Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-02

thaC the lease 10 the lanQ lnVOlVeO III
the controversy was incorrectly drawn.
The lease was signed only by the board
of county commissioners, whereas the
law says that the county board not
only shall sign the lease but the county
treasurer and the county superintend-
emit as we'll.
For MILITIA CoNTEsr.-The members
of militia companies of Wellington and
Wichita have been practicing for the
shooting contest of January 1. We'll
rifles several weeks in advance of Wich-
tia. Eight men will be picked from
each company when the contest is
held The men making the best rec
ords at practice before that time will
be the ones chosen,
BURNING FLOOD CoRN.-Along the
Kansas river the corn spoiled by the
food. since dried out, is being burned
for fuel and it makes very good ar
ticle. There is considerable substance
in the grain and it makes a hot fire.
The corn, which is filed more or less
with silt from the flood, is sold on the
streets at 81 load, and there is a
large amount of it.
A KANSAS BoY.-Elmer E. Styner,
who has just been made general man
ager of the Mexican Central railroad,
| is a formerly of -Ka1a@AS- a-A01A heS~irls
been brought up at AtchisOn. Eight
cen years ago he was train dispatcher
on the Central Branch at Atchison.
He has made his own way in the world
| and is now but 40 years of age and is
| still bachelor.
| Won THE PRLZE.-Mrs. Harry Brew
ster, of White Cloud won the fifty dol
lar prize offered by the Ladies' Home
! Journal for the best letter on ''How to
be Happy Though at Home" Mrs.
| Brewster saw the ad and at once sat
| down and scribbled of an article and
| sent it in without a remote idea of
winning the prize.
| STATE SCHooI. LANDs.-During the
past fiscal year the state auditor has
! issued 400 patents to school land in
Kansas. The amount patented aggre-
| gated GA, 1872. O3 acres and the state re-
ceived for it in cash 500, O6O. so. This
was an average of So. 10 per acre. 1t all
went into the permanent school fund.
FORESTRY MEETING.-A forestry
meeting will be held in Manhattan on
January u for the purpose of discus
| sing the subjects relating to forest
tree planting. The meeting will be
addressed by George L. Clothier, field
assistant in the United States bureau
of forestry.
| ISAAC SHARP DEAD.-He was the
! Democratic candidate for governor OF
Kansas in the late COS. lie died at
Washington, D. c., on Christmas day.
Mr.. Sharp was a lawyer and lived al
Council Grove for many years, but has
lived in Washington since 1882.
LIONS EAT DoGs.-Two Italians
connected with circus wintering al
Topeka have been catching the street
dogs and feeding them to the lions. Il
is said that three dozen dogs have beer
devoured by the lions. The humane
society will prosecute.
BAR AssoCIATIoN.-Gove Cum
minis, of Iowa, will deliver the prin
cipal address at the annual meeting OF
the Kansas Bar association to be hello
in Topeka on January % to %.
OVER TURN TABLE.-Recently one
hundred and one engines were passed
over the turntable at the Santa FL
round house at Newton within twenty
four hours
BRIsTow VISITS HoME.--Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General Bristow
spent holiday week in Kansas.
DWELL IN PEACE.-The Methodist.
and Baptists of Preston held Christ
tree occasion together.
STONE MAsoN's WILL.-The probate
court has paid $40, 545.15 the amount
willed some years ago by John Swayne
of Franklin county, to to the Catholic
order of st. Catherine, England
Swayne worked at Ottawa as stone
mason and lived alone boarding hi.
money.
BRIDGE CoLLAPsED.-A span of thu
new river bridge in course of construc
tlon at st. Marys collapsed and Pete
Conway. of Lawrence, was instanly
killed and A. NJ. Day, of st. Marys wa
badly hurt.
A I,O0O-BARREI. WELL.-The Phoeni,
, Oil company has we'll that flows ,OOt
barrels of good oil day. 1t is locates
on the Lockport lease, three mile
southeast of Humboldt.
Co-oPERATIvE LAUNDRY.-A Topeka
laundry has just paid its employees tn
regular annual dividend, amounting
this year to about six weeks full pay
OIL NEAR ALrAMoNT.-Oil has bee
discovered on the Clarence Sillcott farm
, four miles south of Altamont. 1t ha
not been known that the section wa
in the oil belt.
EXPRESS AGENTS LIABLE.-Assistan
Attorney General Close has rendered a
: opinion to the effect that where c.
d. liquor packages are not ordered b
Il