Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-23

belong to the railroad Y. NJ. c. A. ed
vocational classes and have been at
tending them during the winter, took
examinations in the different subjects
which they were studying. Their pa
pers were sent to New York, the head
quarters of the association, to be ex-
amined by the international commit
tee. A letter was received at the local
association which stated that every
man had passed the examination.
ToNGANoxIE ToUCHED.-A small
twister passed through the place from
east to west, which filled the air with
flying timber and damaged number
of buildings. The path of the wind
was about 100 feet wide and was in the
heart of of the town, passing in the
rear of number of business houses
In one. dwelling a door was torn from
it's hinges and thrown outward. Sheds
were demolished and overturned and
trees were snapped off close to the
ground. No one was hurt.
FIRE AT NEW ALBANY.-The bust
ness portion of that town is destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at be-
tween $50, 900 and $25, 900. The insur-
ance is light. The town, which has
about $50 inhabitants, is entirely with
out fire protection except bucket bri-
gade. Two drygoods stores, grocery
store, and the postofice were burned.
| Very little of the contents, except in
the postoffice, were saved. The fire
was presumably of incendiary origin.
THE CATERPILLAR PEsT.-They ar
among the fruit trees of Shawnee coun-
ty and threaten the destruction OF
what fruit was not killed by the frost.
! The apple trees north of Topeka are
covered with the worms and in many
places they have been stripped of their
| foliage In most cases the destruction
has gone too far to be helped by spray
ing and it may mean the killing OF a
number of the trees.
To ASSIST COLEMAN Bal
ley has appointed Pension Commission
er Ware TO assist Attorney General
Coleman in the suit against Colorado
for use of the waters in the Arkansas
river. Mr.. Ware will look after the suit
in the supreme court. All the expense
of the undertaking must be kept with
in the $4,000 appropriation made by
the legislature.
FOUND DEAD.-Samuel Fox,
wealthy farmer and highly respected
| citizen of Sumner county, was found
| dead in his pasture, having been gored
to death by a vicious bull. The animal
! was known to be dangerous.
4 CEMENT PLANT.-Neodesha is to
lave one which will employ $50 men
| and have capacity of 1000 barrels.
The city is giving aid and SO are pri-
vate individuals. The outside capital
comes from Kansas City.
NEWTON WANTs---Delegation from
| Newton visited President Reddig of
| the Nebraska, Kansas & Gulf road in
| the interest of Newton. The preiimi-
nary surveys for the new road have
| passed west of Newton.
A BABY SHow.-A feature OF the
| Winfield Chautauqua this summer that
will no doubt attract great deal of
attention will be Il baby show open to
the wee ones of Kansas and Oklahoma.
| LANDSLIDE AT KICKAPoO.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific road has had trouble With
their tracks at Kicl1apoo, owing to
| the floods causing a landslide at that
place.
AFTER Two YEARS. Bert Guthrie,
| - ,<lSI
crooked work in cattle selling, has been
brought from Council Bluffs for t"ial.
| LAW AT WAsHBURN.-At n meeting
of the Washburn college trustees the
new law department OF the college was
organized and wi be opened next fall.
RAILROAD Y. NJ. c. A.-That organ
ization at Topeka now has 966 MEM
bers.
THE THBEsHERNIEN.-Ge county
won the first prize at the American
Threshermen's meeting at Wichita. 1t
was for the presence of the greatest
percentage of the members from a
county. Sumner county sent more
members but not so large Il percentage
as did Geary.
BRIDGE GONE AT CDYDE. pas
senger train on the Central Branch
westbound, returned to Atchison after
going as far as Clyde. At that point
the bridge over the Republican river is
washed out.
REroRTs EXAGGERATED.-Hutc
son claims that reports of smallpox
there have been greatly exaggerated,
there having been but one death from
that disease. The disease is confined
to two houses which are thoroughly
quarantined. The trade of the city is
being injured by the untrue and SEN
sational reports.
By A SINGLE STROKE.-During 4 re-
cent storm in Lane county every one of
bunch of % cattle strung out along a
wire fence was killed by single stroke
of lightning.
VALUABLE TRAINLOAD.-The train
of 30 cars of threshing machinery from
the ]. 1. Case factory carried $50, 900
worth of freight. There were on it 81