Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-26

Street Railway company working the
men engaged in paving its tracks more
than eight hours a day. The attorney
general has held that while a street
railway may pave streets and do the
work for the city in consideration of a
valuable franchise it cannot be consid-
cred a municipal contract such as the
eight hour labor law applies to-
THE TRUANCY LAw-The child pass
es out from under the truancy law the
day he is fifteen years of age. The
truancy officers must serve their no.
tees in person The mail won't do,
no does the law recognize a deputy
truancy officer. Habitual truancy is a
matter for the court TO pass upon and
each case must be decided upon its in
dividual merits.
SOME Crop FIGUREs.-A compilation
of the returns to the secretary of agri-
culture shows that the crops in Cove
county this year aggregated 5000, 1S9,
or $500 per capita. Brown raised S3,-
259, 900 worth of crops, or s157 per cap
tia JEWELS products were over S4,-
OoO, Coo, or s2s1 per capita. Decatur
raised 81, 100, 600 in crops or 1922 per
capita.
GOT ESoUGH CAsH.-Several Nor
wegians and other foreigners, who
have been living in Brown county, are
leaving for their former homes. Some
will spend only the Christmas holidays
there, but others will go fer good, hav-
ing made enough by hard work and
careful saving in the last few years to
guarantee life of comfort in the flu
ture. -
COUNTY C1.ERKs.-At the annual
meeting of the county clerks at Man
haitian officers We're elected. They are:
John NJ. Chain, Sedgwicll county, pres
ident c. NJ. Brecse, Riley county, vice
president; y. Newman, Shawnee coun-
ty, secretary: w. II. Jacobs: Dickinson
county, treasurer.
KANSAS DELEGATES Governor Bal
ley has appointed Frank Lore, of Coun-
ell Grove, Albert Dougherty. OF Logan,
and II. w. McAfee, of Topeka, as dele
gates to represent Kansas at the ma
tional live stock convention at Port
land Oregon, January Ills.
EILINwooD's New DEPOT. The new
brick Santa Re depot at Ellinwood was
dedicated with a reception, banquet
and ball by the citizens Of Ellinwood
under the auspices of their commercial
club. A number of railroad officials
were present.
CANNOT RAISE BOND.-After the
treasurer OF n school district has been
duly elected and qualified he cannot be
required to give additional security.
This is the ruling of the state superin-
tendent of public instruction.
TIE School Book CAsE.-The Amer
lean Book Company case, which in
wolves the constitutionality of the Kan
sas corporation law, is set for hearing
i'll the United States supreme court.
OLD LAW INvALID.-The Kansas SUI
| preme court has declared that the law
| giving people the right to vacate town
sites and additions upon petitions in
the district court is unconstitutional
STATE BEEKEEPERs.-The first an
nual meeting of the Kansas State Bee
| keepers association, which was organ
lied at the state fair last fall, will be
held in Topeka on December 80.
DIED From BuRNs.-The wife of Rev.
Anderson, pastor of the Methodist
church at Lindsborg, died from the eff
fects of burns received in gas explo-
sion.
OEFEEED A Bn1BE Mayor Gilberi
told he WyandOtte C unity grand jury
thai lie had been Offer ell briues to up
pointa certain nun as counsel who
woul favor the Bric,l Paving trust
in awarding contracts.
WANTS TO CoAE BACK X. Web
ser, formerly prosperous farmer oil
Cherokee county, who sold his farm
and stock for the purpose of moving
himself and family to Zion City and
I embracing the John Alexander Dowic
/ faith. wants TO come back. It is stated
! by his son-in-law that he realized
about S 900 from his holdings.
BATTLE OF NAsHvILI hun
drcd and thirty old soldiers celebrated
j the anniversary of the battle of Nash
| willie ut Ottawa in connection !, it'll tneii
annual barquet
! ONLY y FOURTH SoLD.-C. f. Rough
| ton, represeE tative from Hodgemar
county, says that not over onc,fonrtf
Of the wheat has gone to market from
that county so far. Great piles O
wheat can be seen all over the county
every elevator ana vacant building i:
fun So far the loss has not beer
! great.
FEr ps MANY SHEFP.-M. a. Rogers
OF Wichita, il probably the larges
sheep feeder in Kansas H. is nos
feeding 10 600 sheep for market HI
expenses are 500 per day.
E,rABLrsuEp FoGT RILEY jon
f. a. Ogd N, q whom line oi! paint
in ha in Il Teen presented TO u pos