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


total deposits in the national, state
and private banks aggregate S95, 24o,-
1877, or sos per capita, according to
statement issued by State Bank Com
missioner Albargh. The deposits are
about So, ooO, 900 less than they were in
September. This is due to the slow
movement of the crops and the invest
ment of funds in lands, cattle and other
things.
DEAL IN or LANDS.-M. v. Coons, a
banker of Cleveland, o., who has been
in the Southern Kansas oil fields for
ten days inspecting the oil outlook, has
just completed deals for over 10000
acres of oil lands in Montgomery and
the eastern part of Chautauqua coun-
ties by purchase and lease. Leases
alone represent an investment of over
$4,000.
RAILROAD Y. NJ. C. A.-Over SO, 800
worth of furniture has been purchased
for the new railroad Y NJ. c. A. build
ing at Topeka, and three loads have
arrived Some of the furniture in use
at present will be revarnished and
placed in the new building, also some
of the bath tubs and radiators which
are in the present quarters.
GOES TO JAm.-Blanche Boise, the
disciple of Carrie Nation, who smashed
the plate glass fronts of seven Topeka
joints year ago, will have to serve the
80 days jail sentence imposed by the
Shawnee county district court under
decision rendered by the supreme
court.
No U. P. Observation-Disclosures
in Kansas City indicated that there
was little, if any, foundation for the
report from Junction City that a block
ade on the east end of the Union Pa
cific had caused the road to sidetrack
grain cars bound to Kansas City.
Go TO CAPE TowN.-Mr. and Mrs. j.
A Gregg, of Lawrence, have started
for Cape Town, South Africa, where
Mr.. Gregg is to take charge of an a.
NJ. E. college. Gregg was born and
raised in Lawrence and is a graduate
Of the University of Kansas.
COAL NEAR ONAGA-It is claimed
that coal in paying quantities has been
discovered near Onaga. Onaga is on
the proposed route of the Topeka &
Northwestern railroad, which is to
connect Topeka with the Central
Branch at Frankfort.
BY THREsHING ENeINE.-Two miles
north of Pretty Prairie William Brad
burn, SO, was instantly killed and I. B.
Moore, so, fatally injured by being
crushed between a threshing engine
and wheat separator. Moore likely
will die.
AGAINST ATTORNEYS FEEs.-The SUI
preme court decides the law unconsti-
tutional which singles out property
owners and makes them pay an attor-
neys fee in suits brought for labor
bills.
CHAUrAUQUA TABERNACLE.-The
Wathena Chautauqua association will
build tabernacle in the center of the
park, 12O by 16O feet in size. There is
81, 200 in the treasury.
SCORES LAwYERs.-Judge Madden
denounced the Emporia lawyers on the
overdue amount of scandal that gets
before the court in their court petit
tons.
KANSAS BANKs.-In Kansas there
$50 national ana $40 state and private
banks. Their combined capital is SIS
ooO,o The deposits in them aggre-
gate 500, 600, 900 and their resources
are totalized at $50, 0cO, 900.
NEARLY FINIsHED.-It is thought
that the government building at En-
poria win be completed by May, 1904.
IRnIGArIoN MEETINa.-Governor
Bailey addressed the Southwestern
Kansas Irrigation association ut their
meeting at Garden City. On the first
day Senator Dumont Smith spoke on
the Kansas Colorado suit, and Thomas
Lyons. OF the American Beet Sugar
Company, recommended the culture OF
sugar beets
SUPEkaIE ARK.-PurSuant to the Su@-
gestion of Charles II. Luling, Superin-
tendcnt of Insurance, the Supreme Ark
meeting of the X. P. A. will be held at
Topeka, January %, 1904.
LIGHr PLANT SoID.-W. H. Whitfield,
Of Denver, has bought the Salina gas
and electric light plant from Judge W.
c. Hook, of Leavcnworth. Mr.. Whit
ted, backed by Denver capitalists. viii
rebuild the plant and put in operation
| an electric Street railway.
a STEER For TIE PooR--B. l..
Henry, of Plainesville, Kas., has do
mated a fat steer each year for three
years, for the annual Christmas din
given by the salvation ARMY for the
poor of Kansas City. This year Mr..
Henry's steer weighed 1,4oo pounds
THREE LEFr.-Of the 81 original
mcmbers Eof the Leavenworth town
company which Incorporated the city
June 1s, 1854. three are living. They
are w. H. Adams, of Independence,
Mo; a. T. Kyle, OF Lansing, and II.
| Miles Moore, still citizen OF Leaven-