Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-09-17

and %. Mr.. NJ. L. Myers, secretary os
the association, has received such en-
couragment that he announces that he
will outrival the tournament held in
1903 which was then pronounced to
he the best ever held in the state.
Such men as Heer, Gilbert Crosby
and Timberlake will be present and
will shoot in their class but will not
contest with the state men for honors
or money.
Life Desire.-Mrs. Augusta Wilson,
who recently struck rich oil in VIII
sonton, says it is the desire of her
ing at Parsons occupied by the Even
ing Sun, so that she may donate it
to the city for a public library. Mrs.
Wilson erected the building fifteen
years ago, but lost it in financial re-
verses. She is past 60 and in feeble
health.
Jail Breaker.-At Hutchinson, Hay
den King, % years old, was found
guilty of breaking Jail two months
ago.. and will take an appeal from the
district to the supreme court. He was
under arrest for robbing his fathers
furniture store and escaped by saw
ing a steel bar. He was away two
months when he was captured in Mem
phis, Tennessee, where he was under
arrest for highway robbery.
Osteopaths Meet.-The third annual
meeting of the Kansas State Osteopa-
THO Association was held. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: DR.. ].
L. Mechanism, Paola, president; DR..
r. A. Bowers, Topeka, vice president;
DR. A K. Conner, Ottawa, secretary;
DR.. ]. H. Bower, Salina, treasurer. OF
tawa was chosen as the next place Of
meeting.
Grade Union Pacific.-Kirkpatric
Bros, railroad contractors, have Sc
cured the contract to grade the Union
Pacific cutoff from Menoken to
Marysville They must have the work
done within six months. The right
of-way men have almost completed
their work and the grading will be
commenced n short time.
Annual Reunion-The eighth annual
adjoining counties was held at St.
Paul and attended by hundreds of old
settlers and others. A big picnic din
ner was one of the features and
speaking, music and athletic contests
and the like helped to make the time
pass pleasantly.
Deserter Caught Edward Vogel,
who is charged with desertion from
Fort Riley, was captured at Salina.
He was accompanied by another sol
der against whom the same charge
is made, but the latter escaped. Vo-
gel will probably be taken to Fort
Riley.
Kansas niversity.-Senator T. A
Noftzger, of Anthony, delivered the OPP
ening address to the students of the
state university in Frazer hall. The
real work of the school year will be
gin Sept II. A number of new cOurs
es will be offered the students.
Has Misrepresentation Gilbert, g
| life prisoner in the Kansas peniten
tiary, mysteriously disappeared an6
no trace of his escape can be found
He was sentenced at SaIina for the
| murder of his wife and four children. i
| Nothing Wrong.-Bread pills cured
! a Leavenworth woman who thought
she was i'll and was going to die. The
woman paid So dozen for these pills
and the doctor returned the money t
! her husband.
Elevator Burned.-At Pratt A. F
Jones' elevator burned with 10000
bushels of wheat in it. 1t took fire
from the explosion of lantern. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, partly
insured.
Pioneer Minister Died.-Rev. A
Wahlin, for seventeen years the pas
tor of the New Cortland Swedish Luth
eran church in Mcpherson county, ii
dead.
Old Settlers Picnlc-At Benedic
the old settlers of Wilson county hell
big picnic. A multitude of orators
political and otherwise, bands, voca
organizations and other attractions
helped those present to have goo'
time. The Old Settlers association
dllOSSInSI VI SAIiZOAo WI
have lived in this county twent
years or longer.
Harvest Home Picnic.-At LecomI
ton on Sept Sth, the Modern Wood
men conducted a harvest home pie
mic Woodmen were present from ia
and near.
Force Increased.-The Newton ca
department of the Santa Fe is in tn
midst Of a great rush. Within tn
last few days the force of carmen ha
been increased by an addition of
to % men. There is big demand fo
grain cars and the company is rusl
ing the repairs on the bad orders a
rapidly as possible.
J Injured by RalI.-At Wichita Harr
Herman, ball player, was hit on tn
head by a thrown ball. He was il
jured so badly that for time he wa
unconscious and his condition is r
garded as critical.
For Horse steaIing.-A requisite
was issued on he governor Of low
, for the return to Kansas OF Elmer S
/ T0h0 uorfad for Iaroa0u c. T0I,