Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-04-23
KANSAS COMMENT.

MAKE A CEAReR-The Kingman
school board charged an admission fee
to the graduating exercises of the city
schools.
GRADING STREETS Anthony's streets
are being graded by steam power. 1t
is claimed that it does better work for
less money than by teams.
HERE'S A REcoRD.-Ed James an en-
ploye of the Mcpherson Light &c Water
company, has worked 1000 days with
out missing day for any purpose.
Nor ESoUaH OArs.-M. A. Carleton,
cerealist of the United States bureau
of plant industry, says that Kansas
does not produce as many oats as are
needed TO feed the stock of the state.
COOP SHALE THERE. j. w. Smith
and z. p. Elliott, of Chanute, are look
ing for location to manufacture brick
and will probably locate at Wellington.
There is much good shale along Slate
creek.
CHILDREN WED.-The probate judge
of Harper county married a couple
having the ages OF II and IA. And a
local paper is indignant because he
didn't spank them and send them
home
A RoUGH RmER.-M L. Newcomb,
of Salina, IS dead. lie was one of
Roosevelt's rough riders at San Juan
and was badly wounded and left on
the field for dead. lie never fully re-
covered.
STRINGENT ORDINANCE.-The Con-
cordia city council adopted by a vote
of to 3, a very strict anti-saloon or
dinance. The saloon men at once be-
gan packing up their goods. They
have been running openly for some
months.
AFTER FIFTEEN YEARs.-Harry Nc
Aleer, who in 1889 murdered Frank
Evans, Horton, Kas., news
paper man in a saloon at Horton, was
arrested at Fort Scott and made a full
confession. Remorse of conscience
caused him to confess, he said.
OF LYMAN FIELD.-Lyman Field, of
Solomon, one of the pioneers of Dick
inson county. died at a hospital in
Kansas City He was one of the
wealthiest and most prominent citizens
of the county and had been closely
identified with its history since 1867.
who has just been made vice president
of the Frisco, was formerly of Win
field" man. In 1SS0-S1 he was opera
tor and clerk at the Southern Kansas
station at time when the agent and
clerk handled all the business of that
now busy depot.
II. Z. LANTRY's FUNERAI,-The flu
neral of ii. H.. Lantry, the railroad
contractor who died at his home in
Strong City of heart failure, was held
at the Catholic church in Strong City.
All his crushers and grading outfits as
well as those in San Francisco which
are filling the China basin for the
Santa Fe were shut down until after
the funeral.
BARNES REPoRT.-''The recent snow
and wind storm did not injnre the
fruit crop generally" said w. II.
Barnes, secretary of the State Horti
cultural society. 1T may have hurt
some of the trees where they were in
full bloom, but this was only in spots
Indications point to a good crop of al
kinds of fruit, except peaches. Re
ports from different sections of the
state show that peaches are badly
damaged by the severe winter"
Two PAPERS LEFT.-The Fort Scot
Monitor plant, including a bookbind
cry, has been sold to Editor George w
Marble of the Fort Scott Tribune. The
Monitor is one of the oldest papers il
the state, having been published since
1862. Among those who have beer
connected with it in an editorial ca
pacity are: Colonel w. A. Germany
w. C. Perry, now of Kansas City; Eu
gene Ware, now United States pension
commissioner; Colonel John II. Rice
Judge w. r. Biddle, f. C. Raney an,
W. c. Lansdon.
Book COMPANY WINS. The American
Book company won in the suit starte,
ut the instigation of Crane &c Co, T.
cancel the contracts made at the las
state bookletting, on the ground tina
the company had not complied wit
the Bush corporation law when it con
tracted to sell books. The court sal
the contracts are valid.
FLORENCE REJoIcING.-Over the de
cision of the Santa Fe officials to bull
n fine So, 600 pressed brick depot .
that place. 1t will be erected q bloc
west from the old site.
FORMER KANsAN.--Mr HemenwaN
of Indiana, chairman of the appropria
tiCn committee of the house, 18th
watchdog of the treasury" formerl
lived in Harper county and teame
from Wichita. And Senator Bevel
idge, of Indiana, was also formerly
resident of Kansas. He practiced La
at Dighton, in Lane county.
STORM AT PRArr.-The recent storl