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

The logs used in its construction We're
cut from trees planted by Mr.. Ford
since his settlement on his claim and
have grown from twigs and cuttings,
making logs of such size that it it was
all the men could do to handle them
and slide them along the skids by
means of pike poles, a rope and horse
power combined. Mr.. Ford has many
trees yet standing on his place fully
three feet in thickness, grown from
trees of his own planting.
MAcDoNALD's IDEA-John MacDon-
aid, of the Western School Journal,
believes that law should be passed
at the next session of the legislature
permitting cities and counties to APP
propriate money to send their school
superintendent to other states for a
few weeks each year to study the
school methods. He says it will be
money well spent and that the pupils
of Kansas will reap great benefit in
the long run.
tleth anniversary of the signing of
this bill is to be celebrated at Topeka
on May 3-5. Galusha A. Grow, of
Pennsylvania, who introduced the bill
in congress is to speak on the 4th.
Secretary of War Taft will speak on
the 3rd May 9TH is to be Women's
day, with flower parade and speeches
by Nebraska orators.
MORE RURAL PHONES. Missouri
& Kansas Telephone company has
| gang of laborers now at work building
rural lines out of Goddard. An ex-
change is also being put in at Andale.
The company has fifty telephones in
! that place. 1t is anticipated by the
managers of the company to put in an
exchange at Goddard in the near fu-
! ture.
! FIRST SETTLER DEAD.-E. r. Corne-
| lson, of Brown county, died recently.
| He was the first white settler in the
county, preemptlng a homestead in
| 1854, upon which he and his wife lived
| 40 years. At the time of his death
Mr.. Cornelison still owned the farm,
! which is valued at 500 an acre be-
! SlueS several hundred acres OF OUher
| land.
So, 800 IN A WEEK.-An Arkansas City
man made So, 500 by buying and selling
an oil lease in Indian Territory with
in week. His motto, and very good
one it is, probably is: Let the other
fellow do the boring"
COUNTY EXPENsEs.-It cost Shawnee
county during February 9,3OO79 to
perform it's business OF this amount
1850 was spent on a road entering
the city and S6O7. 90 was paid for coal
for the poor people.
BUILDING CLUR HoUsE.-The Topeka
Street Railway company is building a
club house for its employees. 1t will
be patterned after railroad Y. NJ. C.
A, but will be in charge of a commit
tee appointed by the employees.
Libel. LAW INvALID.-The libel law
enacted in 1901 is declared invalid by
the supreme court; it being declared to
be in conflict with section Is of the bill
of rights. The decision was made in
a case from Mcpherson county.
NATIONAL GUARD.-General Free
man, of the regular army, assigned to
duty with the Kansas National Guard,
has begun an inspection of the guard
commencing with the Seneca company.
ELLIS COUNTY RUssIANs.-Thirty-f
or forty families of Russians from Ellis
county are going to settle in north and
west of Knauston this spring. They
are buying land in that neighborhood.
Their annual meeting convened at To-
peka on March 16, with about fifty
churches represented.
TRIED LELAND's SAFE.-Safe blowers
entered Cy Leland's store at Troy and
attempted to blow open the safe.
CANEY BRAes.-The claim is made
that Caney has new gas well which
beats all its forerunners. The well is
ST, $50 feet deep, with rock pressure
of go pounds, and tested 81 million
feet day. This makes the number
of gas wells at Caney five which pro-
puce 20 million cubic feet of gas every
"a hours
MUNICIPAL. OWNERSHIP. = Leaven-
worth Democrats held convention
} and endorsed municipal ownership OF
the water works and electric light
plants.
CATAIPA PI.ANTATIONs.-From bulle
tins issued by the division of forestry
of the department of agriculture it is
learned that in Kansas and Nebraska
where catalpa plantations have beer
established, the value of the trees al
the end of twelve years after planting
ranges from $3.50 to S476 an acre
AKBoR DAY.-Governor Bailey ha.
5 set April as Arbor day, and urges the
people to plant trees on that day
The schools of the state will hold spec
/ ial exercises and plant trees in tn,
school yards.
r KEEPS A BIBLE.-A barber of Pratt
: has placed on his reading table Bible
r to take the place of Puck and Judge
7 INCREASED CAPITAL.-The Citizens
= State hank of Geuda Snrin0s has in