Free press., 1903-01-24

ably less than S1OO an acre. Robson
says that in France stable manure fire.
quently sells for as high as $50 wagon
load.
ONE INSTANCE OF MANY-A coal
famine exists at Larned it being i'm
possible for the coal dealers to secure
enough to supply the consumers, and
should the weather become severe,
there would probably be much suffer
ing from lack of fuel. The mills and
other large coal-consuming plants are
running on short hours OH account Of
their orders for fuel not being filed.
PLEAD GUILTY-GoT ONE YEAR
Judge Simpson, of the district court,
sentenced a. Johnson, a negro, to
year in the penitentiary for shooting
at Conductor Giefoyle, of the Santa Fe,
at Nicl1erson few weeks ago. john
son was being put off a train at the
time. He pleaded guilty to assault
with intent to kill.
ONLY ONE TICKET.-At a citizen
mass convention held at Atchison at
the call of both the Republican and
Democratic central committees, the en-
tire present city administration from
Mayor Orr down was renominated by
acclamation. The central committees
decided to make no party nominations
for the spring election.
GOT HIS SALARY.-The National Bis
cult ompany paid S225, the amount of
the claim of r. G. Trey, one of its four
teen travelling men discharged last
spring at Kansas City when merger
was formed Trey sued for six weeks
salary to the end of his contract and
the company has paid without stand
ing trial.
A SALIHA WoMAN.-While riding "a
a hack transferring from the Choctaw
to the Rock Island depots at FL Reno,
o. T., Mrs. y. Lowell of Salina was
stricken with an attack of heart tron-
ble and died while lying in the arms of
her daughter, who was accompanying
her on trip from Holdenville, 1. T., to
Salina.
GIVING OUT BOoKs-The first books
of Abilene's public library are now in
use. The library has about 1000 vol
umes, with more coming, and all have
been paid for through the efforts of
the women's clubs of the city. They
have raised over ST., 200 for the purpose,
besides receiving many donations.
AGAINST CIGARErTEs.-The board of
trustees of the Clay county high school
have decided to do all in their power
to suppress the smoking of cigarettes
by the pupils. The teachers assert
that it injuries the young mems minds.
GRADUATES EXAMINATION.-The
new state superintendent announces
the dates for the examination for grad
uation from the public schools of the
state on March 81 and % April 24 and
%.
FILIPINO AT MANHATTAN.-Ther is
a Filipino at the State agricultural
college. He comes from the island of
ID 1O JOStIS OAtiS dHNl "
master an American education.
VISIT STATE AGRICULTURAL. COLLEGE.
"A party including twenty members
of the legislature visited the agricul-
tural college at Manhattan on January
16.
For LIBRARY SITE.-The Masonic
lodge of Winfield has donated $50
toward a site for the library offered by
Mr.. Carnegie.
ENLARGEs CAPITAL. The Coffeyville
vitrified brick company has increased
it's capital stock from $3.50, 900 to 5000, :
600.
The VOTE AT SOLDIERS HOME.-Un-
der the law veterans of the Soldiers
Home at Leavenworth are given the
right to vote for county officers in
Leavenworth county. In a contest
over the election of county treasurer
the constitutional right of the old vet
Grams to vote under that section of the
law will have to be determined by the
supreme court.
LOsT WATCH AND CHANGE.-Senator
Smith, of Kinsley lost them from his
clothes in his room at the Copelnnd
while he slept.
STATE ORAToRY.-C. ]. Hickey, of
Usage City, has been elected by the
Oratorical association of the College of
Emporia to he secretary of the state
association. According to rotation
adopted this is the year in which the
College of Emporia is entitled to that
office.
Follows IN THE RUT.-It appears
that the present legislature is com
| peting with its predecessors in the mat
ter of squandering money to pay hordes
of needless attendants upon the two
| houses.
A LADY FARMER-After plowine
the ground on her farm near Wells
vile, planting and tendiug the crop
and watching it mature, Miss Ida Me
Carroll finished the work of shuclzing
and cribbing $500 bushels ot corn.
Besides running the farm Miss McCar-
] ro did all the hOuSayyOr and tool,