Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-04-01

There were thirteen marriages an.
thirteen births in Mitchell county
during the month of February.
A member of the Missouri legisla-
ture will deliver the Memorial day
address at Hiawatha this year.
A chess tournament will be fea-
ture Of the Brown county fair, which
thing new for Kansas
Cheap Rates via Santa Fe.
For the Democratic Conference held
at Topeka, Kansas, March 30, the San
ia Fe will sell round trip tickets to
Topeka for one far. Tickets on sale
March 90 and 80, good to return to and
including March 81, 1899.
I. R DELANEY. Agent,
Wichita, Kansas.
The Santa Fe are selling tickets to
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points at the very
cheap rate OF $40. so.
To Portland and points in Idaho and
Oregon S2s 85. 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 24-27, good to re-
turn on and including May 1st
L. r. DELANEY, Agent
Only S1.41: Only S1.41! 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-S1. Al
for the round trip. Tickets on sale
May 8, 10 and May Is and 10. Good to
return until May IL and May 20, 1899.
L. B. DELANEY, Agent. @
Excursion to 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. CO.
limited for return to July 18th, 1899.
| The Santa Fe's California service is
unsurpassed, having two trains daily
! from Wichita, leaving $50 a. m. and
7:1O o. IN. L. r. DELANEY, Agt
| Homsseekers' Excursion via Santa Fs
Route.
On April 4th and Is, May I'd and 1e.
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 Arkan.
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 importance-The
Great Santa Fe.
L. r. DELANEY, Agt.
| The Missouri & Kansas telephone
company has definitely decided upon
extensive improvements in its service
in Oklahoma. The line from Guthrie
to Arkansas was begun last week, and
will be completed in ninety days.
Poles have been ordered for a line
from FL Reno to Kingfsher. It is
probable that this line will be extend
ed to Caldwell, Kansas. Poles have
been ordered for an extension of line
from Norman to Purcell and Lexing-
ton and from Oklahoma City to Shaw
nee and Tecumseh. The gap between
Newton and Emporia, Kansas, will be
closed this next summer, giving Okla
homa direct telephone communication
with eastern cities.
Cattle hides are quoted at six cent,
out in the stock territory this week.
Work is progressing quite rapidly
on the new cottages for the guards al
the federal prison at Fit Leavenworth
The foundations have been laid fol
| twenty-five sets of quarters, and the
frame work for twenty houses al
most completed ready to erect upoT
the foundations. Considerable plan
, ming was necessary to find suitabl,
} sites, for the prison is considerably
cut up with hills and hollows, which
necessitated much grading.
A Kansas minister got buncoed il
, New York a few days ago.
A majority of the farmers of Lyon
county are of the opinion that thu
wheat crop is considerably damaged
especially that sown on ploweC
ground Wheat sowed in cornstallz
: and listed or disked in stubble grounC
: is said to be in very good condition
: but does not equal the condition o
; the growing crop at this season las
year. This may be due to the ex
! trama1v cold winter and the lat