Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-07

| OOHCNs NV q o. CCAOFas N'ANAte--
is u pcnsioncr OF the state of Kansas.
During the legislative revolution of
1898, Convey was Il member of the Ell
Dorado company of the national guard
called to the front by the, governor.
While thus in the service, a gun was
accidentally discharged, wounding
him in the leg. Immediately there
after the state Legislature granted him
pension. Covcy still shows the eff
feet of the wound, now walking with
! Il limp.
PRosECUTEs SALOON MAN.-Thc case
| of Emma Rogers against J. NJ. Drew
for So, 900 damages has been filed in
the district clerks office. The defend
ant is Il Pittsbur5 saloon man, and
james NJ Rogers, the husband of the
| plaintiff, has been turuing all of his
| dollars into the defendants till, ac-
| cording TO the petition, which also
says Rogers had been Il hard drinller
but had broken away from the habit
and supported his family in comfort
for two years.
WICHITA HAs.-Scventy-two grocery
stores, 40 meat markets, 10 bakeries IA
produce houses, 20 confectionery stores.
five ice dealers, a rest aurants and ID
hotels The town has "a barlleepers.
or professional men there arc So phy
sicians and 81 lawyers. OF manufac-
turing establishments there are So, and
of Wholesale houscs there are -. There
are 81 dentists, six oculists and p drug
stores.
10 MAKE = TEST CAs:.-W. c. Iictte,
Santa Fc agent at Emporia. has been
arres ed charged with discharging
Leigh Petit, a member of the Kansas
national guard, because he left his
work to go TO Fort Riley with his com
pany. Ilette says he hal decided to
discharge Petit before he had heard Ct
the mancuvers. y test case is to be
made of the incident.
BANK RoBBERs acknowledgements
Bailey has issued IL rcqusition for the
return from Texas of James Kelley.
bank robber, wanted at Greensburg.
Kan. Kelley and J. s. Callihan, a
member of the old Shorty Wayne"
gang of bank looters, robbed the
StoclImen's State bank ut Greensburg
March &c They got SAG.
BABY PARALYzED.-At Lyons T. A.
Darlington came suddenly into a room
where his baby girl was playing, made
a sudden noise and picked the child up
quickly, which so frightened it that it
went into spasms, which resulted in
complete paralysis. For several days
she has been unable to move.
CAR SHORTAGE LIFTING. is the
case in the neigh borood OF Great Bend.
Until short time ago it was almost
impossible to secure cars for the ship
ment of wheat in that section, but re-
Gently cars have become plentiful and
the immense wheat crop is being moved
as rapidly as possible.
CHAPMAN HAS ANoTHER.-A fire
started in DIR. O'Brien's Office and
burned two large stone buildings.
Only by hard work was the principal
part of the town saved. This is the
second fire in Chapman in year.
A KANSAS BoY.-Rev. Charles Mitch
ell, son of Rev. D. p. Mitchell, who
= was a pioneer presiding elder in Kan
, sas, is the pastor of the largest Meth
5 odist church in America, in Cleveland,
5 Ohio.
Coon PAY FOR HUsKING. The corn
huslling season is now on in north
western Kansas. The corn is very
heavy and Il good man can make close
. on to three dollars Il day.
: DIPHruERIA TIE CAUsE.-Secretary
: Lowry, of the state board of health
r has ordered the public schools at Leb
5 anon closed on account of an epidemic
= of diphtheria.
5 FIRMS IL WIcHITA.-There are il
c tina. city about l, 400. There ure about
g ZOO business houses and about the
same number of professional people.
: KANSAS JUDGES Governor Bailey
a has announced the appointment of the
C list of judges. They are: ]. MeCab
E Moore. of Wyandottc; Cyrus Hurrell
5 of JACKSON; Walter l.. Simons, O
o Bourbon; l.. Sullwcll. of NeOsho; j. T
: Dicllerson, of Marion, Matt Simpson
Of McP herson, and w. G. Holt, of TIN
@ Wyandocte common pleas court.
t a WOMAN WoRKER P. L. Kan
4 der, of IIalstcad, in addition to he
o regular household duties, has baked u
Il 80 sucks OF nour into bread, buns an,
cakes in six months.
d Coal LEAsEs ~ OsAGE.-A. E. Stil
t well and ". W. Sylvester, of tie Orien
- road have been securing coal leases i
$. Usage county on land north of Dragoo
N between Dragoon and Scranton. On
8 lease specifies that depot and sid
n tracks are 10 be built. From Scranto
e the Orient will go to Lawrence or Tc
=. pcll;, or both.
/ PAID Down FOR SUGAR.-A Beatti
man sent to Chicago for u sack of suga
C and paid Sc. 81 Tor ia On the day tina
d he took it ous of the depot he coul
have bought il in Bcattic for So 70
l. SUGAR BEETs. Farmers in Pawne
lc county have made extensive cxper
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