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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01

We sometimes wish when we see the
universal patriotic zeal that expands
itself in the lavish decoration for one
day of graves that during the rest OF
the year are consigned to oblivion, that
the flood of sentiment could be crys-
tallized into something of permanent
value This may sound reasonable
and will doubtless challenge the in
quiry, Are not the ceremonies Of
Memorial day of permanent value as
lessons in patriotism to the rising gen
eration?' We assent without argu-
ment but would like to carry the mat
ter further and make the lesson more
impressive by caring for the neglected
graves during the remainder OF the
year Every one familiar with rural
life can call 10 mind forlorn country
cemeteries where weeds and wild
grasses contend for supremacy and
where the head-stones lean awry-
Here and there a grave is tended, but
these exceptions only serve to make
more conspicuous the absence OF care
IN. the balance of the enclosure. This
is not necessarily an evidence that the
dead are forgotten, but rather shows
a lack of organized effort. The cities
of the dead should be beautiful re-
treats calculated to tempt the feet Of
I the passer-by, weary Of the fret and
wprry of busy world Little or no
money and not much effort is needed
| to keep. a cemetery tidy, particularly
in a country community where there
are always plenty of volunteers who
Will give time and labor to a cause that
/ appeals to them. Why woold it not be
a good idea, therefore. to organize a
Memorial Day Cemetery Improvement
/ association, whose duty it would be 10
keep alive the spirit OF remembrance
| and patriotism throughout the year in
! stead Of allowing it to wilt with the
/ flowers or evaporate in fervid oratery.
-E
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
LIABLE FOR STATE TAXES.
The New Staiuts Does Not Relieve
Counties From State Taxes,
OPINION NULLIFIES THE LAW.

ToFsSa, May e7.-Assistant Attorney
opinion which, if upheld by the SUI
preme court, will require counties TO
pay the entire amount of state tax
levied against them whether they col
lect it from the individual taxpayers or
not If the opinion is not upheld by
the supreme court, then the state will
lose $500, 900 in revenues this year, an
average of sIo0, 900 year in the future
and the state treasurer will be COM
PEELED early in the fall to begin 81 amp
ing warrants mot paid for want of
funds"
The opinion was rendered on the
NoftZger law passed at thelast session
of the legislature. On its face that
law attempts to force the state to give
counties credit for their proportion of
all taxes compromised In the past and
to be compromised in the future. 1t
is estimated that at least $500. 600
would be lost to the state on account
Of past compromises The counties
would put in those claims at once and
the state would be deprived of that
much revenue. In the future 1t would
not be such hard blow, but it would
necessitate raise in the tax levy for
state purposes
The assistant attorney general holds
that the law does not apply to com
promises on state taxes, although the
author framed it for that very purpose.
The opinion. which practically multi
fies the law, was rendered in reply to
a query from State Auditor George E
Cole.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
wnodmrn az the MorId-

Columbus, O.. May 22--The Sover-
eign camp. WOodmen of the World.
decided that in the future if a member
engage in the liquor business he shall
be expelled. and camps refusing &c
take this action shall have their char
tiers revoked. Heretofore the execu-
1ive committee has been empowered &c
revoke actions of the sovereign camp,
but it was decided that IN the future
their acts must be confirmed by a two
thirds vote of the sovereign body IA
such ca ,e=
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01

