Free press., 1907-05-18


Sheridan County Agricultural So
ciety, Miles Gray, secretary. Hoxie,
September Sc.
Smith County Fair Association. H.
@ Smith, secretary. Smith Center;
August 2O-23
Stafford County Fair association.
G. w. Grandy, secretary, St John;
August $3.50.
Wilson county. Fredonia Agri-
cultural association. v. L. Poison.
secretary, Fredonia: August CO.
siggs' Sentence commuted.-Char-
les H. Biggs. of Cloud county. who.
was convicted of grand larceny and
sent to the penitentiary a year ago,
has been given a Communication of
sentence by Gov. Hoch.
RawIins County Man Paroled. -
Gov Hoch has committed the peni-
tentiary sentence of Charles r.
Stevenson, of Rawlins county, from
a term of from three to FIVE years to.
a term of from one to three years.
Stevenson was sent to the penitenti-
ary for manslaughter in the second
degree last June. Under the commu-
tation he will be eligible to parole
next month.
Clyde Jointists Convicted. - The
State Temperance Union scored a
signal victory at Concordia when in
the district court Judge Dillon found
four Clyde jointists guilty of con-.
tempt in violating an injunction is
sued against them last December.
and announced that he wo@ld SEN
tence three of them-Jules and Char
les Regnier and Fred Landry to pay
fines of $500 and costs and 800 at.
torneys' fees each and to go to Jail
for four months.
Delegates to Civic Federation. -
Gov. Hoch has named the following
as delegates to the National Civic
Federation, which meets in Chicago
May % to 81. A. w. Benson, Otta-
wa; w. ]. Fitzgerald. Dodge City;
George E. Tucker. Eureka; A. G.
Lawrence; c. L. Davidson,
w. L. Cunningham, Arkan.
sas City; James F. Getty, Kansas
City, Kan; George H. Hodges, Ola
the; J. H. Atwood. Leavenworth; H.
B. Miller, Usage City; w. B. Ham,
stockton; w. w. Caldwell Concor-
liza; S. M. Porter, Caney; John Mad
len. Parsons; George w. CLICK. Atch-
son; James w. Orr, Atchison; T. A
Topeka; Frank P. MacLen-
IAN, Topeka; Harold Chase, Topeka.
Dell Keizer, Topeka.
Case Set For May 10. = The case
IF alleged discrimination in railway
.ates against Hutchinson in favor Of
Wichita, brought by c. E. Sentney,
vas set for hearing by the state,
BOARD of railroad commissioners for
Topeka On May 16.
Girl Fell Thirty Feet.-Miss Mary
1'Connor, II years old, an errand
,irl in the dressmaking department
# the George Innes Bry Goods Com.
ANY. at Wichita, fell through a.
kyiight to the ground floor of the
distance of thirty-seven
eet, lighting on her head and should
rs and, strange to say. escaped
erious injury.
Three New Buildings Ordered. -
The latest order for construction
york at Ft. Riley has been received
y the quartermaster from Washing
On, authorizing the construction of
ne double barracks for two com
anies, a big quartermasters store
ouse and a granary, all of which
ill be built of native stone at
ost of about 100000. The building
I'll be done this spring and sum
Ter.
Pioneer Killed by Cars. - Thomas
azelgrove, who settled in Leaven-
orth county ffty-two years ago and
ho has lived in the county ever
nee. was instantly killed by Mis-
,uri Pacific passenger train at Oak
ills. On account of defective hear
z he did not hear the train ap-
-oaching- He was 90 years old. 6
Kills Herself With Rat Poison.
rrested on an insanity warrant and
ft with her family. pending hear
g. Mrs. Rachel Bliss, an aged wo-
an at Concordia, killed herself with
dose of rat poison.
Tries a whitewash coeItail.-Ben
ssell, who is facing a charge of