Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-05-18


thirds vote for electric light plant
bonds.
Senator Burton is planning trip to
Mexico with Mr.. StillwelI, of the Orient
railroad.
Wichita has several manufactures
of excelsior, which is shipped in all
directions
There is an NJ. E. church in Augusta
that was built in 1873 1t has been de-
clared unsafe
For the week ending at noon on May
10the clearing house receipts in Wichi-
ia were s736.69
The new court house at lola is to be
built in the center of the city park and
will cost $4,000.
The Sa1ina Commercial club is in
favor of having six saloons, with
monthly fine of 500.
There is not a place in Jewell
sold: not a single druggists permit.
There is great demand for the ses-
sion laws, but up to date the printer
has been able to supply only the state
officers.
Nearly $1,000 has been expended
within the last year on fruit trees for
the different charitable institutions of
the state.
Items appear in all parts of Kansas
about the large number of buggies and
carriages that are being sold for cash
to farmers.
A. H. Moulton, of Cherokee. who has
| gone to the soldiers home is the father
of Is children, ranging from one year
up. He was a power in local politics.
State Employment Agent T. B. Gerow
| says that 5000 men are need to harvest
the Kansas crops of wheat. Wages
that are to be paid range from 1925 to
So. so per day and board.
An official bank statement issued
| last week states that eight banks in
Topeka have deposits amounting to
81, 100000. One bank has $3.50, 900.
four years ago at this date these eight
banks had So, s31 ZOO on deposit.
Seventeen councils in Kansas were
represented at the annual grand coun-
Gil of the Travelling Mems association
which met at Hutchinson on May IL
A special train brought $50 travelling
men aud their wives from Salina, with
a band of 80 pieces.
At Abilene recently boy was arrest
ed for stealing a team. The boys
father, a banker in Oklahoma, wrote
to the district judge before whom the
boy was tried an affecting letter, but
he said sternly in it: IF had mil
lion dollars l would not give a cent t.
defraud Justice .
The Arkansas Valley Fair and Racing
Circuit has named dates, covering sever
weeks, with meets at St. John, Hutch
inson. Sterling, Great Bend, Newton
Wichita and FL Dorado. Where coulC
circuit, in as many good towns, be
cast which would require as shor
shipments as this one.
Officers of the Kansas United Com
mercial Travellers elected at Hutchin
son are: Senior councillor, L. T. Rees
of Leavenworth; junior councillor, Geo
G. Hamilton, Pittsburg; past chancel
lor, c. F. c. Kayser, Fort Scott: secre
tary, c. c. Daniels, Concordia; treasur
er, L. c. Noise, Emporia; conductor
w. L. Stations, Atchison; page, w. D
Mowry, of Independence; sentinel, F
&. Gatchell, of Topeka: members O
executive committee, e. W. Poindex
ter, of Topeka: H. P. Campbell, o
Clay Center; R. j. Haus, of Hutchinson
and C. NJ. Mitchell of Leavenworth.
There are eleven cases of measles il
one family in Harper county.
Stephen Balch. vineyardist of Sedg
r wick comfy, says that the Baltimor
5 Oriole is the worst enemy to crap
t growers in Kansas. He complain
about the state law which fixes pen
atty of $40 for killing one of thes
: grape thieves The oriole comes alon
p from the south just in time to pie
, green peas out of the hull, and return
from the north just as Concord grape
a begin to ripen, and destroys larp
quantities of both
h O. w. Daily, conductor on Missoul
a Pacific freight, had two fingers mashe
while making coupling in the yard
at Summit, east of FL Dorado
: At the state county high school or:
$ torical contest at Chapman, J. w. Ka,
t ser, of Sumner county, took first plac,
! with A. P. Morrison. of Norton. SCI
d ond. All the county high schools wei
IS represented
IS Prof. w. NJ. Sinclair, president ,
# the State Teachers association, h:
t. been reelected superintendent of Il
FL Dorado schools.
II Next year railroad men can 70
Le wherever in the state they happen
lie be. Registration can also be made /
sending an affidavit to the city cler
1T Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana wi
RS deliver the commencement address
r Baker university on the morning
n June 9. In the afternoon of that d:
President Mckinley will be in Bal
a win.
Is There are said to be Kansas farme