Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-17

The police court of our city is seldom
disturbed by business and our district
court has for its consideration hardly
a sufficient number of criminal cases to
hold jury for one day.
SANTA FE OFFICE BUIIDISG.-A
S., 900 Office building is to, be erected
at Arkansas City near the passenger
depot for the use of the division super
intendent, trainmaster and dispatch
ers of the division. The superinten-
dents offices are now located in leased
buildings uptown, while the rest of
the offices are at the South yards, one
mile below town. This is made neces-
sary by the building of the line south
east from there.
WRECK AT COATS. The Englewood
passenger train went in the ditch two
miles west of Coats. A baggage, mail
and express and the smoking cars
turned completely over and the track
was torn up for 100 yards Postal
Clerk Denhollem and John Cant, a
passenger, of Belvidere, were slightly
hurt. The passengers were brought
to Coats in carriages, and the wrecking
crew came from Wellington.
SToCKMEN AND FEEDERS. An asso-
citation of these two important factors
of Kansas business interests has been
organized at Junction City. John
Cameron was elected president and
Robert NJ. Hay secretary. They are
both of Geary county. The association
ton is formed to further the interests
of Central Kansas stock raisers and
feeders.
KANSAS BANKS THRIFTY.-E Z.
Ames, national bank examiner, said at
Abilene: 1.-The banks of Kansas have
closed the most prosperous year in
their history. The demand for money
was strong, rates high and security
good. The indications are for a more
prosperous year to come, as the bust
ness of the state is in excellent condi-
ton.
STATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.-T. B.
Gerow's report says: ''This bureau
has been in operation for nineteen
months, during which time 4,7s2 APP
plications for work have been received,
of which 1929 were supplied. During
the same time there were 2,O62 appli-
cations for help, of which 1,O24 were
furnished.
BIG FARMER BoYs.-Two of them
made trouble in a Nemaha county
school. The teacher had them arrested
and they were sentenced to GO days in
jail An appeal was taken to the
supreme court.
PAST THE CENTURY MARK.-Dr. John
p. Wood, of Coffeyville, celebrated his
lO1st birthday on January 4. He has
practiced his profession until few
years ago; never used glasses and reads
the papers.
New COURT House. commits
sioners of Douglas county have APP
proved architects plans for the $50, 600
court house to be built in Lawrence.
Bids will be opened February 10.
OCCUPATION Winfield has an
occupation tax which produces revenue
to the amount of about 81, 500 annually.
Each railroad entering the city puts
up $50 year.
SIXTY MILES AN HOUR.-The record
kept by DIR. Snow at X. L. shows that
the wind during the night of Jan. CT,
had velocity of so to 60 miles an hour.
TAX ON TRANsIENTs The city coun-
ell of Concordia adopted license tax
on transient merchants and street
salesman of $500 year
FIRE AT GooDLAND.-One business
block is destroyed. The loss of $25, OOC
was only partially insured.
CANNOT DEPEND ON WINDS. The
Union Pacific is preparing to install a
gasoline engine az every tank station
| in the state where the water is pumped
| by windmills, in order to be certain OF
a water supply when the wind power
fails. The company has found that il
cannot afford I'd risk placing its de
| pendence on the winds.
! FREIGHT TIED UP.-The Santa Ft
is said to have 5000 cars of freight OF
the sidings between Hutchinson anC
Ration which is tied up on account O.
} the rush
AFRAID OF HIS WIFE.-John V
Brown, of Hutchinson, % years old
committed suicide by taking chIoro
form. He had been in i'll health fol-
several months. He told friends few
days ago that he had been secretly
married and that his wife would bt
here in few days and he did not wisf
her to meet his mother.
THE GAS FEvER.-It has attacked
Arkansas City. The council mas re
fused to give franchises to private cor
porations but will buy the best wei
| found
BUTTER PAYS MORE THAN CHEESE
The Cheese factories in some section
of Central Kansas are being change,
to Swimming stations for creameries, i
being more profitable to make butte
than cheese at the present prices an'
farmers securing better prices for mill
in that form.