The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-05

as a brakeman on the Leavenworth
branch of the a. T. & S. F. Railway
company, was fatally injured at Har-
vey Spur, small station near Leay-
enworth, and died while being taken
to the Santa Fe hospital in Topeka.
Ratcliff was on duty while assisting
in the switching of some freight cars
he fell between two cars and both
legs were horribly mangled He was
also otherwise injured, but his death
was due to the shock.
Kansas Spends $3,216,s $50. = The
state of Kansas spent $3.216,920.34
during the fiscal year ending July,
1908. The total amount appropriated
for the year, payable out of the ger,
eral revenue fund, was S3,623, 073 2SS.
This amount included the balances
from the fiscal year ending 1907,
which were appropriated. The I'M
expended balances on hand today,
which will be appropriated again by
the next legislature, to be used on
the fiscal year 1909 sum a total of
| S406, 1929 in all funds. OF the total
amount spent this year $724666.43
was for land, buildings, machinery
and improvements of permanent
character.
Woman Asks $4,000 for Libel
Papers in a $4,000 libel suit have
been filed in the district court at
Wichita. The suit is brought by
Katherine Roberts, who it is said, was
formerly resident of Fort Dodge, Ia.
It is against J. F. Corden, 50 years
old, a G. A. R. member and capitalist
formerly of Perry, Okla. but now of
Wichita. Katherine Roberts as her
chief cause of action, alleges that
Cordell, who is said to have married
LOrena, her daughter, caused to be
published in the Fort Dodge Messen-
: ger. of Fort Dodge, Ia, three articles
: said to have been libelous and untrue,
stating that Cordell had been robbed
: of $4,000. Cordell is said to be worth
$75, 1000.
Fifty-two Good Counties.-Fifty-tw
counties in Kansas sent no prisoners
to the state penitentiary from July,
1907, to July, 1908. One hundred and
senevty-fve persons were sent to the
penitentiary in the state in that peri
OQ Vi tluS. went y-IOW GOulIlGS ndSt
but one prisoner The counties that
had not prisoners are: Chase, CRey.
enne, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Co
manche, Decatur Doniphan, Finney,
Franklin, Graham, Grant, Gray, Gree
ley, Greenwood, Harper, Haskell.
HOdgeman, Jackson, Kearny, King
man, Kiowa, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Lo-
gan. Lyons, Marshall, Morton, Ness,
Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee,
RawIins, Rice, Rocks, Scott, Seward,
Sheridan, Sherman. Stafford, Stanton,
Stevens, Thomas, TregO, Wabaunsee,
Wallace, Washington, Wichita Wood,
son.
Workman's Awful Death.-Randolph
d. Bailey, an employee in the crushing
department Of the Prime Western
Spelter company at lola, met with a
terrible accident. While at work
: Bailey either slipped or accidentally
allowed his hand 10 be caught in the
tubular machine lined with heavy
cogs for crushing coal for the re
torts. His arm was slowly but surely
drawn inward, the desperate struggle
of the man being of no avail to escape
from his awful predicament. The arm
was drawn into the elbow and must
soon have been torn from his body,
but at this stage the machinery was
stopped. The strain on the mans
, body must have been terrible, indeed,
as the physicians soon gave up hope
of his recovery. A series of internal
hemorrhages followed and about six
hours after the accident he sank rap
idly and died.
Will Lecture on Clean Milk.-Geo.
NJ. Whitaker of the dairy division
of the United States department OF
! agriculture will spend a month in
Kansas with State Dairy Commission.
er Wilson, giving stereC lticon lee
, lures on clean milk. He will teach
, inspectors in the different cities how
to do their work scientifically.
Boy Killed by Lightning Bolt.-Dur
: ing furious thunder storm six boys
: living east of Glasco, who had been
= swimming and were driving home
: were caught in the rain. Four Of
I them drove the team under a tree for
2 shelter, but the other refused to ac
3 company them. While those in the
$ wagon were jeering their companion
:, for being afraid, and making light
D of their timidity, lightning struck the
t tree. killing both horses and one OF
. the boys, named Hardy. The Other
!. three who were with him were rer-
. dered unconscious. Thinking their
t companions all dead, the two who had
: escaped ran home and gave the alarm
f When men arrived on the scene they
1 found the situation as above stated.
: Woman Convicted of Lifting Lid
: In police court at Salina, Mrs. Nan
z Willis was convicted of violating the
4 prohibitory law She was fined 500
b and sentenced to sixty days in jail
, She took an appeal TO the district
a court
/ Topeka have secured their medals
which are made of bronze. They arc
!. about the size of fifty cent piece
a ! Captain Clad Hamilton and Jerry
4 Springstead, secretary of the Twenti
a | eth Kansas association have write.