Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-16


There were thirty-two head in the
bunch. AT home the heaviest steer
weighed 1880 pounds and the lightest
1880 pounds. Shirley calls the breed
1.-The Irishman's scrub" The steers
were of his own raising and feeding
and were }, 4 and years old. Shirley
had fed them since last fall and had
full fed them the last forty days on
shelled and ear corn with alfalfa for
roughness. The cattle sold ut 5 cents
a pound They averaged 1,964 pounds.
netting nearly 500 per head.
DELUGE IL SMITH AND NORTON.
amounting to a deluge fell in those
counties delaying Rock Island train
time. Beaver Creek, short distance
west of Smith Center, was badly swol-
len for a time and overlooked the
tracks of the Rock Island for some dis
tance on either side. No washouts of
any consequence were reported. -Four
that vicinity. All the streams west
from Smith Center in Phillips and Nor
ton counties were filled.
KANSAS WINS OVER NEBRASKA
The Kansas State Normal debaters
won in the debate with representatives
from the Nebraska State Normal. The
question was: Resolved, That the
Adoption of the Fifteenth Constitu-
Mistake The Kansas debatcrs were:
E. C. Brool1ens, d. G. Sheedy and r. S.
Whitelaw. Nebraska was represented
by L. p Smith, Julius Gilbert and j.
S. Suva.
GIVES A GOLD MEDAL.-Baiiie Wag-
gener, of Atchison, has agreed to give
annually gold medal to the Booker
Washington Literary society of the
shall be contested and won annually
in Il boys defamation contest of rep
resentatives of the Sunday schools of
Kansas. This contest will be held in
January of each year.
READS THE PAPERS. Herman Schoen
is one Osborne county farmer who ev-
identity reads the papers. A lightning
rod agent tried to talk business to him
but before he got fairly started in ac-
ton Mr.. Schoen told him that the
quicker he hit the road the better it
would be for his health; and Mr.. Agent
did not stop to argue the question.
CITY MUST PAY.--A Topeka saloon
keeper whose mirrors were smashed by
Carrie Nation, sued the city for $3.50
damages, and got judgment in the
district court. In his instructions to
the jury, Judge Hazen declared that
the nature of the property destroyed
did not prevent the plaintiff from col
lecting damages.
PLENTY OF PICKPoCKETs. The local
police in towns along the presidents
route through Kansas received many
complaints of the work of pickpocLets
who followed the presidents train. At
Salina IL persons reported the loss of
pockctboolls in the crowds while wait
ing for the arrival of the presidents
train.
Gov. EsKRIDGEs DAUGHTER Miss
Clara Esl1ridge, second daughter OF
the late Ex-Governor c. " Esllridge, of
Kansas, died in Kansas City at tn
home of her brother-in law, John Steef
a newspaper man. Miss Esl1ridge re
turned last November from California
where she had gone for her health.
OLD MAN LOSES LIFE.-George An
dersOn, OF Pottawatomie county, aged
Sc years, was in the timber on his farm
after load of wood and his team be-
came unmanageable and backed over a
ten foot bank into the creek. He was
a substantial pioneer of the county.
VIOLATED THE RULEs-Six Santa Fe
engineers and conductors were recent
ly discharged at Dodge City for having
been frequenters of joints.
FAIR BUILDING CONTRA cT.-The
Kansas worlds fair commission has let
the con tract for constructing the Kan
sas building at the fair to C. T. Beeler,
of Ottawa The entire cost must be
kept within S20,47 and nothing but
Kansas labor and material employed.
SOLDIERS CAUGHT .CoLD-Eighteen
officers and 377 enlisted men, comp RI
sing the command that was at st.,
Louis during the dedication from Fort
Riley, have returned. Many are af-
f1icted with colds or tonsilitis as a re-
suit of the weather.
CONSCIENCE FUND.-State Treasurer
Kelly received letter containing a
Chicago draft for S23.75. The letter
was unsigned and stated that the wri-
ter had robbed the state some years
ago of $50 and that S3.75 was added
for interest. The conscience" fund
in the state treasury now amounts TO
$500.
AT HAYs--The bays military band
and the normal school students were
drawn up in line. The town was
handsomely prepared for the presidents
coming.
a FINE REsIDENCE.-R- T. Upde-
graft, a lumber dealer and proprietor