Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

statistics of New York, has written to
the officials at Topeka to learn some
thing about the State of Kansas Cen
trail and Southwestern Railway COM
pany." He says that it issued lot of
thirty year per cent bonds in 1882
and that they will fall due in 1911.
There is no such road in existence.
The records in the secretary of states
office do not show that any such road
was ever chartered in Kansas
WICHITA THRoSGED.-There were
three large gatherings there during
the week. The Sons of Herman grand
lodge had large attendance The
state conference of charities and cor
rections held its annual conference.
The Thirty-second scmi-nnnual consis-
tory was attended by hundreds of Scot
fish Rite Masons from NIL over Kansas,
from Oklahoma, Indian Territory,
Missouri, Utah and Mexico. There
was a class of candidates registered of
nearly one hundred.
Sue Az BEET CRoP-The sugar beet
crop of Kcarney county has been
shipped TO the Rocky Ford factory.
The season has been very unfavora BILE
in the entire sugar beet belt. Last
year the crop amounted to more than
two hundred carloads, but this year
will not exceed twenty-five cars The
per cent of sugar is fully as good as
good as last year, but the unusual
freeze and cold weather OF last spring
has shortened the crop.
FIRE At CoURrLA>D.-It caused a
SO, 600 loss. 1t started in the center of
"a block of frame buildings, in the coal
oil room OF u general merchandise
store, which was destroyed with other
buildings. The women formed a buck
ct brigade and carried water until their
clothing was drenched and frozen.
They saved other buildings by checking
the fire.
CAN CALI. TAX DODGERS.
Smart, of Lawrence, decides that the
commissioners and county clerk have
authority to call in any one who, they
have reason TO believe, has not proper
ly listed his property for taxation, and
question him under oath touching such
property ond his ownership of the
same and his ability to pay the taxes
upon it.
WEILsvIIIE RArs.-The family of
Ed Smith, of Wcllsville, vac awakened
by the crying of Il baby in another
room. They found that the child had
fifteen rat bites on its hands and arms.
The flesh had been eaten from its i'm
gers and all the flesh to the first joint
had oeen stripped off.
WHERE ARE HIS RELATIVES %. II.
T., was in Hutchinson and said he had
ST 500 in money, two diamonds and Il
gold watch given him by John L. Mari,
who was killed four years ago in the
Philippines. He is unable to find any
of Marr's relatives.
THEIR erH DAUGHTER.-A. a. Cot
trell and wife have lived in Wabaunsec
county 43 years. Their ninth daugh-
ter will graduate from the state agri-
cultural college next spring.
SEVENTY YEARS MARRIED
Porter Cook, of Mount Hope, just died
at the age of so years. She and her
husband had lived together 20 years,
having been married III 1883.
FIRE IN HOTEI.-Fire 1T Junction
| City did considerable damage to the
Central hotel Smoke and water al
most ruined the hotel furniture, owned
by ]. ii. Davis, proprietor.
SHALLOW OIL WELLs-Currcnt re-
ports of new oil wells seem to establis
the fact that oil is nearer the surface
at Coffeyvillc than in other Kansas oil
fields
REsURNEYING COUNTY LILIES. Sin
southwestern Kansas the surveys made
in 1854. under contract, are faulty, and
arc now being rcsurveycd.
WEALTHY KANsAx DEAD-A. l..
Forsha died, aged II years, Ut Excel
sior Strings, Mo. He owned 4,oOC
acre ranch III Reno county. He was
one of the first men 20 talse up the rails.
| ing of alfalfa; in Kansas and he devoted
!, 900 acres of his land to the growing
of this crop. He had lived in Kansas
for thirty years.
MUsr HAVE THE BEST. --Minneapo-
lis, the greatest milling city on the
continent, recently placed an order fol
zoo barrels of Kansas flour with Man.
| haitian mill.
| COLD SroRAGE EGGs.-A Wichita
dealer sold four carloads of fresh egg.
to one firm. The four cars carried
1000 eases. $4,000 dozens, or $40, GOT
eggs. The eggs were bought last pril
candled and put into cold storage witt
4 regular temperature.
On. AND GAS LEAsEs.-The new or
ganization among business men o
Olathe to prospect for oil and gas ha.
closed leases on more than LOCO acre.
of land northwc of town. The lanC
is all low and is at the foot of a long
range of sand hills.
A You've CoIoRED WoMAS.-Tht
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