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

commenced. The wheat will yield
from 20 to 80 bushels per acre and the
quality is fine. The corn crop will be
larger than usual and the cane, millet
and hay crops, too, never were better
and more abundant.
EXPRESS OFFICE RoBBED.-The trans
fer office of the Wells-Fargo express
company at the Frisco station at Co
lum bus was robbed while the transfer
agent was on the platform and $1,000
in silver taken. A package containing
$500 in currency was just beneath the
bag of silver, but it was not taken.
The safe was unlocked. Two valuable
watches were stolen from the same safe
a week before.
FRosI FARM TO YAIE.-Miss Anna
Abel, n graduate of the state university
whose home is on a farm east of Salina,
received word that she is the winner
pf the Bulky fellowship prize at Yale,
which entities her to years tuition
at Yale and S4OO in cash. She will
leave for Yale this month. Miss Abel,
by her own efforts has secured a schol-
arship in Columbia university.
Mrs. CAPPER IS DEAD.-Mrs. Belle
Capper, one of the carly settlers of An
C,erson county, died after sickness of
ten days or two weeks. Mrs. Capper
WAS the widow of Herbert Cappcr,
who died several years ago and mother
of Arthur Cappcr of the Topeka Capital
and Mail and Breeze.
MORE FENCE CASES. 1t is announced
at the United States marshars Office in
Topeka that notice mas been served on
six of the largest cattle companies in
western Kansas to compel them to take
down fences from government land.
Fourteen more defendants will yet be
added.
BEST GAS WEII---Caney claims to
have it. 1t is on the Edwards farm p
miles east of Caney. Gas was struck
ut Il depth of $50 feet. 1t has a pres
sure of 700 pounds to the square inch
and the well has a daily fiowaGe ca
pacity of between $1,000, 900 and co.
600, 600 cubic feet
\ SALIVA MAN.-F. s. Arlington,
of Salina, committed suicide on train
in California. Addington, who was
en- route to settle in Los Angeles, sud-
denly jumped up from his seat, went
into the lav6tory OF the car and shot
himself through the head.
CAN DE TRIED. in a case from Ness
county Asst Atty Gen. Close holds
that where Il man appeared and pleaded
guilty before any complaint WAS sworn
out against him it amounted to no trial
at all, and that he could be arrested on
a complaint and tried.
Towns OF OvIR l, 900 PEoPLE.-Kan-
/ sas has lis cities and towns with l, ZOO
inhabitants or more, according to a
compilation of the assessors and coun-
" clerks official returns for 1908. This
is Il gain of four during one year.
| RAILS FOR PANHANDLE.-The Co.
pound steel rails for the Panhandle
| branch have commenced to arrive at
Wellington. They viii be used to re.
| Woodward.
| AN INTERURBAN LIcTE.-The CONNER.
| cial club of Hutchinson has taken up
| the matter of an interurban electric or
other motive power road from Hutch.
inson to Sterling through Niclferson.
ALFALFA SEED CRop. is said to
be much less this season on account OF
hot weather. Alfalfa thrives best in
dry Seasons, especially the seed crop.
! McPnEEsON FOR BoYs.-Five boy
babies in less than four weeks is the
record in one ward ut Mcpherson.
FIRE Al HARRIHGToN.-Part OF the
| Harrington livery barn and five horses
are burned. The loss is 81. 700.
DAMAGE BY CLoUDBURsT.-The dam
age to farms in Ncmaha and Marshal
counties by cloudburst is greater than
at first estimated and now is placed a
S5Oo,OOo Great quantities of hay
wheat and oats in stack, besides wheat
and corn in bins were swept away
while many farmers lost all their cat
tie and hogs.
A NEW FEATURE. AT the WIGHT;
fair it is expected that from 5000 t.
5000 members OF the Anti Horsethie
association win appear in the parad
on horseback.
GATHERING HISTORY. The Old Set
tiers association of Co,vley count,
held its annual meeting at Dexter
The program was made mp of historic
of different townships of the county
and some of the old settlers told thei
early experiences. This material vii
be preserved and published in MS
tory Of the county.
WAETED FOR FoRGERY.-Dr. r. L
Cromwell, charged with passing
forged check upon an Emporia hote
man, is under arrest IN Michigan an
viii be brought back.
POTTERY CLAY-J T. Hannina
whose farm is southwest OF Goddard
Sedgwicll county. has found vein c
pottery clay five feet thick, ofcxcellen
quality for fine pottery, having bee
tested in Ohio and Illinois The ,:la