Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-19
KANSAS COMMENT.

SOLD TRACK The HUTCHINSON SbhC CI
railway has sold its track.
BUILDING RKcoRD.-At GOodland 80
homes and eight business houses are
being constructed.
WILL IT PAY.-Governor Bailey
doubts whether the st. Louis fair Will
be paying investment
CHURCH AT DERDY.-The Evangelical
church of Derby is planning to build a
8, 900 church immediately.
TRAVELLING MES TO Do IT.-Travel-
ing men who make Salina their home
have decided to raise money to erect
al auditorium in Salina.
GAI.ESA M1xI Es.--The entire GAlena
mining district resume3 work on De-
ceInber L., :he outlook being for
strong market for lead and zine.
A KINGNtAS CITIZEN. Mel
son Durant, civil war veteran and an
ex-trcasurer of Kingman count, died
suddenly 1T his home in kingman.
LoBDELI SELLS RANCH.-Judge C. Z.
Lobdell, of Lane county, has sold his
ranch southeast OF Scott City, for ST, 500,
but retains several hundred head OF
cattle.
FIRST a. a PRIVATE. n. Ellis, OF
NortonViile, enlisted as Il private In
the army. lie is now superintendent
of bridges and buildings over most OF
the Philippine archipelago.
LAW IGHoIED. The chief of police
OF Wichita has listed 1870 buildings in
that city which are not provided with
fire escapes as is required by u la"
passed by the last legislature.
FoRrUNn For KANsAN. Edward D.
Thompson, Of Lawrence is one of seven
heirs of the late Frank Thompson, Of
Ballston Spa, n. Y, former y of New
York City, who WAS rated as 4 million
aire.
10 ODvIArE SToPs.-Thc Santa Fe
and Missouri Paofic railways are
building a tower and derailing switch
es at their crossing in Osagc City.
Semaphore signals will obviate stops
at the crossing hereafter.
SUES FOR EXTRA HoURs-A teamster
who has worked for the city of New
ton since July l, 1902, sues the city for
SEE 10 for $40 hours of work in excess
pt.eight hours a day, or 64% days more
- he could be required to do under
eight hour law.
ANGE OF VENUE. -Chauncey Dewey
I'll + Lii f,a
in Cheyenne county, went to ST.
) for trial, bnt were given
TIT of vcnuc 70 Norton county,
I'll ,he case will come up on the
.nday of February next.
LECTION MEE.-At Ottawa the
PlaFi Pacific still has no section
nee wages were cut to S1.a5 a
MILO. a Kansas City employment
\f1ency sent crew of Italians TO OF
lava, but they were warned by the
strillers not TO work. They went back.
GRAIN SHIPMENTS CoNeEsTED, Along
the Union Pacific in Kansas sidetraclss
everywhere are filed with cars of
grain. The shippers lay the fault to
the railroads, while the railroads say
that the cause is the inability of Kan
sas City elevators to receive the grain.
To 600 SuAREs.-The Central Kansas
Fair Association, which organization
gave the Kansas state fair this year at
Hutchinson, at its annual meeting
elected IL. 5. Thompson as president,
and A. L. Sponsler secretary. The
capital stock was increased 10 600
shares and stock dividend of 100 per
cent declared.
KANSAS BANKS Sor.ID. Plank Com
missioner Morton Albaugh said at the
annual bankers meeting: "As re-
suit of valuable experience, of wise
legal restrictions and improved super
vision, failures in Kansas banks have
accustomed practically no loss to the
depositors. Since March /, 1901, n
have been but three failures of Kansas
banks"
HUsKING RECORD. Fred Staplcton,
of Vermillion, huslled 100 bushels of
corn n day for six consecutive days.
FIRr AT PRATT The drug stores of
DIR. Peak, DIR. McElvain and ". J..
Brewster, the barber shop of Jackson
and Brown and the restaurant of Sand
burg Bros, ut Pratt, valued at Sl2 600,
are totally consumed by fire. NJ.
Brewster was seriously burned while
attempting to carry goods out of his
store. Insurance covered almost all
the loss.
IMPLEMENT CONVENTION. -Implement
dealers, At their convention in Wichita.
made II display parade of their ma
chimes.
Too MUCH CANDY. A neatly dressed
woman fell on the pavement in front
of the postoflice building in Kansas
City, Kas., and lay apparently lifeless
until she was carried into the building.
When she revived she said: ''It's moth
ing. bought some Christmas candies
for the children, and have just eaten
too much of the stuff myself; that's
all"
TROOPS PAY DAY.-Au troops al