Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-15

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A state tournament of Turner's is to
occur at Marysville, June 1917.
Governor Stanley and family moved
into the governors residence on June
5.
Sixty-eight carloads of salt were
shipped from Lyons in three days last
week.
the seven departments of Kansas
university graduated 1872 students this
time.
A Wabaunsee county farmer has just
marketed so hogs, the proceeds being
81. o2o. 90.
Large buildings are being construct
ed in Wichita, from artificial stone or
cement blocks
ish church at Marquette off its founda-
tions and tore off it's roof.
Many fields of wheat about Coffey-
vile were reported destroyed by the
hail. Corn was damaged.
DR.. Daniel McGee, of Topeka, bought
an automobile in Chicago and rode
home in it. making 100 miles day.
Kingman is designated as the head
quarters of the Salvation army for
Kansas, the two territorities and Tex
as.
Hail stripped foliage and ruined
wheat and spring crops, over a strip
three miles by five, in Dickinson coun-
ty.
The mortuary record of Wichita
shows the death rate for the year end
ing with May to be 1s to the 1000 of
population
Scrap metal is shipped to fonndries
from the Santa Fe shops and yards in
Topeka, to the amount of nearly so car
loads month.
Airs. Thomas lines was burned to
death at Great Bend. She was filing
the tank of gasoline stove while the
jet was burning.
Rev. VIM. Blair, of Salina, and Miss
Edith Allen were married at Solomon
June 6. They go to Korea as mission
aries of the Presbyterian church.
The Bank of Hays City has made a
final closing, the remaining assets be-
ing sold at auction. Depositors were
paid 81 per cent. At the time of the
failure 40 per cent compromise was
offered and rejected.
The express companies aid fruit
growers to find markets. The express
agent at Chanute sent berries to Wa
thena, the banner town of the state
for berry shipping. The Chanute man
acknowledges that the joke is on him.
Mount Barbara military academy at
Salina is destroyed by fire. The build
ing was erected by Congressman VIM.
Phillips in 1880 for a home, at a cost
| of $32 900. with much work left undone
| at that time. The fire was caused by
| lightning.
Mrs. Clara Davis, bride of a year,
and late of lola, was, with her husband
travelling in wagon in Oregon. When
three days from a habitation, and in
| the mountains, Mr.. Davis was accident
ally shot and killed. His wife placed
the. body in the wagon and drove over
that lonely distance with it She is
now returning to Kansos.
Governor Stanley has appointed as
delegates to the Mississippi con-
gress at Cripple Creek in July, j. w.
Thrail, Wellington; Mrs. Augusta Will
son, Wilsonton; j. Fl. Churchill, Dodge
City; George Leis, Lawrence; H. F.
Mason, Garden City; Fl. w. Holloway.
Larned; 7. j. O'Neil. Usage City; P. L
Bonebraze, Topeka; John II. Rice,
| Fort Scott, j. Hudson Mcknight,
Wichita.
Mrs Dominic, of Blue Rapids, makes
So day as paper hanger. She can
hang IL double rolls with border, a
day.
Graham county has good demand fol-
farm and grazing lands. Actual set
tiers have purchased more land during
the past Is months than during the
ten preceding years.
Bishop Warren laid the corner stone
for $40, 900 NJ. E. church at Baldwin
A message of regret was sent to Presi
dent Mckinley who had that event or
the itinerary of his tour.
Fl. A. Lovett. of Greenwood comfy
was moving alfalfa and his little boz
was playing about the machine and hae
a leg cut off.
An all nights rain all through tn,
Central Kansas wheat belt fell Jun,
"a. There were narrow hail storms
but the value of the rain, so widespread
makes the hail damage look small.
The executive committee of the 6. A
r. complain that their quarters in tn
state house are not sufficient for thei
convenience and that they are not Pre-
vided with satisfactory furnishings.
The short grass country is being oc
cupied by farmers in different part
thereof. They are building house
and fences aud are doing well.
Miss Alta Guthrie, of Lawrence, VIII
has always been cripple, was give
, | the prize offered to the most popula