Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-10
ELEvArons BovDED.-J. W. Radford,

owners OF elevators III the state TO
comply with the amendments TO the
grain laws made by the last legislature
which compel the elevator owners 10
execute bond for the faithful perfor-
nance of their duties The grain in
spector has fixed SO, 900 as the mini
mum bond to be filed with the secrc-
tary OF state All elevators or grain
warehouses with II capacity of more
than $4,000 bushels are required to file
bonds and procure licenses.
WIND AND HAu~-Suen storm
passed over Lal1in. Hail stones as
large us hen eggs fell in places killing
sheep and fowls in the eastern part of
the county and severely injuring sew
eral parties wording in the hay fields.
Small buildings, windmilis and nay
stacks were scattered promiscuously
and for short time the storm WIS a
veritable tornado.
HIGHWAYS NEGI EcTED.-The legis-
laturc last winter passed Il law giving
farmers the right 20 pay their road tax
in cash. Most of them are paying IN
cash. The road overseers are having
trouble finding men to work the roads
Every body is employed in other pur-
suits and as a result country roads in
many sections are in a wretched con-
dition.
WANT RoAps TO Co.,NEcr. THE
state board of railroad commissioners
visited Anthony this week. It seems
that each road believes its interests
viii be better served by refusing to in
terchange business there. Under the
new law the board can compel roads to
build connections and Interchange
business.
THAT CLoUDBUEsT. week "a
cloud burst did much damage about
Pratt. The NInnescah was over Il uilc
wide. Three inches of rain fell and
put the Santa Fc tracks under water.
Lumber was on the ground for an ele-
vator and it was washed away. The
city pumps were six feet under water
OTTAWA PLAENING \ DAM-Plans
are being made for the construction OF
n new dam across the Marias DIES Cygnes
river at Ottawa and the installation of
u plant To develop electricity from
water power Electrical power would
be transmitted to local manufacturing
plants.
CoLoRED Miss N.-SupcrintAndent
A. r. Williams, of the Hiawatha high
school, planned II spelling bee'' for the
whole school. Ruby Thornton, a l6-
year-old colored girl, spelled down"
every other pupil in the building
HALF 4 CENTURY. and Mrs.
John Holt, old residents of Independ-
ence, have celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. The ne;ghbors
gave Mr.. Holt an ovcrcoat and Mrs.
Holt Il set of false teeth.
MARKETING NUTS People in the
rural districts of the southeast arc
making money gathering nuts and
shipping them to the market. One
farmer in Crawford county has shipped
carload.
DAVID NATION DEAD.-Hc was an
old soldier, and before becoming too
old was practicing law at Medicine
Lodge. He died of stomach trouble.
DIED IN Is MINUTES. "A Pratt man
turned his cattle into llaffir corn
patch ard in fifteen minutes seven of
them were down, one dead. He is at Il
loss to explain their sudden sickness.
BRICK PLANT AT DExTER.-This town.
which ranks second in Cowley county.
is putting in Il plant with a capacity
of so, 600 brick day. Gas from a well
will be used far burning.
S. w. Kansas CoLIEeE.-The en-
rollment in the Southwest Kansas col
lege at Winfield has reached the 800
mark. This exceeds any previous year.
! FIFTY BUSHELS CRoP.-Elton Rhodes
threshed over 1000 bushels of oats off
of forty acres of farm land near Milan
SECOND Corn CRoP.-That planted
in the Kaw valley since the flood is in
good shape and promises to make a
fine crop.
| TEACHERS STILL SCARCE. There are
over 100 district schools in the state
which may be closed this year on ac-
count of the ina ability to secure teach
ers. This is brought by appeals to the
state superintendent to send out teach
crs-
A BAND CARs;IvAI- Fifteen bands
from northeastern Kansas held Il car
nival at Phillipsburg.
To BUILD TABERNACLE.-Winf field
will build tabernacle with scating
capacity of 1000 people.
LABOR LAws.-W. L. A. johnson,
state labor commissioner, is getting
ont pamphlet containing the labor
laws of Kansas There is a great de-
mand for information regarding labor
laws and Mr.. Johnsor determined to
compile the laws in a pamphlet to sat
isfy the demand.
| SwEETnEAETs' UNIoN.-Billy Morgan
saws that the Sweethearts' union al
Newton has declared strike. The