down on her knees and Strengthened
the buttercups into bouquet
81 wonder if she'll live the night
out" said Sarah Cook, soberly.
I've listened to near the bell toll
every morning this week" said Mrs.
Kemp. I don't believe she can live
much longer. I'd go up there tonight
if thought she wanted me to-
The next morning Mrs Kemp, list
ening with her head thrust out of the
window in the early sunlight. heard
indeed the bell tolling for Phebe Ann
''She's gone she told Sarah Cook and
Lucy; and Lucy cried.
They all went to Phebe AIMS funer-
al and followed her to the grave Mrs.
Kemp's and Sarah Cooks eyes were
red when they came home There
were a great many good things about
Phebe Ann, after ALL Mrs. Kemp said
Il always said there was Sarah
returned defiantly-
The morning after the funeral John
Kemp came to the door. Lucy an
swered his knock. He looked old and
detected, but he tried to smile Il
want to see you a minute" said he
mo, l can't come in-not this morn
Ing. I'm coming before long I hope
things will be different from what
they have been. 1t was her wish.
went home that day and told Phebe
Ann how you'd put the flowers there.
and she beckOned TO me to come and
lean over. Then she made out to tell
me. She wanted you to have SyIves-
! ter's money that we put in the bank
I for him when he was born It's been
! growing. We haven't spent any, ex-
/ cepting for the flowers. and its near
/ five hundred dollars. She wanted me-
| to give it to you right away, and
/ you're going to have it just as soou
/ as l can get it out of the bank Phebe
Ann said you could have some more
schooling and not have to work 81
| hard And l guess you'll have more
than that, too, some day, if you out
live me. Phebe Ann, she thought
mebbe 1 could make some arrange
ments with your mother and aunt tc
come to our house and live, and tak5
care of it. She said she didn't want
any other women in there. She knew
they were good hOusekeepers anC
would keep things the way she did
You tell your mother I'm coming il
to see her some time before long"
John Kemp went feebly down thu
walk, and Lucy returned to the kitch
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01

was made in He used to bow kind
of sideways behind Phebe AIMS back
when | met him, but he don't do that
now l met him face 10 face the other
day, and he never looked at me- l
don't know what poor Thomas would
say if he was alive. 1 wonder what
Lucy is picking lilacs for? Lucy"
What say?" Lucy's sweet, thin
voice called back. Her smooth. fair
head was half hidden in a great clump
of lilac bushes by the gate. She was
bending the branches over and break
ing on full purple clusters
What you picking those lilacs for?'
81 just thought I'd pick few"
What for? 1 amt going to have
any in the house!They too sweet
they're sickish,"
Il amt going to bring them into the
house, said Lucy. She let a branch
fly back and went across the yard with
a great bunch OF lilacs in her hands
II wonder what she's up to-" said
her mother.
Lucy returned just before the PRO
cession passed. The cemetery was a
little way beyond the house. Her
mother and aunt, and neigllbor who
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
Cabinet MATCHING Cuha-

San Francisco. May 22-The presi-
dent and members of the cabinet are
watching with interest the reports
which the Cuban commission which
visited Washington presented TO the
constitutional convention Secretary
Root has kept the president fully ad-
vised of the movements in Havana and
the president is in communication with
leading senators upon the subject
There is good reason to believe that
the members of the cabinet here are
satisfied with the developments.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
wvominr Arapahoes.

Lander, Wyo-, May 23--Six hundred
Arapahoes have defied the authority O.
the agent. Captain Nickerson, who has
refused them permission to hold their
annual sun dance and denied them
passes Trouble has been brewing for
the late orders giving them rations but
twice a month instead of weekly as
heretofore. and the failure of the gov
eminent to issue seed grain The
agent has applied for troops, as he is
fearful of "A clash
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
Rest Bun in six state..

Manhattan, May 23--The Kansas
agricultural college has received from
the Minnesota College of Agriculture
pure bred four-year-Old Short Horn
bull which IS the equal OF any bloOded
beef animal ever brought 10 the state
and is valued at FLOOD. He was Sc
leetsd by committee of the regents
as the best bull they found in tour
of six states lie viii be used in teach
ing the I.325 students the kind OF a
beef animal to select and breed to
make the most money.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
Money Missed From Mail.

