Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-02-06

DuNlHS IOr Lne cooperative stores
throughout the state 1t is estimated
that an agency of this kind would do
at least $4,000, 600 worth of business
every year, and would prove great
saving TO the retail concerns. 1t re-
quires no capital. All that is needed
is purchasing agent, who could order
the stuff needed by the stores over the
state from the eastern firms and get it
cheaper by buying in large quantities.
Some of the stores IN the union do an
immense amount of business.
CAUGHT IN IowA.-Sheriff Lucas, of
Shawnee county, has returned from
Red Oak, Iowa, with E. Wilson, a self
confessed forger OF checks. Three
weeks ago Wilson gave bad check for
SO to n Topeka merchant, received the
cash and disappeared. When he gave
himself up to the Iowa officials he said:
Il can't stand it, 1 can't sleep, every
one seems TO shrink away from me. 1
want to go back and pay the penalty"
MUST HAVE SI0,OOO-The last legis-
the minimum capital for state banks.
All banks with less than that amount
were given two years in which to in
crease to $4,000. Within the past 80
days seventeen small banks have in
creased their capital. There are over
100 banks yet which must comply with
the law. They have a year longer to
do so.
A GOLD BRIcK.-This story is told
and looks to be true. Jacob Allen. a
wealthy farmer of Wellington, cashed
a $4,000 draft in Wichita on his ac-
count in a Wellington bank and paid
the whole of the proceeds for gold
brick" He gave the bank officials to
understand that a big real estate deal
was on.
KILLED WIFE AND SELF.-Jesse
Steppe, of Baxter Springs, Kas,, shot
and killed his wife in Pittsburg be-
cause of her refusal to live with him.
Mrs. Gibson, an aunt, was badly in
jured during the fight. Steppe then
fred bullet into his own head, dying
instantly.
OPERA CHAIRS.-A contract for $500
opera chairs for the new auditorium
has been let by regents of the Agricul-
tural college at Manhattan The
chairs will cost over $1,000. The new
building will be completed by next
September
Nor DECIDED YET.-The organs of
the opposing candidates for governor
90 not count alike. Both sides con-
tinued to claim a majority of the dele
gates to the state convention almost to
the last.
COOP School RECORD. The eighth
grade of the Wellington public school
promoted every pupil as all of them
passed examination. They go to the
high school.
New PEEsIDENT.-D. A. Valentine,
of Clay Center, was elected president
of the Kansas Day club, to succeed
Congressman Victor Murdoch.
DEATHS AND characterization
county reports 1900 births during 9o3
In that year there were IS violent
deaths in the county.
FIRE AT OSBORNE fire depart
ment building at Osborne caught fire
while the company was holding meet
ing there.
GRANITE AT MARvI.-At Marvi,
Phillips comfy, there has been re-
Gently discovered a fine quality of
granite.
CHAMBERS IN CowLEY,-The state
sanitary board has received notice of
the existence of CHAMBERS in Cowley
county.
LEASED $4,000 AcREs.-An Argonia
company has leased $1,000 acres of
land and will bore for oil
DIED IN BUGGY.-Mr. Green, of Con-
way Springs, had taken Mr., King out
of town to look at a piece ofland. Mr..
King noticed Mr.. Green breathing
heavily, but thought of nothing seri-
Gus being wrong Finally Mr.. Green
became unconscious, dropped the lines
and died almost instantly.
To SOUTH AFRIcA.-Twenty carloads
of Kansas flour started by special train
to South Africa. There was 900 tons
of the flour. The train left Kansas
City decorated with bunting and plac-
ards.
FRUIT GROWERS. n meeting in
Wichita on February 6, the Arkansas
Valley Fruit Growers association is to
be organized. The object is the pro
motion of fruit growing and the en-
forcement of laws relating to the pro
lection of trees and shrubbery, and the
transplanting of diseased plants.
FATALLY SHor.-Will Gibson, a con.
stable, shot John Rice, well drillel
about five miles west of Thayer. Rice
will probably die. Rice was resisting
arrest and is said to have attempted
to shoot the constable.
| y MILLION For BAKER.-It is now
said that, if the people at large will
contribute the $500, 900 for endowment
| of Baker university at Baldwin, there
are ten Kansas Methodists who pro
propose to duplicate the gifts of the