Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07
KANSAS COMMENT.

stamps for Mcpherson. The merchants
there have decided that the system is
nuisance and have cut it out for keeps.
FIRE AT BURLINGAME.-It destroyed
the Shepard hotel, a drug store, a
barber shop, a restaurant and gro
Gerry and at the date of the dispatch
there was danger of its spreading far
ther.
Two IN KANSAS. The senate COM
mittee on appropriations reported the
public buildings bill with two amend
ments increasing the limit of cost for
the pnblic buildings at Lawrence and
Hutchinson, Kans., from $4,000 to
sec, 900 each.
ences between Santa Fe officials and
large delegation of trainmen have been
going on for some time at Topeka, and
it seems to be still uncertain what will
result There exists personal esteem
between the parties and all negotia-
tions are friendly, yet the trainmen re-
fuse, so far, to accept any compromise
of their request for an increase OF
wages.
REGISTERED SHoETmoRNs.-Manh
tan is fast becoming a central point for
the sale of fancy and pure bred stock.
G. r. Dewey has just completed large
sales arena at the Manhattan livestock
sales yards and the first big sale was
hn Of ~
Shorthorns. Sixty-eight head of the
Bluegrass herd were sold. The top
bull sold at $40, top COW at sos and
the herd averaged S114.
PosToFFJcE ROBBED. Robbers en-
tered the postoffice NJ Utopia, Green
wood county, and took $50 in money
and about $25 in stamps and postal
cards. The safe was blown open and
the money drawers in Allen Bros. gen
eral merchandise store, in which the
postotfice was kept were looted for a
small amount. Sheriff Henderson
went to Utopia but there is no clue as
to who committed the deed. III. V. AL
len is postmaster
MARRIED HER WARD.-Paul Grant,
aged IS, and Hattie NJ. Thompson,
aged %, both of Atchison county, are
married. Behind the simple announce
ment hangs an interesting story. -Four
years ago Miss Thompson, who had
been employed at the state soldiers or
phans' home, applied to the institution
to adopt boy, and Paul Grant was in
dentured to her. An attachment
sprung up between them which result
ed in the marriage.
STUDENTS WHO ARE PooR.-The will
of Miss Jennie 1. Ford was probated at
Emporia and it specified that Miss
Ford leaves the bulk of her fortune to
send energetic and deserving poor to
college. She left large estate, part
Of which was in Lyon county, and was
sold last week for S., 900, in settling
her estate. Miss Ford was an Emporia
school teacher until several years ago
when she moved to Laport Pa, where
she died.
WAS AGENT THERE.-J. w. Tedford,
assistant general freight agent of the
Santa Fe, with headquarters at Chica-
go, has resigned his position and will
leave the service of the Santa Fe on
March 1. He will have charge of the
traffic department of the Sharon Steel
Hoop company of Sharon, Pa. About
ten years ago Mr.. Tedford was the
agent for tina Santa Re at Hutchinson
where he still has many friends who
rejoice over his success.
HIRING OUT CoNvICTs. house
killed the bill by Perkins of Leaven-
worth forbidding the hiring of con-
victs in the state penitentiary to
private parties or corporations. The
passage of the bill was desired by the
labor unions of the state.
COURT OF CoNCIILATIoN.-Th court
of Cancellation bill which was backed
by the labor unions of the state, was
knocked out by a house committee
three times. 1t will not be revived.
1t created court to adj just differences
between capital and labor.
NEVER MISSED DAY.-In the thirty
nine years that C. Il. X. Prentice has
been marshal of Lawrence he has not
lost day on account of sickness In
the ten years that Albert Nash has
served as driver for the Lawrence fire
department, he has never missed a
single fire.
OLD LAW STANDS. range cattle
men succeed in killing the White bill
against double inspection before the
house live stock committee. The old
law with state inspection fee of .
cents per head will stand.
A New CHURCH.-The new Meth
odist church in Holton was dedicated
Sunday. The structure, which has
just been completed, is one of the finest
in the state and was built at cost of
about SIS 500.
LARGE SALE OF CoRN.-Sid Lucas, a
Doniphan county farmer, sold $4,000
bushels of corn at one clip this week,
netting him Sc, 900.
Has 16 JoINTs.-Although Salina has
sixteen joints there is but one criminal
case on the calendar of the district