Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-21
KANSAS COMMENT

meeting of the directors of the state
fair association it was decided to
give up holding a fair this fall in To-
peka and give a big racing meet in
stead. This action had been ex-
pected for some time.
Sues For $4,000 For Loss Of Leg
A case was filed in the district court
at Junction City in which Myrten
Clair Kerr of this city sues the Union
Pacific railroad company for damages
to the amount of $4,000 for the loss
of leg by being run over by a
train. Kerr was working for the COM
pany in the capacity of brakeman.
chIoroform Was Pumped Out. =
w. B. Kirkum. mason. of Abilene,
became discouraged and went to
Townsend's drug store, where he
bought bottle of chloroform. He
said goodby to the bystanders and
drank half an ounce of the liquid. He
was speedily pumped out and taken to
jail.
Vets at Pittsburg in August. -
The seventh annual reunion of the
Twentieth Kansas infantry, u. S. A.
will be held in Pittsburg, August Z
and s. in Lincoln park. The Civil war
veterans will also hold a reunion at
the same time. The Twentieth Kan
sas boys, who will gather from all
parts of the United States, will be in
khaki uniform.
Asleep on PIatform-KiIIed. = Joe
Williams of Beattie was killed at
Home City by being struck in the
head by westbound freight train.
He had fallen asleep while sitting on
the depot platform and did not hear
the incoming train and one side of
his head was crushed in. killing him
almost instantly. He was a member
or a bridge gang. He leaves wife
and two children.
TrimbIe Is Held For Murder.-Matt
Trimble. who is charged with the kill
ing of Lawrence Seidl of Millerton,
some weeks ago. was charged with
murder in the first degree. After
preliminary hearing before Judge
Carver at Wellington he was admit
ted to bail in the sum of $4,000 His
case will be heard before the district
court of Sumner county at the Sep
TENDER term.
Hourly Victim of the Sickle Bar
Baker Williams, of Concordia, while
cutting alfalfa. got in front of the
sickle bar to arrange some part of the
machinery when the team started up
and the sickle caught his right foot
on the instep, cutting a severe cash
In the foot Baker said: Il do not
need to be advised to keep from in
front OF the mower sickle when the
machine is in gear
Boy Drowned at Topeka.-The first
drowning of the season in Topeka
took place when Jacob Williamson.
the siXteen-year-old son of Samuel
Williamson. was drowned at Cages
lake west of town. He and his broth
er were swimming in the lake with
Sam Markowitz when the boy disap-
peared from sight. This is the last
that was seen of Williamson until Will
liam Eaton, who is in charge Of the
park. brought his lifeless body to the
surface. some ten minutes later.
No More Begging on Streets. =
There is to be no more begging on
the streets of Wichita. Notice was
served by o. P. Hicklin. the commits
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Couch. secretary of the Associate
p Charities. that n new rule regarding
begging has been put in effect and is
to be ri.idly enforced. The matter
has been taken up with Chief of Pc
lice G. T. Cubbon and he has agreed
TO cause arrest and prosecution in
every case to which the attention of
the police department is called.
Prizes For Kansas Firemen. -
Chief William Reinisch Of the fire de-
partment has received a preliminary
program for the meeting OF the Kan
sas State Firemen's Association to be
held in Lawrence. October 8. and 5.
1t gives an idea of the extent of the
program and the prizes and S765 in
cash is offered to the winners of the
various events.
Invented in kansas.-It may not be
generally known. but it is a fact that
the Irvine binder that is doing such
good work in the Kansas harvest
fields is the invention of an old juno
ton City boy, p. F. Mcclure. of
Pierre. S. d.
W. 3. Noble Attempts Suicide. -
w. 3. Noble OF Pittsburg. Kan, dis
trict agent for the Illinois Life Insur-
ance Company. attempted suicide
at hotel at Wauneta. eight miles
west of Sedan. He cut his troat with
a pocket knife. but was prevented
from bleeding to death by being
found in, time. He will recover. He
has been making Sedan his head
quarters for some time and it is sup
posed that financial reverses have
made him respondent
Irvine Plant Is FFourishina.-John
c. Brown, chief clerk at the state
penitentlary, says that the state
twine plant has been doing a flour
ishing business this year. He says
the state has sold more Irvine since
the close Of the harvest season Of
1905 than it has made in that time.
Boy Crushed to Death.-The 7-year-
old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kruger
who live nine miles from Leaven-
worth was crushed by a wagon load
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