Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30

the mobilization of the regular troops
was SI16,752 and the cost Of the militia
SCI. oss. IN connection with the sclec-
ton of permanent camps for maneuver
purposes the general staff is consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of purchasing land
to be used exclusively by the troops in
stead of leasing it from the owners as
was done last year.
CARBoNDALE GRowING.-It now
claims that it is leading Usage county
towns in the way of building and gen
eral improvements Five substantial
store buildings were erected during
1903, all of which are occupied, and an
other is now in course of construction
which will be used as a salesroOm for
the wagon, carriage and farm nipple
ment branch of a hardware store. The
erection of more business houses dur
ing the present year is contemplated.
WAS PIONEER AND administration
C. Russell, aged 81 years, died in Law
renee January 10. He was born in
Pennsylvania, came to Kansas in 1886,
was participant in the early border
struggles, served in the Eighth and
Thirteenth Kansas infantry regiments,
was delegate in the convention that
nominated Governor Crawford, and
was offered the position of paymaster
in the army by President Lincoln.
BOND ELECTION VoID.-The Winfield
bond election held December % at
| which Sl34, 600 in bonds was voted for
an electric railway plant, waterworks
system and prospecting for natural
gas has been declared illegal for the
reason that the matter was submitted
to the voters in one proposition instead
of three and majority of the voters
| did not vote. Another election will be
held.
COACHERs AND DRIvERs.-E. S. Thay-
F! err has shipped from Abilene % head of
horses to Clifton Park, \. y. He went
/ along to see that they were properly
| sold. The horses consisted of coachers
| and drivers and were splendid lot.
! Lou Ray, the pacing mare, seen at the
matinee races last summer. was among
| the number. She has a record of 2:2419
which was made on the Abilene track.
| 4 KANsAN GETS A RAIsE.-Harry 3.
/ Howe, of Topeka, a clerk in the treas
/ ury department, has received a salary
! promotion from $1,000 to 1900 per
year William II. Baker, of Kansas, q
| clerk in the pension bureau, at a salary
! of 81 200, has been appointed a special
examiner in the field for the bureau.
His salary will be 81, 300 n year, with
So per diem additional.
CHAMPION BUTTER MAKER.-Mrs. NJ.
B. Willard is the champion butter
maker of Rush county. In one month
from five COWS she made and marketed
13l pounds of butter. With what was
used at home the total amounted to
over $50 pounds. The cows were not
thoroughbreds but they had good care
and feeding.
WAS a KANSAS TEACHEE.-Dr V. G.
A. Tressler, of Springfield, Ohio, who
has just been elected president of Mid
land college, at Atchison. About fif-
teen years ago he taught school at Pea
body, Kansas.
SELL CoTToNwooDs.-Atc coun-
tv expects to realize 81, 900 out of the
cottonwood grove on the new poor
farm, which is being cut into lumber.
ALFALFA FIGUREs.-The twenty-four
leading alfalfa counties of the state
have 364 1888 acres, which is 81 per cent
of the total area planted.
A HEAVY BUIL.-Charles Meyer. OF
Brown county, owns an Aberdeen
Angus bull six years old that weighs
2,14O pounds.
Two HUNDRED YEAR.-Near tC
200 couples have taken out marriage
licenses in the past five years in Brown
county.
TORE Down JAII.-Frank AleXan
der, an insane patient from Hamilton
county, was taken to La Crosse recently
for safe keeping. Hamilton county
has no Jail and it seems that in his de
lirium Alexander almost tore dowr
the Rush county Jail at La Crosse
The county attorney of Rush county
has presented claim of S242 to Ham
, ilton county for damages done to the
Jail.
CowIEY COUNTY STONE.-Cowley
county shipped so carloads of stone t.
Omaha 70 be used in college building
? ! FOURTH DIvIDEND.-The employees o
r the Wichita Railroad & Light compan.
} received on Monday their fourth divi
= dend, which is the largest ever dis
t tributed so far and amounts to S665- 81
e This sum was divided among fifty-eigh
D men as reward for good and faithful
: service.
2 KANSAS AIFALFA.-Every county il
the state, save four, is represented il
? the list of counties growing alfalfa
e with acreages ranging from 16 acres il
i Marion county to 3s,51s in Jewel
county.
n FIRE AT MoRAN-Moran is the vic
Y tim again of destructive fire, entail
e ing loss of S35, 900 Two of the bes
J. business buildings in town occupied b