfortable house ol
her homestead and keep her until sh
can raise a crop.
Killed in Driving Belt. - Charlie