Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-10-01


is making campaign for the esttab-
lishment of Libraries in every school
house in the state. Good literature
is needed in every school ROOM" said
he. Let the patrons in each district
have library day at the beginning
of the term. Give big basket dinner
and each patron bring a basketful of
eatables and at least one good book
for the library; not any old book that
happens to be lying around, but a
standard book that the pupils can read
and enjoy; one that will broaden the
mind"
New Rural Characterization, Har-
vey county, two additional, area Gov
cred So square miles, population 1854,
Ha1stead, Harvey county, one addi-
tional, area covered % square miles,
population 412; Mound Ridge, McPher
son county. one additional, area Gov
cred 25 square miles, population 404;
Newton, Harvey county, three addi-
tional, area covered 70 square miles.
population 1852; Solomon, Dickinson
county, three additional, area covered
"a square miles, population 412; Wal
ton, Harvey county one route, area
covered 80 square miles, population
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Work the Tramp.-The city OF Col
by had 1000 meal tickets printed
and distributed among the housewives
OF the town. The tickets are good
for one meal when countersigned by
the marshal. When a hobo appears at
the back door and asks for a handout
he is given one of these tickets which
the marshal will redeem for two
hours work on the streets. Unless
the tramp follows this procedure he
goes hungry in Colby.
Blown SI<yward.-At independence
while Driller Sperry, at the McFad-
den gas well, was working on top of
the derrick the casing was blown out
by the force of the gas. Sperry was
thrown twenty feet above a seventy
foot derrick. When he came down he
struck on the roof of a wheel house
and crashed through it. His left
arm was broken in two places and
a cheek bone was broken. He will
live.
Shows Good Gain.-The State bank
Of Downs finds upon making its last
quarterly statement that in three
months it has made net gain of $780,
36O.86. The entire deposits amount
to $171, O9S.55, all of which is hard
cash belonging to residents of Downs
and farmers in the vicinity. The bank
carries no eastern money or county
funds.
Pioneers Consolidate. Two of
Brown county's oldest residents, Owen
Jones of Everest, aged rs and Mrs
B. w. Dodge of Willis, aged 81, were
married at Horton. Both have lived
in the same neighborhood for a num-
Der OF years, and finally decided they
could pass their declining years more
happily were they living in one hop~
together.
Mcpherson After OLA contract
was signed with Close & Ward of In
dependence for the boring of an oil
well at Mcpherson. The contract
calls for well 1000 feet deep, with
an agreement to go another 1000 feet
in case the ocean granite is not reach
ed before that time. The machinery
for the well will be shipped at once
and work will begin at once.
Carnival FootbaIl.-Football enthu-
siasts will be interested to learn that
the first game of the season to
be played in Wichita will take place
on the Paramount field, September %,
football day, of lie fall CARMEL. The
game will be played between the Chi
locco Indians and the Paramount team
and it promises to be fast game.
Are Undecided.-About half of the
merchants who were burned out at
Oakley are undecided about starting
in business at this point again, but it
is thought that after the insurance is
adjusted they will view the matter
differently.
Prison Irvine PIant.-Warden Jew
EFT turned in $4,000 to the state
treasury as proceeds from the Irvine
plant. He will have some more mon
ey to turn back later on. The pris-
on Irvine plant made in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 profit this season, be-
sides furnishing Irvine to the farmers
cheap. The plant is now making
Irvine to bind corn fodder.
Make Test Case.-The Goings chill
dren at Topeka didn't go to school but
were kept at home, despite the truan-
cy laws, by their father. who says that
he will make a test case.
Stock Train Ditched.-The engine
and nineteen cars of the northbound
Missouri Pacific stock train were
ditched near Stilwell. Most of the
stock was killed. Randall Branson,
OF Osawatomie, a brakeman, was in
jured by jumping. The Missouri Pa
cifc trains are using the ST. Louis
& San Francisco tracks between Kan
sas City and Paola
Golden Wedding.-Mr and Mrs. c..
F. Coryell, of Fort Scott, celebrated
their golden wedding. They had on
the same clothes they wore at the
wedding fifty years ago.
| kansan Honored.-Charles Rowett
state accountant, has received a spe-
cial invitation to represent Kansas at
the international congress of account
ants to be held at ST. Louis on Sep