Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-04

were being made a large number of
Greeks we're brought there from St.
Louis and Kansas City to work in the
bitches. The gas companies consoli-
dated and there is plenty OF local
laborers to do the work. The Greeks
are still there and insist on being
put to work under their contract The
local laboring men have called a
meeting and will try to prevent the
foreigners from working. Some OF
the more radical talk of violence If
the Greeks are not sent away.
Benefit kansans.-Six bills granting
special pensions to civil war veterans
! in Kansas have passed the house and
senate and will become laws within
few days, or as soon as the president
signs them. The pensioners are s. h.
| White. who will receive $50 per month,
/ by Representative Curtis; Daniel
! Smith, SAG, by Representative Calder
! head; Thomas N Hicks. $50. by Rep
resentative Scott; Benjamin H. Scriv-
ems, $50, by Representative Murdoch;
! James Slater. s24, by Representative
/ Scott: S. T. Grove. $50, by Represen-
/ tative Bowersock.
His Money Found.-A search of the
! premises of Charles TuXharn. who
! killed two of his children and burned
his home and barn in Mcpherson
county, disclosed a small cave IN
which 1890 in gold coin and more
/ than $4,000 in bills. besides many
valuables were found. 1t is now be-
lieved that the skeleton found in the
ruins of the home was not that of
Tuxharn and the opinion now is that
! the skeleton found in the ruins Of the
home was not that of TuXharn and
the man is still alive.
Was PerniciousIy Active.-William
/ Ward has been removed from the of
flee OF postmaster at Severance,
Doniphan county, Kan, on the charge
of pernicious political activity. The
/ inspector detailed to make the inves
| tigation reported that Ward had not
only grossly violated the presidents
| order respecting oficeholding, but
! that he had violated the rule of the
! department in spending much of the
| governments time away from his
post of duty.
Newspapers Consoiidate.-The Gate
! City Journal and the Arkansas, City
/ Enquirer have consolidated under the
| heading of The Gate City Journal and
the Arkansas City Enquirer" 1t will
be published by b. a. Wagner. who es-
| tablished the Arkansas City Daily Re
publican in 1856 and has been in the
newspaper business continuously in
! that town for 81 years. p. w. Eckert
was owner of the Enquirer.
! Beard Reaches Ground. - Stephen.
Lamberson of Black Hawk, Col, who
is visiting a brother at Hiawatha, has
a beard which reaches to the ground
1t is the product of more than fifty
! years growth. Mr. Lamberson is 70
years of age and is very proud of his
beard, but rather than attract too
much attention on the streets he
braids it and keeps it cOiled under his
vest.
Youngest Married Kansans. - .Alva
Russell, aged IT, and Miss Maude Ora
ham, aged 16. were married at the
home of the bride in Mineral, Chero-
kee county. The groom is not the
youngest man eyer granted a license
in Kansas, nor the bride the young
est woman ever granted license, but
the combined ages of the two is less
than that of any couple recorded in
the state.
City Engineer Arrested.-City Engi-
neer John Phelan was arrested at
independence at the instance of Mrs
ing her 9-year-old girl and threaten
ing to kill her.
Next Annual Meeting. - The State
| Auctioneers' association has selected
Manhattan as the place of its next an
nual meeting.
Child Burned to Death.-At indie
pendence the 1O-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson, .colored,
was burned to death at the cement
works. They lived in tent, which
caught fire from an overheated stove.
The parents were badly burned trying
to rescue the child.
Marriage Fee Fixed. = In order to
protect the DaShfuI bridegroom from
excessive marriage fees, Senator
NoftZger introduced a bill fixing the
fee for performing the marriage cere-
mony at 50. 1t is made . crime to
charge more than that amount
Good For PiainvilIe.-The farmers
of Paradise Flats. which PIainville is
tho capital, are enthusiastic over
their wheat prospects. The late snow
which covered the entire Flats to a
depth OF six inches or more was of
great benefit. 1t lay on the ground
for more than ten days. gradually
melting and soaking the ground
For Uniform Suits.-Dr. Eva Hard
ing of Topeka is working for bin to
require school children to wear uni
form suits. thus doing away with any
distinction between students that
dress may make.
Two Road Laws. The legislature
probably will enact two good roads
laws, one for Eastern Kansas, the 9TH
| or for tho XUocforo bolF Of tho -+o4,