Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-09


alter, who was 10 years old when her
term began and her school was the
largest in the county. When her
school closed she helped her father
pillow for oats and did it as well as any
boy could. She makes her own clothes,
is first class cook and is taking the
teachers review course at Wellington.
1t is worth while TO keep tab on this
noble young woman for few years
To VISIT X a. C.-The county SUI
perinterdents of Jewell and Smith
counties are getting up an excursion
for May s, to Manhattan, the party to be
made up of pupils and graduates of the
county high schools, and as many of
their parents as can be made practica-
BILE. The object of the excursion is a
personal inspection of the Kansas Ag-
ricultural college with the view of en-
couraging the young people to become
students there.
PATHETIC INCIDENT--A little girl in
girl in FL Dorado was burned SO Sc
verely that she died the next morning.
She was visited by her school teacher.
''Please excuse me-" she said, ''if am
not able to be at school tomorrow"
A Snow HORsE-A fine horse raised
by James Haddocl1, of Glasco, was pur-
chased the other day by A. b. Mont
gomery, OF jamestown, for $500. The
horse will be exhibited at all the big
horse shows, and at state fairs
NEW NORTH AND SoUTH RoAD.-The
Kansas, Nebraska & Gulf, the new
north and south railroad which is to
be built through Kansas, has paid it's
charter fee TO Treasurer Kelly. 1t
amounted TO S7OO.
A HIeH WALL-WorlS has COM
menced of building a wall around the
Hutchinson reformatory. 1t is to be
90 or % feet high. The appropriation
for it was SIC, 500. The work is to be
done by convicts.
STOCK KILLED IN BARN-A barn on
the farm of Eli Saindon, near Palco,
Saline county, was struck by lightning
and destroyed by fire. Eleven head of
horses and eleven head of other stock
were burned
AT WAsHBURN CoLLEGE.-The trus-
tees of that old and popular school
have established n musical conserva-
tory, and it is proposed to make of it
the leading institution of the kind in
Kansas.
KILLED BY TRAIN.-Wnile taking
milk to the creamery Mrs G. w. Town
send, OF Dickinson county, was killed
by a passenger train. She was among
the earliest settlers of the county.
Mcpherson BEAGs.-That county
reports not an acre of wheat plcwed
up, and no damage done by the fly.
The rains have been sufficient to keep
the ground in good condition.
WILL PUSH TIE SUIT. kansas will
| push the suit to prevent Colorado from
depicting the waters of the Arkansas
river. Attorney General Coleman has
the matter well in hand.
BOSSES THE JoB.-Colonel e. c. Culp,
of Salina, is secretary of ceremonies of
the ST. Louis exposition. Find another
man if you can who is kept buster than
he must be.
KANSAS ENCAMPMENT.-The twenty
second annual encampment of the Kan
sas G. A. r. will be held at Mcpherson,
beginning at $3.50 a. IN. of May 20.
WITH vELT.-Secretary Root
was called to Kansas to accompany the
president through portion of his trip
through the state.
PROBABLY THE LAsT-A timber
claim in Mcpherson county has just
been proved up.
AT Ell. DoRADo.-A new engine has
been built at the Missouri Pacific shops
at Ell Dorado.
EMPrY JAIL.-The Rice county Jail
ut Lyons has not a single prisoner
in it.
REFoRMAToRY MANAGERs.-Gove
or Bailey reappointed Phillip Kelley,
of White Cloud, and 4. J. O'Neil, of
| Usage City, as members of the board
formatory at Hutchinson. They will
serve a term of four years
FIRST SNOW THEY EVER SAw.-H.
Audrey and wife, of Frcemantile. Aus
tralia, passed through Salina on their
way around the world Mr. Audrey is
a wealthy miner and left Sydney on
November 5, 1902. The first snow he
ever saw was falling.
ALL RAILROAD MEN.-The Internal
tiond convention of the Railroad Y.
NJ. c. A. at Topeka, consisted of 1,7OO
or 1,sOO railroad men of the United
States and Europe. They represent
the very best type of railroad men. an
army Of workers in which the standard
is constantly being raised.
FLOUR TO NoRwAY.-One carload of
-four has left Wichita for Christiania,
Norway. The flour was shipped by
the Watson Mill and Elevator Co., and
billed through TO Christiania. 1t bears
many labels stating its origin.
HAD Coon NERVE. While a newly
married couple were returning from
their honeymoon on a Missouri Pacific