Kansas City, May ga package
containing $4,000 in currency consign-
ed by registered mail to the National
Bank Of Commerce TO bank at Great
Bend Kansas, has disappeared and
detectives are working on the theory
that it was stolen by postal clerk A
pOstofice emplOye in Kansas City is
under surveillance. The money was
in greenbacks- The package was reg
istered here but sent by mistake TO
Larned, Kansas, instead OF Great
Bend The mail pouch indicated that
1t had been tampered with.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01

"I guess there won't be a great
show of flowers on Sylvester's grave
this year." said Sarah Cook Her
voice had a certain triumph in it, but
it ended in a decorous sigh.
Il guess there won't, either" re-
turned her sister Mrs. Kemp. Il
guess Phebe Ann is too sick to think
much about it." Her voice sounded
like Sarah's.
Lucy Kemp dropped her sewing for
a minute and turned her face toward
the window. TT seems most too bad,
don't it," she said, meditativeiy.
when she's done so much every
year, and thought so much about it
Il don't know as l think its too
bad said Mrs. Kemp. "Of course I'm
sorry Phebe Ann is sick, but when it
comes to these flowers she's always
covered Sylvester's grave with, Dec
Grafton day, 1 guess there was great
deal of it for show. 1t would have
seemed different if he had been in the
war but I've thought a good many
times, when I've seen Sylvester'S grave
with more flowers on it than any of
the soldiers, that Phebe Ann had a
little eye to what folks would say, for
all she felt so bad
There's the band!" cried Lucy.
1t was a very warm day for the sea-
son-almost as warm as midsummer.
| The windows were wide open The
| two women and the girl leaned their
heads out and listened. They could
hear far-away music. Two little girls
with their hands full of flowers ran
| past
They're just forming down at TIE
| town hall" said Lucy. Annie Dole
and Lottie are just going"
They came over here for flowers
this morning" said her mother, "and
1 told 'em l hadn't any to give. All
I had was lilacs, besides that little
early rose bush, and they'd got all the
lilacs they wanted of their own, and
there was only just three roses on that
bush, and l could not bear to cut 'em.
The procession amt coming-the mu-
sic don't sound a mite nearer. 1t
won't be here for an hour yet
81 don't s'pose Phebe AIMS husband
will lift his finger to help us, even il
she should be taken away, and he
left without a chick nor child in the
world said Mrs. Kemp.
Phebe AIMS husband was her OWL
dead husbands brother, but she never
spoke of him by his own name.
Il wonder how much Phebe AIMS
husband has got?" said Sarah Cook.
We'll, l guess he's laid by a littl;
something. They must have, with nc
family"
"Mebbe he will do something if il
ever happens that he amt under any
body else's thumb"
1T won't make any difference now
He's laid under the thumb so long tina
he's all fIattened out of the shape ht
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
The Opening a knotty Problem.

Washington, May 2s.-While the
officials of the interior department
insist that the plan agreed upon for
the opening will be carried out there
is no Disgusting the fact that the law
officers realize that they have knotty
problem to overcome and that If the
case ever goes to the courts the open
ing of the country will at least be
indefinitely postponed. In fact. some
of the officials of the department ad-
nit that it will be difficult to maintain
the position of the department and to
enforce the congressional enactment.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
a long And UsefuI Life Ead..

Wichita. May 23.-Judge Archibald
Wichita, and lieutenant governor of
Illinois during the rebellion, died here
after an illness of seven weeks Be.
sides being prominent in public life
Judge Glenn was probably the oldest
Mason in Kansas He has been a
member of the order for 40 years and
for 81 years a thirty-second degree
Mason Judge GlennNwas So years old
and has resided in Wichita since 1881.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
wichita Next.

Topeka May 2S.-The next state
soldiers reunion will nrnh., bly, he held
at Wichita That town is the only
applicant so far and Department Com
mander w. W. Martin stated that the
encampment at Junction City would
no doubt vote to send the reunion to
Wichita. There are only two candi-
dates for department commander now
in the race-Farmer a w. Smith. of
Mcpherson. and Martin Norton, of
Marshall county.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
secret soeletie. Copdemned.

