Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-13

business center of town to the new re-
union grounds.
Kansas was visited by good rain
is growing nicely. It was benefit to
the young corn.
n. F. Frazier, the wealthiest man in
Butler county, and his associates, have
taken charter, leased a room and will
start a state bank as soon as the nee
essary arrangements can be made.
George Cox, an ex-convict was ar
rested at Lansing last week while Wis
iting old prison comrades at the Kan
sas penitentiary. He is charged with
stealing money orders from the Wells.
Fargo Express company at Hasberg.
Mo. One of the stolen orders for So;
was cashed few days ago at Galena.
Kansas.
The directors of the penitentiary
will award contracts for the machin-
cry for the binding Irvine plant at
their meeting at Lansing. The plant
will not be in opera ton in time for the
manufacture of Irvine for this years
crop. Much of the machinery viii
have to be manufactured, and it won't
be ready for delivery before August
William Wikidal, a well known To-
peka young man, is violently Insane
as the result of nervous prostration
He has been placed under restraint
and will be carefully guarded by at
tendents and physicians to await the
progress of his malady. It is believed
that the attack is temporary and that
he will fully recover his mind and
health in q short time. It was at first
intended to take the unfortunate
young man into the probate court but
that plan was abandoned and he will
have private attention. 1t has become
impossible for his relatives to care for
him at home.
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast via Santa Fe
The Santa Fe are selling tickets tc
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points at the very
cheap rate OF $50. so
To Portland and points in Idaho and
Oregon $2s s5. For particulars call
on or address, L. R. DELANEY, Agt,
Wichita, Kans
Only S1.41: Only SI.4I! Only S1,41!
Kansas Musical Jubilee, Kansas
State Sunday School Association,
Hutchinson, Kans For these events
the Santa Fc will sell tickets to Hutch
inson and return for one fare-S1. Al
for the round trip. Tickets on sale
May 8, 10 and May Is and 10. Good to
return until May ID and May 20, 1892
L. R. DELANEY, Agent
Excursion 70 San Francisco, Cal, via the
Great Santa Fe Route.
On May Is, 16, II 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-S6O. 90
limited for return to July 18th, 1899.
The Santa Fe's~ California service is
unsurpassed, having two trains daily
from Wichita, leaving $50 a. IA. and
7:1O p. m. L Il. DELANEY, Agt
Homeseekers' Excursion via Santa Fe
Route
For this occasion on May 10th
and June 9Th and goth, the Santa Fe
will sell round trip tickets at the very
cheap rate of one fare for the round
trip plus So. 90 to all points in Arlzan-
sas, Arizona, Indian territory and New
Mexico. These tickets will bear going
limit with stopover privileges of fifteen
days; final return limit twenty-one
days from date of sale. Before pur-
chasing tickets you will do well to call
on some representative of the road
reaches all points of mportance-The
Great Santa Fe.
L. r. DELANEY, Agt.
The Kansas farmers are putting in
a vast acreage of cotton this sea-
son.
G. J. Dalkc, a German Baptist mis-
sionary, who lives at Hillsboro, and
has a wife and five children, eloped
last week with the wife of c. B. Funk.
ex-county commissioner and one of the
most prominent business men of Mari.
on county. Mrs. Funk left four child
rem, her husband being temporarily
absent All parties have been highly
respected and leaders in German socie-
ty.
Nortonvi1le is little town, but the
Seventh Day Baptists of that town
raised 81, $50 last week for an indus
trial mission of the church in Africa.
A travelling evangelist raised the
money.
Topeka people ought to be ashamed
of themselves. They never gave a sill
yer service or anything else to the
cruiser named Topeka, purchased by
this government during the war. They
| talked an infinite deal about doing
something, but sneaked out of it as
soon as they could.
The announcement that the Santa
Fe is going to relay most of the steel
rails on its main line is a surprise