Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-15

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While the members of the Sumner
County Horsethief Detective associa-
ton were parading in Wellington
stranger hired team and buggy of
liveryman, left town with the outfit.
and his whereabouts are now un-
known.
The Great Western Stove Works of
Leavenworth notified their employees
on April 9Th of an advance in wages
of 10 per cent. The advance was not
asked Cor and was voluntarily given
on the part of the company. In all
about 800 mechanics and laborers are
affected.
Something has started an interest in
better country school houses. The city
of Marquette contemplates two-room
addition to the city school building.
District No. %. in Little Valley town
ship. commonly called wolf Creek,
has tho money ready and will begin
new school house this month. Anum-
Der IF country schools are getting
ready to build.
Thursday, April 20. has been desig-
mated as Arbor Day. One weather
prophet who works overtime telling
the dear people what to expect has a
program of low barometer and
storms, attended by rain, hail and
thunder hung up for that date. But
let 'er come. The people of this state
have reached a frame of mind now
where they believe they can stand
anything.
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast via Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe are selling tickets to
San Francisco. Los Angeles. San Diego
and other California points at the very
/ cheap rate OF $50. 80.
! To Portland and points in Idaho and
Oregon $2s. s.. For particulars call
on or address. /. R. DELANEY, Agt.,
Wichita, Kans
| Cheap Excursion Rates via Santa Fe Route.
! State Encampment, G. A. R., Sons of
Veterans, Womans Relief Corps, La
! dies of G. A. r. and Ladies Aid Socie-
! ties, held at Hutchinson, Kansas, April
! 24-3O; one fare for the round trip.
| Tickets on sale April 24-27, good to re-
turn on and including May 1st.
l. r. DELANEY, Agent.
Only Sill! Only Sill! Only Sill!
Kansas Musical Jubilee, Kansas
State Sunday School Association,
! Hutchinson, Kans. For these events
! the Santa Fe will sell tickets to Hutch
inson and return for one fare-$1. A.
for the round trip. Tickets on sale
May 6, 10 and May Is and 10. Good to
return until May u and May 20, 1899.
l.. r. DELANEY, Agent.
Excursion to San Francisco. Cal, via the
Great Santa Fe Route.
On May 10. 10, Il and Is the Santa
Fe will sell tickets to San Francisco
and return on account of the National
Baptist Societies meetings at the rate
of one fare for the round trip-$60. 90
limited for return to July 18th, 1892
The Santa Fe's California service is
unsurpassed, having two trains daily
from Wichita. leaving $50 a. m. and
tic p. m. /. r. DELANEY, Agt.
Homeseekers' Excursion via Santa F'
Route.
On April 18th, and May I'd and 16
and June 9th and goth, the Santa F.
will sell round trip tickets at the very
: cheap rate OF one fare for the rounC
, / f,i, -o117 To oil ALL
, sas, Arizona, Indian territory and New
: Mexico. These tickets will bear goine
/ limit with stopover privileges of ffteel
days; final return limit twenty-on
days from date of sale. Before pur
chasing tickets you will do well to cal
: on some representative of the roao
| reaches all points of importance-Th
Great Santa Fe.
J.. r. DELANEY. Agt.
: Every Kansas paper contains warn
ing against Diamond Dick the wei
D known medical humbug. 1t is useles
} to warn people against humbugs. The.
t want to be humbugged, and that's al
2 there is to it.
Lieutenant Humphrey, who wa
L wounded in the Philippines few day
e ago, is Sedgwicl1 county boy, VIII
i was appointed to West Point by Jerr
: Simpson during his first term in cor
3 gress. He was the first populist az
t pointee in the national military acad
envy.
L Shows continue to come just ofte
f enough to keep the roads in a particr
: larly miserable condition.
The old Kansan who has seen herd
/ of buffalo on the plains of Kansas W.
hear with regret that this distinctive
) ly American animal is now almost e1
n tinct At the beginning of the winte
e there were only 40 left in the Unite
d States. Nearly half of these died dul
t. ing the severe winter, and in a yer
: short time unless something is done
r preserve the species, none will remain
says a Kansas exchange.
n Captain Watson of the Twentiet
5 Kansas captured a fine Spanish SWORD
e sent his other back to quarters and