Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-03-05
KANSAS COMMENT.

mules were sent from Frankfort to the
south last week.
PAYING so CENTs.-The farmers of
northwest Kansas are getting so cents
a bushel for wheat.
YoUNe WOMAN WILL RUN.-Miss
Elsie Sechler, of Fort Scott, is can
didate for county clerk.
PARTS GAS PLANT.-A proposition
to build gas plant is the talk just
now of the people of Pratt.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE agitation for a
domestic science department in the
Augusta schools has been started
WOMEN WORKERS. An Ottawa wo-
mans Saturday Afternoon club has
raised $3.50 for the Y NJ. C. A. fund
IMMIGRATION AeESTs.-The immi
grafton agents of the Missouri Pacific
will hold meeting in Wichita on Feb
ruary 90.
BANQUET TO DAUGHTERS. AT Topeka
the sons of the American Revolution
held a banquet for the Daughters of
the Revolution.
THE UNDERFLow. - Congressman
Murdoch is sanguine over the prospect
for getting the government to investi-
gate the underfow.
IMPROVEMENT LEAeUE.-Salina's I'm
provement League added $4,000 to its
bank account the past year. This or
ganization is governed by women.
Will RAISE A CoAiPANY.-Edward J.
Hardy, a train dispatcher on the Mis-
souri, Pacific at Hoisington, has given
up his position and announces his in
tention to raise a company to assist
Japan Hardy was formerly captain
of Company M, Twentieth Kansas.
MAJOR MrNICK DEAD.-Major j. NJ.
Minick, one of the founders of the city
of Ell Reno, o. T., died in Wichita,
where he has practiced medicine since
1883. DIR. Minick was member of the
state board of health and last year
was its president. At the time the
strip was opened he was president of
the run into Oklahoma. He was prom
inent in Masonic circles. General de-
bility was the cause of his death.
New LUMBER CoMRANY.-The com
pany is headed by Rudolph Hatfield, of
Wichita, and its members are all Wieh-
tia men. The company has purchased
all of the Seneca Indian surplus reser
walton of 10000 acres, practically in
body. This land is covered with white,
black and red oak, beech, pecan, per-
simmon and other timber. Five saw
mills have been located, the production
of which will be shipped from Wyan-
dotte, I. L. The purchased land is
about 90 miles south of Joplin, Mo.
PRIVATE PENSION BII.Ls.-Among the
10 private pension bills passed by the
house within few days are: For
Henry Frazier, Abilene, 81 years, a
raise from S12 to $40 month; and the
same for Marion Arnold, Manhattan,
who is 81 years old; and raise from
ST. to $50 month for John t. Collins
Caswell P. Ford, aged IS, was voted
$50 a month; another for Benjamin
OCOIRCs - y Olh anu D41nQ, u UOOs
VIM. C. Mccormick, Mcpherson, was
given $50; Benz. Putnam served in the
Mexican war and was raised from S12
to $50; DIR. Will C. Folsom, also in the
Mexican war, was raised from sig to
$50; Levi Remiclk, lola, will get $50 a
month; James Dougherty, Plainville,
was allowed $50; Mrs. Swird. Winfield,
will receive $50 month. All of these
are Kansas veterans
WONDERFUL EscApE.-As Mrs. A. H.
Greisa was driving across the Union
Pacific tracks in North Lawrence her
horse was struck by the pilot of an en-
CINE and Instantly killed. The shafts
were cut clearly off the buggy and
Mrs. Greisa was not in the least in
jured. Mrs. Greisa did not hear the
train which was approaching at COM
paratively high speed, and was not
even thrown from the seat.
PEABODY TALKING. town is
agitating the matter of securing can
ming factory.
HIGH INSURANCE RATEs.-The bust
ness men of Wellington, angered by
successive raises in the insurance rates
are organizing mutual insurance
company and propose to carry their
own risks. 1t is said that several bust
ness men have cancelled all of their
policies and are without insurance.
A PITTsBTRe MUsIcIAN.-E NJ. Brad
ley, a musician employed by the Sells
& Downs circus, had both legs cut of
by the cars at O'Fallon, H., ore day
last week. His home is in Pittsburg,
Kan. He will recover.
FoRr RILEY GARRIsoN.-There are sc
officers and l APO enlisted men now on
duty. Troops A, B, and d, of the
18th cavalry, are now on their way to
Fort Riley from the Philippines, which
viii bring the garrison up to about
1880 men.
HEAVY COAL TRAINs.-The Frisco
has been running some record breaking
coal trains out of Pittsburg with the
big hog" engines, but one of the
longest was taken out the other day.
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