Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-03

miles of pipes is being buried in
trenches about four feet deep. The
union Pacific railroad, the only line
entering the reservation, is at work
building four large side tracks at the
camp, and will maintain a permanent
yard there. Once the territorial cap
ital was located on tllc Pawnee fats.
DEwEYs' RANCH HOUSES BURSED.-
Three ranch houses on the Cheyenne
county ranch of C. P. Dewey, have
been destroyed by fire The houses
are from two to five miles apart. The
settlers in that section claim they were
all struck by lightning and destroyed.
The Deweys hesitate to believe the
story. "If only one house had burned
the lightning theory might be accept
ed" said one of Dewey's forcmen.
WILD COLLEGE BoYs.-The Law
renee Gazette gives an account of 81
hundred or so of the university stu
dents" who went to the grounds OF the
old soldiers reunion and raised dis
Misunderstanding" says the Gazette,
sin a rude, disorderly and vicious
way" Which suggests that perhaps
the university needs Il department. of
good Oehavio" more than a department
of journalism.
VEGETABLES Observation-Disclosures is
going out after premiums for vegetables
at the St. Louis fair. The corps of
men now getting up the fruit display
under the direction of the horticul-
tural director is also picking up Il dis
play OF vegetables Tomatoes, beans,
cucumbcrs, peppers and all small vege-
tables are being gathered and pre-
served
STATE IS HIS HEIE.-Because the
parents of :; wealthy Butler county
farlner named Gayner never came to
America, the attorney general holds
tina: the estate left by Gayncr when he
died recently will escheat to the state
school fund, instead of going to the
dead mans relatives who are non resi-
dents.
FLOUR FOR ExPoRT.--The mills OF
Clay Center are running night and day
to fill their orders which arc rushing
in. Most of the -four now being manu-
featured is for export, though u good
per cent is for home consumption.
SWEET PorAToEs.-Chris Snyder
shipped the first car of the season of
sweet potatoes from Wainego. They
bring one dollar per bushcl and are
running $50 bushels to the acre. This
Is about s1lO per acre clear profit.
PENSION ROLL SMALL En.-The pay
roll of the Topeka pension agency for
the last quarter was $50, 900 less than
for. the corresponding quarter last
year. This indicates that the tide has
turned.
IN COLD STORAGE. p. II. Thomas
has, near Wichita, an orchard of GO
acres and he expects to place 5000
bushels of select apples in cold storage,
selling only early apples and culls this
fall.
DRUGGISTS GIVE EoHDs.-Thc Par
sons druggists have signed an iron
clad bond to permit no one to drink in
their cellars, back rooms, or elsewhere
in their stores.
LIGIITNIs:G BURSs GRAss.-Lightning
caused %, 900 acres of buffalo grass to
burn near Hazclton, Barber county.
The owners were saving it for winter
pasture.
LARGE CAnSATIoN BED.-A McPher-
son woman has IL carnation bed covered
with 500 square feet of glass.
A ZINC acknowledgements
are completed for zinc smeltcr at
Caney.
STILL WAEr MEN.-The threshers of
Decatur county are asking for 100 men.
INDIAN STUDENT INsANE.-Joseph
French, Il 16-year-old half breed In
dian who came to Manhattan to at
tend the state agricultural college, has
been adjudged insane. At times young
French prays and breaches and he says
that his work is directed by the voice
of the Lord. He is son OF G. French,
of Tahlequah, 1. T., and was u bright
student. He will be taken to private
saritarium.
SUMMER HIGH SCHooI---The enroll
ment of the high school of Sumner
county has reached 24S.
GOVERNOR APPOINTS Wool
lard. All insurance man of Wichita.
has been appoin ted us aide-le-camp on
Governor B;iley's staff, and Roscoe w.
Gates, of Chanute has been commits
stoned first lieutenant of Company D,
Firs: regiment, l.. y. G.
CITY Owns LIGIrr AND HEAT.-Thc
city of Chanutc owns the municipal
gas light and heating system and cleans
mp about $40, 900 year profit out of it
1t is getting ready to spend the profits
it makes off its gas plant to run the
electric plant.
RECEIVER REsIGNs.-It is said that
W. L. Ward will sooB resign as receiv-
er OF the Colby land office to take n po-
siticn as land agent of the Union Pa
cific road. II is also stated that r ii
McGonig;rl, of Colby, is to suceec,,
Ward. McGonigal is postmaster OF