Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-31


roads have advanced coal rates. The
roads claim that that the rates have
only been advanced little and will
seek TO justify the raise by showing
that the cost of maintenance has in
creased.
BROOM CORN FACTS. price at
which the crop of dwarf broom corn OF
Rice COUNTY was all marketed has been
very fair, and the fluctuations have
not been great. A hundred dollars
ton caught the most of it, the price
ranging from $50 to s13O, according to
quality. The highest price heard of
was S132 so
OUTSIDE HAEvEsTERs. II. b. Gerow,
6, ate free employ ment agent, cstimates
that over $4,000 harvest hands from
outside of the state were employed IN
the wheat harvest. Previous TO the
time the cutting OF wheat commenced
Mr.. Gcrow estimated that $4,000 men
from outside of the state would lie
needed.
RoBBERs AND CASH. the rob-
bers and the cash they took from the
| bank at Burton were found on an is
| land in the Arkansas river, together
with their tools and dynamite. One OF
them was badly wounded by pnrsuers
in the dark They were traced By
blood from this mans wounds.
WILSON WINS. A. Burnett, who
was appointed county attorney OF SUM
ner county while county attorney e.
L. Wilson was missing, hits surrcn-
dered his claims, allowing Wilson to
retain possession, upon an agreement
that Burnett should receive the past
quarters salary.
NEW ORIENT TowN.-Viola is the
name Of a new town which has been
located by A. NJ. Denny, right of way
man for the Orient. 1t is in the south
western part of Sedgwicls county near
where the Orient crosses the Santa Fe.
1t will be the first station north of Mil
ton.
Two PIPE OEGANs.-Thc First Meth
odist church of Ottawa has contracted
for II s., oOo pipe organ to be ready for
use soon. The First Baptist church of
that city has voted to install IL pipe or
gan of like value, to be put in their
church next summer.
WILSON WILL CoME.-Secretary Will
son, of the United States department
OF agriculture, has promised TO attend
the meeting of the Kansas state board
of agriculture at its 33rd meeting on
January 1915 next, and to make adj
dresses.
New CROP IN FINE SHAPE.-The new
crop of Central Kansas wheat is prac'
ticaIly all in the ground and is in most
promising condition. The ground has
been we'll moistencd and the early
planted grain is upin even and perfect
stand.
THEY Tore GU&s.-Thc carrying o
, guns and other deadly weapons, a Gus
: tom which has grown prevalent in 70
: pella in the last few years, is to be sup
: pressed.
FAR:t LANDS ADVANCE. D. Scot
Y bought 500 acres of Butler county lant
one year ago at Sill an acre. Heis nov
l offered SIG an acre for it and asks $50
= Singers FROM PARIs.-'rrvo famou
> singers from Paris will attend the fal
musical festival this year ut Lindsbort
c on Oct. 81 and Nov. l.
MUNIcTrAI. OwNERsHIP.-Thc city o
Ottawa is seriously discussing the ques
ton of municipal ownership of waite
and light plants.
, SHIPMENT OF HIDEs.-A Lyons fri
: shipped 81, 900 pounds of hides to Obi
"a in one week.
It EIGHTEEN PARoI.ED.-Thc reforma
y tory board has parolcd eighteen boy
IS from the state reformatory ut Hutcl
inson.
/, KANsANs REACH Our Kansas cal
he italis.s are becoming heavily inte-este
,r in bauana planting in Central Amcric;
C. Lawrence men, the Woodwards an
re Mr.. Btoomelseicll, have a plantation
ID Spanish Honduras, Central Americ;
,Bheir Las ramlas plantation has 81
!, acres ready for harvesting. Abo,
- 500 acres more will be ready for gathc
,e, ing in the spring.
Y, For 4 CITY PARK. AT special Gle
DC ton at Wellington special tax w;
T. levied for the purchasing, improvin
and maintaining city park.
a. I Fo9 NORMAL. SCHooI. MUsMUM.-r
oil w. Miller is slIirmisning through IL
Id breaks of the Saline bottoms loollin
l, for specimens for the museum and bin
lie collection ,vhich lie proposes to dona
IL To the Fort Hayes normal school. Il
Mt has Il fine collection which he wi
IL turn over as soon us the new buiIdin
is completed.
&c EsPoRIA AFTER GAs.-The city
a Emporia has let the contract for i
~ first gas well. The well win be drille
re in one of the city parks by Foliensb,
& Perkins, OF Chanute.
~ ZlNc IN Coal MIxE-While mine
i'm we're sinking i coal shaft on the Exlc
he farm, southwest of Pittsburg, the
o. passed through four feet of an ore at
or depth OF forty-t,"o feet, which is d
ne elared to be good specimen of zis
ly ore The, nearest ZINC mines are