Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-05-11
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
HAYS CITY,

Robert a. Maxey, manager for a lum-
Der company in Arkansas City, has
killed himself
The extent of Webb McNall's wheat
field is reported at 400 acres for this
year; all in Smith county.
The superintendent of the high
schools of Kansas hold a meeting at
Chapman to form state organization.
The 49th annual session of the state
association of Congregational churches
is held in Wichita from May to May
6.
Mrs. Frank Kitchen. of Horton, gets
$50, 900 by the will of an uncle in Him
ois who make his money in the Klon-
dixie
The Paola Commercial club offers
prize of 5000 for the best culverts built
during the year on roads leading to
town.
A Wellington paper reports joints
running there wide open under agree
ment to pay a monthly fine of 500
each.
Atchison is getting to be a better
town to live in; the saloon keepers can
not live and pay monthly assessments
both.
Emporia reports over 100 new build
ings and additions going up. besides
it's SIS, 900 court house and So, 900 IL
brary.
While George Head was resisting
rest in Topeka. he was struck on the
head by Policeman Hall, and died six
hours later.
The Topeka city engineers report
and city work during the past year to
be S379, 1895.
The electric line between Leaven-
worth and Kansas City has cut the
parallels fully one-half.
An owa man has purchased Is quar-
ter sections in Sherman county as an
investment. Prices paid We're low,
some of it at 81 an acre.
Inspector Gilbert of the rural mail
service in Kansas, says that 200 routes
are now in operation and that applica-
tons are in for 800 more.
Atchison has man employed on its
street paving who is deaf and dumb
and has lost both legs, yet makes a
good living for his family.
Miss Alice A. Stebbins. of Atchison,
haz
to DIR. n. D. Hills, in Henry Ward
Beecher's church in Brooklyn.
Colonel John C. Carpenter of Chanute
is much talked about now because he
preferred to refuse two appointments
rendered him by the president
Contractors for the work on the
securing laborers and imported force
of negroes. The white men employed
were dissatisfied and some of them
quit.
The board of managers of the state
soldiers home have taken charge of the
Mother Bickerdyke home at Ellsworth,
which will be used for aged and infirm
soldiers and their wives and for widows
of veterans.
The postoffice of Ellinwood. which is
in the same room with a jewelry store,
was robbed of So of postoffice funds,
33 watches and much other jewelers.
stock. j. 81. Anderson was arrested at
Great Bend on suspicion.
The Southern Kansas Academy at
Eureka will devote the week COM
mencing June ,, to its graduating ex-
ercises.
James Dunn was fatally wounded by
Ben 10y near Lincoln. Lincoln county
Dunn went to see Logs daughter, 10y
forbid his entering the house and the
shooting followed.
H Collet has been postmaster of
Elk, in Marion county, for 81 years
and has just had his office checked up
by postoffice inspector for the first
time. Every thing was found straight.
The Sells and Gray circus is to spend
next winter in Topeka. Willie Sells,
of that firm. made this statement while
in Topeka at the funeral of his mother.
The bargain for the Bennett proper
ty for governors residence in Topeka
is complete and Governor Stanley ex-
poets to De occupying it some time in
May.
Chris Foust and Merle Richards,
Sumner county boys. were hunting
plover and were accidentally shot re-
ceiving wounds which were considered
fatal.
A loan has been negotiated by the
Catholics for the completion of the con-
vent at Concordia. Work on their
cathedral there is to commence soon.
The treasurer of the Cherry vale
brick company. went to Haddam. Wash
ington county, to inspect shale discov-
cred there and says it is of the finest
quality.
There is expected to be very large
gathering of farmers at Salina on May
16, to formulate plans for cooperative
elevators and shipping associations all
over the state.
The priest in charge at Concordia is
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