Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-09

SniZCES BdIldCINCQ dOOub OO uOH~
employees of box factory, and bnt for
prompt interference of police officers
serious trouble would have resulted.
The street was blocked and the street
cars were held. The trouble got hot
when party of fifty left the shops in
huge box wagon. They had not been
out of the factory for ten days and de-
| cided to get out to. visit their people.
They were chased and when they at
tempted to leave the wagon and take
street car the attack became fierce.
IN SECRETARY'S OFFICE.-Secretary
of State j. r. Burrow has completed
the Encouragement of his Office force.
Hill P. Wilson, of Hays City, remains
as assistant secretary, and A. j. Whit
| more, of Washington, will also retain
for the present at any rate, the position
of chief clerk. E. S. Knight, of Good
land, commission clerk, and Alta Den
mis-, of Topeka, stenographer, hold
their old places. The new appoint
ments are: e. A. Cornell, Smith Cen
ter, charter clerk; 5. A. Cook, Cove,
recording clerk. Pearl Hughes. Topeka.
fling clerk.
SIX MONTHS DIVORCE LAw.-Judge
Hazen of the Shawnee county district
| court is of the opinion that it is not
valid. William Johnson, a former res
ident of Topeka, deserted his wife and
left the state. She obtained a divorce
| and died just one day less than six
| months after the decree was granted
She left her property to her two chill
dren, but johnson returned and con-
| tested the will on the ground that the
| divorce was not yet in effect at the
| time of her death.
TREES IN WESTERN KANsAs.-The
growing of trees in Western Kansas is
to be studied during the coming sum-
mer by the bureau of forestry of the
United States department of agricul-
ture under the direction of r. ). Kel-
lOgg, of Russell, who is the agent of
the bureau. Especial attention will be
| given to the territory north of the Ar
| kansas river and west of line drawn
| through the towns of Osborne, Russell
and Larned.
AT ABILENE.-A handsome arch was
constructed for the passage of Presi-
dent Roosevelt where school girls threw
| flowers in his path and an immense
crowd greeted him. Senator Burton
introduced the president. Several
| acted as a guard. The decorations
were beautiful and abundant. A cow
| boy band furnished the music.
OIL AT SHAw.-Well No. > on the
John Haviland farm near Shaw, Neo-
sho county, was shot and after repeated
efforts to bail out the attempt was
abandoned. The best experts place
the well at rs to 100 barrels per day.
| BRIDGES WASHED OUT-On the
Union Pacific branch north from juno
| tiOn City several small bridges are re-
ported to have been washed out.
! DROPPED IN.-After an absence of
| of seventeen years Il former Quenemo
| citizen dropped i'm this week to visit
with his wife and children.
| CHURCH AT ANTHONY.-That city has
been chosen as an Episcopal station
for a district about her, and a church
is to be erected there
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-A new one at
| White City has been dedicated. The
Junction City and Council Grove lodges
had charge of the work.
Cost OF CoFFELT JURY-In the Coffelt
murder trial in Sumner county 327
! jurors reported and were examined at
a cost of 81, 365.75.
| SHOWS TO SPARE.-Three circuses
and two wild west shows are now star
ing at the people of Kansas from the
| bill boards
RUNNING AGAN.-The old vinegar
factory at Wellington is again in opera
| tion after few months of resting.
| RAILROAD Observation-Disclosures has
1891 miles of railroad, according to re-
ports complied by the state board of
railway commissioners. There are Eve
counties in the southwestern part of
! the state with no railroads. The Santa
| lie, with $500 miles of rails, has the
greatest mileage in the state, and the
| Missouri Pacific and its branches, with
more than 1900 miles, is second.
IN FINE CONDITIONAL steady ali
night rain covered Edwards county.
All crops were in AS fine condition as
was ever known.
S11, 500, 900 INvoLvED.-T trustees
| of the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance
company have called for bids from sol
vent life insurance companies to reim-
burse all the policy holders in the Kan
sas Mutual Over S11, 500, 900 of insur-
! ance is involved.
BUILT THE HoME.-Colonel a J.
Smith, who built the Leavenworth
Soldiers home and was its governor
for years, and later and up to his death
was inspector of soldiers homes, died
in Colorado of cancer of the throat,
few days ago.
A VETERAN DEAD.-Joseph c. Dick
ey, of Waterville, is dead at the age of
| 65. He was n veteran of the civil war