Des Moines. Ia, May 27--The i'm
portant topic before the United Pres
byterian general assembly was revision
of the creed which provides that no
member of any secret society shall re
member of the church. The matter
was holly discussed for more than two
hours. but final action was postponed
until later IN the session The Masonic
and Odd Fellow orders were special
objects of attack. one member saying
that he believed no member of a secret
society could ever reach heaven
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
standing RIP very Wei

Washington, May 2s.-The following
dispatch was received at the White
House nom Secretary Cortelyou:
Wells. Nev.-Dr. Rixey reports that
Mrs. Mckinley had very comfortable
night She is standing the trip very
we'll
Ogden Utah.-A heavy RAN storrz
swept over Utah ahead of the presidens
tial special train. Mrs. Mckinley had
passed a comfortable night crossing
the Sierras- The train is expected to
reach Chicago this afternoon.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01

Leavenworth, May 2s.-Glanders has
broken out among the horses OF this
city and over dozen have died.
Veterinary surgeons from outside
places came here and made an exam
ination and pronounced the epidemic
CHAMBERS Mayor Ryan issued an order
for closing ali the public watering
places for horses all over the city of
Leavenwortk.
The disease was brought here by
cavalry horses purchased in an eastern
state several months ago.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
Shon Bonds O. 4.

Topeka, May 25.-The decision OF
the supreme court in the Topeka
mayoralty case has settled the conten-
tion as to the legality of the $4,000
election and the local banks will now
advance the money and wait until the
bonds can be negotiated for their pay.
This means that Topeka will get thu
new shops to cost $500, 600 and TO en-
ploy ., 500 mechanics
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
Ten Cotton Inspeetor..

Oklahoma City. May 27.-On the first
day of July, according to instructions
given linn from the head of the de
partment. C. NJ. Strong. section direc-
tor of the United States weather
bureau here. will establish ten cotton
region stations in different parts of
Oklahoma and the Indian territory for
the purpose OF taking observations
and reporting upon tine condition of
the growing cotton crop Bulletins
will be issued from the Office here
every dag during the season
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
do YOU KNOW WHO PUT THOSE
followers THERE?"

en- The door had been ajar, and her
mother and Sarah Cook had heard
every word. They were both crying.
Coming just now when we didn't
know which way to turn" sobbed
Sarah Cook. Poor Phebe Ann"
We'll. there's one thing about it,"
said Mrs Kemp. brokenly, there
sha'n't one Decoration day go by as
long as l live, without Sylvester's'
grave being trimmed as handsome as
. if his mother was aliveI'-Youth's
Companion.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
Governor Nash Reaches Home.

Columbus, Ohio, May 2S.-The spe-
eial train on WHICH Governor Nash and
party travelled TO San Francisco to at
tend the launching of the battleship
looked old and broken and was SO
weak that he had to be supported as
he walked to his carriage The gov
ernor himself said he would soon be all
right, but his intimate friends express
doubt of a speedy recovery.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
KANSAS FIGURING MILLS.
Labor Commissioners Report of thefr
Production in 1900.

Labor commissioners Report OF their
Production in 1900.
Topeka, May 2s.-The state labor
commissioner report has a chapter on
Kansas Touring mills which shows that
the manufactured product of these
mills in 1900 aggregated 1873, 275. OPS
pounds, of which s52, 6s3,2 52 pounds
was wheat -four Sixty per cent of
this wheat flour was retained in the
state and consumed % per cent went
to other states and per cent was ex.
ported And yet only "a per cent OF
the states wheat yield was milled in
the state, &c per cent was shipped away
to be ground. The United States pro-
duced 21 per cent of the whole wheat
crop of the world and of this amount
II = per cent was grown in Kansas
Kansas produced more than any
other two large wheat growing states
in the Union last year. Continuing,
the deduction is made that if Kansas
total crop of wheat had been manufac-
tured into flour it would have made B.
Gel 600. 600, pounds or 80, 200, goo fifty
pound sacks; or nearly one fifty-pound
sack of flour to every man, woman and
child in the United States. In other
words Kansas could have fed its own
population for ten years Had this
been made into bread it would have
baked 300, 600, 900 loaves. Placed side
by side the loaves would make a COM
tinuOus string extending 1888 miles
-
Loaded into cars it would make a solid
train 1900 miles in length-one that
would reach from San Francisco to
Chicago
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
kinua And Comanche AIIotments.

