The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12

An agents ROOT OuC OTT.-By max
ing mistep while working around the
Santa Fe accommodation train at
Gridley, H. Cook, the agent at that
place, got his right foot under the
wheels and part of it was cut off. He
was taken to the Santa Fe hospital
at Ottawa.
Used a Razor; Murder Charged
HezZa Spradlin was bound over to the
district court at West Mineral upon
charge of murder in the first de
gree. He is the man who nearly cut
off the head of Lille Parry with a
razor. A mob was feared and Sprad-
lin was well guarded, but no open vio-
lence was attempted
Hog Receipts Record Broken.-Over
$4,000 hogs were received at the
Wichita stock yards during the month
of November. This is the largest
number ever received in one month,
passing the May record, the largest
up. to that time, by over 5000. The
largest shipment for one day was
when 1000 hogs were received.
May Be Iron Ore.-What is believed
to be a rich strike of iron ore has
been discovered by A. J. Meers,
prospector of much experience who
has been living in the Wichita noun
the ore will be assayed Immediately
and the value of the find will be
known. There is an almost mex
haustible supply o fthe ore. 5
No More School Lands Leased
State Auditor James Nation has TAX
en- the initial step to stop the leasing
of school lands in western Kansas. He
says that the leasing system permits
settlers to commit gross frauds in
securing school lands and he will ask
the next legislature to repeal the en-
tire leasing act. In the meantime the
auditor will approve no more leases.
Teachers To Meet at Hutchinson
The annual meeting of the Central
Kansas Teachers association will
meet in Hutchinson April 1, 2 and 3.
This meeting is to take the place of
the one held in past years at Thanks
giving time. At the meeting a year
ago it was decided to discontinue the
Thanksgiving meeting, but instead
hold the annual sessions in the spring.
Carr Trial in February.-The last
official act in Marion county of Judge
Morse was an order to County Clerk
Woolheater to draw a petit jury of
two hundred names. This is the first
step in the trial of William Thomas
Carr at the February term, at which
time Judge R. L. King will preside
Whether the next jury will acquit, or
do as the first one did, disagree, is
hard question to answer.
Wife Deserter to Reformatory.-J.
G. Castle, who eloped from yelling
ton a few weeks ago with Melvina
Hathaway, a young telephone opera
tor, deserving his wife and infant
child, and who subsequently deserted
the girl at Goldfield, New, was tried
in the district court. Upon his plea
of guilty, Castle being under %, Judge
Swart zgave him a sentence of from
one to five years in the Hutchinson
reformatory.
Southern Kansas Teachers Adjourn.
The Southern Kansas Teachers as
sociation, comprising nine counties in
Kansas and two counties in Oklaho-
ma, closed a very successful session
at Arkansas City. About 500 teachers
were in attendance. Lee Harrison,
ind 81
county, was elected president of the
association, and John F. Bender of
Arkansas City was elected vice presi-
dent. The next annual session will be
held in Wichita.
Drowned in Little osaee.-Miss Ha-
eel Hunsaker, a 13-year-old girl who
lived with her widowed mother on a
farm about three miles south of Kin
caid, was drowned in the Little Usage,
a stream that runs through that Sec
ton. The body was recovered two
hours later.
Carr Had Chance to Escape.-Sheriff
Mansfield thus far has no trace of the
daring jail breaker, Montague, who
was awaiting trial at Marion for bur-
glarizing the Rock Island depot at
Peabody some time ago. Montague
managed to dig his way to liberty by
removing a stone in the west wall,
near the south corner last Saturday
night, using as an instrument bro
ken case knife. The dirt was skill
fully concealed under newspapers and
rs in the exercise corridor and the
Ter prisoner, William Thomas Carr,
who is accused of numbering Express
Messenger Bailey at Newton and in
default of bail awaits trial during the
February term, could also have es-
capped but refused the opportunity,
preferring the risk or a Kind-heartea
jury.
Call for State Bank Reports-W. S.
Albright, state bank commissioner, is
sued a call requiring all state banks
to send in statements showing their
condition at the close of business Nov.
%. The result of this call will be
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