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

BANQUET TO MAsoNs.-It was given
by the Masons of Wichita at the Scot
fish Rite temple in honor of the Masons
in attendance at their semi-annuai
meeting. There were 500 persons IN
attendance.
UNIVERSITY TUITION FEES. Willis
K. Folks, secretary of the state univer-
sity at Lawrence, turned into the state
treasury $3.50 in fees collected during
the month of October from students
for tuition.
LOST Arm AND FooT.-At Arkansas
City Roy Reed, % years old and son OF
J. w. Reed, general yardmaster OF the
Santa Fe, was run over and fatally IN
jured while switching. His left arm
and foot were cut Off
EILINwooD DEPoT.-The fine new
pressed brick depot ut Ellinwood has
been opened for business. 1t is hand
some and commodious, containing
freight, express and baggage depart
lncnts in building one hundred ana
thirty feet in length.
MUST CONFIRM THEM.-State Super
sntendeut of Schools Dayhoff has ruled
that county commissioners must con-
firm the appointment of truancy OIL
GERS named by the county supcrintend-
ent. Several boards have refused to
do SO, claiming such officers are an I'M
necessary expense Unless they yield
proceedings will be instituted against
them.
GRAIN DEALERS CoNPLAIN.-Grain
dealers at Glen Elder, Kan, have filed
complaint with the state board OF rail-
road commissioners aRaisnt the Mo.
Pac. Railroad for it's refusal to accept
shipments 10 Kansas City. They claim
that the road mas refused to accept
wheat, flour and bran in car lots for
Kansas City since October 8, and still
continues to refuse.
WILL Nor WITHDRAw.-The Ottawa
Building and Loan association, having
more money than it could loan, the
managers concluded to return the
money of foreign stockholders. MGR
riman, of Michigan, refuses to tnrn in
his stock and sued for dividends
amounting 20 S57O.25. The supreme
court has given him Judgment i'll full
and declares the acts of the directors
illegal They cannot force person TO
Withdraw.
SCHOOL CHART MEN. Complaint
arc coming in to l. L. Dayhoff, State
superintendent of public instruction,
regarding the operations of a gang of
swindiers who are travelling over the
atate pretending 10 sell school charts
The boards are shown samples of the
charts and arc induced TO give 4 war
rant for the purchase OF a set. The
charts never arrive, but the warrant
turns up in the hands of an innocent
purchaser.
THE NEWEST FAKE.-The newest
kind of fake in Western Kansas is
the man who boards with the farmers
pretending that lie wants TO buy land.
1t works like a charm and means free
board continuously. The CRATER goes
to the farmers place and prices his
land, and, OF course, gets an invitation
TO dinner. He stays over night, and
the next day he goes to another neigh
borhood to look around a little before
deciding on the trade. Then he re-
turns to the first farmer and stops an
other day and then returns to the Sec
ond farmer. In this way he can board
around in one county for month.
KANSAS APPi.Es.-Is is an unusual
thing for Kansas apples to be shipped
to California for sale. Ross Bros, of
Wichita, has filled an order for several
barrels of choice winesaps- The same
firm also shipped on the same day,
some winesap apples to an interior
Missouri town.
BLIND BOONE TURNED OUT.-The
Blind Boone company, all colored,
were turned away from the doors of Il
Paola hotel although the proprietor
had signed contract with the COM
pany's advance agent
WILL REBuILD.-The stockholders OF
citation decided by a unanimous vote 70
leave the rebuilding of their depart.
Inent store at Olathe TO the directors.
The new building will cover the same
ground as the burned store but it will
be only two stories high, without the
opera house feature. Each depart
ment is in rented quarters now. Tho
SAT, 900 insurance has been paid.
A 81, 900 AVERAGE Over 500 farms
changed hands III Kingman county
this year at an average of fully 1900.
DESTROYED BEER.-Sheriff McCool,
acting under an order from the court
DESTROYED $50 bottles of beer at Pratt
in the presence of u large crowd. Tho
beer vas taken in raid ON the only
Joint" in the city and the jointist was
sentenced 10 u fine of 500 and thirty
days in the county Jail.
KILLED BY REVOLVER Lyman Ben
nett, of South Haven, 81 years old
was accidentally shot with revolver
while climbing into a lumber wagon.
Doctors say the wound probably is
mortal