Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-27


settlers of Reno county, is dead at the
age of 81 years. The family is one of
the best known in the county. Mrs.
Ploughe's father was a brother of Com
modore PrcbIe, of the United States
navy, for whom Preble county, Ohio,
was named. Her mothers maiden
name was Marshall, and she was des-
cendant of John Marshall, the first
chief justice of the United States SUI
preme court.
BOUGHT 90, 900 BUSHELS George c.
Richardson, of Leavenworth has
bought all the apples in two of the
Wellhouse orchards: the 500-acre or
chard in Leavenworth county and the
sOO-acre orchard in Usage county. 1t
is estimated that these orchards have
1000 bushels of apples. Richardson
buys them on the trees, but the price
is not stated. Both orchards are car
rying the largest crop they have ever
yielded.
FRIsCo's IMPROVEMENTS So.
Louis s. San Francisco railroad com
pany has purchased much land sur
rounding their old terminals in Wich-
tia, and has had vacated several por-
tiOns of streets for their use in the con-
structiOn of new depot, 4 new freight
house and the enlargement of their
yard facilities. The expenditure of
500, 900 upon these new terminals has
been authorized and work is to be
pushed.
NEW MAIN LINE.-The directors of
the A. Il. x. s. +. railroad company
have given the management full power
to bnild a line from Albuquerque to a
connection with the PecOs Valley road.
This will make a new through line from
Newton, Kas., to Albuquerque. which
avoids heavy grades, and also has
shorter route: passing through Wich-
tia; through Oklahoma and the Pan
handle of Texas.
INSURANCE AGENT IN TROUBLE
Mrs. L. i. Graves, Of Parsons, charges
c. +. Borders, an insurance agent OF
Lawrence, with getting her cash by
false represen tations. He wrote life
policy and collected premium of
about 81, 600 and she SAYS the charac-
ter of the policy was misreprcsented
to her, and charges that he collected
$3.50 more than the correct amount of
the premium.
EMANCIPATION DAY.-The colored
people of Topeka will celebrate enan-
cipation day with big outdoor picnic
at Garfield park on September 30. Nd
dresses will be made by w. T. Vernon,
j. II. Guy, j. NJ. Brown, r. F. Hayden,
w. r. Carter and w. w. Fisher. Paul
Jones. the silver-tongued colored or
ator of Kansas, viii speak that day at
an emancipation celebration at EN-
poria
a 81 900 RESIDENCE. The home of
Prof. Fl. T. Stevens in Kansas City,
Kas., is burned to the ground. and but
little of the contents saved. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stevens and their five children
escaped. Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Stevens
mother. was burned about the face
while trying to save some of her per-
sonal belongings from her room. The
building was valued at about s., 900
and was partly covered by insurance.
SENIOR VICE COMMANDER.-Gene
j. X. Hudson, of Topeka has been
elected senior vice commander of the
Kansas G. A. r. department by the
council of administration to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of NJ. A.
Carmichael at Garnett recently.
KANSAS BAPTIsTs.-The Baptist con-
gregation of Walnut, Crawford coun-
ty town of 600 population, sent in
contribution of S11O. And the Baptists
of McLouth, town with hundred
less population, sent in sos. If the
larger towns hold up their end as well
Ottawa university will soon be in as
good shape as before the fire.
A JOINT FOR EVERY 4O3.-A campaign
has commenced against liquor in Sa-
lima, where eighteen joints pay $50
apiece into the treasury every month;
one joint for every 4O3 Inhabitants.
BoTHERING RoNDs.- Wabaunsee conn
payment of si3s, 600 in bonds issued 10
aid the Manhattan. Alma & Buriing-
anne railway. The bonds fall due in
1910.
LADY CLERK OF CoURT.-In Nemaha
county the Republican candidate for
clerk of the district court is a young
lady; Miss Blanche Magil1. As she re-
ceived a majority of l,o92 two years
ago, three times the average majority
rolled up for the other Republican
candidates, she isn't worrying any.
FEEDS 5000 LAMBs.-C. w. South
ward, of Wichita, bought 5000 lambs
in New Mexico and northern Colorado
which will eat Sedgwicl1 county hay
and corn next winter. He has demon
strated that there is money in getting
the sheep from the western ranges to
feed. In 1895 Mr. Southwark went
west and got 700 sheep and fed them as
an experiment The next year he fed
2,5Oo and in 1897 he fed 5000. The ex-
pertinent was so satisfactory that in
1898 he fed 1000 and in 1900 he had
II O00 SbeAn in his fead lots