Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-09-12

GRANDMA CUIsTIs.-She Is dead at
the age of 90 years and FIVE months.
She was never sick but once before her
last illness. She had lived 40 years in
what is now North Topeka. She
leaves brothers, IL children, 30 grand
children, ofwhom Congressman Charles
is one 40 great grandchildren and fire
of IA still later generation. She also
brought up s grandchildren. She had
always been strong and a hard worker.
Since her s5th birthday she has made
trips to California, Utah, Indiana and
oklahoma
OLD CHIEF DIES. -Ke-wah-ko-ulI. the
aged chief of the Kiclapoo Indians,
whose reservation is in Brown county,
died last weei1 at his home on the res
ervation. His body was inferred in
the ground, but above il was built a
frame monument, after the Indian
fashion, which will ever be kept in
good repair. Little Simon, much
younger man and ii very progressive
Indian, has been chosen as the new
! chief of the Kicl1apoos.
COUNTY Buys TAX Titles. The SUM
| county commissioners directed the
treasurer TO bid in all property sold
| for taxes, for the county. 1t means
that the county viii hereafter receive
the So. 900 or 81. 900 annual interest on
! the tax sale certificates which has for
! Inerly gone into the pockets of wealthy
| men.
/ FIVE IIUNDRED FARMS -Thatnum-
Der of Kingman county farms have
changed hands in the last year These
! farms sold for an average of fully
i s., Ooo making 81, 900, OOO of new money
! invested in Kingman county real cs-
tate. Five years ago the same farms
would not have brought to exceed half
this sum.
! FOURTEEN THOUSAND NAAIEs.-The
new Wichita city directory, which will
I be ready for distribution in about ten
days, contains over IA. 900 names, which
would Indicate that Wichita has pop
uiation now of more than 30, 900 peo-
pie, and increase of more than 1900
within the last year.
FISH For PARKS Congressman Vic
tor Murdoch has notified the city clerk
that the state game warden has sgni-
fled his willingness to furnish Wichita
with all the fish that may be needed
to stock the lakes and streams of the
city parks.
FoI;T SCOTT SHoPs.-Thc shops OF
the Missouri Pacific railway are work.
ing overtime and wanting moro men.
The shops are turning out seven OIL
eight locomotives each month. Busi-
ness is rushing ut Osawatomie and
other points where there are shops.
STEUCk ARrEsIAN WArER.-Parties
put down u prospecting well in Ellis
county, seeking for gas, and at tho
depth of some moro than 500 feet struck
a vein of water which discharges from
the top of the well stream of three on
four inches in diameter.
FoK BETTER RoADs.-Tne Concordi;
city council has called a special election
for October TO vote on the question
of issuing S.. 600 bonds for the repair
and construction of roads leading into
the city.
FIVE THOUSAND THERE The at
tendance at the Southwestern Vetcr
ans reunion ut Dodge City was 5000
or more. with fully two-thirds of the
state represented.
RICE COUNTY FA7R-The third an
nual Rice county fair at Sterling haC
on exhibition Il large display of fn'
stock and the speed ring was well rep
resented.
For School EXHIBIT. The stat
Teachers association is asking for SIS.
900 for the school exhibit which, is t.
be made at the st. Louis exposition.
WE'RE Still. SOUND. Recently som
ties OF the street car lines of Topeka
were dug mp and were found as soum
us when they were laid 20 years ago
, STARVED TO DEATH. Judge J. {
I Ellis, one of the best lawyers in west
, ern Kansas, is dead He had follows
, n theory of fasting to cure dyspcpsi
, and had gone thirty-seven days with
I out food. He had been taking noun
ishment the last week but did not rail-
as was hoped.
? GoI:SG AFTER A LEeAcY.-A. o. Lee
e who was killed at Emporia by a train
was on his way to Trinidad, Colo, t
/, collect $40, 600 legacy which had jus
been left to him by the death of rels
tive.
5 LOOKING TOWARD KANsAs.-The ga
!. supply of Indiana and Ohio is alnos
n exhausted and the manufacturers
$ that section are naturally looking I
$ Kansas. which is now the only sectio
n in the country that has gas that IL
Y be depended upon.
NATIONAL GUARD APPOINTMENT
c Gov bailey has appointed William .
9 Hooper, of Atchison as second heutel
t ant of X company, First regimen
I Kansas National Guard. Nearly a
h vacancies in the guard have now bee
flied.
- ABOUT CAWKEE CITY-This norti