Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-06-27


fire. The big mills and elevator of the
Arkansas City Milling company are
totally destroyed by fire and one en-
ployc, Tom Yount. was go badly burned
that he died in an hour. The fire was
caused by the spontaneous combustion
of bin of four. Major C. Il. Seaver-
ing, president of the milling company,
was severely but not dangerously
burned. The plant was valued at
500. 900 and the loss is complete.
LIKE SAM WoOD CAsE.-It seems pos
sible that Chauncey Dewey and his
cowboys may never be tried. The
people of Cheyenne county are divided
and every man is a partisan OF one on
the other side, so that an impartial
jury cannot be had in the county. The
state cannot take 4 change of venue.
Everyb body will remember that the
slayer of Sam Wood went free under
the same circumstances,
Blue HAS NEW CHANNEL. The new
channel made by the Big Blue river at
Blue Rapids leaves the rapids and dam
to one side. If" says the Marysville
News, "this channel cannot be con-
trolled and the river turned back in TO
which has been the pride of Blue
Rapids ard the motive power for near
ly all the mills and factories, is thing
of the past
LARGE Contest SETTLED liti-
CATION which has been pending for the
past two years in the state and federal
courts between L. L. Watkins 4 Sons,
stOcl1men of Council Grove, and the
Drumm- Flato Commission company, of
Kansas City, Mo-, has been compro-
missed to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned. These cases involved cattle
interests in Kansas and Colorado APP
proximating 81, 500. 900.
ANTHONY SALT WoRKs.-Thc Orient
salt plant at Anthony has been shut
down for several weeks for repairs and
improvements. All the salt on hand
in the enormous storage rooms has been
sold and orders are now coming in at
to its greatest capacity to keep up with
them.
FoR g. A. R.-Commander-in-c chief
Stewart has sent out circular letters
from general headquarters asking that
contri buttons be sent to comrades in
Kansas who nave suffered from the
floods.
NEW RIFLEs.-The war department
has notified Adjutant General Kelsey
that as soon as they can be manufac-
tured the Kansas National Guard will
be supplied with new Krag-Jorgensen
rifles.
CRAwFoRD's FLOOD DEMENT'S.
NJ. Crawford has raised for the benefit
of the flood sufferers l.23O. 65 with the
benefit performances he has given on
the Crawford circuit of thcaters
y SINGLE Contribution Rev.
Charles NJ. Sheldon received 81, 900
from II. NJ. Weston of Roxbury, Mass
This was secured through Mr.. SheldOn's
appeal in the Christian Herald.
was played at Fort Scott for the bene-
fit of the flood sufferers There was a
creature oil two legs who wanted 10
get in on his season ticket.
HARVEST HAS BEGUN.-In Sumner
comfy May wheat has been cut and
work has commenced on the hard
wheat and the promise is for an eXcep-
tionally good yield.
KANSAS THREE TIMES LARGEE.-Ser-
via, where the king and queen were
killed the other day, has 1850 square
miles Kansas has $1,000 square
miles
MARRIAGE LICENSES. Since 1871, in
in Sumner county alone 3, SEA marriage
licenses have been issued.
CUT THEN OUT. -Washburn college
has cut the dead languages ont of its
! course.
/ SoAIE Flour SAVED.-In cleaning up
the flooded mills of North Topeka il
was found that the sacked -four was
not dead loss. On the inside of each
sack Il coating of paste formed which
kept the rest OF the -four dry. The
crust of paste is about an inch thick.
WILL BREAK RECORDS Wheat in
Smith county is in the finest possible
condition. Secretary of State Boyle
vino has been there and saw it, says
There's not Il bad acre of wheat from
Smith county to the Colorado line il
! the northern tier of counties.
KANSAS G. A. R.-Kansas will soon
receive ST., e4l.s2 as her share of the
81, 900, 900 allotted the various state.
under the dick bill passed at the last
session of congress. This is the bill
that makes the national guard n re
serve to the regular army.
TEAISLoAD OF SAND.-Sand bumpers
are shipping from Wichita u trainload
of sand every day. The recent higf
water has cut off the supply from the
Missouri river and all eastern Kansa:
and part of Missoari arc now getting
sand from Wichita.
LYON COUNTY IMrRovISe.--The as
SCISSORS returns show that the valua