Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-06-11

obituary OF the late COL Edward Culp. OF
SaIina, it is recited that he was the
only officer in the Twenty-fifth Ohio
infantry who was not killed or wound
ed in the battle of Gettysburg. This
ments in the war that lost more than
So per cent of its men present for duty
in any one battle. Colonel Culp en-
tered the war in 1861 at the age of II
as a private. He came out at the end
of the war as lieutenant colonel of the
regiment he entered as private.
New CLUB Rooars.-The club rooms
of the employees of the Topeka Railway
of the new Office building oppo-
site the state capitol. At the opening
all of the employees and their families
were present. Lunch and an orchestra
were furnished by the company In
the new club there are a gymnasium,
pool room, bath rooms and reading
room. No expense has been spared in
fitting up the rooms.
1OhNADO IN MOTION SOUNTN--A
tornado struck Selden, west of Norton
on the Rock Island railway, demolish-
ing church, five dwellings and de-
stroying much farm property. A fu-
neral service was being conducted in
the church at the time and 500 persons
were in attendance. A dozen persons
were hurt, none seriously. Much dam
age was done to farm property in the
path of the storm beyond Selden, but
no loss of life has been reported.
TORNADO IN FoRD.-During "a heavy
heavy storm Il tornado struck several
barns, windmills and houses near Ford
Citymiles ten southeast of Dodge City.
One house belonging to Elliott Sisson
was turned completely around so now
it faces west instead of east All the
windmills in the vicinity are down.
Much damage was done by hail and
the driving rain. Reports from several
localities say that nearly all the fruit
is off the trees.
SEVERAL. MILES WIDE.-The Della
ware river became higher at Perry
than at any time since last years flood.
Near Pleasant Valley the river became
several miles wide, inundating hun
dreds of acres of crops, with an enor-
nous loss. Some people living along
the stream moved to higher ground.
RAIN AND HAu~-Great Bend has
had another heavy rain which contin-
f/.,- l, :. -
that no damage has been done by the
hail as no wind accompanied it.
1866 FARES Wichita Street
Railway company registered 1866
fares on Memorial day. More than
10, 900 fares were collected on the line
to Maple Grove cemetery
VOTED THE BoNDs.-At an election
Winfield voted $1,000 in bonds for
ing viii be erected and present ones
enlarged.
AT EMPoEIA-The Cottonwood and
Neosho rivers were out of their banks,
covering the entire bottoms 1t was
the worst flood recorded in 60 years.
TIE ARKANSAS GETS WEr-The Ar
kansas river was = running stream for
a day or two. the water coming largely
down the Little River.
EVERYWHERE - Memorial services
were held in every town in Kansas, it
would appear, from the multitude of
notices published.
Dighton invited, through local papers,
his neighbors to come and see the trial
of a steam pillow.
WAS FALSE REPoRr.-It is now
stated that the report that Caldwell
is to have two new flour miss was not
based upon fact.
FIVE POUNDS EACH.-W. II. Hollis
ter, of Mulvane, weighed his wool
from $50 sheep and it amounted to l.
600 pounds.
RAIN AND WIND.-At Winfield two
and a half inches of rain fell in a
few hours. The Walnut and other
streams became the highest they have
been this season. Severe windstorms
came with the rain and at Maple City
several buildings were destroyed
STILL. FLOwING.-A 300 barrel well
was brought in on the Thompson farm
south of Peru. 1t has shot oil to such
an extent that the trees around it are
dripping with the petroleum. 1t has
! flowed stream necessarily since it
was shot.
200 YEARS OLD.-A man at Potter
claims to have brass kettle that is
over 200 years old. 1t was found in
the ruins of one of the old Jesuit mis-
sions on the Shebeshellong river in
Canada. These missions were estab-
lished as early as 1910 among the Huron
Indians
DR.. Lowry STEPS DowN-Dr J. B.
! Lowry will not be candidate for sec
rotary of the state board of health
again. This is the only Office that pays
salary. DR.. s. j. Crumbine. of Dodge
City, is "A candidate for the job
| KAw RIvER.-The water in the Kan