Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-06-20


in the First Congregational church OF
Kansas City on June 9. The couple
were to have gone east on wedding
trip but the governor could not leave
the state at present on account of his
duties connected with the floods and
other matters of Importance.
New ELECTRIC RoAp.-The Arkansas
Valley Interurban hallway company
with headquarters at Wichita, has
taken a state charter. The company
proposes to construct an electric line
from Wichita to Arkansas City, dis
route chosen. Capital stock amour ting
to one million dollars has been sub
scribed.
VASDALs II A CHURCM.-At Ottawa
church and drank up the wine which
had been stored away for sacramental
purposes. They also broke into a
closet and took out the sacerdotal robes
of the clergyman, and with these about
them they engaged in a bacchanalian
dance around the altar
VICTIMS OF WREcK.-The victims OF
the Santa Fe wreck which occurred at
Stillwell, Kas., in which nine were
killed and ten injured, are reported by
the physician at St. Joseph's hospital
TO be doing well and all will recover.
Only five af the injured remain in the
hospital, the others having been dis
charged.
WICHITA MAsoNs LIBERAL.
in session Wichita COnsistory No.
voted to contribute $500 to the fund to
be used in alternating the suffering and
need of those whose homes and property
were destroyed in the Kaw valley flood.
This money will be sent to Gov. Bailey
to be used where he thinks best.
FLOOD CHANGES HOUsEs.-A man
living in North Topeka did not go back
to look at his property until the flood
was over. Then he found that his
house was gone and much better
dwelling had lodged almost exactly in
the same spot If nobody claims it he
will fix it and move in.
WAS HERE IN '44.-Luther DiclSerson,
of AtchisOn county can remember the
food of 1914. This writer has known
Lutte" since about $50 and remembers
of his telling about the IA flood when
talking with him about the extremely
wet winter and spring in that part of
Kansas in 1859.
IORTnN oil &
Downs show was tied up at Horton
for several days by the washouts. The
men were paid off while there, and the
result was greatly increased lot of
trade for the merchants in addition TO
the purchase of necessary supplies.
No MAIL TO DELIVER. the day
set for the Inauguration of free mail
delivery for Concordia there was no
mail to deliver. The floods segregated
the town for quite period.
A WISE Cow.-The Reflector states
that 4 cow belonging to an Abilene
man stood for an entire day with her
front feet in buggy; only her head
| and shoulders out of water
RAISED SIC, OOO.-At the dedication of
the First NJ. e. church in Emporia the
sum of SIC. 900 was raised; freeing the
organization entirely of debt
SEED Is NEEDED. and gar
deners who lost their crops in the Kan
sas floods are having difficulty in pro-
curing seeds for replanting
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. cottonwood
Falls seems certain of securing one for
Chase county. No opposition has de-
vclOped.
Ten NEW TEACHERS kansas ami
versity will add ten new teachers to it's
| corps OF instructors next year.
SMOKY HILL FALLING.-This river,
which covered several towns. is now
| back IN it's channel.
LONG SEWER OEDINANCE.-Jud ging
| by tile length of the lola sewer or
dipance published in the Register that
town is going to have miles and miles
nance covers i've of the Registers long
| columns.
DAMAGE AT LAwRENcE.-A conserv-
ative estimate of the actual damage
caused by the flood in that city places
the loss at $500, 900. Congressman
BowersoclI was the heaviest individual
loser. His losses are figured at $780,.
900.
| GRADUATION EXERCISES Orion &C.
count of the death of the Rev. Peter
McVicar all of the graduation exercises
to have been held at Washburn college
next week, with the exception of com.
mencement and the baccalaureate SER
mon, have been declared off.
| CENTRAL BRANCH OPENS That
branch of the Missouri Pacific, which
mas been blocked two weeks by the loss
of one span of it's bridge over the Blue
river. is now opened for traffic. Many
towns that were suffering for provi.
sions will be now supplied.
BEREYToN FI.ooDED.-This is small
town southwest of Topeka, where the
people of the town and the farmers OF
the neighborhood loaded up many
wagons with supplies for Topeka right