Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03

THREE HUNDRED or ONE FAMILY
The old homestead of a. q. Barrett. at
Barrett, was the scene of an extraor-
binary faulty gathering Christmas
About cighty-five of the relatives of
the Barrett family ate turkey together.
This represents only about half of the
family, who now reside in Marshall
county. AT one time more than 500 of
the family resided there, but about $50
went to Oklahoma.
GRoCERs' LUNCH COUNTERS. There
is plan on foot among some of the
grocers of Wichita to establish lunch
counters in connection with their
stores. That is, those merchants who
have agencies for certain classes of
goods. This movement, it is under
stood, is backed by the companies man
ufacturing these goods, and the gro
GERS are to serve them on their lunch
counters.
GOVERNOR BALEY's HOUSEKEEPING.
-Governor-electW w. j. Bailey has ar
ranged how he will keep the executive
mansion open. Mr.. and Mrs. H. j.
Bone will occupy the residence and
Mrs Bone will do the social honors for
the administration. Governor-elect
Bailey will have apartments at the
place. Mr.. Bone is Governor-elect
Bailey's private secretary.
YOUNGEST OLD SOLDIERS. -Concordia
beasts of the youngest old soldier in
that part of the state; J. N. Harrison,
who enlisted in Company c, Fifty-frst
Indiana, October "a, 1864, at the age of
Is years, four months and "a days
David Addison, of Salina, was also one
of the young veterans having en-
listed in August, 1862, at the age of Is
years and IL months
A KANSAS SINGER.-Miss Belle
Daily, the Kansas singer who recently
returned from Berlin where she had
been taking vocal instruction, after
short visit in Salina, her old home, left
for CalifoI MIA where she will give
series of concerts this winter.
EMPoRIA WANTS GAs.-The Business
Mems association of Emporia has
committee at work obtaining option
leases on property in the immediate
vicinity of the city for the purpose of
thorough test, and the members are
meeting with great success.
A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY.-The Christ
mas dinner of A. L.. Scott and his fam
lily, near Abbeyville, Reno county, was
ended tragically by the killing of their
little girl through the accidental dis
charge Of gun. Little May Scott
was three years old.
BUTTER FAT HIGHER. Kan
sas farmers are now receiving higher
price for their butter fat than they
have in years and they are marketing
great quantities of country butter
which is retailing where it is produced
for % cents a pound
KANSAS FARMS BEAT MINING.-The
mineral output of Idaho for 1902,
amounting to S1O.924, 81. looks like
small change when compared with the
total value of Kansas farm products
and livestock for the same period, S371,-
100, 467.
EXPORT FLOUR TRADE. The mills
of central Kansas are all building up
good export trade. The Star mills of
Junction City shipped two carloads OF
-four to Wales. They are now work
ing on big shipment for South Amer
lea
BANK LOOTED. The State bank at
Weber was dynamited and robbed of
81, 500 in cash. The bank, which was
started a month ago. carries insurance
and will lose nothing. There is no
clue to identify the robbers.
AN OcToGENARIAN.- A. a. Wood
ruff, of Republican City, has been Wis
iting in Watonga, Okla. He is 81 years
old. He got up to take walk when it
was not yet light and fell, severely in
juring his head.
FREIGHT WRECK--There was freight
wreck on the Frisco five miles north of
Winfield in which six boxcars loaded
with merchandise were derailed and
200 feet of track torn up. The car be-
hind the engine became uncoupled on
curve and jumped the track as re-
suit of high speed.
mo NOMINATION" MUST Coat
least 90 per cent of the members of the
legislature have said that the ballot law
must and will be amended so as to
strike out the squares after the no
nomination lines of the official ballot.
LARNED MEN IN WRECK.-W. H. Yer
non, an attorney of Larned, received a
dispatch announcing that his brother,
Charles Vernon, has been killed in the
serious railroad accident in California,
and that another brother Fred was very
low from injuries received in wreck.
Two CHAPLAIN CANDIDATEs.-So far
only two candidates have entered the
race for chaplain of the house this win
ter-Rev. A. J. Pyle, the blind preach
er-politician at the Leavenworth Sol
diers' home. and Rev. w. A. Crawford,
of Argentine.