Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-09-19

turned from trip through the South
western counties, where he went to
collect moneys due from the counties
to the state on seed grain account
He got $3.50 from Greeley county and
S67O from Meade. Greeley county
owes 81, 500 all told, but it has agreed
to pay MP in annual installments.
Meade paid its account in full. Pratt,
Stafford and Pawpec agreed to pay
theirs next month.
STORM NEAR DERBY.-Mrs. Ferrel
and her two-year-old child met death
north OF Derby. Tine Terrell family
had taken refuge in school house
northeast of Derby. Early in the even
ing the storm arose, passing directly
over the school house, demolishing 1T
completely and killing both the woman
and her child, besides injuring slightly
her husband and boy.
CATTLEMcN MEET -Cattlcmen from
all over southern Kansas will meet in
Wichita on September 30 to form
permanent organization for the pur-
pose OF fighting freight rates and com
pelling the railroads to give them bet
ter service in the shipment of cattle.
Many prominent cattle raiscrs are
working actively for the new organiza-
ton and it is already assured that it
will be one of strength.
ELEVATORS CLOSED. All the cleva-
tors in Kinsley had to close down on
account of being unable to get cars to
ship wheat out. There are three Gle
vators and one mill and elevator there,
| which have about So, 900 bushels of
wheat stored. About fifty wagonloads
were dumped on the ground. During
the month of August ninety-ivc cars
of wheat were shipped from Kinsley.
ONLY HIT ONE PLAcE.-Fr Franklin
Gay, Il farmer living near Greenwich,
Scdgwick county, reported the loss of
his barn, orchard and a portion of his
house which were blown away. Only
! Mr.. Gays farm was struck by the
twister which seemed to disappear
i after it had demolished his barn and
uproOtcd the orchard.
| FOH SCHOOL BUII.pINGs.-The juno
tion City board of education let the
contract for the construction of it's
$40, 900 high school building. The site
for the building has been purchased
menced at once.
| A WEDDING OUT. commits
sioner Luling is refusing permission to
do business in Kansas such insurance
solicitors who do not have a good rec
ord as straightforward business men.
COPELAND Is LEAsED.-James Chap
pelle, of Kansas City, has leased the
Copeland hotel of Topeka from j. Cope.
land Gordon, who built it and has con.
Quoted it until now
TAX VALUA1IoN.-The total tax val
uation for COwlcy county has been re-
turned ut Sc, 100, III. This is $193 90 fol
every man, woman and child in the
county.
KANSAS CoAL.-The coal mines of tho
state gave work during the past year
to 9. AGO miners The total production
for the year was $3.50, 43S tons of coal
New DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT. &C
w. Strain has been appointed division
superintendent of the Frisco at WIGHT;
to succeed Il. L. Dunn, resigned.
DIPHTHEEIA IN SCmooLs-rhe publ,
schools OF Baldwin, Kansas, are closed
on account of the prevalence of diph
liberia.
DEXTER is THIRD. Dexter is ranked
third in personal property valuation il
Cowley county.
FAIR WEEK.-Last week was fai
field.
ALI. RIGHT BUT LATE.-Pratt or
ganized fair association last week
ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN The Uni
versity of Kansas has elected Miss Jeal
Bowersocll, Daughter of Congressman
j. ID. BowersocI, of Lawrence, us in
structor in violin for the coming year
She succeeds Prof. J. II. Farrell, O
l NNAi''eSS -AASS OOH ia
, studied abroad and is an accomplishc
musician.
l DELAYED A MoSTM.-On account O
! tine different contractors dragging tn
/ work at Parsons the state board vii
t not be able to open the new insan
asylum until about October l.
$ Pooh APPLE CRoP.-The yield q
: apples in Leavenworth county, wher
E the mammoth Wellhouse orchards ar
= located, will not be sufficient TO suppl
A home consumption. The freeze /
J, the spring and the wet spell in Ma
and June ruined the crop.
S USE Much ICE.-The Santa Fe use
( ut Newton from 40 to so tons of ice pc
IA day for the icing of refrigerator ear
Y The other night 81 cars were iced q
= the ice house near the round nous,
e each car receiving from 1000 TO Coo
pounds of ice.
/ BAXTER SPRINGS REUNION GROUNDS
c Colonel Dan R. Anthony wants tt