Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-23

%. OOO acres IN wheat, and II IS claimed
there isn't u poor field of wheat in the
county. The rains have all been bene-
fetal to the growing crop, and it has
been years since the county has been
SO completely water soaked. So prom
Using is the prospect of raising record
breaker wheat crop in Sheridan county
that two elevators will be built in
Hoxie at once.
ELEVATORS on RIGHT OF WAY.-At-
torney General Colemen in a decision
holds that the board of railroad COM
missiOners has no power to compel
railroad company to permit the cree
ton of an elevator upon its right of
way. There was an attempt made to
get a law through the last legislature
investing the board with such power
but it was killed by the committee on
railroads in the house.
MEAT INsPECTORs.-The are 149
people employed by the United States
in the inspection. of meat at the stock
yards and packing houses Of Topeka,
Wichita, Leavenworth, and Kansas
City, Kansas. The salaries of this
army of employees range from 5000 to
So, OCO per annum The total amount
of salary paid them year amounts to
S134, 40.
An INSURANCE DECISION.
General Coleman has decided that if
the Menonites continue their mutual
insurance business in Kansas they will
have to comply with the Kansas laws
by organizing and making regular re-
reports to the state superintendent of
insurance.
FARMERS ORGANIZE.-The farmers of
Graham county are organizing to do
business for themselves There are
three farmers shipping associations at
Hill City Morland and Bogue. Money
is being subscribed by the farmers in
all these places, for the building of
elevators.
A Brown COUNTY MAN.-The legis-
lature of Wisconsin has advanced the
salary of the state superintendent of
public instruction to S., 900 per annum.
The office is now filled by C. p. Cary.
formerly superintendent of the schools
of Brown county, Kansas.
KILLED THE THIsTLEs-The frosty
weather killed the Russian thistles
among the wheat in Thomas county,
and otherwise benefited the wheat.
Wheat fields had been condemned to be
plowed on account of the thistles but
they are now doing finely.
AyOTHER BANK RoBRED.-The state
bank of Culver was robbed of So, 900
and it's safe ruined by dynamite. The
thieves left on n hand car which was
found near Salina. 1t seemed proba bic
that they went out on night train.
FoR N. X. & GULF RoAD-The COM
mssioners of Saline county have called
an election to be held June % to vote
ON proposition to issue $50, 900 in
bonds to the Nebraska, Kansas & Gulf
railroad.
LAWRENCE LOSES PROF. penny
Prof. George Penny, of the fine arts
department of Kansas University, has
left there to become the head of the
new Washburn Conservatory of Music
EVERYBODY KNEW HIM ONCE.-Fran-
els Herman, once of Fort Scott, who
built the st. Louis, Fort scott & West
ern railway, died the other day at Ur-
bana, Illinois.
GETS A LIFE PAss.-The Santa Fe
has issued to James Owens, of Newton,
a life pass over their lines as a reward
for thirty years continuous service.
RIVERS RUNNING DOwN-The rivers
of northern Kansas began to fall on
the 18th and the railroads went at the
work of repairs with alacrity.
LOCAL MYsTERY.-A dwelling house
is going up at Kiowa and not a soul in
town knows the owner.
Or LoCKJAw.-Herbert Eiseline, of
Solomon, died of loclxjaw from a cut
by barb wire fence.
TO COMPROMISE BoNDs.-It is report
ed that the Kearney county commits
sioners have called an election TO vote
$50, 900 to the parties holding a judg-
ment against the county for 500, 900.
A compromise on that basis has been
made with Lindsay and other alleged
creditors.
EXPERT AT WoRK.-Commission of
Douglas county have hired an exper:
to go through the records for the pur-
pose of finding how much revenue the
county is being cheated out of by tax
| dodgers.
OIL INSPECTION REvENUE.-M. G.
Kelly, State oil inspector, turned into
the state treasury 81, 220. % IN fees col
lected during April for the inspection
of oil. The expenses of his department
for the month were S463 So, leaving a
balance of 81, 1851.
DEAN OF LAW SCHOOL, Washburn
college of Topeka has selected Earnest
Il. Conant, of Chicago, as dean of the
law school which the college will es-
tablish this summer. Mr.. Conant is a
graduate of Harvard and is a leading
Chicago lawyer.
POLICE REsIGN.-At Hutchinson the
city marshal, his assistant and one po-
liceman resigned because the mayor
named man to have control of the