Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-03-26

Knox place in Topeka and turn it into
home for superannuated preachers.
The house cost $4,000 and it is one of
| the finest in the state Knox lost his
money when the boom collapsed, and
is ready to sell his place which he has
been holding as homestead. 1t is
] SAID that he offers it cheap, providing
it viii be turned into preachers
home.
SURVIVORS REUNIoS-The living
members of the Kansas constitutional
convention are: Judge Samuel A.
Kingman, Topeka; Judge John T. Bur
ris, Olathe; r. c. Foster, somewhere
in Texas; c. b. McClellen, Osl<aloosa;
b. L. Simpson, Paola; E. G. Ross,
Santa Fe N NJ; Samuel Dexter Hous-
ton, Salina. 1t is proposed that they
hold reunion at the semi-centennial
at Topeka next May.
GRAIN INsPEcTIoN.-Sta Grain In
spector Radford has turned in S4,s51
to the state treasury as fees collected
by his department for the month of
February Since July l, the beginning
of the fiscal year, the receipts of the
grain department have exceeded the
expenses by $4,000. The state in
spector says there viii be balance to
his credit at the end of the present
year.
Coal OPERATORs.-Th coal opera
tors of District 16 held a meeting at
Kansas City with about fifteen opera
tors present. The district includes
most of the coal mines of Kansas. One
of the operators stated that when the
miners met in July to sign a new scale
of wages the miners would be asked to
accept reduction equal to that made
in the east.
A X u. PROFESSIONALS Ida Hyde,
professor of physiology at the state
university, has been invited to speak
before the International Society of
Psychologists at Brussels next August.
Miss Hyde is the first American woman
to receive degree from a German uni
versity. She has also received Il de
gree from Cornell.
AN ELLSWORTH BoY.-Merle Thorpe,
an Ellsworth boy, has just won the
prize at Stanford university for the
best farce written. The title of Thorpe's
effort is The Man From Mizzoury. -
He also won the prize for farce last
summer. Thorpe is leader of the col
lege bond.
WORLDS FAIR BooK.-Two carloads
of paper were received by State Printer
Clarke for use in the publication of
the worlds fair book. George w. Mar
tin, editor of the book, already has
turned his copy in. The book will be
ready for distribution April l.
A BISHOPS MoTHER-Mrs. Mary
Erven died at lola after lingering i'll
ness. She was "a years old, but until
a year ago enjoyed good health. She
was the mother of Bishop Isaac Joyce
of the Methodist church. Bishop Joyce
is now in South America.
EMPoRIA Is DRILLING.-The city Oh
Emporia, in drilling for oil or gas
struck three-foot vein of coal at zoo
, feet The city will at once sink shaft
| 1t has about SIS, 900 to spend.
HOh ~ AS1tB --I ICSIOGn
Plass has announced that he has Sc
cured for Washburn college a new Ii
brary building to cost $4,000, the gift
of Mr. Andrew Carnegie.
New TRACKS TO CuUrEs-The Santa
Fe is laying two new tracks from Ar
gentine to the chutes at the stoclyard:
, so it can handle live stock trains with
out delay.
A HEALTHY TowN.-The doctors a
Cheney say that the deaths there 70,
the past six years have averaged bu
, one for every twelve months
CEMENT WALKS. Anthony has mile
of cement walk running north anC
south, but very few feet east ant
west.
E BANKS AND TAX DoDeERs. TIL
4 Kansas supreme court decides that ia,
: dodgers who fail to give in their entir
amount of their bank deposits canno
t be shielded by their bankers Tn
: case came from Clay county where tn
grand jury sought to examine the ac
$ count of a supposed tax dodger, AM
: was refused Dy Jne Dank-
: PRACTICAL. BANKING.-A department
e of practical banking and insuranc
4 probably will be established at tn
r University of Kansas within a shor
time.
t EDUCATING FIREMEN.-Chief vii
5 marth of the Topeka fire department
: is sending details of his men to exam
: inc the principal business houses an
e buildings of the city. An effort
/, being made to acaqaint as many of tn
d men as possible in regard to the stair
l. ways, doors, halls. traps and slxylights
S KANSAS RECRUITS the pas
year Kansas has furnished liz recruit
: in the navy through the four govern
# ment recruiting stations located a
e Hutchinson, Topeka, Leavenworth an
Wichita
i AUDITORS REPORT State Audito
It Wells has taken up the subject of con
IT polling the express and private ca
N companies to pay taxes on the propert
m I they own in this state and HE uavt a =