Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-01
Kansas Events
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| WILL. WORK THE FARM-The Kent
farm which was turned over to the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows, is to be
worked in the interest of the lodge. 1t
is in Reno county and it has 6O-acre
apple orchard. 1.-The farm is a good
one" said John Haughey, past grand
master, land the lodge could sell it
readily, but as the farm will be
source of income and will grow more
valuable each year the lodge will just
| hold on to it and run it"
CHANCELLOR SPANGLER DEAD.-Wm.
C.. Spangler, acting chancellor of the
university of Kansas in 1889 and 1890,
and again from 1900 to 1902, is dead of
consumption. He has been in failing
health for many months, being barely
able to remain at his post until after
commencement last June. Immediate
| ly afterwards he went to Colorado for
his health but regained little of his
strength and came home few weeks
| ago.
FIFTEEN HEAD BROUGHT 81, 2oO.-J.
| L. Dawdy, of Atchison county, took
| fifteen of his blooded cattle to Gales
burg, ILL.,, where he sold them for
"a, 200, an average of $3.50 a head. He
sold one heifer, Queen of Iowa" to
+. w. Bolts & Son, of Plymouth, ILL.,,
for $500, and another, Imperial SUI
sanna," TO Whitsett & Sons, of Pre-
Emption, ILL.,, at $500 also.
BALLOTS MADE UP WRoNG.-After
10000 ballots had been printed for
Shawnee county, it was discovered that
the form of the ballot had been made
up wrong. Another batch had to be
be printed. Such thing occurring in
the shadow of the capitol and within
close touch with central committees
caused a panic among party managers
A Busy NIeHT.-From p. IN. until
daylight, the Santa Fe took between
roo and 500 cars of stock through Otta-
wa. 1t was one of the busiest nights
for stock extras that the yard men can
remember. Of the nights shipments
about $50 cars came up over the South
ern Kansas and the rest came over the
cutoff.
A GERMAN CoLONY.-Fran1 Vein
| shenlI, of Kingman, has been instru-
mental in bringing large number of
| people into Kingman county. The new
| people are mostly a thrifty class of
Germans who develop into first class
farmers. Most of the settlement has
been near Mr.. Weinshenk's ranch.
( A IL, IL IL
next to the last day for registration
the books at Wichita carried the names
of 367 voters who registered as carpen-
tiers, yet there is a demand for more
carpenters there. It is likely that
there are so more who came into the
| city too late to register.
ANOTHER FISH CAR.-The state fish
commissioner has received a car Of bass
and croppie. Mr.. Haughey sends out
several messengers with fish from Win
field. He then takes the car to New
ton, distributing fish along the route,
after which the car will go to the Colo
RADIO line.
For BETTER RoADs.-Business men
of St. Paul have started movement to
have the city buy rock crusher, and
| the work for good roads by hauling
stone.
STACKED HAY BURNED. in
the south part of Brown county are
losing much hay by fire, caused by
spontaneous combustion. The hay
|
INSPECTOR GENERAL.-N H. Loomis.
general attorney of the Union Pacific
road in Kansas, can now wear the title
of colonel. Governor Stanley has ap-
pointed him inspector general of the
Kansas national guard, with the rank
of colonel.
HIS HAND BADLY ToRN.-Wm. Swift
ger, of Oklahoma, while visiting his
brother south of Englewood, met with
serious accident While out shooting
prairie dogs the gun exploded, tearing
off his left hand with the exception of
his thumb and forefnger.
HAS A FRANCHIsE.-A Hiawatha
young man, Phil Bliss, who graduated
recently from the state university, has
been granted franchise to place ad-
vertising cards in the street cars in
London, England. If the business is
conducted as largely in England as it
is in the United States the young man
will make quite thing of his venture.
THREE HURT.-William Snyder, a
farmer living near Parsons, was driving
spirited young team which ran away.
Mr. S., his wife and his sister were all
seriously hurt.
WAS Too BossY.-A section gang on
the Santa Fe cutoff near Emporia went
on strike. The men, about fourteen
in number, said their boss, Paul Eber-
ly, was "too bossy." There was delay
in finding men.
FIRST HUTCHINSON TEACHER.-Miss
Jane Hodson, who taught the first
school on the townsite of Hutchinson,
is dead. She was SO years old and for
the past four years, because of her bad
health, she has lived with her sister,
Mrs W. j. Sponsler, west of Hutchin-