Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-04-25


negotiable and have been handled like
notes and checks A suit arose between
an Arkansas City bank and a business
man in that city over the question of
the transfer of a warrant The case
came to the supreme court and it held
that municipal warrants are not ne
gotiable, saying: "a municipal war
nOn-negotiaOle in fact Therefore
bona fide holder will not be protected
by the law merchant in its purchase
from one without authority to sell"
WHOLESALE SPONGE HoUsE.-The
only concerns of this kind in the United
States are at New York, Chicago, st.
Louis and San, Francisco, but fifth is
to begin business at Wichita on May
10. Men experienced in the business
are to conduct it, and they will make
Wichita the distributing point for the
middle west. The sponges will be
bought at the dock from the divers, the
larger portion from the Florida coast
and the West Indies Several experts
will be needed in sorting and treating
sponges, but "a large part of the work
can be done without skilled labor.
BINDING TwINE PRICES Warden
Jewett has announced that the peni-
Tertiary Irvine plant win this year sell
Irvine ut ten cents 4 pound in lots of
5000 pounds, and at nine and a half
cents in lots of greater amount. This
is reduction OF one cent u pound in
last years prices. The Irvine trust has
announced that ii Will sell Irvine for 10
and one-half cents per pound for less
than carlots and ten and one fourth
cents for carlots with freight added
from Chicago.
KANSAS BANK DEPosITs.-The bank
deposits of Kansas now amount to So
600, 900 more than any previous high
water mark according to the quarterly
statement of Kansas banking institu-
tions, issued by Bank Commissioner
Albaugh. High water mark in the
states bank deposits heretofore was on
September 80, 1901, when they aggre-
gated $S7, ISL. 1914. The deposits are
| now more than 500, 900, 600, over 500
! for every man, woman and child in the
state.
~ DISCOURAGED STUDENT. -Discour-
aged after three years effort to work
his way through Northwestern Medical
school, of Chicago, S. L. 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
DAMAGE SUIT UPHELD.-The supreme
| court in Il decision holds that telegraph
companies are liable for damages for
the nOn-delivery of death messages.
The suit was brought by Moses Law
ton of Lyons, against the Western
Union Telegraph company. He sent a
Death message. 1t was not delivered.
lie sued and obtained damages The
telegraph company appealed. The de-
cision of the lower court granting dam
ages was upheld by the supreme court.
BIDS FOR SHOW BuuDING.-At it's
worlds fair commissioners decided to
advertise for bids for the construction
Of the Kansas building at st. Louis.
The bids will be opened on May 6, and
work on the building will be COM
menced as soon as possible. All of the
members of the commission will go to
st. Louis to attend the dedicatory ex-
ercises of the fair
Until MEANS UP TON an appealed
ease from Norton county the supreme
| court decides that the word 'until" in
contracts means up TO set date. Thus
if a man had until July to paya GER
tain debt, he would be compelled to
! square accounts not later than June 80.
Two ABILENE CITIzESs.-D. Trott,
the well known breeder OF Duroc-Jer-
| seys, died at his stock farm north of
Abilene, aged CT years. He was a con-
tributor to leading agricultural papers
on farm topics. Hiram Thayer. aged
so years, died at his home in the city;
both on the same day.
New GRAIN INSPECTOR. j. w. Rad
ford, of Kansas City, Kas., was APP
pointed grain inspector, succeeding B.
j. Northrup. Governor Bailey and his
new appointee went to Kansas City to-
gether
| COOPERATIVE ENrERPRIsEs.-T There
are two of them III Reno county. One
is a creamery company, with SOS, 900
capital, at YOder, with 100 stockhold-
ers; the other is a large department
store at Hutchinson, in operation on
the profit sharing plnn.
Two THOUSAND EXPECTED Over
that number are expected to attend
the y. NJ. c. A. international confer
encc in Topeka on April 30 to May 3.
A special train on the Santa Fe will
come from Chicago for the accommoda-
ton of the delegates
! Miss WOOSTER LOSES CAsE.-The
case brought by Miss Lizzie Wooster
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