Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-01


tendance there last year gave novel
reception to the new students. Invi-
tations were issued to meet at the gym
nasium and from there they went to
the varsity" farm on Rock Creek,
where, after various games, large
campfire was built and the guests in
troduced to college chicken fry"
MYsTERIoUsLY MIssING.-John Dice,
a prominent citizen of Neosho Falls,
is missing. He stepped out of his
house in his night clothes to ascertain
the cause of noise at the chicken house
and has not been seen since. He has
been morose of late and it is feared he
has taken his life. He is fifty years
old. He was a prominent Odd Fellow
and Mason and a great naturalist. He
was called the "bone crank of the Neo-
sho"
81, 800, 900 FOR WAGES IS PADRE
cent figures show that the big factories
at lola pay out in wages a million and
half dollars yearly. And there are a
number of smaller concerns which pay
an amount that few years ago would
have been considered wonderfully big,
but which now looks like small change
compared with the sum handed out by
the cement compay and the big smelt-
ers
New DIVISION ACCoUNTANT.-C. D.
Collier has been appointed division ac-
countant for the Rock Island in Tope-
ha, to succeed John McAloon, who is
transferred to Trenton, Mo-, in the
same capacity. Mr.. Collier comes from
the Central railroad in New JERSEY,
at Jersey City, N. J., and already has
assumed the duties of his new position.
WORKED BY MooNLIGHT.-The farm
ers of Lyon county worked all night
during the all night full moon period
in October, at harvesting their kaf1r
and cane crops. Many of the farmers
arranged double shifts of teams on
their machines; some of the horses and
men slept in daytime and ran the cut
ters while the day force rested.
FEDERAL BUILDING SITE.-Assistant
Secretary Taylor, of the treasury, has
announced the selection of a site for
the public building at Lawrence, Kas
The location of the proposed new build
ing will be at the northwest corner of
Winthrop and New Hampshire streets
and the price paid for the site was
Sc, 500
SIXTEEN BERRY DIsHEs.-At the
wedding of very prominent couple in
Topeka the presents included sixteen
cut glass berry dishes At the same
wedding the police scattered a charivari
mob carrying noise producers.
TARIFF ON CAR LoTs.-Smith Center
has imposed tar if of So day on the
outsiders who come into that town
with car lots of apples to peddle out
KANSAS ART EXHIBIT. Kansas
art exhibit for the worlds fair has
been placed under the management of
Mrs. c. f. Dassler, of Leavenworth.
TOPEKA REeIsrRATIoN.-The total
registration aggregates $3.50 as against
1o,164 two years ago, a loss of over
500. This is due to apathy.
LAND VALUES HIGHER. along
the Arkansas river in Western Kansas
has doubled in price the past year.
WICHITA REGISTRATION num-
Der of voters who registered in Wichita
was 7,741.
BALL IN New SHOPS. -Arrangements
are being made for a grand ball at the
new Santa Fe shops in Topeka on their
completion. The date has been fixed
at October 81. It will be given on the
new machine shops Marshall's band
will give a concert before the ball and
Steinberg's orchestl will furnish the
music for the dancing.
STEEL FOR THE ORIENT.-There are
seventy-five carlrads of steel and ties
at Anthony for the extension of the
| Orient south.
POLAND CHINA HoGs.-At sale of
thoroughbred Poland-China hogs in
Clay Center fine young animals from
| all over that section of Kansas were
brought and many breeders of state
reputation were present. The hogs
averaged in price from $50 to $35.
SHOT A STRANeER.-George Bous-
field, miner living near Midway, near
Pittsburg. shot and killed a stranger
who was trying to enter his house.
! The stranger had been hanging about
the camp for several days. He was
not identified.
| New mutual CoMPANY,-The Nema-
ha Mutual Fire Insurance company,
with headquarters at Seneca, Kas., has
been authorized by State Superintcnd-
ent of Insurance w. V. Church to do
business in the state. George w. Will
liams is president of the company and
John Stowell is secretary.
CHERRYvALE ZINC PLANT FIRE
Fire in the plant of the Edgar Zinc
company burned four smelling blocks
out of six. The damage is estimated
at $4,000, partially insured. The
stacks will be rebuilt Immediately.
TEN CARS OF GLAss-A representa-.
| tive of sash and door factory al
Wichita closed a contract with the