Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-02

was shot four times by tramp and
wounded SO severely that he will prob
ably die The assault was made while
all the other members of the family
were away from home. When they re-
turned they found him lying uncon-
scious on the floor. Restoratives were
applied and after time he was able
to talk He said a tramp wearing
black coat and black hat had entered
the house and demanded his money
He refused to give him any money and
the tramp began firing. Four shots
were fired in all, two taking effect
FRUIT REPORTS FAvoEABI.E--Ther re-
ports in regard to frnit conditions over
the state are still very favorable and
the indications are for a larger yield in
all kinds of fruit than Kansas has had
in some years. AS the season advances
there seems to be more reason to be-
more reason to believe that the reports
early in the season in regard to the
killing of peaches by the late frost
were exaggerated. From all parts of
the state where the peach crop is any
thing Of an item come denials of the
report.
He LIVED ALoNE.-Peter Thaucr,
farmer of Edwards county, who lives
alone, was robbed of $3.50. He saw
some men leaving his place end went
to the house and learned of his loss.
He went to Kinsley and officers COM
menced corraling tramps at once. A
revolver and $3.50 were found near the
railroad tracks.
A RENINISCENCE.-W Seth Wells
was out with the board of railway as
SCISSORS last week, travelling in special
train, he looked out through plate
glass windows over country which he
viewed from crack in a box car about
twenty years ago when lac had only
fifteen cents in his pocket
BARRIER TO PROSPECT Many of the
heaviest tax payers of Medicine Lodge
and Barber county favor experiment
ing on the county poor farm for gas,
oil or minerals. Petitions are being
circulated asking the county commits
sioners to submit the question to the
voters of the county.
X. A. C. LOSES GooDELI--Prof Chas.
Z. Goodell has resigned his position in
the State Agricultural college to ac-
cept similar position in the Baptist
university at Granville, Ohio, which
position win be permanent and offers a
better salary.
SOMETHING NEw.-President Roosc-
welt is To speak to the Russian-Ger-
rams of Ellis county in German. This
is probably the first time in the his
tory of the country that a president
has delivered speech. in a foreign
language.
| THIoUGH LINE TO NEW ORLEANS
| The Missouri Pacific promises to give
! better service over its line from. Fort
| scott to Topeka. and to give Topeka a
through line to Memphis and New Or
! leans.
! RESIGNS From Me. PAC.-Superin-
tendent C. NJ. Rath burn, report says,
has resigned his position in the opera
ton of Missouri Pacific lines north and
west of Kansas City.
| RAISED BY uIMsELF.-George Car
| pen ter, Clay county farmer, the other
sold spau of matched black Percher-
onNormans raised by himself for
$500.
| ENFORCE FISH Laws Citizens OF
Minneapolis have organized to protect
fish in that district Dynamite and
| drag nets are used in defiance of law
ARMY SOcIErS.-The first Kansas
Branch of the Society of the Army of
the Philippines was organized in lola
last week: Camp Funston. No. !.
HAS NEEDED IT LoNG.-The Union
Pacific is to build new passenger
depot at junction City.
LARGE LIcENsE.-The town OF Hope
assesses. billiard halls $500 per year.
WAS CAPTAIN IN THE 2OTH.-George
n Watson, who was captain of Com
pany l., Twentieth Kansas, is now n
corporal at Fort Apache, Ariz- Since
returning from the Philippines he has
been in South Africa taking part in
the warfare there, but Il year ago came
bacil and re-enlisted IN the United
States army
To SEE Excursion rates
are offered to those who desire to see
President Roosevelt at many Of the
places where his train will stop while
passing through Kansas.
| NEw ELECTRIC CONNECTIoN.--A Sum-
ner county farmer has his mail box
electrically connected with his house.
When the carrier leaves mail he presses
n button, and the ringing of bell in
the house apprises the family of his
visit.
CHEAP PHONES. Doniphan
county, has neither a church or = joint,
but it has enterprising business men,
who, with the aid of the nearby farm
ers, have put in telephone exchange
of Sc phones, and maintain it at cost
of - cents a month per phone.
PROF. WARD SUES. Prof j. H..
| Ward, of Johnson county, Ia, has fled