Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-03-12

months. The fields are brown and
show little sign of crop. Pastured
or not, the fields all look the same.
The wheat appears to have rooted well
and may possibly turn out all right if
sufficient moisture comes within the
next two weeks. The acreage is very
large.
SwENssON's SUCCESSOR. -The follow
ing educators are spoken of in connec-
ton with the presidency of bethany
college to succeed the late DIR. Carl
Swensson: Prof. Pihlblad, Lindsborg,
the present head of the institution;
DR. Granville, of Yale: DIR. Abraham
son, Chicago; DIR. j. a. Brandelle, Den
yer, and Prof Frank Nelson, ex-state
superintendent of public instruction.
FRAIRIE FIRE Observation-Disclosures re-
ports are coming in from Kansas coun-
ties telling of heavy losses from prairie
fires. In almost every instance the
fires were caused by the people burn
ing stubble and pasture land. The
high wind came unexpectedly and the
fires were beyond control in a short
time. Many narrow escapes from
death are reported.
FARMERS DEPOSITS. Barton county,
the banner wheat county of Kansas
for 1903, shows a condition of prosper
ity perhaps unrivaled in the world.
With a population in the entire county
of 13, 500 men, women and children,
IL ! II Al.
county ggregate the sum of So, $50, 900
or S166 Go for every man, woman and
child in the county.
PUZZLE FOR CARRIER.-A rural car
rier at Frankfort has SO Johnsons on
his route. which is in "a Swede settle
ment. Mail Carrier Simpson, on Rob
inson's route No. 3, says he has 33
Moores on his list and if there were
more Moores more of them would re-
ceive more Moore mail than the whole
Johnson tribe.
WAS HIS SECRETARY.-
Bailey has appointed Herbert Jordan
of Seneca, as stenographer in the eX-
ecutive office Mr.. Jordon is news
paper man and was secretary to Bailey
when he was congressman-at-la
For FoRT Rn.EY.-The proposals for
the construction of number of large
buildings and the alteration of several
old buildings We're opened by the post
quartermaster. The sum of the lowest
bids on all the work is s126, 669.
CARE OF THE SICK.-Assistant Attor-
! ney General oestana has handed down
a decision that all cities having or
! dinances governing health regulations
and boards of health must take care OF
the sick who come to the city.
ABOUT SUGAR RATES Effective
March 6, the Missouri Pacific railway
reduces the sugar rate from New Or
/ leans to Wichita to % cents per hun
dred pounds. The rate has been 81
( cents on the Missouri Pacific.
! WERE BURNING TRAsH.-Farmers in
Saline county were burning trash
! started which did SIS 900 damage on
one farm. Much damage was done
: over "a considerable area.
! A JUROR SICK.-phe court in the
/ Dewey murder trial at Norton ad-
| journed on account of the illness of
/ Orville Darling, one of the jurors. The
/ trial was about concluded at the time
| of adjournment.
! PRODUCE EXCHANGE.-The carload
! shippers of poultry, eggs and butter
I
duce exchange, They will meet at II
/. o'clock each day and regulate market
prices.
SEAToN Is PRoUD.-Captain John
Seaton. of Atchison, is proud of the
fact that he was reprimanded and pro-
NOTED by General Grant in the same
speech for lighting without orders.
FELL so DEGREES. In II hours the
mercury fell so degrees at Dodge City.
When the cold wave came the Their
mometer registered so degrees and sew
eral hours before had reached Sc de-
grees. The following morning the
mercury stood at six degrees
NINE Inspectors. Orr, the
newly elected mine inspector, has APP
pointed as his deputies, George Murphy
of Nelson, for the Pittsburg field: Abe
Walker, of Leavenworth, for the Leav-
enworth field, and Frank Gilday is the
deputy for the Usage field.
HAD RECoRD.-Father Anton Josef
LeGrand, once Episcopal bishop at
Rome, died at Wichita February 20.
He was chaplain of ST. Francis hospital
and was 77years old. Father LeGrand
was an Episcopalian until about TWEEN
ty years ago when he was converted to
the Catholic faith. He was born and
educated in France and served in the
French army. He was of noble birth.
Rich FARMERS. according to the
Leader-Courier, there are 1875 men in
Kingman county who are worth from
$50, 900 to more than SlO0, 900 each.
DELINQUENT TAXEs.-The county at
torney of Sedgwick county has com
menced suit in the district court by
which he seeks to recover $50, 800 on
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