Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-07

limits. Under the present city or
dinance it now has no authority or
power to levy and collect fines from
custom. The question was decided in
the district court on motion to dis
miss a prosecution.
FIFTY Years AS JUDGE.-William
Margrave has been justice of the peace
in Fort Scott since December, 1854.
He is SO years old and is believed TO be
the Oldest public official in the country.
During his fifty yers as judge he has
never fined a man for contempt of
court, but has personally thrashed four
or FIVE
HIsToRIcAL SToEEs.-George W.
Martins collection of historical stories
now in the state printers hands is said
to be the best collection ever issued by
the state historical society. The books
viii be ready for distribution within
the next thirty days. They are pub
lished at state expense.
LADY KILLED BY LIeurNING.-At
Great Bend Mrs. Christina Hiss was
struck by lightning while driving and
almost instantly killed. She was in
company with her 1G-year-old daugh-
ter. The bolt struck the buggy, passed
through the top and struck Mrs Hiss
right temple.
OBERI.IN NATIoNAL.-The comptrol-
Ter of the currency has approved the
application of the following persons to
organize the Farmers National bank
of Oberlin, Kas, with S25, 900 capital:
j, r. Burrow, Charles NJ. Sawyer, s. A.
Fish. NJ. E. Mix, J. D. Robertson and
others.
PHARMACIST REQUIRED Attorney
General Coleman has rendered an opin-
ion to the effect that no store can sell
patent medicine in Kansas unless
there is a graduate pharmacist in
| charge or special permission is granted
by the state board of pharmacy.
$500, 900 CEMENT PLANr.-Arrange-
ments have been perfected whereby
| Neodesha is to get an $500, 900 cement
plant. 1t will be built out by Little
Bear Mount and will employ $50 to 200
men. The output will be 1900 bar
rels of cement per day.
BRIDGE Co. LosEs-A new bridge
had just been set in Lyon county over
| the Cottonwood when freshet came
along, lifted it off the supporters and
| laid it in the bottom of the creek. The
bridge company will have to stand the
! loss.
FINE GAS WEIL.-A fine gas well
has been brought in one mile west of
! New Albany. There are two strong
| gas wells and one oil well on the Hicl1-
OK farm. Well No. 1 supplies the town
with gas for fuel and lights.
1904 TAX MoNEY.-More than - per
cent of the 1904 tax money has been
paid into the state treasury although,
under the law, only 80 per cent is due
before July l. There is about $500, OOO
in the general fund now.
r. r YARD EXTENsIoN.-Contrac is
let for the construction of 900 feet OF
track for the extension of the Santa
Fe yards at Newton at cost of nearly
$4,000
Fraternal Aid building at Lawrence
fell to the ground killing one man and
badly injuring two others.
New ScnooI HoUsE.-H alstead's new
school house will be finished about
November l. The old school house is
for sale.
ANTHoNY's ORCHARD. = Rabbits
ruined an sO-acre orchard at Huron
for Colonel d. r. Anthony.
SUMNER BoAsrs.-E Eighty stake from
two grains of wheat is the boast OF {
Sumner county farmer.
NEW DoRuronY- Paramount college
at Wichita is to have a new $50, coo
mems dorlnitory.
COMBINATION SAIE.-The Har.ve,
County Breeders Association held it.
first annual com bination sale of horses
cattle and hogs in Newton. Farmer.
and stoc,s r.isers from various parts o
Central Kansas were present, and tn,
pure bred stock sold brought good
prices. Seventy-Gve Harvey count,
breeders contributed to the sale
BABY Is BETTER. Elsie Wells, tn,
one-year-old child who fell from tin,
third story window of the Hacl1ne,
block in Winfield, IS getting alon!
nicely and is able to play around.
PROSPEROUS MININe.-W. F. Bolton
cashier OF the Scranton State banl
says the coal interests of Usage count,
have not been in better condition il
many years than At the present time
MANY of our miners are making from
$50 to S7o a month, and they have al
the work they want" said Mr.. Bolton
The operators are also doing well
and new coal lands are being opened.
PRoDUCTIvE PEoPI.E.-Accordin t.
the Inman Review every family in In
man but one produced new nembe
this past winter.
LULING SAYS SToP.-Several fire in
srrance companies doing business il
the gas belt are insnriug propert
against explosions AS none of tn