Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-10
SAID IT Was A JoKE.-Henry Whit


son, young insurance and real estate
agent in Wellington, was stopped near
the Rock Island tracks by a man who
wore a mask and carried a revolver
and who demanded that Whitson dis
gorge. Whitson flew into the would
be fooipad, giving him sound beat
ing. He then allowed him to GO, as
the man said he was playing Il joke
and mistoolx Whitson for another
man.
STRUCK By TRAIN-Peter Miller,
who has worked in the Santa Fe shops
at Topeka for IL years and who lived
at Tecumseh, was driving home from
his work as usual and while crossing
the tracks at Tecumseh was struck by
a fast train. He was a little deaf and.
besides, had his head tied up in a muf
fer and his cap pulled down. The
horse and wagon were ground to
pieces and Miller was thrown thirty
feet away. He lived short time.
JUDGE COLE Is DEAD.-Gilbert NJ.
Cole, of Newton, died after an illness
of short duration. Judge Cole was
brother of ex-senator U. s. Cole, of
California. and was Tor years very
prominent in national affairs During
the administrations of Lincoln and
Grant he was United States consul at
Mexico In addition to this honor he
had held minor offices of trust and
honor in Kansas during its earlier
years.
DAYS SHIPMENTS. -The J. =.
Baden Produce company, of Winfield,
sent out in one day seven carloads, the
total value amounting to $4,000. Two
cars of poultry went to Philadelphia;
one carload of eggs to Butte. Mont;
another carload of eggs to New York;
a carload OF butter to McGregor, Iowa:
carload of eggs to Denver, and car
load of butter to New Orleans
WANTS CAsH-CAN'T FIND IT.-Mrs.
Jennie +. Springer, of Doniphan coun-
ty, and her husband had trouble and
he sold the farm and she threatened
divorce. To protect himself from ali
mony he placed the money for the farm
and other property out of reach.
Springer was accidentally killed and
the widow wants the property but
cannot find it,
SUBSCRIBED BY FARMERs.-Follow
ing an announcement of the action of
the stockholders of a local bank in
raising the capital stock from $50, 900
to $50, 900, the Cottonwood Falls Lead
er makes this significant statement:
1.-The new stock has been subscribed
for almost entirely by some of the
wealthy and influential farmers of
Chase county"
BURIED CAsH--Charies ~. Robinson,
of Ottawa, was told by the physicians
that he had consumption, and could
not live. Then Robinson told his
neighbors that he had 81, 500 buried in
the Manager in his barn. Robinson
died and the money was found where
he said it was. He had packed the
money in glass fruit jars.
LOST AN ARM-Chris LANCE, aged
73, of Coffeyville, had his right arm
taken off near the shoulder and his left
wrist badly crushed by machinery in a
sawmin where he was employed. Doc
tors have out slight hopes of his recov-
cry.
DAYHOFF's ASSISTANTS. State Su-
perinte ndent-elect l. l.. Dayhoff has
announced two of his appointments
They are: Assistant superintendent,
Frank Z. Dyer. of Wichita, and Miss
Laura \. Payne to be statistical clerk.
For a. CHRISTMAS DAYs-AdO Hun
nins, of Leavenworth, has a record
showing the weather conditions of
every Christmas there since 1857.
AN AGED PHYsICIAN.-Dr. Anna
Hoyte, an aged woman, for years "a
! practicing physician of Central Kansas,
died at Salina on December 30.
Too Much PREssURE.-Twofi fires at
Coffeyville the other day resulted from
| an over pressure of natural gas.
LITTLE GIRLS CLUB-The Excelsior
Club of Arkansas City composed of
about twenty little girls, distributed
| food and clothing to all the poor fam
lilies in the city. No fewer than 100
homes were visited and goods given
out. The members of the club range
from . to u years of age.
CHRISTMAS PREsENTs.-J. NJ. Alex
ander, the carrier on Rural Route No.
Z, out of Winfield, gives a list requir-
ing three inches of type TO set it up.
OF presents received from the farm
houses which he serves with mail.
SALT AT WELLINGToN.-The parties
who have been boring at that place
have gone to Chicago with samples OF
the product of two wells In each
they are reported to have found 50 tc
IOO-foot veins of excellent rock salt
and have ordered the men at the wells
to begin arranging for sinking shafts
Mrs LEASES SoN.-Charles Lease
Jr., is government inspector at New
York city, and he has sent to his father
in Wichita some of the finest imported
rum and cigars, which are samples
| given TO him by immigrants.