Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-08-29

pose to march to the state reunion at
Lawrence. The distance is twenty
eight miles. The state will furnish
tents for the march and two doctors
have volunteered to go along. y wagon
train and ambulance will accompany
the soldiers. The last night on the
road will be spent with General Hugh
Cameron, the hermit. Notice has been
served on the farmers along the route
that the soldiers will forage their
grub.
AFTER NINETEEN YEARs.-Geo- c.
Armstrong, an old man at the State
Soldiers home at Dodge City, parted
with 15-year-old daughter 10 years
ago and they lost track of each other.
The daughter finally learned where
her father was and had visited him,
with her husband, at the Home. The
old veterans joy bubbles over yet.
The daughter came from Texas.
STon1Ne CoAI--Last year the Santa
Fc stored !, 200 cars of coal At Newton
and long before the winter was over
coal was being con6scated for the use
of the engines on that division. The
storage this year will no doubt be
much greater. From Is to 20 ears are
arriving there daily and are unloaded
at the storage track.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS- Bailey
has appointed II. II. Hathaway, of
Scott City, as a delegate to the Ma
tional Irrigation congress which will
be held in Ogden, Utah, September TO-
IA. Kansas will have a large repre-
scntation at the congress and will at
tempt to turn the attention of irriga-
tioniSts TO this state.
CITY vs. COUNTY BoARDs.-Attorney
General Coleman holds that the county
board of health has no right to inter
fere with the city board of health.
But he declares there is nothing in the
statutes which renders the county
liable for the bills incurred and that
all expenses must be met by the city.
OLD SETTLERS GATnER.-The jack
son county Old Settlers association
held their annual session ut Walkers
park in Holton. Several hundred old
settlers of the county spent pleasant
day recounting "reminiscences of early
history. A feature of the celebration
was Il barbecued OK.
WENT TO ST. LouIs-The members
/; of the Kansas worlds fair commission,
| accompanied by Governor Bailey, visit
ed ST. Louis to inspect the Kansas
state building, which is nearing com
| pletion at the worlds fair, and to con-
fer with the exposition officials.
| CORN IN LINCOLN CoUNTY.-It is ma.
king unusual growth and promises a
! heavy yield. Wet weather and wheat
harvest prevented farmers from Guilt
waiting corn rs much as usual, out in
spite of that fact most of it will maize
more than an average crop.
AFTER EASY MoNEY.-Kansas pol
iticians of the upper strata are all in
ve3ting in oil and gas lands in south
eastern Kansas. Several companies
have been acquired and agents arc
securing the gas and oil belt for leases.
$500 FOR WATER. During July the
Santa Fe used from the Emporia city
water plant nearly ten million gallons
of water. The bill of the city for the
waite" for the month was about $500.
JUSTICE AT LAST. -Charles Kirkland
the attendant who brutality treated an
inmate of the Topeka insane asylum
was fined $50 and sent to Jail for thirty
days.
THAT PACKING HoUsE.-The founda
ton for the packing plant at Arlansa.
City is completed and brick work abou
to be pushed.
Poor FARM PRoFITABLE.-The poor
farm of Sumner county is so managed
that the county gets a profit from it.
OLD SETTLERS DAY.-At Beloit 4, OOt
people gathered at the park to cele
brate Old Settlers day, on August 20
PREPARE MINERAL EXHIBIT. Pro
fessor q. z. Grimsley, who has beer
for eight years instructor in geolog,
and natural science at Washburn col
lege, has secured a years leave of alb
sence from the college and will devot
the time to the preparation of the min
eral exhibit for Kansas at the ST. Loui
exposition.
KINsLEY JoINTIsrs. County After
. ney Dyer, of Edwards county, cause,
warrants to be issued for all loca
jointists. They were placed in tin
hands of the sheriff
IN WARAr,NsrE Tba condition =
! the crops in the high lying portions O
| Wabaunsee county surprises the farm
3 ers. About three-fourths of the earl
/ corn is in roasting ear, and the lat
. corn is III tassel. Katir and cane ar
in first class condition and there is
large acreage of both. The third Gro
of alfalfa is extra heavy.
t CATTLE>IAN's PICNIc.-The fifth al
{ nuat picnic of the Cattlemen's associ;
: ton will be held at Kingman on Sci
1 TENDER s, 9 and 10. 1t is estimate
that 10000 people will attend it.
= j. p. ALI.EN is DEAD-He had bee
J, an honored citizen of Wichita for {