Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-14


and viii accept the position of master
car builder for the Chesapeake & Ohio
cailroad. His headquarters will prob
ably be in Huntington, Va. Mr.. Rams
dell has been with the Santa Fe for
five years.
MORRISON CASE APPEAI.ED.-H. w.
Schumacher, of FL Dorado, and 4. L.
Redden, of Topeka, attorneys for Miss
Jessie Morrison, now serving twenty
Ave year sentence in the state peniten-
tiary, are preparing record OF tine
case, preparatory to filing an appeal in
the United States supreme court. The
appeal will be on constitutional
grounds.
BREAKS THHEsiING RECoRD. r.. a.
Anderson, of Sumner county has done
il. He threshed 81 ,5O4 bushels of
wheat and set his machine nine times
in nine hours Wheat is making an
average of 373G bushels per acre. Mr.
Anderson has over $4,000 bushels of
wheat to thresh in Ness county as soon
it be comes dry enough.
PRoDUCT OF Az ORCHARD.-The p.
II. Thomas orchard northwest of Wich-
tia comprises 90 acres and the 1900
barrels of apples raised this year at
81. so per barrel, which is a very mod
est estimate, would bring S11, $50 and
yet six years ago the sO-acrc tract on
which the orchard is located could have
been purchased for 5000.
SWEET CHEsTxUrs.- Clark Wylsert,
of Wathena, has about thirty American
Sweet Chestnut trees that have been
bearing four or five years. He usually
sells Il good many ches,nUts They
bring ST. 80 bushel of GO poands or
1919 cents a pound and the quality is
better than those shipped from the
east.
KAw RIVER RIsEs.-The Kaw river
az Lawrence rose several feet as a re-
suit of recent heavy rains and has put
"a stop to the work on new channel and
the repairs on the dam by Congress
man BowersOcll. The north bank of
the river is also caving in us a result of
! the rise.
SUPERINTENDENT NELSON. Frank Mel
son has moved back TO his old home ut
Lindsborg. He has beer offered prom
inent educational positions in Ohio,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska,
/ but has declined each one of them. He
believes that Kansas has great fu-
ture and prefers to stay in this state.
LIBRARY DEDICATED. The State Lii
brarians' association met in Emporia in
annual session. The SEQ, 900 normal
library, which has been in use since
September, ;vas dedicated. T. NJ.
Crunden, librarian of the St. Louis IL
brary, made the dcdicatory address.
KANSAS CHORAL SOCIETIES. Several
of them want TO furnish the music on
Kansas day at st. Louis. 1t is sug-
gcsted that these societies hold state
tournament and compete for the honor.
the one taking first prize to go to the
fair.
INVITED TO Sr. LoUIs.-The Kansas
Press association has been invited and
offered special inducements to visit the
st. Lonis exposition during the week
of May 16, when the Worlds Press
Parliament will be in session.
DEATH OF A CAITI.EsIAN.-L f.
Teetcrs, one of the best known cattle
men of Northwest Kansas, died at his
home in Oakley. He had lived in that
county since 1875, and was noted foi
his hospitality and generosity.
SCHool CLosED.-The schools Of
Bushong and Agnes City in northern
Lyon county, are closed on account o.
II scarlet fever epidemic One chile
died in Bushong of scarlet fever, ant
others are sick.
KANSAS BUILDING. Tho worlds fail
commission has been notified that thu
Kansas building will be completed anC
ready to turn over by November 20.
, EPu.EPr1Cs SANE OR INsANE.-Unde
a rule just adopted by the state boarC
: of charities the new asylum at Parsons
: will admit both sane and insane cpilcp
ties. 1t viii be an cpileptic institution
, solely. AT present only male epiiep
tics will oe admitted. Next year
when the new cottages are completed
female patients win be taken car
of
S BURHvoN BANK ROBBERS. -Four O
/ them plead guilty in court at New TOT
t AID were sentenced to terms in til,
penitentiary.
BRINKFlMoFF PRoMorED.-The Un
= ion Pacific officials announce the pro
+ motion Of ]. II. BrinlIerhoff of Leav
: enworth to the position of assist;.n
L supcrinten len: with headquarters IL
r Denver. Mr.. Brinlserhoff has bee
superintendent of the l.. K and W
railway at Leavenworth for four year
i past
S Mill STRUCK lightning struc
a the Person mill ut Lawrence causin
/. u fire loss OF $4,000 It is new mil
n Which cost $50, 900. The mill will b
rebuilt with insurance money.
a A DOUBLE MIsFoRTUNE.-A. A
t Walker, section foreman at Vale
: Falls had his foot crusnd bv n hand