Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-23

| County Farmers Institute and Corn
Show will be held in Hiawatha. Jan
20, 81. % and %. The best of the corn
raised this year will be carefully saved
to be made part of the Kansas ex-
hibit at the St Louis fair next sum
mer. On Saturday evening JANUARY
23, big banquet will be held at the
Armory for farmers and the members
of their families only
MILLS MAKE TERMs.-The millers of
of Atchison have received communica-
tions from Japanese merchants asking
for prices on flour and saying that
flour in large quantities may be wanted
in Japan soon. The millers have
answered. refusing to ship flour unless
| they are paid in United States money
and unless the insurance companies
will grant them war insurance.
| FOUND PARALYZED.-Friend carry
ing presents to Mrs. Mary Miller at
the house. On forcing an entrance
they found that lady lying on her bed
alive but paralyZed and unable to
speak. She had been in that condition
for thirty-siN hours, had had nothing
to eat and drink and was very cold
MANY CAsEs.-Dr. Charles Lowry.
secretary of the state board of health,
says there are many cases of scarlet
fever in the northwestern part of the
state, especially in Sherman. Cheyenne
and adjacent counties. There has been
report sent out that the disease is
prevalent throughout the state and
this DIR. Lowry contradicts.
MARCEL IN JAL.-Cashier J. T.
MARCEL, of the broken bank. is held Il
close prisoner in the DOniphan county
Jail at Troy. not only as a precautionary
| measure against his possible escape
but to insure him against bodily harm
from persons who have sworn revenge
because of their losses. Marcell's
nerves are shattered.
ONLY Two NG.-Ex-Governor
Samuel j. Crawford. of Kansas. who
now lives in Washington, d. c., at the
age of sixty-eight is hale and active
mentally and physically sound, and
with the exception of Ramsey, of Min
nesota, who is past ninety; he is the
only one of the Union war governors
living.
COMMERCIAL. INTEREsTs.-The Fed
Grafton of Commercial Interests will
meet in representative convention in
| Topeka, Kansas, on the Goth day of
January, 1904. Headquarters will be
at the Office of the commercial club of
Topeka, which club will furnish "a suit
able hall in which to hold the conven-
ton.
NEWTON Is INsPECTING.-In accord
! ance with instructions from the Newton
| city council, the mayor, the fire chief
and the fire committee of the city coun-
ell made an inspection of the amuse-
ment houses of the city and caused
several changes to be made in the mat
ter of exits and fire escapes
New BANK AT HIGHLAND Hovey &
Radcliffe. of the Union National bank
of Kansas City, have leased the former
| banking room of the Bank of Highland.
The capital stock will be $4,000. The
Kansas City bank is expected to carry
the mule firms, cattlemen and grain
buyers of Highland.
aPAID His BoARD.-A man who failed
to pay board bill in Cow1ey county
was arrested at Howard. taken to Win
field, tried and fined SO and costs.
/ Tnha tod +D
| The original bill was $40.
WANT THE DENVER r. R.-Two town
ships of Edwards county have called
bond election for Feb. Is to aid the
Wichita, Arkansas Valley & Denver
railroad to the extent of So 900 a mile.
RAIN FALLs.-The first in three
months began falling over Southern
Kansas and Oklahoma on the after
noon of January II.
LESS SMALLPoX-.There is less
smallpox in the state this year than
has been recorded for several years. -
said Dr.. Lowry. secretary of the state
board of health. There has been but
a few cases of diphthcria reported com
pared to the number last year.
STOCK BBEEDERs.- During the meet
| ing of the stock breeders Governor
Willis j. Bailey and T. j. Anderson,
secretary of the Topeka commercial
club, furnished entertainment at the
banquet of the Stock breeders held at
! the Throop hotel.
/ APPOINTED RECEIVER. c.
Norman, who is county school super
intendent in DOniphan county, has
been selected by state officials as re-
ceiver of the Highland bank. and is APP
pointed by the court, his bond being
fixed at S25. 900.
WOMEN COUNTY OFFICERs.--Mrs. b. r.
Boldly has been appointed register of
deeds of Norton county to succeed
her husband, who recently died. Mrs
Boldly has appointed as her deputy
Miss X. E. Johnson, ex-county treas
urer.
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