Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-25


y A steel range IS one Of the prizes 10
be given away at the Enporia base
ball concert. This will start the la
dies to pushing the matter.
Cheap Rates via Santa Fe.
For the Democratic Conference held
at Topeka, Kansas, March SO, the San
ia Fe Will sell round trip tickets tc
Topeka for one far. Tickets on sale
March 90 and 80, good to return to and
including March 81. 1899.
L. E DELANEY, Agent,
Wichita, Kansas.
Cheap Rates via Santa Fe.
Biennial State convention, knights
of the Maccabes, held at Topeka
Kans., March 16 and II. For the above
occasion the Santa Fe will sell tickets
to Topeka and return for one fare and
one-third on certificate plan, certifi-
Gates to be signed by Mr.. II. 7. March.
Sec'y., 521 Kansas Ave. Topeka, Kana
L. r DELANEY. Agent,
Wichita, Kansas.
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast via Santa Fo
The Santa Fe are selling tickets te
San Francisco. Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points at the very
cheap rate OF s3e. so.
To Portland and points in Idaho and
Oregon S2s. IS. For particulars call
on or address, L. R DELANEY, Agt,
Wichita, Kans
Cheap Excursion Rates via Santa Fe Route
State Encampment, G. a. R., Sons OF
Veterans, Woman's Relief Corps, La
dies of 6. A R. and Ladies Aid Socie-
ties, held at Hutchinson, Kansas, April
| 24-3O; one fare for the round trip.
Tickets on sale April 24-a7. good to re-
turn on and including May 1st
L. r. DELANEY, Agent.
| Excursion Rates via Santa Fe Route.
| March 81 the Santa Fe will sell round
trip tickets at the very cheap rate OF
one fare plus So. 90 to all points in
| Arkansas, Arizona, Indian Territory,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
These tickets will bear going limit
with stop-over privileges of fifteen
days, final return limit 81 days from
date of sale. Before purchasing tick
cts, you will do well to call on some
representative of the road that reaches
all points OF importance 1.-The Great
| Santa Fe"
| W. j. BLACK, G. P. A,
Topeka, Kans
Sam Garland, an Osborne county ne
| gro who was a cloak room guard dur
| ing the session of the legislature, i:
now trying to get colony of negroes
to settle out in Graham county. There
are a number of negro farmers Out
there now, and Nicodemus has beer
| known for a long time as negro set
| Element Sam tells his colored friends
that farm in Graham county beat.
staying in Topeka and Kansas City
and depending on getting jobs from
day to day.
There are several plays running
around in Kansas that are based OF
[
| growth of the war promises to become
more pestiferous than the embalmed
beef question or the quarrels in the
army.
! Harry G. Hover, of Lincoln county
wishes to be made foreman of the bak.
ing department in the school of the
deaf and dumb at Olathe. He is a
graduate of the institution and held a
situation there after completing the
course.
A man from Missouri has purchased
the Wellington bucket shop and pro
poses to run it until the supreme court
declares the law abolishing them to be
legal. His action would indicate that
it is really necessary to show" Mis-
sourians-
It is said that a bill will be intro
duced in the next legislature against
street car slots People dropping
nicl1els therein to pay their fare are
believed to acquire the nickel in the
slot habit and some legal remedy must
! be found.
Up about Marysvii1e the Advocate
says that most Of the schooners sight
ed are south-bound. There is good
deal of Oklahoma fever in evidence in
northeast Kansas this spring; just
why, it is hard to figure out
It is said that Kansas -four is becom.
ing very popular in England, and that
bakeries in and leading citizens of the
kingdom are partial to its use. Well,
the flour that suits the discriminating
taste of the well-fed people of Kansas
ought to satisfy the residents of any
other place on the face OF the earth.
Kansas carpenters and stone masons
are now busy clear out to the Colorado
line.
The Touring mill at Lacrosse, which
was burned recently, will be rebuilt
this summer.
The Regent says that in the Riley
postofice there are thirty letters and
about fifty papers for man who live:
within five miles OF the town. He Il
in town once or twice a week, but has
not called for his mail for four mon tbs