Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-02-23


in the head while in his corral near
The Centennial hotel az Ottawa is
burned. The guests all escaped. 1t
will be rebuilo.
In Atchison, policies on plate glass
in buildings occupied by joints have
been cancelled.
The Woodmen in session in Wichita
voted that their next session shall be
held in Emporia.
All slot machines of every descrip-
ton have been ordered out of business
places in Salina.
Bishop Ali1lspaugh is supposed to be
the only Kansas man who ever dined
with Queen Victoria.
During the late snow storms cen
trial Branch train was l. hours getting
over 40 miles of track.
The Moderd Woodmen camps of the
state met in Wichita on February ID,
with about 300 delegates.
Francis y. McCallum, of Kansas, is
appointed as assistant surgeon of vol
unteers with the rank of captain.
There have been ZOO horses shipped
from Lawrence, having been sold to
agents who buy for the British army.
\ party of men of Arkansas City
went at a. N. to the outskirts of the
city and wrecked the Last Chance"
saloon.
saloon stocks and fixtures must go out
of town, and appointed a committee to
carry it out.
j. Eber Zook, who went from the
Dickinson county high school as a mis-
sionary, is dead from smallpox at Cal
cutta, India.
Miss Della Corder, a graduate of the
Atchison high school, has been named
to good position as teacher in the
Manila schools.
Judge Hazeu, of the Shawnee county
district court. has granted IS injunc-
tons against joints and IS more cases
are before him.
The railroads oppose the proposed
bill for district ownership of school
books, because they pay a large part
of the school taxes.
j. w. +. Hughes. of Kansas fame,
has been offered the position of aide
de-camp on the staff Of the grand mar
shall of the inauguration parade.
A farmers mutual fire insurance
company of Marshall county carries
risks of $SS7, 175. at cost of one half
of one per cent for five years. 1t has
had 90 losses.
The Kansas Bankers association are
combiding to contract for insurance
upon safes and for securing fidelity
bonds for its members, thereby secur-
| ing cheaper rates.
Beioit people closed the saloons and
the next day crowd went around on
an inspecting tour. 4 fire alarm was
turned in and the crowd ducked with
water from the hose.
The Topeka chief of police has filed
charges with the city council against
the police judge of collision with
liquor sellers and conspiring to prevent
harmony in the police force
Two men are working in a vein o.
mineral in the bluff near Lindsborg
and are sending away samples of wha
they find. The entrance Of their tun
mel has large door, we'll secured.
There are four candidates for judg,
of the new Labette- Montgomery dis
trict court: O. P. Ergenbright, of indie
pendence; j. &. zigler, of Independ
ence: c. H. Kimball. of Parsons; ant
Nelson Case, of Oswego.
A party of Iowa men have purchase
farms in Franklin county, 1000 acre
in all, at an average price of $50 al
acre.
C. F. Conklin, formerly of Kansas, /
showing New Workers how to pla,
billiards. He has the honors in thi
years tournament there.
Osbun Shannon, son of the territori
al governor of Kansas of the sam
name, died in Chicago February II
He was at one time postmaster at Law
renee. He also published a Democrat
paper at Lawrence.
Friday, the 18th, was the first quie
5 day in Winfield. During the day
large order upon wholesale house j
/ Wichita for arms was sent to Winfield
: At Perry IS women wrecked tn
three joints and drug store. In tn
: drug store one woman was burned O
: the hands by breaking bottle of ca
? bolic acid
Mr.. Knapp, drilling on land lease
: by the city of Chanute, struck the bi,
t gest gusher yet; estimated at 1900, OF
i feet in 81 hours The well reverts
the city upon payment of actual COS
The railroad bill. as prepared by tt
4 joint railroad committee, places Il
: selection of the commissioners in IL
hands of the executive council
;, gives the board the right to go in
4 the courts
r The Kansas e Southern which it
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