Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-03-12

Wichita Stock YARDs.-The weigh
books there show that 40 carloads of
hogs received and hogs sold there to
the number of "a, 500. Nearly all of
them were used by the local packers
Besides these We're 1869 delivered by.
wagons from hog raisers around Wich-
tia. During January there were 3d.
S95 hogs received The shipments
from Wichita during February was
only 9,1OO hogs, the rest having all
been slaughtered there. The cattle
receipts were lighter than in February.
1903, the number received being ,445.
CATTLEMEN TO MEET.-At a meeting
held at Dodge City by the cattlemen
in the interest of establishing an in
dependent packing company in Kansas
City. it was decided to call a convention
to meet in Dodge City Thursday, March
81, which the cattlemen from twenty
seven counties in Southwest Kansas
will be invited to attend. A committee
of five was appointed, consisting of c.
NJ. Beeson. II. B. Bell, j. II. Churchill,
G. NJ. Hoover and r. NJ. Wright. This
committee will have charge of the ar
engagements for the convention.
Two BURGLAR GANGs.-Morton Al
baugh, state bank commissioner, says
there are no less than twenty robbers
operating in the state. They are di-
vided, he believes, into two gangs
Within the past eighteen months more
than twenty state and private banks
have been robbed and also railroad
stations and big mercantile establish
ments. But they steer clear of national
banks and postoffices in order to keep
out of federal courts.
PRETTY BLACK HEIFERs.-The pref
test bunch of black heifers We're taken
to the Kansas City market by c. II.
! Butler, of Frankfort, Kansas. There
were 80 of them of his own raising and
feeding and a very pretty bunch of
baby beeves. They averaged 93S
/ pounds and were sold at So, the high
est price for heifers for the day and
/ year.
| FROM INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.-Mrs.
Dassler, superintendent of the Kansas
/ art exhibit at the worlds fair has
made arrangement with Mrs. Perry,
/ superintendent of the Industrial school
/ for Girls at Beloit for an exhibition of
needle and art work at the exposition.
/ Mrs. Dassler considers the work OF
! these girls above the average.
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.-The annual
encampment of the G. A. R. will be
| held at Emporia May IS, 10 and 20.
/ Adjutant Dennison is sending out a
| dun" to the posts which have not
sent in their dues and their list of del
/ egates to the encampment. Only
/ twenty-five posts out of $50 are delin-
/ quentin dues.
4 MILLERs' TRUsT.-It is published
/ that the Topeka millers have served
/ notice on the local grocers that they
must not handle outside flour under
/ penalty of having no Topeka flour to
handle. In addition to this the To-
peka millers will advance the price.
/ The grocers met to decide upon plan
of action.
FAILED TO SPRoUT.-Much of the
winter wheat along the Union Pacific
to Junction City in the counties of
Clay, Cloud and Republic, has failed to
sprout. The land will be put in corn.
| The area sown to wheat in the affected
section is not very great.
TIE TRANSFERS STRIKE.-Kansas
City, Kas.. is having its share of
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driver was stoned so as to be hurt Sc
verely by union drivers, the mob being
mostly made up of negroes.
He WILL RErURN.-Will Anderson
of Stafford, is home from the Philip
pines, having been discharged after
three years of service in the army. He
likes the country and will return.
EMPoRIA's FEDERAL BUHDING.-The
secretary of the treasury announces
that the public building at Emporia
win be ready for occupancy on April l.
STEEL BRIDGE OVER KAw.-The per
manent steel bridge is being built
across the Kansas river at Manhattan
to take the place of the one washed
away during the recent food. The
temporary pile bridge used since the
flood is being torn down and ferry
boat is in operation during the con
struction of the new bridge.
EIGHTY OUT OF School. More than
80 pupils of the Oakland school are
out of school on account of measles.
Oakland is city of the third class ad-
joining Topeka.
DUNDEE BANK REsUMEs.-The comp
troller of the currency has authorized
the National Bank of Dundee, Kansas
to resume business and has instructed
the receivers to surrender to the board
of directors all the assets of the bank
in their possession.
ANOTHER MTLL.-A new mill with a
capacity of 500 barrels a day will be
built in North Topeka by the Taylor
Grain company, which already runs
elevator "a" on the North Side, and
the mill will be run in connection with
it