Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-02

of Warden Jewett and informed the
latter that he had been convicted of
crime and had been sentenced to serve
four years in the Kansas prison He
presented letter written by the conn
ty attorney of the county in which he
committed hrs offense, explaining why
the prisoner came to the penitentiary
alone. Shaw, the county attorney said.
was an absolutely honest man, and the
territory could save expense By having
him go to his place of confinement
without the services of an officer.
Work FOR COUNTY CLEEKs.-The
meeting of the county commissioners as
board of equalization is held on the
first Monday in June. The school
meetings are held on the third Thurs
day in June, and the county clerks
must have all the valuations ready for
them at that time. They are now be-
ginning to tell their troubles TO the
secretary of state but nothing can be
done for them. 1t means a prodigiOus
amount of work on the part of the
clerks or an absence Of valuations for
the school meetings to work on; most
likely the latter
A DISCOURAGED STUDENT iscour-
aged after three years effort TO work
his way through Northwestern Medical
school, of Chicago. $. T. Hourly, of
| Halstead, Kansas, attempted TO end
his life by jumping into the lake.
! Hourly went to Chicago three years ago
! and has paid his expenses in college
by delivering papers. For three
months he has been studying hard and
| putting in long hours preparing for
examinations
PARKS AT r. r. STATIoNs.-The
| Union Pacific has has sent ont a car
| load of trees and shrubs from Lawrence
to be planted at the station parks on
| the line through Kansas. This car
load consists of variety of ornamental
trees and shrubs, among them a fine
| lot of catalpa bungel-umbrella catal-
pa. The work is in charge of Edward
| Yewdall, of Lawrence.
| ACCIDENT INSURANCE LArsED.- e.
w. Benedict, of Topeka, who died in
Los Angeles from injuries received in
/ a collision between his automobile and
a street car, carried 81, 600 in accident
/ insurance for several years, but allowed
it to lapse last February. He carried,
however, $4,000 in life insurance,
which was still in force at the time of
his death.
| To INSPECT IN TEXAs.-Governor
| Bailey and the members of the state
livestock sanitary commission have
agreed upon q plan to prevent much of
the double inspection of cattle coming
| into Kansas from Texas. j. III. John
son, the state inspector at Arkansas
City, has been ordered to go at once to
Fort Worth, Texas, and inspect,
FOR GOOD RoADs.-Four delegates to
the National Good Roads association,
which meets at St Louis April 81 and
90, have been selected. They are: d.
C. Congdon, Grant Hornaday, Andrew
j. Sherman and w. War;, all of Fort
Scott. Other Delegates to this meet
ing will be appointed later
FoUR MORE DELEGATE s.-Governor
Bailey has appointed four more dele
gates to the good roads convention,
which meets in st. Louis next week
They are- r. NJ Chilcott, Wamego;
0. z. Smith, Wichita; William Brad
bury, Topeka, and e. a. Kramer,
| Plainville.
ROAD HOUSES BARRED.-The bad
people of Topeka VINO will be no longer
tolerated in the city with their joints
and disorderly houses, thought they
might open road houses just outside,
but the sheriffs office will get busy
about then.
Work OF LIGHTNING. -Barl1meyer's
elevator at Sedgwicl1 was struck by
lightning but no serious damage was
done;also barn was struck and burned.
TOWNSHIP CROP FIGUREs.-The as
SCISSOR of Jackson township, Mcpherson
county, found Il. O65 bushels of corn on
hand, last year his report showed ESQ
| bushels. The farmers have been sell
ing wheat early, having on hand only
"a, 455- There are s,s45 acres now in
wheat; last year the township had
s,es7 acres. The population of the
township is $40.
TWAS EVER THUs.-Sterling mer-
chants complain that they get the
credit orders and the cash trade goes
to Hutchinson
STATE 5. S. CoNvENrION-The pro-
gram of the annual State Sunday
school convention to be held at Parsons
May 1914, has been completed by State
Secretary Engie. Preparations are
being made for the attendance of 500
delegates and the work of the conven-
ton will be interesting throughout.
Four FIRES ~ THREE HoURs.-That
was the record in Leavenworth the
other day. A barn with valuable
horse came first; followed by the burn
| ing of three residences.
| DEATH OF GEO. c. BEACKETr.-He
died at Fresno. CAL, on April Is. He
was ~ years old in October last Mr..