Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-01-27
KANSAS COMMENT

I'D nave Il NITSieSS IeSIdph StdI'i-
The location has not yet been secured
but will be probably within the next
few DAYS.
Church Holds Annual Meeting. -
The Bethany Lutheran church held
fits annual meeting at Lin1sbor- and
elected officers for the ensuing year
The Bethany church is the largest
Swedish Lutheran church west of
the Missouri river
Mysterious Force Ciacaoe.-A mum
Der of Mcpherson count farmers
have lost horses within the last few
months from a disease which seems
inexplainable, but which greatly re-
sembles the new disease Ill horses,
which is discussed in a recent bulle-
tin from the veterinary department
Of the State Agricultural College. 1t
is a fatal disease and hundreds OF
horses have died during the i--3t
two months.
Quickly Taken.-G. G. Harrison, of
Jewell county. was asked by Chas-
Beeler what he would take for his
home farm of eighty acres. Harris
on didn't want to sell, so he thought
he would saw off the trade by saying
that he would take $4,000. Make
out your deed" replied Beeler to
Harrisons great establishment. Then
Harrison had to crawfsh. This is
the first time in history that a West
ern Kansas man has refused $11O
an acre for his farm.
a Pioneer Dead B. Cramer, Il
pioneer citizen of Mcpherson coun-
ty. died suddenly at his home in
Galva of paralysis His wife was in
the house alone with him at the
time. Mr.. Cramer was almost 90
years old and was apparently in
good health. He leaves a widow and
five children. He came TO this coun-
ty from Illinois in 1872 and home
steaded several miles south Of Can
ton. He was one of the earliest set
tiers in the county and for many
years was prominent in his com
munity and in the county.
Invents Sewer Cicaner.--A device
which will, with four men and two
teams. do in four weeks what 9TH
erwise requires forty men three
months to do. has been invented by
Edward Fitzpatrick, sewer inspec-
tor of Wichita. This is not an eX-
IRENE statement made upon theory,
but 1t is made after the machine has
been given Il practical test. 1t is
certainly a splendid device and all
who have seen it predict that Mr..
Fitzpatrick will soon be able to re-
tire from active life and enjoy ne
fruits resulting from his inventive
genius.
Goes Not Accept Passes. = Judge
Thomas J. Flannelly, of Independence,
judge of the Fourteenth district. com
posed of Labette a2d Montgomery
counties, refuses all railroad passes
offered him, and has not ridden on
a railroad pass since holdinC office.
This week he returned all the rail
road passes sent to him with a let
ter declining to accers them, stat
ing that he did not care to accept
companies { others who were on
might b. ONE liti%2lts in his court,
and thanking tht. railroads. for their
courtesy, but dlciU;u.s 10 accept any
pass from any r...road company.
With the headquarters of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas located al
Parsons. and three other railroads
fnt f,.i@
a great deal OF railroad litigation in
Judge Flannelly's court each term
The most of these are damage suits.
Prison Building Transfer.-Major r
W. McClaughry. warden of the United
States penitentiary. and Major G. S
Young. commandant of the new mill
fairy prison. have finally agreed upo,
February | as the date for transfer
ring the old prison from the depart
mcnt of justice to the war department
In the meantime part of the civil peni
tentiary property will be taken over
daily and nothing but the formal trans
fer Will remain for the first of The
month. So far nothing definite has
been settled relative to the guard fore;
for the military prison.
Coal Miner Instantly kiIied.-GabC
Anderson, n coal miner of Weir City
was instantly killl by fall of rocs
at No. $, Central Coal and Coke Com
pany's mine. The accident occurred
n few minutes after Anderson starr
ed to work in Eis room. He was min
ing out chot when ;>e roof CAV,
way. and his body was caught undel
a large mass of rock and coal, anl
badly crushed and mangled Sever
al other miners Immediately begaT
the work of removing the body. Shat
No. 80 is a new one. opened during
the past year by the Central Com
pany.
Located on the Line.-Peck. Kan. i.
a modest town. Its name doesn't ap
pear in the big papers once a month
Yet it is so large that it takes two
counties to he'd il Sumner. anC
Sedgwick
Leaves Money to church.-Andrew
J. Ketchum. who died at Wichita, haC
a provision in his will that $4,000
should be given to the First Baptist
church This organization is prepar
ing to erect a new edifice and it was
for this purpose that the money is