Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-06-06

| officers elected are: L. L. Britton, Usage
City, grand chancellor; George y. Gull
yer, Concordia, vice grand chancellor;
Charles n. Miller, Minneapolis, grand
prelate; ]. II. Luscombe, Kansas City,
grand master at arms; George 5. Colby,
Coffeyville, grand inner guard; Sam l..
Golden, Tonganoxie, grand outer
guard: Gus j. Neibert, Kansas
City, grand keeper of the records anl
and seal; w. A. s. Bird, Topeka, and
]. w. DuvaI, Hutchinson. supreme rep
resentatives. The supreme grand lodge
will meet in Louisville; Ky, in August,
1904
RURAL. CARRIER EMBEZZLEs.
W. French, an educated negro who is
a rural mail carrier out of Parson, is
under arrest charged with receiving
money from patrons along his route
with which TO buy money orders, and
never using it for that purpose There
were, also stamped envelopes missed
from the postoffice and French has
sold such envelopes along his route,
though he never accounted for them
at the office
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS. The bank
commissioners report shows that the
aggregate assets of all building and
loan associations at the close of bust
ness on December 81, 1902, were Sd
662, BAL. 50, an increase for the year of
S519, $50. Co. The aggregate loans on
real estate at the same time were S4,-
114;1s4. 20, on stock, S172, ass. Ga and on
other securities S23, 5212O. The aggre-
gate increase on all loans for the year
was 1904, S46.41.
GIET OF Miss GOULD.-The Railroad
Young Mems Christian association at
Topeka has just received a fine $3.50
aeolian made by the Aeolian company
of New York, the gift of Miss Helen
Gould. The membership is now about
$50. Miss Gould has expended more
than So, 900 on this association includ-
ing a splendid library of twenty-five
hundred volumes, and seems inclined
to be a permanent friend of the insti-
tuition.
TRACKS TO STUCCo BEDs.-The Santa
Fe and Union Pacific are seeking to Sc
cure the use of direct tracks to the
large stucco beds. The Santa Fe is
contemplating four mile switch to
the beds and there is rumor that the
Union Pacific will build up the Chap
man creek valley through Industry
1t will pass through a rich section at
present unoccupied by any road and
with n large local business.
Took A REST TnoUGH-Ex-Sherif
Jerry Seitz, of Mcpherson, was stroll
ling about the street; he suddenly be-
came very tired and seeing some new
looking chairs standing out in front of
one of the store buildings, he sat down
in the brightest looking one and pro-
ceeded TO take the greatest rest of his
life. 1t wouldn't have looked so bad
had not the chair been recently painted
Il bright red.
QUEER STRIKE. BARRIERS
rent shop in Wichita. The front of
the building was being painted on the
order of its owner. The BARRIERS OBJ
jected because the painters are not
union men, and the work stopped to
await the arrival of the owner who
was out of the city on business.
HOSPITAL AT HAI.sTEAD.-H. d.
Rand and brother are just completing
a stock company hospital and sanitari-
niences, including elevators and gas,
are being put in and the building will
be equipped with the latest scientific
instruments and machinery.
MEAT CONDEsINED.-The territorial
board of health has condemned car
load Of tain ted meat which packers
had sent to Oklahoma and were selling
at reduced prices. Instructions were
sent to each county to be on the look
out for this kind of shipments
KINGMAN COUNTY FILLING.-A great
many new settlers are moving into
kingman county and where were for.
merly big cattle pastures are now pros-
porous settlements. The people are
building school houses and churctrs,
which shows that Fingman count! is
GeNIInG d SOOu class OF settlers.
TORNADO AT HoRroN-The U ,ion
hotel was unroofcd at midnighy A
livery stable and a blacksmith shop
were blown away, and some email
buildings were destroyed. Two per-
sous were injured.
SAW IT COMING. "A farmer at Gear
water did not like the looks Of the
clouds and made a push for Wichita to
insure his wheat against hail. That
night his wheat was beaten t. the
ground and on the following day he
collected his insurance.
New HIGH SCHooL.-The Junction
City board of education has decided to
purchase a site for the new high school
building. which is to cost $40, 900.
Bonds were voted TO build it. Manual
training will be department of the
school.
FANCY WORK TAUGHT.-Mrs- w. NJ.
Greenwood, of Topeka, has been select
ed 10y the state board of charities TO
take charge of the new department to