Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-09-14


stock sanitary commission at Neode-
sha, in Wilson county.
Gas Struck in Topeka. = Aften a
search of three years natural gas was
struck in Topeka about a mile east
of Highland park. This is the first
time natural gas has been found near
Topeka.
Died in Mail Wagon.-P NJ. Axtell,
"a rural mail carrier on route No. /,
out of Formoso, died in his mail
wagon. He had collected mail three
miles out of town on lis return. His
horse came into town and walked in
to SCOTS livery barn with the old
man sitting in his seat dead.
viii Bulletin Trains. w. R.
Smith, general attorney for the San
ia Fe, in letter to the board of rail
road commissioners says that the
Santa Fe is very willing and de
sirous to give the public correct in
formation about the arrival and leav
ing time of trains.
Kansas Wins 28th Place. = A tele-
gram from General ]. w. F. Hughes
from Camp Perry. Ohio, where the
national rife matches were held.
says that Kansas won twentveighth
place with 2,12O points. which score
last year would have given the Kan
sans fourteenth. Roy Slower, who
coached the winning navy team, is p
son of Tim Stovey. of lola.
Need Cars For Broomcorn. = Com
plant from many portions of the
state have been made to the railroad
commissioners that cars cannot be
secured to handle the broom corn
crop in Kansas. The crop this year
will be about 10000 tons. a 10000 ton
increase over last year Kansas and
Oklahoma produce about three-quart
-ers of the total crop of the United
States.
Salesman Slabs a Conductor.-Af
ter uuarreling over a street car trans
fer it is alleged that A. w. Brewer
travelling salesman followed Franb
Curtis. a street car conductor at To
peka. almost a mile and stabbed him
several times with a knife. The in
juries are serious. Brewer notified
the police that he would give himself
up.
Song to Bring Him $500 - Woo
ing the muse in Kansas. while en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits, is no.
a common occurrence, but c. NJ
Stevens. a young farmer of Agricola
a small town two miles west of Wav
erly. while industriously turning
over the fertile sod preparatory tc
fall wheat sowing, composed verse:
for which, set to music, he is Offered
$4,000.
Uncle Sans Secretary Released
H H Tucker, Jr., former secretary
treasurer of the Uncle Sam Oil Com
pany has been released from tn
county Jail at Leavenworth afte
serving a three months sentence TO
contempt imposed by Federal Judg
w G. Hook. Tucker says ne vii
Immediately try to straighten out tn
tangled affairs of his company an
try to have it taken out of tn
hands of ]. c. o. Morse, receiver.
f1urISO WAN TO OcdIH. = ne III
fatal accident has occurred at tn
UnJited States Portland Cemen
plant at Yacemento. Addie Lee,
cement worker, fell from the sea
folding in one of the upper storie
and died fifty-one minutes from tn
time he was picked up. He and al
other man were working near tn
ceiling of one of the rooms when tn
plank upon which he was standin
broke.
Dalton Going Back to Prison. -
has been ascertained upon reliabl
authority that Gov. Hoch will let En-
met Dalton return to the Kanse
state penitentiary. and then. If b
pardons him, it will be from Their
Dalton was let out to have HI
wounded arm operated upon. TIL
doctors gave It eucooSeful "++A0+iO
Heavy pressure is being brought
bear upon the governor from man
sources to let Dalton go, and thel
is little question but that it will
dore
Appreciate Kansas Methods. - E
win Hall, secretary of the Agricu
tural and Pastoral Association
Auckland, New Zealand. writes
the Kansas board of agriculture f
additional copies Of its reports, ar
in the course Of his letter says
Your publications heretofore recei
ed have been of much service to n
in dealing with agricultural matter
in this colony. Our members spea
In the highest terms of your work
which they consider to be among
the most useful and instructive
any they receive from any part
the world
Fear the Army Worm.-John Ba
go, sanitary live stock cOmml