Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-07-04


brake. treasurer of the relief commit
tee, announced the receipt of $500 in
cash as donation from Holton, Kan
sas. for the benefit of the North Tope-
l1a food sufferers Hoiton has already
extended very valuable aid in the
shape of cash and several cars and
wagon loads of provisions. Probably
for her size the town has made the
most liberal individual subscription yet
received.
THE FIGUEEs GIvEN.-Thc vote upon
the election of congressman from the
Seventh district to fill the vacancy oc-
casioncd by the election OF Representa-
tive Long to the nitcd States senate
was: For Murdoch, (rep.) 10, 6S4; for
Clyne. (dem.), 6,s96; for Babb, (pop.),
2,903; for Roessler, (soc.), LOTS.
Distribution OF SEEDs.-The com
missioners of Shawnee county estab-
lished stations along the Kaw river in
their jurisdiction for the distribution
of seed among the farmers in the flood
ed district. The commissioners have
short on seed potatoes.
C. P. DEwEY's Son. -Chauncey Dew
ey, who is in the Shawnee county Jail
in connection with the crime of murder
of the Berrys, homesteaders within the
enclosure of the Dewey ranch, IS the
son of c. p. Dewey, president of the
Kansas Union Telephone company, u
long distance line.
FIFE AT CHAPIAE.-The Commercial
and Vollman hotels, Charles Deve's
bakery, Charles Loves grocery and
market, the city building, the opera
house and James Odle's dwelling
burned from a lamp explosion in the
Volllman hotel. Loss O.OOO; insur-
ance So, 900.
WAS IN 2OTH KANsAs.--Wilson, who
is prisoner with his employer, Chaun-
cey Dewey. served in the Philippines
in the Twentieth Kansas He is SER
geant major of the regiment TO which
the Osborne county militia belongs,
that guarded him at st. Francis
NEIGHBORs MADE GooD.-F. j. Davis
was suspended as postmaster of Larned.
Inspector Slusser dropped into town
and found Davis about Sos short. The
business men raised the amount in
about thirty minutes and made good
the shortage.
BONDS THE CREAMERY.-For the pur-
pose of improving its plant and estab-
fishing about seventy new Swimming
stations, the Continental Creamery
company has issued 5000, 600 in bonds
covered by deed of trust
REoPEcI IRoX WoRKs.-The Galena
iron works, which have been shut down
since last fall, are to be put at work by
a newly organized stock company. 1t
is expected that 600 men viii be at
work early in July.
Music SCHOOLS. The Winfield Col
lege of Music and the musical depart
ment of Southwest Kansas college have
united under the management of the
latter and the leadership OF Arch Ohm
| stead.
BELoIT LAWYER HEARD FRoM.-A
former resident of Beloit who is now
living in Lawton, Ok, says he is one
of about 300 lawyers in that city OF
5000 people.
SIX SKELETONS were found in
hole that had been washed out just
west of North Topeka. They are sup
! posed to have washed from some old
| grave yard
OUT OF BANKs.-The Arkansas river
got out of its banks and froliclzed on
the bottoms about Sterling on June 25.
The rise was caused by local rains.
BELLEvILIE BRANCH.-After tie-ur
by washouts of, "a days the Union Pa
cific branch from Junction City tc
Bcllevillc was opened on June %.
COMBINE AND Buy TuREsHER.-Twen
ty-fve farmers living near Window il
Mcpherson county, will buy a thresh-
ing outfit of their own.
GARDEN CITY DEFEATS BoNDs.-ThC
proposition to vote $11, 900 worth Of
bOuds for an irrigation plant to water
the Garden City irrigation district was
defeated by "a vote of II to 80. L
would have required a Utrecht ma
jority to carry the bond issue.
SHUHGANUHGA BooMs -This creek
which passes through the south par
of Topeka, was out of its banks on the
night of June "A, and relief parties
aided the people living in the flooded
district to reach higher ground, with
out loss of life.
KANsAN WINS MEDAL-Frank NJ
Rarig, until recently student at tn
Kansas Wesleyan university of Salina
won first honors AT the Chicago North
western university this year. He wa
awarded the Kirk medal and a SO
cash prize for first honors in Oratory
Rarig's home is at Minneapolis, Kan
sas.
! BOYS TRUCKING FREIGHT. --Fifteel
: boys, aged Is to IS, the sons of wei
known families III I.eavenworth, ar
trucking freight with negroes at til
Santa he freight depot in Kansas City
NEVADA THE LITTLE.-Sedgwic
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