Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-09-12

small SciAs IFbuSs give, 4Oslu OF OSiiST-
wise furnish any pistol. revolver or
toy pistol by which cartridges or caps
may be exploded. TO any minor shall
be deemed guilty of "a misdemeanor
and shall, npon conviction, be fined
not less than S. and not more than
500. Section >. Any minor who shall
nave III his possession amy pistol, re-
volvcr or toy pistol by which cartridges
may be exploded, shall be guilty of a
misdemeano- and upon conviction shall
be fined not less than 81 nor more than
So,
MONSTER ELBERTA-Theo Wise
brought from his farm near Wichita
! and exhibited an Elberta peach that
eXcels for size, coloring and shape any
peach ever seen in that city. The
peach is 91@ inches in circumference
! one way and u inches the other, and
weighs 1917 ounces. It will go into
the Kansas exhibit at st. Louis, hav-
ing been given to Superintendent schell
for that purpose. MIR. Schell said that
it is the largest peach he has yet pro-
cured.
WAS WORKING Student. Homer
! Hoch, son of E. w. Hoch of the Marion
! Record, has been appointed private
secretary to Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General J. l.. Bristow. Young
| Hoch is graduate of Baker university
/ class of 1902. In school he acquired
reputation for hard work and briliian-
! cy. He was the winner of the Kansas
! or;,torical contest during his last year
in college.
! A GRAND OLD MAN-Col. w. A
Johnson died at his home in Garnet.
| He has been prominent in Kansas pol
itics for forty years; had held several
state positions, and in 1855 was II dele
! gate to the Republican national con-
vention. He was active III the border
warfare troubles as member of the
Free State Colony, and served through
the civil war, part Of the time on the
! staff of General James Ii. Lane.
A KANSAS COAL TE;!sT.-An applica-
ton for subpoenas for the sixteen coal
operators of Usage comfy was filed
with Judge Hazen at Topeka. They
are wanted by Attorney General Cole
man and County Attorney Hnngate
to tell what they know about the III
crease in the price of coal and the for
| NATION of II trust by the operators in
Usage county.
GRAVEL CAVED IN or HIND. ".
Edwards was killed on the farm of NJ.
! PaI1ic tbrea ,n;iac SOutbvaSt Of On,
betha, while working in Il sand bank.
The gravel and sand caved in on him.
lie leaves a wife and three children.
LATE CORN MArUHED.- Reports re-
ceived by the Kansas division of the
government weather bureau indicate
that the growing corn is in good con-
dition and that much of the corn plant
ed after the May floods has matured.
TIE BIG REUNIoN.-rhe big reunion
of old soldiers of three states and ter
ritory at Baxter Springs had 5000 peo-
pie on the grounds on its first day. 1t
was then expected that $4,000 VIII be
in attendance on later days.
ELLSWORTH AFTER GAs.-At meet
ing of business and professional men
il was decided to spend $1,000 to Pros
poet for oil and gas. Oil indications
are very strong there.
HOSPITAL BURNED private hos
pital at Mcfarland is burned. a large
addition to the hospital was 10 be
built, work to commence upon it this
week.
A GLOBE TRorTER e. Rafter, of
Holton, Il former X. U. student, has
coasted along the shores of every coun-
try but Australia.
HAS MUCI ALFAIFA.-I. w. Robson,
of Butler county, has 1000 acres of al
falfa and is planting 400 acres more.
Iowa INDIANS IN KANsAs.-Superin-
tendent c. c. Edwards. of the Iowa
Indians, made the payment OF the an
/ nuity money to the members of the
tribe at the mission building on the
Great Nemaha reservation. Each
member received s35. So and total OF
SIS, SOL % was paid-out The tribe now
numbers 226 members.
; For AN ALL AROUND MAN.-For $50
q month Lawrence expects one man u
t care for fifteen acres of trees and parks
do the ianitor WORK at the court house
and help around the fire station.
S BARTON CARRIES BANNER year
t. Barton county is the banner wheat
f county of Kansas, having produced
D 1904, 305 bushels of wheat. Fourteen
I Kansas counties raised more than 9,
j 600, 900 bushels each and thirty-fv'
counties produced more than 1000, OCt
: each.
. INSPIRED Co-oPERArivE ACTION
: Jas. A. Buclslin, of Thomas county, il
, dead. He was the head of the organi
cation which has built up so many co
4 operative mills and elevators through
ont the state in the past two years
: COLLISION AT GREAT BEND. No. y
4 Santa Fe local freight from the ives
: ran into the Ness City branch engin,
s in the Santa Fe yards 1T Great Benz
n killing Virgil Scott and seriously in