Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-07-01

Rains IN wheat Belt. - Rain was
general throughout the wheat belt of
Kansas. In Cowley county and in
Northern Oklahoma it has greatly
benefited.
Will Practice Law.-Rev. C. E. Pie.
who for the past five years has been
pastor of tho First Christian church
of Parsons; has resigned and will be-
gin the practice of law.
Wants to be City. - The county
commissioners have granted the pc
tition of delegation of Williamsburg
citizens for the incorporation of their
town as a city of the third class.
Carnegie Gives $1,000. = Andrew
Carnegie has promised $4,000 for
building for the free city library at
Russell, Kan. as soon as a site is pro-
vided. and $500 a year is pledged by
the council to support library. The
present library was established by
popular vote in 1900 site will be
secured as soon as possible.
Teach Violin at X U.-Announce-
ment was made that Miss Helen
Phipps of Chicago had been select
ed to take charge of the violin de-
partment at the University of Kan
sas. Miss Phipps is from the Ameri-
can Conservatory of Music in Chi
cago and has been concert master
of the conservatory orchestra,
Agricultural Regents. = The Agri-
cultural college regents who have
been in session adjourned at Manhat-
tan to meet at the branch experiment
station at Fort Hays July 6. Perfect
harmony existed between the faculty
and regents. There were no dismis-
sails, but several assistant professors
were promoted. Considerable time
was spent in apportioning the funds
10 various departments.
Lion Was Angry. - Mrs. Dot ELS
worth had her scalp laid open and
her left arm shredded from the
shoulder to the elbow by blows from
the paws of a lion in the menagerie
of the W. p. Hall circus at Chanute.
The woman was stroking the lion.
something she had done before with
out mishap. She turned her head
and the beast reached out through
the bars and seized her. small ar
terry was severed in her back and she
came near bleeding to death.
Objects to Jurymen. = At Empor;a
County Attorney Roberts filed a mo-
ton in the district court to compel
the discharge of the jurors handed
in by the various township trustees
and mayors over the county and the
selection of q new jury list. The
county attorney claims that twenty
four of the jurors from Emporia are
not on the city assessors list, as pro-
vided for by law, and says while the
cases of the other jurors have not
been investigated this is too fragrant
a violation of the law to- pass I'M
noticed.
Arkanoas City's Water Supply. -
An investigation was conducted by
State Geologist Erasmus Haworth
and the city officials tC develop a
plan to increase the water supply of
Arkansas City. The city can get
plenty of water from a series of
springs northwest of town and the
state geologist was called in CONSUL
tation to decide whether or not the
supply would be permanent.
Adds Insult to Injury.-After Myra
McHenry left the Arkansas City Jail
and went to Winfield, she mailed
back to the city marshal a drawing
she made while doing time for con-
tempt of court. The picture shows
the city attorney. police judge and
a iointist with locked arms headed
for a door over which appears the
Word Saloon" The picture was
drawn June II while she was in jail
The Judge and attorney say they will
have her locked up again should she
return to Arkansas City. She was
allowed to go before her time was
up.
Forger and Horse Thief. - John F.
Anderson, alias Frank Allen, was con-
victed of horse stealing in the dis
trict court at Paola. He pleaded
guilty to the charge of forgery and
will begin to serve his sentence for
this offense as soon as his term for
horse stealing expires. Judge Shell
don sentenced him to the penitenti-
airy under the indeterminate law, the
limit under each charge being seven
years.
Talks Municipal Ownership.-A pc
tition signed by more than 400 tax
payers has been presented to the
city council at Abilene. 1t asks that
the city appraise the waterworks
plant preparatory to purchase under
the terms of the franchise. Under
the new law cities may issue bonds
up to Is per cent of valuation for such
purposes.
Place at West Point.-Clifford Lee
of junction City, who was chosen two
months ago as an alternate for the
appointment TO West Point. was no
tilted to report at West Point June
! "a. The principal for the appoint
I ment has resigned.
Harvest in Franklin. = Franklin
| county has begun the harvest of what
| is probably the heaviest wheat crop
in the history of the county. The
weather is ideal for harvest. Through.