Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-17
KANSAS COMMENT.

Arkansas VALLEY TELEPuoNE.--The
Bell telephone system is completed
anu In operation between Hutchinson
and Great Bend.
TnIRrY-SEcoSD MEETING. Reno
County Sunday School association will
hold meeting ut Turon November
: and 8 1t will be the thirty-second an
uual meeting
BUY WATERwoRRs.-The Wichita
city council has served notice on the
Wichita Water Company that it expects
TO buy the company's plant 1T the ex-
Spiration of its franchise.
STORM AT BEERYTox.-It took the
roofs off several houses and barns, de-
molished outouildings and tore up
trees. Farmer Leonard's house was
almost completely demolished.
CLUBS DoxATE BOoKs.-The Topeka
Federation of Women's Clubs has sup
Piled all the school children who lived
in the flooded district with school
books and other school supplies.
- GAS wlcLI. BROKE LoosE.-The Tim
mons gas well, one mile from Fredonia
broke loose, badly wreclSing the der
rick and demoliahirg much other drill
ing property The report was heard
for miles around. The well is 1,o40
feet deep and had been successfully
capped. Much two-inch tubing was
blown out, some of which was found
200 yards away llinled up like
straws
HAUIING WHEAT by MOONLIGHT
The new elevator at HoXic Is prepared
to handle 20. 600 byshela of grain daily.
Since wheat began to move it has
beer receiving from 200 TO 1000 BUSH
els daily, some of il testing as high as
G2 pounds TO the buslel. During the
moonlight nights wheat has been ar
irving, the road leading to tie elevator
presenting Il lively sight filled with
= farmers wagons.
GEN. HARDY VISITS CURTIS. Gen
eral w. E. Hardy, of the Kaw tribe of
Indians was in Topeka for the purpose
of seeing Congressman Curtis. He is
at present secretary of the Kaw ra-
tional council and is one of the chief
men of the tribe General Hardy is
so years old but does not look to be
moro than so. AS long ago as 1897 he
traded from st. Louis up to the head
waters of the Missouri river.
You've PEOPLE Buy LAND.-It is cs-
timated by railroad passenger officials
a. % IL a..
who come west to find cheap lands stay
here. Kansas has been getting the
most desirable class of homeseellers
this year. They come mostly from
Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota
aud Missouri. Some como from In
diana, Ohio and Michigan and few
from Arkansas. Ninety per cent OF
the homescelSers who buy land are
young people.
NEW TELEPHONE SYsTEM-The ma
terial for new toll line telephone
Eystem has been ordered and is being
delivered. The line is to be built from
AEilepe to Kansas City aud thence on
10 indianapolis, with n branch line
southwest from Topeka The material
mentioned consists of so ears of poles
cars of copper wire, 3 cars of insula.
tors, car of bolts and small items, ]
car of pins for crossba and four cars
of orossbars. C. p. Dewey, of Manhat
tan, is president of the company. The
company is composed of owners of ex
changes Mt Abilene, Beloit, Manhattan
junction City, Concordia, and Mime
apolis. Work has begun ut fou
places.
THE MosT PowERFUI.- mos
powerful locomotive in the world ha
just been completed ut the Baldwin
works, and in IL few weeks will b
pulling loaded freight trains on tn
Santa Fe road. While the averag
freight engine can draw load OF 90
tons on the level, the new locomotiv
win be able to haul train carryin
5000 tons of freight.
KINGFIsuER REUNION Kansas
Oklahoma reunion which was set 70
October S and ., was deferred to
later date not yet fixed.
SHEET Iron STORE RooM-At tn
Santa Fe shops in Topeka II force {
men have begun work on new stor
room which is 10 be built for STORM
sheet iron east of the boiler shop. Th
new room is going to DC quite a larg
one, and it is stated that new live TO
franc will be installed in connectio
with it. This machine will be used I
unload and rack the iron as it arrive
nt the shops.
KANSAS RANKS THmD.-As n sa
producer Kansas is outranl1ed only b
Michigan and New York.
Averages WAGEs.-The average ma
teacher in Kansas receives ~S3S. 65
month for six months work. The "a
erage woman teacher receives sac Il
six months work. "Expcriencc
teachers cannot afford to longer wor
for such wages" Mr.. Dayhoff, Il
state superintendent, says.
L. NJ. CURTIS CHANCES HorELs.-l
Nj. Curtis, who has been manager
the Copeland hotel n Topeka for Il