Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-04-04

ing company is made up of Topeka
men, and they are opening a factory
that will employ so or 60 men, to make
the articles which are used in the
game. II is a lawn game and is diff
ferent from any before introduced,
and it is played with racket and a
boomerang which are patented. About
$35, 900 is to be invested in the plant,
$40, 900 of which will be for machinery
and rooms. Three or four dynamos
will be used. A part of the lighter
machinery is already received. Sam
Bristow. the inventor, is Kansas boy.
DoCKED Ss5O.-The Minneapolis,
firm which built the stairways in the
Kansas state house, was dOciSed $3.50
by the executive council for failure to
have its contract completed on time.
1t has asked for rehearing. 1t claims
that it got behind with its work be-
cause of a strike in the marble quar-
ries of Tennessee, and that it was not
responsible for the delay.
A 500, 900 BUILDING.-H. H. Walt, of
Newton, a few months ago bought
the Whine building in Wichita for $751;
600. He has just sold a half interest
to Ira Cook and his son John, of New
ton, for $50, 900. Mr.. Cook made his
money in farming Harvey county lands
which he is now selling. John Cock
will take charge of the building with n
salary of 81, 900 year.
TRoUTMAN TO LIVE THERE.
Lieutenant Governor James A. Trout
man, who recently came into possession
of the De Boissaire estate in Franklin
county through decree of the court
announces that he will probably make
his home on the estate.
BUMPER WHEAT CRoP.-One OF Sa-
lina's largest implement houses has re-
ceived eleven cars of binders, mowers
and ralies and has fifteen more cars in
transit Implement men look forward
to bumper wheat crop in Kansas
5his year.
DRANK LEMON ExTRACT.-C. Weber,
who has been around Wichita a num-
Der of years repairing sewing machines,
died last week at Mulvane. from drink
ing bottle of lemon extract. He was
in the habit of taking that article.
AUGUSTA WILL BoEE.-Contract has
been let and the machinery for drilling
has arrived at Augusta. Nine thou
sand acres have been leased. The plan
is to go down $500 feet unless gas or
oil &c ,Ol-
DONATE TO BETHANY.-The citizens
of Lindsborg have decided to raise $1O,-
600 as a donation to Bethany college,
provided the conference does not move
the college from that place to some
other point.
BEEN DUE 40 YEAEs.-Captain c. A.
Whitaker, of Lebanon, recently re-
ceived check on Uncle Sam for S42;
balance due him since the time he was
a lieutenant during the civil war, ~
years ago.
VALUE OF KANSAS CoAI.-G. P.
Grimsley, professor of geology at Wash
burn college, at Topeka, estimates the
value of coal underlying the state, at
twelve billions ninety six millions of
dollars.
SILENT SINCE '73.-Leavenworth's
court house clock, which has been 81
lent since 1873, has had its face washed,
its springs oiled and has been wound
up and is now ticking on as blithely as
ever.
FIRE AT WALTON. mill and ele-
va.or belonging to the Walton Mill and
Elevator company are a total loss by
fire. About SIS, 900 worth of grain and
-four was destroyed.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
Kansas livestock sanitary board an
nounced some new regulations to take
effect on April l.
REGISTRATION IN CITIEs.-The total
registration in Topeka was 16, 252; in
Kansas City it was 16, 997.
HASKELL BANDS CoNrRACrs.-Th
has closed contracts for several weeks
of concert work at points in Colorado
this summer. More than dozen
tribes, from all over the United States,
are represented in the membership of
the organization.
SOLD His CLAIM-W. H. Hornaday,
formerly Topeka newspaper man, has
sold his Oklahoma claim for 81, 500.
Hornaday purchased. sixteen months
ago, claim No. 3, which corners on the
townsite of Lawton, for So, 500.
MAY BE COUNTY's FAULT.-The at
torney general has held that person
who has occupied school land for a
year without paying for it is guilty of
trespass unless the county commission
ers have neglected to have the land APP
praised in that time. The settler is
not required to pay for the land until
after it has been appraised.
New PIPE OReAN.-The First NJ. E
church of Holton has completed ar
engagements for fine So, 600 pipe organ
in their new church which was recent
ly dedicated.
MANY Hoes LosT.-In the Robinson
neighborhood in Brown county, a dog,
su,,DOSad RI he mad hit hoo, haIoprr