Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-31

and Mrs. James Allison, Wichita, lNas-;
S. a. Bass, NJ D., Wichita. Kas.; ". c.
Blattlcr, Belpic, Kan; Miss Meme
I3roclsway, Wellsville. Kan; c. 5. Cald-
well, Wichita, Kan: j. II. Englc. Abb
leie, Kan; Mr.. and Mrs. Don Kinney,
Newton, Kan; Miss o. Edna Peterson.
jamestown, Kan; II. C. Rash, Salina,
Kan. : D. b. Schney, Enporia, Kan;
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. N. Walt. Newton,
Kan; Miss Ida and Miss Lula Walt.
Newton, Kan.
MONEY II Wolves. Western
Kansas men are now making money
| killing wolves. Counties are author
lied TO pay bounty for wolf scalps
and nearly every county In the western
third of the state is offering bounties
The wolf crop is heavy. Wolves are
overrunning everything. The scalp of
a gray wolf is worth 81. Has pclt is
| worth So more. One wolf a day makes
| good wages far Il hunter. Some are
averaging from two tc five.
DIVIDED AMONG II CHnDREN.-Chas.
Bonnell, AN Atchison county farmer
for over DO years, has turned his estate
over to his Il children. He gave so
acres of land to each of ten children
and 81, 900 each to two of his daughters.
| The land he gave away is worth S40,
coo. Mr.. Bonnell retained enough
wealth to support him the rest of his
life Mr. Bonnell's svifc died last
| March. He made what he has as a
Kansas farmer.
RUSSIAN -Notwithstand-
irg the pig crop of Rnssian thistles in
Northsvestern Kansas last year the
crop this year was light. The farm
ers there attribute thc thistle shortage
this year to the fact that the crop vas
en- green last year and used for hay.
Not much went to seed. It has been
demonstrated that Russian thistlcs
make good roughness for cattle and
the people of the West no longer fear
its ravagcs
TAXES PAID N CowTS:Y. Cow
ley county treasurer has just completed
his annual tax settlement for 1903 and
it shows the best collections in the his
tory of the county. The delinquent
list was only ia pea cent of the total.
The United States school census emu
lncrttor found that the valuation of
school buildings in Cowley exceeds
that of any unity in the state.
SAMPLES OF JURORS. Forty five men
were examined in the federal court at
Leaven worth for jurors and each one
asked if he had scruples against rem
dering sentence of conviction<wherc
the penalty is death, and every one of
the forty-ive answered they had not.
From this the Times argues that the
people of Kansas are not opposed to
capital punishment.
HUMBOLDT ADVANCES. That place
has attained the dignity of being pro-
claimed city of the second class. The
development of the oil industry has
made the town grow to population of
1000.
LOST IN Willis Hen.
nigh, of Pennington. Atchison conn
~, left three weeks ago with 81 900
for Perry, 0. T., to buy Il farni. Moth,
5 ing has been heard from him since
/ tl.en.
9 FRIENDS RAISED FUNDS. At the
yearly meeting of the Kansas QualIcrs
f there was raised SCI, 12G 80, of which
: SIS, $50 was the endowment of tho
r Friends university.
USE PRINTED SrArIoNERY.-It is {
n common thing nowadays for Kausa!
o farmers TO order five hundred stampct
envelopes with their return card upoI
/ them.
s WIRES GEoUNDED.-Out ground
l. cd the telephones in Pratt, rendering
them useless fora time.
D FARMERS Too BUsY.--Judge c. w
q Smith has set a new precedent a
l. Stockton, by adjourning court Sc tn
d farmers might stvc their crops
n He presides over district in the grea
a. corn and wheat belt in Northwes
% Kansas. and said from the bench TIM,
1t tine saving of Il years earnings was 0
T. greater Importance than the adjourn
ment of Il few petty suits.
C. A II. T. ASSOCIATION The Stat
as Anti Horsethief association held
g meeting at Winfield which was well at
tended.
c. GETS Big CONTRACTS D. HanIey
he of Topeka, has 500, 900 worth of worI
g on pavcments ut lola. He also has
ID contract to construct u $50, 600 sewer il
tc that city.
le The "EArnERInE" DEror-A yer
ii nice old lady ut Oswego the other da
ig asked the way to the katherine
depot The Katy was pointed tout /
of her.
is DEPOT TWICE RoBBED-Thc Mis-
ID souri, Pacific depot at Redfeld v;i
&c broken into and robbed twice III tire
days.
rs ASKS $50, Co0.-The Kansas In
" proved Live Stock Breeders associs
" ton asks the Kansas worlds fair CON
a mission for al appropriation of $50
C. 900 to make an exhibit ut St. Isoui.
nc They want the Kansas commission t
Mt duplicate premiums won at the 81