Washington. May ga schedule OF
500 allotments of land on the Kiow%
and Comanche reservations, which is
prerequisite to the opening. brings the
total of TIE allotments received here
up to 200. There are 500 more aIlot-
crossing on the Wichita reservation.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
Important to Lot owners.

Tacoma, Wash, May 27--Judge
Hanford of the United States court,
handed down decision in which he
holds that an assessment to cover cost
of street grading against property not
aoutting on the street to be graded
and which is not benefited equally is
unconstitutional and void.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
Commercial Congress Called

Cripple Creek. Colo. May 27--Thc
official call for the twelfth session of
the trans-Mississippi GO nmercial eontt
gress to be held in this city July 10 to
90, has been issued by E. R. Moses of
Great Bend, Kansas. chairman OF the
executive committee.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-01
New Fast Train to Colorado via Missouri
PACIFIC Railway.

Pacific Railway.
The Missouri Pacific Railway is now
operating double daily service from st.
Louis and Kansas City to points in
Colorado, Utah and the Pacific coast.
Trains leave st. Louis 900 a. m. and
1910 p. M, Kansas City 600 p. m. and
1000 a M. carrying through sleeping
cars between ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco without change Excursion tick
cts now on sale. For further informa-
ton address Company agents.
H. c. TOWNSEND,
G. P. & T. Agent, st. Louis, No.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-10-03

The Oregon Fish ctanusission havc
decided to establish fish hairasrry II
Swan Fails Tor the propogation Of Sal
mon. Temporary quSrters will DC PIT in
this fall and nm attempt mxde 10 secure
10. o00 10 $4,000 egxs.
A. +. Gibson has purchased s-horse
pawer gasaiine engine from the Caldwell
implement Company to pump water to
irrigate his S0-arre ranch on the hill
east of town Il has capacity Of 10000
gallons day which viii be sufficient for
irrigation and domestic purposes
Caldwell News.
r K. Hayes was over from Emmett
last week looking after the loading OF
car of prunes which he started for Glas-
COW, Scotland on Saturday. The fruit
was shipped on consignment TO the Ear
Fruit Company He has already ship
ped three carloads to Chicago and New
York which sold all TIE way from 20 cents
to 1910 crate He estimates his cror
this year ut from five 10 six thousand
crates. News.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-10-03
IfYeIiest Town in idaho.

Smith Soulr. OF Emmett. was IN Nam
pa between trains Wednesday evening
Mr. Sou;e is very enthusiastic over the
Idaho Northern terminus, and predicts
chat Emmett is going to be 0se Of the
ligrliest towns in Idaho in the near fu-
ture. Mr.. Sonle is OF the oPiainn that
the timber in that vicinity cannot be ex-
ceiled anywhere and at no place is there
sach natural mill site AS at Emmett. -
Idaho Leader.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-10-03
A Pair of Pears.

Ed. Allen thought he had discovered y
prize winner at the county fair when he
found pear in his orchard last week
which tipped the scales at II ounces,
but Park Wardwell came 10 the front
with one which went one ounce better.
They will probably compromise the mat
ter by exhibiting the two pears together.
After the above was in type we learned
that W. Il. Cartright found i specimen
Of the same fruit in his orchard weigh
ing - ounces. which he will take 10 thC
fair Who next? These pears are Of a
winter variety and have not yet got thrii
full growth.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-10-03
Notice, Dissolution of Partnership

The public will please take notice that
the partnership heretofore existing be-
tween james Tucker. Tilla Peterson and
Ruth Peterson, for the conduct OF III,
hotel business ia the town OF Emmett, is
This day dissolved.
Dated this September 2lst. 1901.
lila PETERSON
RUrH PETERSON.