Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-06-11
KANSAS COMMENT.

cred the streets of that city for a week.
PASSENGERS SrRANDED.-Two Santa
Fe trains and train of the Missouri
Pacific, with hundreds of passengers,
We're stranded between two washouts
east of Malvern.
INTERVIEWS WITH MAILS. Most of
the rural route carriers in the flooded
district along the Cottonwood and
Neosho rivers were unable to make
their routes for while.
FIRST VoTE ILLEGAL.-The election
to revote the bonds for waterworlls,
light plant and natural gas investiga
tions at Winfield, has been called for
June o. The first vote was illegal.
Victims SMASHED CIRCus.-A circus
at Turon did much grating and
"short change" work. In return the
victims chased the show from the town
site and smashed the mirrored wagons
HAS THREE ELEvAToRs.-The w. M.
Chelf Elevator company is building a
10000 capacity elevator at Dana.
This company has just finished an ele-
vator at Dresden and one at Dellvale
also.
FIVE IN A DAY.-Five deaths were
reported in Salina an Memorial day
Among them is that of c. Il. Under
wood, one of the oldest inhabitants,
who was mayor of the city in its early
history.
IN RECRUITING SENvICE.-Private Ed
ward NJ Caldwell, of the Sixth battery
field artillery, stationed at Fort Riley,
has been transferred to the general re-
cruiting service and will be stationed
at Wichita
STATE TO FURNISH TENTS.-The state
will furnish 800 tents free of charge
for the next state reunion, to be held
at Paola. Preparations are already
commenced to give the Grand Army
all due comforts.
2,5lO FUNERAIs.-Thed death rate at
the Soldiers home at Leavenworth has
reached three a week aud is increasing
rapidly. The home cemetery was
opened with the burial of Thomas
Brennan on January %, 1866. Since
the cemetery was opened there have
been 2,51O funerals OF old soldiers.
STUDENT BoOTLEGGERs.- For several
months the people of Baldwin have
been at a loss to know who has been
selling liquor in that town. There are
no joints and the drug stores do not
do a rushing business. Some one was
supplying beer and whisky for those
who desired it and among those who
wanted it were some of the students
of the university. Six of these are
colored.
AT OrTAwA.-The flood at Ottawa
registered, at one time, "a feet above
low water mark. There were 800 fam
lilies homeless. Now that the flood is
over and damages done in plain view
it is found that the losses are much
greater than at first was apparent
The Santa Fe yards are Il mass of
twisted rails. Around the depot are
hcles eight feet deep. The loss of Il
milling company is $4,000 on flour and
feed alone. The condition of the ma
chinery is as yet not known. An ice
and creamery company lost $4,000 or
$4,000 Two drug stores on compare
lively high ground are complete
wrecks. One lumber yard is all gone.
The loss of the potato crop is at least
$50, 600. Farm lands are swept bare
In North ottawa - houses were
wrecked
KANSAS LETTER CARRIERS fifth
annual convention met at Wichita
where they were given an elaborate
banquet ut which Congressman Muir
dock made Il pointed address. james
L. Keller, president of the national as
ISOLATION. was present and also spoke.
Officers for the year were elected rs
follows: President, E. p, Pollard, of
Topeka; vice president, f. p. Tanner,
of lola; secretary and treasurer. c. II.
Baker, OF Wichita. 1t was unanimous
" noted TO hold the next meeting on
May 30, 1905, in Topeka.
COLLISION IN WICuITA.-A street car
coming from Paramount college into
town, in a rainstorm of u very dark
night, was pushed from the track by a
backing freight train and the caboose
of the freight train tumbled over on
the street ear. The Gar was well filled
and it seems strange that only three
persons were much hurt.
A Corn PRENuUM.-The management
of the Hutchinson fair is going to give
two dollars a bushel for the best TWEEN
ty-five bushels of corn shown by any
one man.
TRAINS DELAYED. The foods in
parts of WabaunSee, Lyon and Usage
counties made it necessary for Santa
Fe trains between Topeka and Wichita
and Hutchinson to run over Rock Is.
land tracks. The Santa Fe bridge al
Burlingame was washed away and 4
bridge on the Rock Island in Wabaun-
see county was damaged.
OLD Relic Torn DowN.-The old
Lyon county court house Mt Emporia
is being torn down. Some Of the ma.
teriai is being used in the new Christ.
lar church