Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-09-19

years of age can be employed after the
school sessions open, mostly in this
month, and all such children are sub
ject to arrest if not attending school
regularly. The law works hardship
upon the telegraph and special mes
sengcr service as we'll as upon employ
ers of delivery boys and cash boys and
girls in the stores; besides many other
classes. Including gardeners and farm
ers vino must do without the labor of
children of their own families
of charities has established n depart
ment of stenography ard typewriting
at the Beloit school for girls. The in
mates will be allowed to take this
course after they have completed their
regular studies 1.-The department of
domestic science, recently established,
has proven a great success, said Henry
J. Alien, chairman Of the board. THE
girls take much interest in it, and after
this every girl who leaves that institu-
ton will be i good coo;l anyway"
GET THEIR DESERTS. Two weeks
ago Il. C. Leming, a young farmer of
| Dickinson county, going home from
party with young woman, was at
tackled by nine young men under the
leadership of Il rival for the girls af-
| fections. They threw mud on him
and smashed his buggy. He had them
! arrested and it cost them S25 and costs
each. Now he has sued them for So, o3o
damages in the district court.
! LARGE WHEAT YIELDs.-Lanc coun-
" reports 63 pound wheat which av-
eraged 81 bushels per acre; another
field yielding 43 bushels; another of 40
acres which threshcd 200 bushels;
another farm which produced wheat
which varied from IS to 45 bushels;
still another which turned out 81 BUSH
els; another from which was threshed
5000 bushels of barley and crop of
20 bushels to the acre.
AN AFFECTING SCENE.-Corporal
White and Judge Trembly, of Kansas
! City, Kas., met as judge and prisoner.
White was charged with Vagrancv and
forgery. They were ''bunlsies" Il the
Philippines; they SWAN the Bag Bag
together. 1t was an affecting scene.
Judge Trembly could not pronounce
sentence upon his old comrade, but
held him until Il position could be Sc
cured for him.
To COLLECT SALOON BILLs.-It has
been the practice for collectors with
bills due from soldiers at Fort Leaven-
worth to go to the fort on pay days.
AT the pay day on September 10 the
saloon keepers rushed to headquarters
with their bills as usual, but they were
told that they would not be allowed on
the reservation to collect bills.
GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH. -Sarah
and Gladys Hogan, daughters of Sam
uel Hogan, Il Jefferson county farmer,
were burned to death. The elder girl
had the younger in her arms and was
lighting the fire with kerosene when
the can exploded scattering the flames
over the children and burning them
fatally.
HEAVIER RAILs-The Santa Fe com
pany is now throwing out heavy rails
along the main line which will replace
the 75-pound rails that are now down.
The new rails are to be of the S5-pound
designation.
Thirty THREsHERs. From hill al
Pratt thirty threshing machines can
be counted grinding out the golden
grain.
VOTED Down HIGH SCHooI. The
rural districts of Meade county voted
down the county high school PROPOSE
ton.
VEToEs .-Coffeyville's
: mayor vetoed an ordinance granting !;
franchise to an intcrurban road.
Four TELEPHONE SYSTEMS. -Libera,
: is well connected by telephone systems
four of them run into that city.
PENIrENTIARY EARNINGS. Warden
e. b. Jewett, OF the state penitentiary
! turned into the state treasury 81, 500. 81
: representing the cash earnings of the
institution for the month of August
+ The cash earnings of the penitentiary
S range from 81. 200 to 81, 900 "a month
1 The expenses of the institution arr
! W S-O,OOO a
f A KANSAS PIoNEER.-Major Moses T
c Neal, 4 pioneer Kansan, died at Chan
/ dler, o. T., on Sept IL. He was agen
e for the Sac and Fox Indians undei
President Cleveland.
( The LARGEST BRIDGE.-The larges
c stone arch bridge in Kansas has jus
c been completed over the Walnut river
Y seven miles northeast of Arkansas City
n The bridge has four arches with y tota
v length of 253 feet. The farmers VIII,
live in the vicinity of the bridge, win
s have been trying to have a bridge bull
r ut that point for years, will give a bii
!. picnic this month.
t RENO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL,
:, school opened ut Nicieerson with Al
% attendance of l35. 1t was created b.
an act of the last legislature.
J. ToPnkA's GAS SUIT.-A special mas
e ter appointed by Judge Hook in til