Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-16
KANSAS COMMENT.


of seventeen years Il former Quenemo
citizen dropped in" this week to visit
with his wife and children.
EXPENSIVE WIFE The lola cement
company bought three feet OF platinum
wire the other day. This may not look
very important; but it cost them 500.
TELEPHO:TE ASSESSMENT The state
assessors have increased the assess
companies from $40 to $50 per mile.
For the other classes the assessment is
not changed.
CANNOT VoTE THERE. Judge J. II.
Gilpatricll of tine Leavenworth dis
trict court handed down decision
i'll the COrySpencer election contest
over the Office of county treasurer,
holding that veterans at the Soldiers
home cannot vote in that county.
FAIRMoUNr GETS 81, OOO.-A dispatch
was received at Paramount college,
Wichita, from n. J. Morrison, an
nouncing that "a Boston friend gives
81 900 for furnishing chapel" The
room will seat about 500 people and
Mr.. Morrison has ordered about 400
chairs
GIVES ANOTHER 81 ,COO.-W. G. Hoo
yer of Chetopa, has announced that he
would increase his subscription 81 900
university of Baldwin, Kansas. This
makes 81, 500 Mr. Hoover has given TO
this school for the library building be-
sides other donations.
HEAVIEST RAIN.-The recent rains
in Phillips county exceeded in amount
any ever known To fall there during
three days All creeks were out of
banks and traffic was cut off on ac-
count of bridges being swept away or
the approaches washed out. There
are some losses of stock reported.
Gov. BAILEY TALKED. Tie FL Do
RADIO high school graduating exercises
were held in the handsome high school
auditorium. The class consisted of
nineteen yonng women and four young
men. Governor w. ]. Bailey made
the address to the class. After the
graduating exercises u reception was
given Gov. Bailey in the auditorium.
TEACHES SECURED PAY-In Cloud
county n school district school was
closed on account of an epidemic OF
measles The school board refused to
pay the teacher for the time the school
x,yae cloSad ,r1 clio tl,,.aotaoad - l,u:,, -
suit. 1t was finally agreed to let the
attorney general decide whether she
should get her pay, and that official
held for the teacher
PI1TsBURG STRIKE ENDED.-The
shopmen of the Kansas City Southern
Mt Pittsburg went on strike The
merchants of the town assisted them
by refusing to sell goods or supplies of
any character TO the men imported to
to take the strikers places. The com
pany announced its intention to move
its shops to Joplin. That brought the
merchants TO time and practically
ended the strike.
BANKERS ASSOCIATION The Kansas
Bankers association will hold its 1908
meeting at Topeka on May ~ and 80.
a number of noted speakers have been
secured, including Governor Bailey,
Major Calvin Hood of Emporia, Con-
gresham w. A. Calderhead, State
Bank Commissioner Morton Albaugh,
Congressman OVerstreet of Indianap-
oils, Ind, Col. J. G. Waters and H. j.
Allen, of Ottawa. Bankers wives will
attend and one of the addresses will be
made by woman banker. The asso-
citation has u membership of 500.
VIOLATED AN INJUNCTIoN.-Wil
Sanders, Il striker, was convicted in
the federal court of the charge of vio-
lating an injunction prohibiting him
from interfering with the employees OF
the Phil. L. Toll box factory, of AR
mourdale, Kas., and was sentenced tc
seven months in Jail.
AT TOPEKA NEXT YEAR The Ma
tional Association OF Mutual Co-opera.
tive Insurance Companies at Chatta.
nOoga, Tenn, decided to hold the next
convention in Topeka, Kansas, the first
week in May, 1904.
DROWNED IN FREsHEI. -Heavy rains
swelled the streams, At the crossing
of Salt creek, about seven miles north
west of Russell, Miss Orpha Hughes
was drowned and Ed c. Miles, mai
carrier, had a narrow escape from the
same fate. Upon driving into the cur
rent his team was swept down and
turned clear around and his load o.
goods soaked and mail sacks swept
away.
BANK ROBBED. -Robbers wrecked
the safe of the bank of Assaria, AMI
left with their booty on hand car
On ACCOUNT OF PAIN.-Jesse NJ
Stone, 4 merchant of Silverton, o. T..
who was visiting his brother, George
NJ Stone, an artist of Topeka, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself in the
temple. He left a note giving the in.
tense pain he had suffered from rheu,
matism as the cause
WAEr 5000 FOR Ir.-President
Roosevelt didn't carry of the silve,
trowel that he used in laying the cor