Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-06-20
KANSAS COMMENT.


thing factory west of ST. Louis.
Hob School CHARACTERISTICS
graduating class of the Topeka
high school numbered SO, ~ OF whom
were girls.
UNION PACIFIC GIVES Although
that railroad has been IA heavy loser by
the floods it has given s., coo toward
the relief funds.
MCPHERSON SCHOOLS. The board of
education has chosen VIM. A. Sinclair
of FL Dorado superintendent of the
city schools ut q salary of 81, 900 year.
TEAMS CAN CRoss.-The pontoon
bridge at the north approach to the
Melan bridge at Topeka has been made
strong enough for wagon traffic, and
hundreds of seams are At work haul
ing away slime and debris from the
north side.
Aztec DIAMONDS NOw.-H. :. An
derson, the Klondil;e millionaire, is
now on his way to Kansas from Brazil,
where he has purchased 10000 acres
Brazil Several Saiina parties are in
terested with Anderson.
To SUCCEED PENSY.-The board of
regents of Kansas university has APP
pointed Charles S. Skilton, Yale 80
now of Trenton, n. j., as dean of the
school of fine arts, to succeed Prof G..
Il. Penny, who resigned to go TO Wash
burn college ut Topeka.
SALIVA RECOVERING is fast
recovering from the effects of the flood
and the town is progressing as though
nothing had ever happened. New
buildings are being contracted for,
there seems to be work for all laboring
classes and business is again resuming
its normal condition.
ADVISORY BoARD.--Govcrnor Bailey
has appointed Mayor II. Il. Gilbert Of
Kansas City, kas, Il. d. Fitzpatrick,
of Salina, and G. S. Murphy, of Man
haitian, as an advisory board to assist
him in the distribution of the fund
which is being raised for the relief of
the flood sufferers in Kansas.
INSURANCE Co. MUST Go.-The state
superintendent of insurance proposes
to drive the Wayne Mutual Life Insur-
ance company, of indianapolis, Ind.
out of the state. The company is do
ing business in Kansas without Ii
cense. 1t is probable the local agents
of the company will be prosecuted.
SIMULTANEOUS STArEMEyrs "A call
is made upon national banks for a
statement of their conditions OH June
y. State Bank Commissioner Al6augh
will issue call at once on the state
and private banks for n statement of
their business up to the same date,
with the intention of consolidating the
reports
TRAINS Or SILvEE.-Many trains OF
silver ore are passing through Kansas
these days. 1t is shipped from Mexico
TO Pueblo for smelling. The trains
come through Kansas from Galveston,
TO which place it comes by water.
Fifteen of these trains passed through
Wichita last week. Each car carries
loo, 900 pounds of the ore.
STRUCK FLOWING SPRINe.-Parties
In Kingman county who occupy leased
pasture land commenced to dig 4 well
from which they proposed TO get stock
water with a windmill. They struck a
good vein At l3 feet and quit for the
day. The next morning they found
that the water had flowed from their
well and formed pond.
OvERwoRKED POsTMAsrEEs--An mum
Der of instances have been reported OF
the receipt, after the floods, ut post
offices of such large amounts of mail
as to cause the postof1ice force to work
all night 10 work all night to distri butte
it. Beloit received &c 81 at one
time.
ALL IN Six Months. Atchi.
son, six months ago became n messen.
ger boy at Wichita for the Santa Il,
orator for the company on the man
line, at Saffordvillc.
To Shower. MUD.-The Topeka com
mercial club was ordered to appear in
front of the club headquarters equipped
with boots ane shovels, to march L
North Topeka to spend the day il
cleaning up. John Z. Frost to head tho
procession Amateur photographer.
were warned that they would be sho
on the spot
Two CARLOADS From TRoY.-Mayol
Graves of Troy and the county treas
urer brought two carloads of eatablei
and clothing for the stricken people O
North Topeka.
MAIL By HANDCARs.-The assistan
postmaster at Abilene and three lettc
carriers went to Salina and got tw,
hand ear loads of delayed mail for Alb
ilene AID Junction City. These towns
are without mail and Salinas mail i
still coming from the west.
DANGEROUS HoLEs-At severa
points in North Topeka where TIN
sewers have been washed out hole
are appearing in the street In SOM
sections whole streets arc supposed L
be undermined and driving along thes
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