Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-07-30

erS are maintaining that the operators
can afford to increase their pay, and
have statistics which they claim show
that the cost of living has increased,
and the operators are better prepared
to pay more The operators, however,
stand pat in their declaration that
they cannot pay more than their COM
petitors. in the Eastern districts.
Enlist Against Their Country-M.
g. WolKow and 1. Inselberg, two
July Is for Kansas City to join a
party of eastern young men en- route
to Japan to take part in the Russian
Japanese war. The party of young
men whom these boys will meet at
Kansas City are all Russians, all of
whom are exasperated at the CONNER
cial greed of the home land and wish
action by lending assistance to Japan
in the conflict.
To Enjoin Company.-In Harper
county the Missouri and Kansas Tel
ephone company has set some Of it's
poles almost in the center of the pub
lie highways. The county attorney
wants to know if the authorities
should chop the poles down. The at
torney general has advised him to
bring full suit against the company to
enjoin it from obstructing the high
ways
Wet In Brown county.-Cn July 20
nearly two inches of rain fell. AS the
farmers here are in the midst of har-
vest this wet weather will cause con-
eli
half the wheat has been cut and the
corn is also in bad shape on account
of the continuing rains.
Sugar Beet Industry-The sugar
beet crop in Kearney county was care
fully inspected by the agriculturist
of the Rocky Ford sugar factory and
he says that in the entire Arkansas val
ley the outlook is the most favorable
since the factory was established.
Prospect FIattering.-The oil we'll at
Clyde is now down over 500 feet and
the prospects could not be better.
Oil sand developed at a depth of 735
feet, and the formations are such as
are found in the proven oil fields just
before striking pay sand.
Going After Oil And Gas.-Encour-
aged by it's success in uncovering a
three-foot vein of coal at a depth of
1130 feet, citizens of Atchison will
now sink a churn drill $500 feet for
oil and gas.
Killed BY Lightning.-Andrew Ad-
amson, farmer who lived eight miles
northwest of ST. John, was killed by
lightning. He was standing on the top
of a threshing machine separator when
the bolt struck him.
Lights Fire With OiI.-Clara Mont
gomery, the 19-year-old daughter of
Henry Montgomery, died as the re-
suits of burns received from the ex-
plosion of a can of coal oil which she
had used in lighting a fire.
Slight Decrease.-The pay rolls for
the Topeka pension agency show a
decrease of just nine pensioners over
the previous year, according to the
annual report just received by Pension
Agent Metcalf
Largest Potato crop.-Smith coun-
ty will have the largest potato crop
raised for many years. If other
counties do as well potatoes should
not be over 40 cents a bushel next
winter.
FEagman Cut In Two.-A Union Pa
ciic freight train ran over D. F.
Hughes, a fiagman, at a recent wash
out four miles east of Wamego, and
cut his body in two.
ReViVing Granae.-President Ira
Jones of the National Grange Society
spoke to farmers at the Grange pic
mic. The Grange order is being re-
vived among the farmers of Garnett
Atchison At Rosebud Atchison
has been represented at the South
Dakota land drawing by three hundred
men and about twenty women.
Log RoIIing.-At Salina bills are out
announcing the Woodmen picnic
which will be held in Oakdale park
the 18th of this month -.
Wheat Crop Light.-In the vic nifty
of Phillipsburg threshing has begun
in several localities and the yield of
wheat is not as large as was expected
That SO far reported averages about
ten bushels per acre, and the grain
tests about ffty-six pounds per
bushel.
Jewelry Store Robbed.-At Perry.
Kan, the drug and jewelry store of
Fred Hess was entered by burglars
who gained entrance by removing a
pane of glass from a rear window
The robbers secured a small amount
of jewelry.
Schools Growing-Kansas built 137
new school houses last year at a cost
of $194,04S. This brings the total
number of public schools up to S,9G5,
with 10,975 rooms. 1t required 1O,763
teachers to teach the schools and they
received in wages $3,475, 307. Male
teachers averaged $43 a month and
female teachers $35 month.
Change In Pastorate.-The position
of pastor Of the First Congregational
church of Topeka has been offered to
Dr. F. S. Estey. Of Salina, at a salary
of S2,700 a year. He has the offer
under consideration.
Rock Islands Loss.-Rock Island Of
fcials estimate their loss as a re-
suit OF the flood at about $4,000. The
damage to this road was along tia
Kaw and Arkansas rivers A large