Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-17

board OF education, Professor Sawtcl.
principal of the Emporia high school.
is quoted us saying: L was an appii-
cant for the principalship last summer,
and was informed by Il third person
that could have the job for $500. 1
turned the proposition down. A sec
ond proposition was then advanced
| and I turned it down without learning
what it was
MORE BooDLING ALLEGED.-A grand
jury to investigate alleged boodling in
the board of education of Kansas City,
Kans., seems Il certainty. Each day
| develops further evidence of crooked
work and it is asserted by NJ. A Water
man, '-Iairman of the investigating
committee. that a member of the
board had demanded money from
! Chicago firm to influence the award
! ing of "A contract for school books.
PHLAGE By SOLDIERS. The war de-
partment decided to march troops from
| Fort Leayenworth to Fort Riley. The
farmers along the route are now pre-
scnting bills against the government
| for property taken. Warrants are also
being issued against some of the sol
diers for larceny.
Two DEPoTs ROBBED. The Grand
Island dcpots at Troy and Wathena
haze been broken into. Twenty cents
was secured ut Troy and So at Wathcna.
A negro who tried TO rob the Rock Is
land depot ut Bendena, was captured
by the agent and taken to Troy.
RURAL MAIL. CARRIERS. During the
quarter ending September 80, 1903,
there were 2,3s5 checks issued at the
Topeka postofice TO raral mail carriers
in the state and the total amount paid
was Sis, 3sO.65. The total number of
curriers' has reached SIT.
Bonds FOR ALID-Petitions are be-
ing circulated in Winfield for an cIec-
lion involving three propositions, gas
and electric light propositions OF $a5.-
600 in bonds each and for Carnegie
library.
Beth ACQUITTED. Both Neil and
Peterson, the two attendants at the
Topeka insane asylum, have been ac-
quilted by Il jury of the charge of muir
dering A. b. l.. Maxell, one OF the pa
ticnts
10 PIPE GAS. Wichita has granted
Il franchise 10 Bloomington, Illinois,
people to pipe natural gas into the city
but the city ordinance does not tell
where the gas is to be piped from.
FIRE AT SOLDIERS HoME.-Firc has
destroyed the old carpenter shop at
the Soldiers home ut loss of 81, 500.
None of the contents of the building
was saved.
RANKS FrTTH-The First Presby-
terrain church of Wichita is the fifth in
the number of mcmbcrs of the churches
of that denomination in the United
States.
SCARLET FEvEE. One Mcpherson
school has been closed on account OF
scarlet fever. Several cases in the cast
part Of the town have been reported.
FROM HAYS CIrY-Thc Yost mill al
Hays City shipped 90 earloaps of bran
to Boston and two carloads of -four &c
Ireland in one week.
: STILL AFTER GAs.-IVinfeld has
called an election to vote for the is.
suing of S25, 900 in bonds to continue
prospecting for gas.
A. " INrERURBAN.-Wich has
voted $50, 900 in bonds for the benefit
of the proposed Arkansas Valley inter
urban railway.
PARSONS AsYLuM-It is now ready
for occupancy and 100 epilcptics from
from the Topeka asylum viii be moved
TO Parsons.
Butler COUNTY FUNDS -Butle
r county has in her treasury, in the gen
cral fund, SI3,71275.
I BAHDEEs REBEL.-The new barbc
$ law gave the right to BARRIERS to appl,
n for license before September 1 and ge
e the license without charge. ATTIC
g that date those having failed to appl
c must pass an examination and pay
O fee. The delinquents are in rebellion
G now in many instances.
g UNIvERsAILsr CONVENTIONS = TIL
thirty-fourth annual convention of til
> Kansas Univcrsalist churches and tn
II thirteenth annual convention of tn
a Young Peoples Christian Union hav
been held at Junction City.
e ONE ~ FIFTEEN INSURED. Only on
If person in every fifteen in Kansas c;ll
e ries life insurance. The total nvmoe
q of policy holders in the state is So, 20!
re They carry II total insurance of $50
&c 600 900. 1t costs them So, 500, 900 at
N nually in premiums The companie
m only had losses aggregating 1886, 0C
20 last year. or about one third of til
IS amount they received in premiums.
DEFAULTED INTEREST du
1t the state school fund from countie
" townships and school districts of I'll
state amounts to S217, 623.
N SCARLET FEvNE-Dr Charles Lo,vr,
n secretary of the state board of health
v received word of the outbreak of
Or scarlet fever epidemic at Oswego, Il
ID bette county. Eight eases of the di
TX c:se have developed and all of the
he have been quarantined.