Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-03-24

900 on waterworks and an electric light
plant
The Santa Fe tracks between Flor
ence and Winfield will be ballasted in
April.
Andrew White, living near Randolph,
was killed by bull and terribly mu-
tilated.
Topeka has a cooperative laundry
which has just paid quarterly divi
dend of 1924.
A Manhattan bank, with a capital OF
500, 900 holds $3.50, 900 worth of gov
eminent bonds.
John c. Kari, the man who built the
first hotel in Parsons in 1871, died at
Kansas City last week.
No new cases of smallpox have been
reported to the state board of health
for two OF three weeks.
Several hundred men will be put to
work on April 1, on improvements OF
Santa Fe tracks and bridges.
1.-The Leavenworth Coal company has
sold its mine to the Home-Riverside
Mining company for 100000.
A private subscription is being raised
in Lawrence to buy the old Dutch
windmill and p---.-ve it as relic.
Fire did $50, 900 damage to the
Barteldes seed store in Lawrance. The
stock was heavy, put in for spring bus
mess.
Jack Conarty:: of Norton county,
marketed IS hogs, averaging less than
800 pounds, for which he received
$794.9s.
Salina has federal building all fitted
up for court uses and Judge Hook will
open the first term of court in it on
May 9.
On Bachelor Creek in Greenwood
county crows are so numerous that
they attack fat hogs and dig holes in
thet- flesh.
Frank Garment, wealthy farmer
near Media, killed his wife with neck
yoke. He owns several farms in Usage
and Douglas counties.
Ten orators were selected from
among the pupils of the Wichita high
school for commencement exercises and
seven of the ten are girls.
The six-year-old son of 81. Miller, of
Caldwell, was flying kite and fell into
a well forty feet deep. He was res
cued with only broken leg.
The teachers of Dickinson and Geary
counties held joint meeting at the
Dickinson county high school building
in Chapman. There was a large at
tendance.
The Santa Fe is now receiving fifty
new engines, which with the output
of the Topeka shops in new and re-
built engines, gives the road several
reserve engines on hand.
A. A. Tompkins, of Rocks county,
counts his profits on three years of
farming, over living expenses, at 81 ,93S.
In 1897 he had his land and less than
$500 worth of other property.
Thomas L. Norton, who is well
known in Kansas, and who for some
years has been connected with the
legal department of the Santa Fe rail-
way at the Chicago offices, has been
transferred to California, with head
Quarters at Los Angeles.
A boy was playing with matches
at Frank Diffenberger's place near
Maize, and set fire to hay stack. The
fire spread and burned quite a distance
down the Arkansas valley before it
was checked. Several farmers lost
heavily; the hay alone which was de-
stroyed was worth $500.
merchant at Keckly keeps 4 black
board in his store giving daily changes
in local markets as well as important
news items.
1t takes four days over two railroads
and three star routes for Eureka papers
to reach Thurman, which is only 80
miles away, straight across the coun-
try.
At the Spring oratorical contest at
Kansas university, which will be held
May II, $50 gold medal presented by
Congressman J. D. Bowersock will be
awarded the winner.
S. n. Jennings. of Winfield attended
the NJ. E. conference in Wichita and
then went to Cheney to visit his
brother While there the brothers
took ride about the country and the
team ran away injuring Mr.. Jennings
severely.
A Lyon county raised man, Joe Nc
Cracker, now of the University o.
Pennsylvania. has beaten the world:
record by throwing the discus $50 fee
| and eight inches. He will compete a
Paris this summer and in contests IL
Great Britain.
| A Smith Center merchant cut opeT
several rolls of butter he had taken il
/ and found in the center of each whol'
lot of salt.
The Grenola Greeting is now con
Quoted. both in ownership and editori
ally, byW. U. Sutton and c. Z. Kyser
and is showing up good work.
| The surveying party of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas road reached Galen
and an excavation for the depot ha