Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-10
KANSAS COMMENT


The third annual conference of super
intendents OF schools, high school
principals and instructors will be held
at the University OF Kansas, April
20.
Electricity for Gas city.-The city
council of Gas City met in special ses-
sion and received a proposition from
the +. H. Taylor Fuel and Light Co.
TO install and operate an electric light
plant Nothing definite was done by
the council. they considering it best
TO thoroughly investigate the propo-
sition before taking action.
High School Building Completed
The new $4,000 Holton high school
will be turned over to the board of
education this in the near future. Ii
is oES of the handsomest school build
ings in the state The Holton high
school lately has been accredited at
the Kansas university, the Chicago
university. Wellesley and other first
grade educational institutions.
Explosion Killed Fireman.-Engine
No. 413 of through freight of the
Santa Fee blew up two miles west of
Bellefont, Kan. killing ]. M Shell
don,. the fireman. George Plumb, the
engineer. escaped unhurt. Plumb, the
engineer permitted the water in the
boiler to get too low. No one else
was injured. Sheldon. the dead fire
man. lived at Oklahoma City.
Mcpherson Pioneer Dies.-William
Pack, one of the oldest settlers of
Mcpherson county. died at his home
in Mound township. Mr. Pack set
tied in Mcpherson county in the
spring of 1871. locating on Crooked
creek. where he built and lived in a
sod house for number of years. His
house was the stopping place for
travellers on the trail between Sa-
lima through Mcpherson to Newton
Provost Guard for Prison. - AT
Leavenworth Major George S. Young
has been authorized to select six SER
geants, twelve corDorals and % en-
listed men for guard duty at the mill
tary prison after the old United
States prison is turned over to the
War department. 1t is announced
that Chaplain Silver of the Thirteenth
infantry will be chaplain ri the mill
tary prison. Chaplain AXton will
continue as at present.
5000 Barrel Tank Received.-The
big 5000 barrel tank for the Bennett
Paint Company's plant arrived and
was put in place at Wichita. From
now on the construction work of the
plant will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. The work has been stop
ped for some time on account of the
non-arrival of the big tank, which
had to be in place before the walls
We're built up. The machinery for
the plant has been purchased and
will he shipped by the first of the
month. 1t is expected that the ma
chinery will be in working order by
March 1.
Exclusive Franchise illegal. - The
decision of Judge Pollock, of the Uni
ted States court, handed down. al
lows the city of Hutchinson to grant
more than one franchise for an elect
rio light plant. II clearly states that
an exclusive francois is contrary TO
the organic law OF IT, atate. This is
the end of the case in which the wa
ter. light and gas company asked for
an injunction to prevent the city from
entering into Il contract with a new
company being organized to furnish
city and commercial light. 1t means
that either of the companies can
make contract with the city or with
the people.
l Saturday Work at K. U.-Saturday
work is becoming a feature in Kan
sas university life. Two years ago
there was scarcely any work done
In the university buildings except in
the shops. Every Saturday during
this term the shops have been crowd
ed. The chemistry laboratories have
been full of eXperimenters, the medi-
cal laboratories have been in CON
slant use. the botany classes have
kept Snow hall aSlow until O'Clock.
and the draughtsmen are always busy
on the third floor OF Fraser hall. If
there is any school that keeps her
students busy all the time il is Kan
sas university under the hour sys-
TEN.
New Bank at Eskridge. - The Sc
curity State Bank of this place has
purchased the lot on which the Tri-
vett building stood and will build an
up-to-date bank building The lot
Is corner lot and is the most de
sirable location in town. The Waugh
Brothers. owners of the bank. are
progressive and always keep apace
with the times. so it is expected that
the new building VIII be something
fine
Was Il Suicide? - c. e. McCallcn.
ex-agent for the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas railroad for lola. Gas City and
LeHarpe. who was to face a charge
of embezzlement of funds of the com
pany at the next term of the district
court. was found dead and terribly
mangled in the machinery of the
lola Portland Cement Company.
There were no Witnesses to the death
and IL is not known whether il was
accidental or suicide. 1t is believ-
ed by some that he committed sui
eide to avoid facing the charge against
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