Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-12

In school dis rict No 90 in AtchisoD
county. there are many negroes, whc
lately elected board of negro trus-
tees The trustees employed negro.
Green, as teacher. The whites threat
en- to organize new school district
Finney county expects to have a
particularly good fair in September
When county as far west as Finney
is able to do this, it means that it is
possible for any other county in the
state to do the same, if the effort is
made.
Hereafter the business men of Del
phos will close promptly at o'clock
each evening with the exception of.
Saturday. The stores will make just
as many sales as under the old ar
rangement, and the employees will
have better time
Kansas City. Mo-, man wants to
start bank in Kansas He has $780,
600 cash capital. He writes Bank
Commissioner John Breidenthal for
advice, saying that so many good To-
cations have been pointed out to him
that he is confused.
Thus far fifty-seven heirs have been
found for the estate of Nathaniel
Head, an old farmer who died recent
ly in Dickinson county He was a
bachelor and left no will. When his
property was all collected it was
found that it amounted to S67, 900. 1t
is said that in the days of his youth
Mr.. Head was a sutton to Lucy B.
Hayes, but that Mrs Hayes refused
him for the future President
This year the railroads are going to
do the good thing by the AtchisoE
Corn Carnival. Not only viii very
low rates be made from points at con-
siderable distance from Atchison, but
the roads are putting up cash contri-
buttons and in other ways will take
an active interest in making the Car
nival a success The Carnival has
been good in previous years 1t will
be better than ever this fall, and Atch-
ison will probably have record break
ing crowd.
State Labor Commissioner Johnson,
who has travelled quite extensively
over the state picking up information
concerning labor matter for his forth
coming biennial report, says that la
Dor is better employed in the state to-
day than ever before. IF there are
men idle now it is because of choice
| and not on account of no opportunity
to work" said he. Wages have in
creased all along the line and outside
of the Big Four coal strike no troubles
exist. OF course wages are not as high
yet as the men would like to have
them and they will keep arguing for a
raise. They don't think they are get
ting as much as conditions justify.
But the question will be solved peace
fully"
Cnesp Rates to Pacific Coast via Santa Fs.
The Santa Fe are selling tickets to
| San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points at the very
cheap rate OF $S2. So
| To Portland and points in Idaho and
! Oregon $2S IS. For particulars call
on or address, l. R DELANEY, Agt.,
Wichita, Kans
Pering, Blevins & Steele proprietors
of the Silverdale stone quarries in
| Cowley county, have put in a lot OF
steam machinery. The engine was
| started and the work of taking the
rock out or the ground with the aid OF
steam was commenced last week.
| Considerable more machinery is on
the ground and being set up now.
| These gentlemen have. the contract tC
| furnish the stone for the addition and
! improvements of the Hutchinson re
formatory and they expect to begin
shipping at once The reputation OF
| the Silverdale stone for building pur-
poses is well known to contractors
| throughout this and neighboring
states and there are very few large
contracts let without the Silverdalf
stone having been considered.
For failing to deliver certain mess
| ages, a Kansas woman has sued the
Western Union for SIS, 1000, which she
is not likely to get.
A sandbagger was arrested in Atch'
ison few days ago His defense is
that he was temporarily deranged
when he struck the detective for mon
ey.
| The Leavenworth joint-keepers have
mailed rush orders for Scotch whisky
since the announcement that gol1
links are to be laid off on the reserva-
ton.
! There are in Kansas 100 towns hav
ing population of 1, 900 or over. Last
year there were 1O3.
Considerable excitement prevails il
the northwestern part of Marion coun
ty over the discovery of what i:
thought to be gold bearing ore in pay
! ing quantities, in the hills five mile:
north of Durham. Ore said to assay
Sic in gold and 81 in silver has beer
/ found and considerable excitement
exists. Durham is a small station or
the southwestern division on the Rock
Island.
If assessors returns are reliable
ONLY three persons in Haskell county