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

WILL LIVE IN LAwBENCE--SehaOor
w. A. Harris has returned to Kansas
from Washington and will heaeafter
make his home in Lawrence
ENTERED THE HIGH SCHOOL -Sev-
enty out of scventy-four of the grad
yates of the eighth grade at Newton
entered the high school Only four
were ready 70 go to work.
ScHooI. FURNuTURE.-Atto Cen
cral Coleman holds that furniture pur-
chased for use in public school need
not be of a make approved by the
state text book commission.
KANSAS RAcERs.-Edith w. com
pletes the trio OF Kansas racers which
have broken records. Edith, rs well
as Patchcn and Gentry, were foaled
ami raised in Sedgwicls county.
GAS AT New ALBANIA gas well
has been brought in ut that place
which is declared TO be one of the best
In southeastern Kansas. New Albany
is OH the Frisco near the west line OF
Wilson county.
EXPRESS DRIVERS. Two Wells-FarSo
express wagon drivers in Wichita are
charged with theft They praeticed
adding to the amount they collected
for express charges from consiGnces
and stealing the ovcrcharge.
ARKANSAS RIVER WATER The Wal
nut river was up nine and Onc-half feet
at Arkansas City on September 10 and
still rising. The electric light plant
was prevented from using its power.
The Arkansas river shows rise of two
feet
WITH LARGEST ENROLMENT. The
state normal school opened with
larger enrolment than last year, which
was ut that time the largest the school
ever had. The new $685. library,
which is one of the most elegantly
equipped buildings in the state, was
opened for the first time. The main
building of the school has also had
SIS, coo worth OF repairs done en- it
this summer.
ELECTRIC LINE OF KAw VAIIEY.--If
the plans of the capitalists who arc
promoting the enterprise meet with
no obstruction, Topeka will be connect
I'd with Manhattan and Eureka Lake
by means of an inter-urban electric
railway within the next year. The
road, as planned, will run through the
Kaw Valley, touching all of tho nu-
merous towns and small cities along
the river bank between Topeka and
Manhattan.
CIRCUS SwRPT BY WIND,-During n
severe windStorm the tent in which
John Robinson's circus was exhibiting
at Anthony was blown down. An inn
mense crowd of people was in the
menagerie, and when the poles and
canvas came down hundred or more
people were hurt. Price Joiner, j
farmer, was probably fatally hurt.
Cages containing tine wild animals
were overturned, some of the cages
falling ON people. None of the ami
mails escaped.
CONSOLIDATED SCHooLs.-The second
year of the first consolidated school in
Dickinson county began with an in
Increased attendance. The school
serves what was before comprised il
four school districts and the building
has four rooms and II hall. Two wag
onettes were purchased last year t.
take the pupils to school; this year an
other was added. The teachers say
hardness is almost unknown as the
pupils are eager to ride in the wagons
and are always ready to go.
RAIN ON SErr O-At Lawrence three
inches felli at Perry rain fell quietly
for "a hours, about two inches in all
Emporia reports a heavy rain; Flor
enee had damaging hail with the rain
over three inches fell at Leavenworth
Concordia tells Ola long steady rain
over IN inch fell; Ell Dorado had iron
two to three inches of rain, in an cleo
trical storm; Sterling had an electrical
and hail storm with the rain; an incl
of rain fell ut Abilene; Manhattan ha'
its first rain for three weeks and i
was u heavy storm.
BUILDING AT DOwNs.-Much of it j
going on, including s., 900 Congregu
tional church; buildings and enclosur
of new lumber yard; II brick buildin
for new bank, a S., 900 building for
wagon, carriage and machine shop
and II number of new residences
X. U. SrUDENrs.-Samuel Adam
and II. I. Martin, of the University @
KanEas, have started for Patagoni
where they will gather natural histor
specimens for the university. The
will be gone year and expect to MAX
Investigations along unknown lines. /
MARRIED 90 YEARs.-At Indepcnt
cnee MIR. and Mrs. II. II. Foreman hav
celebrated the siXty-eiShth annivel
sary of their wedding. The pair or
of tile same age, 81 years, and both al
hearty and well preserved.
HE NEEDS REsT.-chcster /. Long
United States senator, has returne
from Colorado, and, with Mrs Eons
is at Geuda Springs where he is tallin
fba ,votarS SanntOr T,o.ro-S uoalaA1-