Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-26

the state charter board. This is the
second time tho company has attempted
10 gain admission TO this state. 1t con-
ducts Il business sonesrhl:t ON the line
of a building and loan associations.
The company issues bonds which are
payable in instalirncnts and mature in
100 months. When pasured they are
payable in cash.
Two DAYS STRIKE. n strike
OF two days eighteen snappers EN-
ploycd ut the Kahsas window glass
factory at Cofeyville returned 10 their
work, their demands for higher wages
having been accedcd The snappers
at the big plant of the Coffeyville
window glass factory also made the
demands They were granted at once
and no strike was ordered
RoCKIsI.AsD STsTEn. -Theoperating
department OF thai road has been di-
vided into three districts. The South
western district comprises the Mis-
souri,, Kansas City term nals. Kan as,
FL P..so IN the Oi1lahomr divisions.
!. NJ. Gruber will be general super n
tendent of the district, with head
quarters Topeka
FIRST TO REMIr.-Sherman county is
the first of the 105 counties of Kansas
to remit any 1903 taxes to tie state
treasury; Mcpherson is the second.
These taxes are not due from county
treasures until January 10. Last
year Sherman county paid its ent re
taxes when only the first half was due.
KEPT UP WITH HUsBAaD.- Sadie
Wright, OF Ospgc township, Allen
county, has shuclled corn all fail along
side her husband just because she likes
tho work. she frequently mas shucl5ed
fifty bushels from sun to sun and could
do even better than that if there We're
any money in sight.
Go%n To VNRIFY.-S. T. Butner, rro-
prictCr OF Il small store at Hiawatha. is
supposed o hive been lett Il valuable
estate by a bro her n-law, Il Span;ard.
Butner has gone TO Spain 20 verify the
story.
TAX FEREETs II Lawrence Ga
ze tie avs that after tie ,onnty com
missioners had employed lax ferrets
men hare como in and paid t e county
som thing Ike SO, 500 taxes on property
no. l 5 ed.
ATCHIsoN SHOCKED.-Two or thre c
cxplo lions We're reard in Atchison ana
Tor >eveea al miles around. No cause
has been found and IL is believed the
sounds came from an earthquake.
DIED AWAY From HoaIE.--J r.
Holm, on, VINO. served two TENS "a
she:itf of b 'rton coan,y, went t. Ari-
zont TO regain his health, Were he
di few days since.
IEsrECroRs' FEi:s. For The mon IN
OF November Grain Inspector Rad ord
trl ned in o he = a treasury So. 05S,
it be NJ the largest November re-ei pts
for ght y airs
AGAINST PAROLE LAw.-The Anti
Hor. e.iief association asks for tic re-
peal OF the law providing a way To
p roll: prisoners in the peni entiary.
A PossUM ROAST. This year the an
nual banquet given by tl.c Hiawatha
commercial club to the city fire depart
ment is to be Il possun roast.
SroCK DEALER DEAD. j. W. Rob-
son, member of the Bntler county
firm OF }. w. and J. c. Robson, died at
his home in Towanda.
DIED FROM BURNs.-W. J. Brewster.
II business man of Pratt, died from the
effect of burns received at Il fire on De-
ccmber 5.
SMALLPOX IN SCHoOL.-Scveral cases
of smallpox broke out among the chill
drcn in the First ward of Yelling
ton.
Power House BURNEp.-The Geosho
Valley power and tool house north of
ChaDute is destroyed by fire.
STATE PouLrRY SHow.-The appro-
priation OF 81 900 by the last lcgisla-
ture for this ye"r's poultry show will
be probably the greatest factor in
m.iting it - complete success This
money is to be devoted toward paying
the expenses of tho show and the offer
ing of premiums. The show is to be
held at Topeka commencing Jan. IL
BETTER FAOu.ITTEs. -Anothcr switc:l
engine has been added to the regular
working force in the Santa Fe yards
| in Hutchinson. There has been u con-
! gcstion of traffic.
CARRIERS REMEMBERED. in Rice
county the rural matt carriers COM
menced to receive Christmas presents
! carly. One OF them received borq net,
q roast of beef, Il basket of potatoes, a
bushel of wheat. II sack of corn, a
cake of shaving soap, pop corn and Il
fine beef steak
| BANK AT HUNEEwELI--A. !. Smith,
of Bueiah, Kansas, is trying to organ
ize bank at Hunnewell TO take the
| place OF the one recently discontinued.
Mr.. Smith will furnish $1,000 and the
! local parties to subscribe So, OOO
LEASING OIL RIGHrs.-T. Il. Woods,
Il Pennsy lvania oil man, is in the vi
| cinity OF Bonner Springs leaSing the