Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-28
CLOSED AGAIN.
LIGHTNING STRTCK.

LIGHTNING STRUCK.
Two weeks ago this paper pub
hsbed a notice for the Law 6 Or
der people that the Saloons were
Closed and Must STAY closed and
the past would be forgotten; that
the Drug stores were beng watch
ed and trouble might come.
But what did they care then,
yes. thew were bigger than the law
of the State of Kansas; thew re op
eDed and they and the Drug store
kept receiving it, detYing the
citizens. Count was to meet on
Monday and on Friday & Satur
dav the temperance people fled
complaints against the joints and
Drug stores (Applebaugh having
permit was exempO and county at
tornav Shuts and sheriff Miller &C
ted quicker tnan a fash and caught
their men 1t had turned oat Just
as they had had full public notice,
so had no one but themselves to
blame for their troubles.
And that it wasn't done for trou
bis but for law and order, the
complaInats offered them if thev
would pay the little costs on one
count and give q bond to stop
selling for two years Same as ex-
Judge Monroe required the mat
ter would he dropped.
And the three jolntists plead
guilty to one count and got the us
ual dose os $3.50 fine q costs. and
stuff seized ordered destroyed and
give bond to keep out two years.
Pretty dear work.
The Regents Thursday evening
were much elated over the news
and insist it must be kept so.
And at their urgent request The
Free Press has dropped the Helm
Beer adver and lose that much to
help the cause. Give that much to
make this a school town.
The arrested Druggist had
one night IN Court house, case con
tjnued to Sept, court and bond
given The W G T U met on
Tuesday night, approved of com
plants made and to appear in the
Probate court Monday April 9th,
and prevent a druggists permit
issued to the druggist until Septem
Ger, after the other case lstried.
And we are requested to publish
this notice.
The JOINTS justified their open
running that they had been paying
the city license to run. In the
complaints the mayor, treasurer
and police judge were named as
witnesser to deny or concede it.
Is fact. then liable tie impeach
ment. And the new city officials
elected next week are notified If
they give any Joint or billiard room
a right to sell and take a license
prosecution will follow at once.
This is to be a Normal school town
Laeo G Order COnana5ttes
Editor Griffith published the fol
lowing emphatic notice. so all had
plenty of notice
Grtfs' Republican, having driv
en- out the ladies q last week had
splendid editorial. by It's new ed
itor, on the Normal school anG
the duty of this town, which con
tanned these gems:
Every city of Kansas where a
state Institution OF higher learning
has been located, Is now a clean
and prosperous town, a city where
good people with incomes move in
to educate their children anu stay
because they like the place.
These gifts which have been
donated to us by the state and
nation place new responsibility
upon this community which all
good citizens must recognize
If Hays is to become the seat of
a popular and growing institution
the City must fall III line with 9th
er educational centres 1t must
be a clean town and DRY town.
Our responsibility to the state
is far reaching"