Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-08

According to new directory Salina
has 1892 persons over II years old.
A beggar was arrested in FL Dorado
who had $40 in cash in his clothes.
The Southwestern Teachers associa-
ton meets this week in Dodge City.
Larned is to have a new business
block erected by local men of means
The State fish commissioner recon-
mended the establishment of a state
fish hatchery.
Cofeyvi1le is to have another big
vitrified brick plant, with capacity of
100, 900 brick a day.
The first count of the proceeds of
charity badges sold by Wichita ladies
was $3.50 with more tocome in.
Farmers about Cedarvale were har-
vesting their fourth crop of alfalfa
during the last week in November
The Continental Creamery Company,
known as the creamery trust, is build
ing $40, 900 creamery plant in Tope-
ka.
Fire did $4,000 worth of damage to
the Nicholson smelter in lola. It was
caused by putting ore in bins while it
was too hot.
The Paris exhibit made by the Kan
sas labor bureau, was awarded silver
medal. An official notice of the award
has been received.
Samuel Gahagan, blind and aged 81,
died at Atchison recently. He lived
on the site of Quincy, Illinois, before
| that town was laid out.
Paul Stoutemeyr, who has been in
the Wichita local Office of the Frisco,
has been appointed chief stenographer
for Supt. Quinn at Monet.
Robert Harrison, sixteen years old.
son Of Ex-Mayor Harrison, of Topeka,
was one of the first II victims at the
glass works at San Francisco to die.
The population of the state of Kan
sas, as officially announced from Wash
| ington, is 1,47O, 495 as against lay, O96
in 1890. This is an increase of 43, 800.
Auditor Cole has turned down the
| expense bill of Horticultural Secretary
Barnes. It is his expense account
while attending the irrigation congress
in Chicago. The bill is $32 80
The attendance upon the murder
trial of Miss Morrison at FL Dorado is
daily crowded with women. The men
of the town say they get few meals at
home. Interest in that trial is extern
sive throughout the state.
Captain Chas. Riley, who recently
died at his home in Saline county, was
a sailor in his youth. He was regular
soldier before the civil war, and was
one of Sheridans body guard on his
famous ride from Winchester He was
mustered out in 1866.
Morton Albaugh has accepted John
BreidenthaIs invitation to make the
bank commissioners Office his head
quarters until he assumes the Office of
commissioner himself, on March 1, for
the purpose of getting acquainted with
the duties of the office
John BreidenthaI. it is said. will
organize company in Topeka, Which
will do business of loaning Kansas
money on Kansas cattle. The plan is
to deal with legitimate cattle dealers
only, barring all spectators; and to
confne the business to use of money
held in surplus by Kansas men and
banks.
Jos. Monforte, aged 90, died at his
home in. Cowley county lately. His
wife, aged 90, survives him. Captain
Monforte sailed the seas for thirty
years. He crossed the Atlantic a.
times, sailed around the world three
times, served three years in the U. S
navy. He was in command of a shir
while still quite young.
N. P. Jackson, of Hope, is the PROUD
father of another son. He is 20 year:
old and has many grandchildren.
Wichita is division headquarters fol
the Kansas Union Veterans Unio1
, with A. j. Weaver at the head as maio,
general The annual session of tn,
Union was held in Wichita last week
The seven regiments represented ar,
, located at Topeka, Kansas City, Kan.
Emporia and Wichita The unio1
adopted resolutions calling upon thu
t president to get rid of Pension Commits
sioner Evans.
/ Richard Kruger, deputy sheriff o
S Cowley county, who says he is nephew
of Dom Paul Kruger, married Novem
/ Der %, Mary Hardzag, of Winfield
/ The Holiday Monument association
i will ask the legislature to allow tn
statue to be placed on the state hous
e lawn directly opposite to the Santa F
e Office building.
e There are 217 inmates of the Hutch
e inson reformatory, an increase of 3
), over two years ago. During the pas
e two years 124 were received and 20
were paroled.
;. Pratt and Ellis counties failed t
v send in election returns to the stat
i board of canvassers and messenger
# were sent out after them.
e The Merchants hotel in McPherso