Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-03-05

rounded by members OF the church.
A German colony bought many farms
| of the old residents who moved sway,
many of them to new homes about
Peck, 10 miles west of Wichita. There
the situation was just the opposite.
The farmers who had moved away
were succeeded by Methodist people,
many of them from the old Antioch
church, but they were without a
church. 1t was determined to move
their church. The building is 10 by IS
feet, with belfry and steeple. The
removal was an entire success.
OBSERVING NAH. AGENT-"Al''S Sears,
a mail agent on the Central Branch
road between Atchison and Lenora.
says that alfalfa, hogs, cows and chick
ems have made that part of Kansas
prosperous ond populous. Mr.. Sears is
a close observer and sees the world as
he goes through it. He has had the
! Atchison and Lenora run several years
and has made a study of physical, eli
matte and moral conditions of the
country. He has observed the country
grow populous and prosperous and
| credits it to the nutritious alfalfa, the
greedy hog, the productive cow and
the helpful hen.
| FIRE AT DoUGLAs.-One of the main
business blocks in Douglas is almost
totally destroyed by fire at night and
the loss is estimated at SIS, 900. The
fire started in the back end of Bost's
restaurant but the cause is not known.
There were six buildings burned,
among which were some of the best
and largest ones in the town. The
loss is said to be 81 600 on buildings
and S11, 900 on stocks.
CATH E TO LONDON. Walter Darling
ton, cattle feeder near Concordia,
shipped two train loads of cattle to
London in January and was SO well
pleased with the returns that he is
making his second shipment.
MORE THAN HALF.-Tbe city schools
of bingham have an enrolment of
lao and 20 of that number and one
teacher are out of school on account of
measles.
WIDE PRAIRIE FIRE.-A prairie fire
started near the Smoky Hill river,
/ southwest of Ellis, and burned over a
/ large area, destroying much pasture.
JEWELL COUNTY CoAL.-At the jew
ell county coal mine coal is selling at
the shaft at So ton. The mine is
| q $1,000.
AT s3 DEGREEs.-At Dodge City on
February %, the thermometer regis
tered SO degrees; the highest there in
February for 80 years.
| OLD COURT HousE.-Allen county's
old court house at lola is advertised
for sale. A bank is considering the
! purchase of it.
AN OLD LAND MARX Reno
House, an old landmark at Hutchinson,
has had what is locally called mys-
terious fire.
For CITY Coffeyville, by
decisive vote, decided to issue $50, 600
in bonds for building city hall.
Is A SUccEss.-The telephone ex-
change at Ness City has rs instruments;
double the number expected.
BREEDERS Assoc1AT1oN.-Thi or
ganization of Kingman has incorpora-
ted with $4,000 of capital.
CHICKEN THIEvEs.-Their depreda-
tions are reported from many localities
during February.
SECURITY CoAIPANY.-Th Anthony
Security company, has taken a charter;
capital $40, 900.
New MILL.-Newton is to have new
flour mill It's capacity will be 600
barrels day.
WHEAT AT 81 CENrs-At Ransom,
Ness county, wheat reached 81 cents
bushel.
HOLDS THE REcoRD.-Asher Meow
en-, mail carrier in Hiawatha, finished
seven years of continuous service Feb
ruary 4. He has never missed day of
being on duty from 8 o'clock in the
morning until o'clock at night in
that time. MCGOWAN holds the record
in Kansas
MILLS FURNISH POwER.-NeSs CITY is
putting in a system of electric lights.
Quite a number of small Kansas towns
are now figuring on the same PROPOSE
ton. The power in all the cases is to
be furnished by local Touring mills.
JUSTICE WARPED.-At Louisberg two
men were tried on the charge of blow
ing open safe. They did the work
together and were captured together
One of them was acquitted and the
other was convicted by different juries.
The same man defended both cases
and the same evidence was used in each
case.
AMERICAN Book CoMPANY.-This
corporation has lost its case against
Kansas through its dismissal of the
company's appeal by the United States
supreme court.
WAS IN KANSAS 2orH.-The Army
and Navy record announces the APP
preaching marriage of Captain Edward
l. Glasgow of Kansas tn Miss Anna