Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

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New York The mouey for the cathe-
dral is to be furnished by New York
woman; the parsonage TO be financed
by New York acquaintance of the
bishop.
EIGHT YEARS IN PRIsoH.-Harry 5.
Sharplcy, of st. Louis, was sentenced
at Hutchinson to eight years in the
state penitentiary at Lansing. He
married Della Housingcr of Sylvia,
Reno county, when he had wife in
St. Louis. He also obtained money
from farmers boys, telling them that
his father owned street railway in
st. Louis and by promising them jobs
there.
OLDEST RESIDENT. Benjamin F.
Harding, of Wathena, the oldest con-
tinuous resident in Doniphan county
or in the state, has just celebrated his
his S7th birthday. He had enjoyed
good health until two years ago when
lie was stricken with paralysis Since
that time his speech has been affected
and he has required considerable care.
FIRE AT CoLUMBUs.-The Hoyt-Kiien-
field building was destroyed. The
lower story was occupied by an imple
ment company, while the upper was
the Odd Fellows and the Masons'
lodge rooms. Very little of the con-
tents was saved The loss will reach
from Sc, 900 to SO, 900.
FEE BOOK MUTII.ALED.- Cherokee
county the commissioners are checking
up The books of some of the county
officers who are out of Office. In one
instance they found where 24 pages OF
the fee book had been removed cover
ing more than S7Oo not included in the
settlement.
SOLDIERS HOME CRowDED.-Veter-
ans OF the Leavenworth Soldiers home
who have been absent on Though are
| coming back at the rate of six to ten n
day The home viii be crowded soon
and by Decem Der l there will be an
order that no more can be accommo-
| dated.
LARGEST CREAMERY. The Belle
| Springs Creamery company. which has
just finished its fine creamery plant at
Abilene, has now 1900 patrons and
pays $500, 900 Il year for milk. The
| plant is the largest exclusive creamery
| plant in the world.
THREE CHURCHES U2;ITE.-The First
Presbyterian, the Congregational and
| the United Presbyterian churches of
| Ottawa are tallsing about uniting.
| Ottawa has twenty-t two churches.
RULE AGAINST FoorBAIL.-The EN-
| poria board of education has ruled that
the Emporia high school football boys
cannot miss school during the week to
play football.
DIVORCE CASES. At the present
term of the district court in Leaven-
worth there are IS divorce cases
Judge Gilpatricl1 gave the applicants n
rough house.
ODD FELLOWS HALL--The new Odd
Fellows hall at Agra was dedicated on
the 18th. Grand Master Conner L.
Davies presided and had charge of the
ceremonies.
HILL CRY FIRE.--The greater part
stroyed The damages will exceed
S1OC, 900, with probably $780, 600 insur-
ance.
COSTS COUNTY $4,000 Tho four
trials of Coffclt, oh charge OF murder
of Detective Montgomery, have cost
1 =
THE MAYOR SI6Ns.-The mayor OF
Arkansas City who at first vetoed the
interurban franchise, has relented and
signed the ordinance.
POULTRY TO ALusKA. "A Winfield
packing house ships orders of chickens
and turkeys to Nome and Dawson.
WINFIELD To IMpRovE.-At a joint
meeting OF the executive committee
and the commercial club it was recon.
mended that petitions be circulated
calling an election to vote S134, 900 in
bonds for municipal waterworlzs, clec
trio light plant and to prospect foi
natural gas.
JOS CAMPBELL IN TROUBLE. Joseph
Campbell, of Wichita, Il son of ''Tige,
Bill" is in Jail at Caloocan, Manila
charged with numbering a colored
man. Campbeil's side of the story i.
self defense.
HALF THE CRoP KILLED. Large
wheat raisers in Clay county say tina
wheat is very badly damaged by some
thing, supposedly Hessian flies on'
of the largest thrcshers in the county
says he has examined wheat all over
the county and that some fields are en-
tirely killed while all wheat is greatly
damaged.
TIE WHOLE COUNTY. Shawne,
county Inns II rural mail deliver,
routes and there are to be five NOR,
routes established on Ian l. This viii
cover the entire county.
SAFE BLOWN Ur.-At Hoyt, robbe-
blew open the safe in 4 general store
A portion of the safe door went through
the side of the building The none,
OF the firm was in the bank and tin
thieves got nothing. They left on