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


cendiaries.
The records show that Lcavenworth
has 122 joints, which pay the city s25 a
month each.
was filed on January p in the district
court of Sedgwick county.
The plate glass insurance companies
have cancelled all policies covering
risks in saloons in Wichita
W. c. Lee, of Toledo, attended the
Shorthorn sale at Strong City and pur-
chased small herd of them.
There are still 21O applications for
the special agents for Kansas.
L. d. Hampton, nephew of Cover
nor Lewelling has married Mrs. Dora
Barns, at Kansas City, Kansas.
DR.. Thomas Archer, of Emporia, is
dead. He preempted a farm mile
and half from Emporia in 1855.
1.-THE architects estimate of the cost
of building a plant for heating and
lighting the state house is So. 900.
Mrs. Rich has brought suit against
Wichita saloon keeper for $4,000 for
making drunkards of her two sons.
Finney, Kearney and Hamilton coun-
ty farmers are entering into an agree
ment to put in 700 acres of sugar beets.
George Brown, who halls from Ne
hY-oclya aCca7,1+a1 Of
North Lawrence and beaten in a fright
full manner.
Captain Thomas Bickerton, the noted
artillery man in the early Kansas wars
and in Kansas regiment in the civil
war, is dead, at the age of SO.
The enacting clause of the bill which
is intended to make it possible to get
intelligent juries in Kansas in murder
representatives.
John Wilson, the young man who
disappeared at the time he was to have
married Strong City young lady, has
returned. It is said that the marriage
will be consummated.
The injunction suits brought against
the Dickinson county joints caused
them all to close, before trial. The
Enterprise man and wife, who beat
Mrs. Nation, have emigrated.
a Missouri Pacific train went through
a burned bridge near McCracken. En-
gineer William Young was killed and
the fireman dangerously hurt. The
train took fire but the passengers es-
capped unhurt.
A man by the name of Kelley, was
was killed by Bartender John Switzer,
in a saloon fight at Bruce, Crawford
county. KeIley's friends gave Switzer
a beating with chairs. Switzer was
taken to the Jail at Girard.
Sedgwicl> county has dispensed with
the officer known as commissioner for
the poor. The action became neces-
sary under the statute requiring a
county to have population of $4,000
to be entitled to such an officer. The
poor will be cared for by the commits
sioners direct, acting in connection
| with the Associated Charities.
! At Augusta. a young man was dressed
| to represent Mrs. Nation, and walked
uptown after the arrival of the Frisco
train, carrying a large Ratchet. OF
course a crowd Immediately gathered,
some of them being in the secret.
| When the excitement was at its height
Mrs. Nation disappeared to the box
car where the toilet had been made up
The joke was on two business places
supposed to be doing straightforward
business, where the doors were locked
and windows barricaded.
Colon Ball is in Washington to take
examination for commission in the
army He did good service in the
Twentieth Kansas.
D. f. Thompson, one of the Nebraska
candidates for United States senator
was once the conductor on the SAINT;
Fe branch between Topeka and Atchi
son.
Gasoline engines are of as small cos
as windmills and are always ready; 81
there are many irrigators in the west
ern counties who are using the forme
for pumping water
Senasor J. K. Cubbison has brothe
attending the West Point militar
academy. Mr.. Cubbison voted yer,
decided AYE" on Senator Simons' reso
? luton denouncing hazing at the acad
envy.
There is bill before the legislator
to authorize the use of voting machine
in such counties, townships and cite
I as may adopt them.
A Twenty-nine years ago on Januar
-, 1872, the Kansas legislature accept
e ed from Topeka the 20 acres of Ian
now occupied by the capitol.
e Senator Tapp's bill requiring owner
:, of stores and shops to provide seats fo
s their female clerks was killed in cou
mittee.
Postmaster John Guthrie. of Topek;
has been appointed as one of the men
: bers of the executive committee of tn
National Postmasters' association
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