Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-08-30

The Arkansas City Traveller has com
pleted its 32nd year.
R. L. varnell will drill for gas on
his farm adjoining FL Dorado.
August 81 was the a9th anniversary
of the Quantrell raid on Lawrence.
Business men of Fort Scott prepared
l27 floats for the labor day parade.
Tom McNeal is to Speak at the Ohio
association picnic at Ottawa Oh Sep
TENDER 4.
On Saturday night the card, Judge
Horton had sinking spell and became
unconscious
Paroled youths from the state re-
formatofy broke into hardware store
at Hutchinson.
The Santa Fe has let a contract for a
$4,000 enlargement of its passenger
station in Topeka.
Wamego is to have new Touring
mill, to cost SIS, 200, with capacity of
100 barrels day or more.
The report of the state superinten-
dent will this year embrace statistics
OF city schools for the first time.
The Santa Fe is soon to build a new
depot at Baldwin. The old depot will
be made over FOR freight house.
Every paper coming from towns
where the Buclkslin Bill show stops
has roasts for that travelling fake.
Charles Swartz, took claim near
Emporia in 1859 which he owned until
his death which occurred last week.
An attempt will be made in the next
legislature to place the state charitable
institutions practically in civil service
position.
Judge Albert n. Horton showed
slight improvement after reaching his
home in Topeka but physicians were
without hope.
The state si1lo-worm station at Pea
body was unroofed by a storm the
other day. 1t hasn't been in use for a
humber of years.
Levi Shaner, one of the wealthiest
men in Ottawa, died from stroke of
paralysis. He was in good health on
the previous day.
Scott, the negro who assaulted an
old lady at Fort Scott,was stolen out
of the city by the sheriff to save his
neck from stretching.
A Germ contest at Winfield was won
by three stalks; Is feet 3 inches; 10
feet 10 inches and 13 feet 6 inches high
all from one one field.
The employees of the Western Wooden
mill of Topeka made up a purse of
ST. 40 for the relief of woman who
has been sick for 16 weeks.
Robert B. White, bachelor mer-
chant, the owner of the Chetopa cleo
trio light system, died of apoplexy in
his store at Chetopa on August %.
Chas Deplantz, of Coffeyville, went
hence by the carbolic acid special. He
had been on a prolonged spree. He
was ~ years old and left family.
A ruling has been made by the state
superintendent that the exchange
clause in the school book law does not
| compel contractors who will supply
books to exchange for old books eE-
cept of like kind and grade; for in
stance, a first reader must be exchanged
for first reader and so on.
Tho 0AtI, annual ra,,Dior Of ol6 cat
| tiers was held last week at Blue Rapids
continuing three days. There were
| 1000 Wordmen there on the day set
apart for them. DIR. Boyalzim, of Blue
Rapids, now in his Goth year, was the
oldest person present. J. S. Magill
tiers, having located in the county in
1858.
State Oil Inspector Spencer has
turned 81, 612 into the state treasury as
fees collected in his department during
the month of July. His expenses were
S519, leaving balance for the state
of ST ,O93.
At Douglas, Butler county. one young
man is dead and another in Jail charged
with murder; all because there was
whisky at picnic.
1t is said to be probable that the
Santa Fe will put on a number of new
bral1emen soon. There is great deal
of stock and grain to be moved.
NJ. ]. Kimmel, county clerk of Morris
county for four years, died at home at
Wilsey on August II, after a months
illness.
The semi-annual distribution OF
school fund interest is A cents per cap
tia In February it was 80 cents, a
year ago it was 40 cents and in Febru-
airy, 1901, it was 80 cents.
The Enid, Anthony & Northwestern
railway, its general attorney says, has
secured right of way from Enid to An.
thony, and that the road will be built
and probably on to Pratt.
c. w. Baker, of Bluff City, was the
only Harper county teacher to receive
a first grade certificate this year.
State Superintendent Nelson hold.