Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-05-04
Dean Sykes leaves Grace Cathedral

is having home made row.
The teachers; pay roll in Topeka is
little more than $19 900 month.
President McKinley's visit to Kansas
will be the first since the visit he made
in 1894.
Riley county is to build two $4,000
bridges over the Kansas river this sum-
mer.
Potato planting in the Kaw valley is
later than usual on account of the wet
weather.
A half block of frame buildings in
Enterprise was destroyed by fire on
April %.
Mrs VIM Roth. Of North Ottawa,
was seriously burned by the explosion
of a lamp.
s. V. Sprague has won out in the
contest for appointment as postmaster
at Olathe.
One firm at COTS claims to have
handled $50, 900 worth of eggs in one
months time.
James f. Legate, the veteran poll
tician of Leavenworth and of Kansas,
is almost blind.
Every joint in Galena and in Empire
City closed and the goods and fixtures
were moved away fearing prosecution.
Miss frankie Brown has graduated
from the Elk City schools with record
of never having had tardy or absent
mark against her.
The multiplication of canneries
adds new industries for many farmers
of Kansas who contract the raising of
supplies for them.
The recent heavy rainfall at Wichita
was 1. 81 inches in one hour. At An
thony, so miles south, three inches fell
within two hours.
township of Wilson county pro-
poses to encourage rural mail route
by buying a rock crusher and macad-
amizing the roads.
A - inch coal vein has been found
near Seneca at the depth of 10 feet
Several thinner veins were found be-
tween that depth and the surface.
Dr. Alfred A. Woodruff, just retired
with the rank of colonel from the posi-
ton of assistant surgeon general, was
a Kansas man. coming here in terri
torial days.
A. p. Jetmore, the retiring county
attorney of Shawnee county, has gone
to New York city and into partner
ship with S. NJ. Gardenshine, formerly
Topeka lawyer.
Report says that at least 5000 visit
ors were in Arkansas City on April &c.
in attendance upon the Odd Fellows
gathering there, and drawn by the
usual attractions with such an occa-
sion.
Postmaster John VIM, of Manhat-
tan, has become insane. This is his
third attack, the last occurring over a
year ago. The probable cause this
time is believed to be the certainty of
the appointment of successor in the
postoffice.
At the commencement OF the Spanish
war Jesse George, a Leavenworth law
yer, disappeared after leaving certain
of his effects on the river bank. Until
now it has been supposed that he was
dead. 1t is learned that he is now
chief clerk in the department of educa-
ton in Manila.
The Burlingame Chronicle says about
prices of last year and this, the fol-
lowing: I'VE saw a sulky pillow offered
for $3S that brought S45 last year: a
S14 walking plow is down to $3.50; $2s
listers are sold for $24: cultivators that
the farmers had to pay SIS for las:
year can be had now for S25: SIS plant
ers are cut to $3S: In binders the
price of last year has been maintained.
The board of railroad commissioners
propose to personally investigate every
complaint of any Importance. They
will go to the town where the com.
plant is made to save the expense OF
bringing witnesses to Topeka.
Miss Cora SheIlhammer, whose par
ents live at Conway Springs. died a
| Collran, Colorado, and her remain:
! were brought home. She was head
bookkeeper in her brother-in-law':
store at Ccllran. The family came
from Michigan in 1877, and settled OF
land now occupied by Conway Springs
Senator Harris sold an 11-months-olC
Shorthorn bull at the Shorthorn auc
ton sale at the Kansas City stock yard
for 81, 125. The bull is known as Lore
burlington and was bred by A. II
| Gentry, of Sedalia, Mo.
The meeting of the David L Payne
Memorial association took steps for tn
removal of the remains of Payne an,
for securing suitable tablet or monu
ment to his memory. Payne was bur
led at Wellington and his grave ha
been cared for by the G. A. R. pos
there.
Mr.. Sponyo, of Brown county, own
mule for which he has refused a
offer of $500. The mule is 90 hand
high and weighs nearly 1000 pounds
1t is not quite four years old.
Harry Wadden, of Vinton, Cowle
county, was drowned in Grouse Cree
while attempting to cross on a foe