Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-09-16

go into effect in Montgomery county,
making thirty-one r. F. d. routes in
the county. Cherryvale gets one.
making four out of this city.
junction city's New MiII.-The con-
| tract for building the mill and elevs-
tor for the Hogan Milling Company
has been awarded to the firm Of Zieg-
Ter & Dalton of Junction City, and the
construction work will be commenced
| at once.
Bars Pool Hall. = At Ottawa the
city council has decided that no man
who holds a federal liquor license can
have a license to operate a pool or
billiard hall. One license was turn
! ed down and the applicant surrender
i ed his government permit.
Saw Fight and Died.-After watch
ing a street fight at Norway George
| Ireland, farmer, suffered a c<ilapse
and died in a short time. Ireland was
| recovering from an attack of typhoid
fever, but was yet in a weakened con-
dition when he came into town. Ire
land left wife and a family.
"nOtG .
Herbert Stickney is dead at the
Wichita hospital of typhoid fever.
! This is the only death so far in the
family of four, all of whom are
! seriously i'll with the dreaded fever.
and it is said that the cause of the
disease is that water was allowed to
stand in the cellar.
Improvements at Manhattan. = The
Kansas State Agricultural college
opens its forty-third session on Sep
TENDER 20, with increased faculty and
| equipment The new veterinary
science course becomes operative this
/ year. Extended preparations for an
! increased enrolment have occupied
the greater part of the vacation.
Bonds Voted in Osage.-At a special
! election held in Usage City and in
! Arvonia township, Usage county, for
the purpose of voting on the question
of extending aid to the K. c., NJ. &
Orient Ry., Usage City by vote of
245 for to II against, gives $4,000;
and Arvonia township by vote of II
for to 60 against, gives $4,000 in
! bonds.
Sudden Death of G. Brockman.-G.
Brockman, a travelling man fora drug
company of Kansas City. died on a
Union Pacific passenger train as it
was running into Plainville. Brock
man lives at Plainville and was going
home to spend Sunday with his
family He died of heart disease. He
| e.. II, h,,& 4
his family to Plainville about a month
ago.
Found Dead in Field.-A couple of
little girls going through field east
of Junction City found the body of a
man The officials in Junction City
were notified and it was found the
man came to his death by a stroke
of apoplexy. 1t was the body OF
James A. Ketchum of Beman, Kan
He mad been dead nearly two days
when his body was found.
Injured by Angry Bull. - Francis
Curry, a well known farmer, living
about four miles east of Salina on the
Iron avenue road, was attacked by a
vicious bull and very badly injured
MI. curry HAS OMHOu In0 JUL 1OT
long time, and, as far as known, the
animal has not shown vicious tenn
per before. Mr.. Curry was out in the
field near the house when the animal
attacked him.
Death Before Ignorance. = Charles
Henry Gilman, son of a wealthy
farmer residing five miles north OF
Mulvane, committed suicide by plac
ing the muzZle of a loaded shotgun
against his breast and touching of
the trigger with the ramrod. The
young man left a note stating that his
reason for the act was that his par
ents had refused to allow him to at
tend college and secure an education
that he had wanted to make some
thing out of himself and as he saw
no hope of carrying out his desires
he did not care to live longer.
Yaggy Picking Sack. = One of the
devices used for making apple hand
ling easy and to prevent the bruisins
of the fruit is the Yaggy picking sack
invented by one of the Yaggy boys o
, | Hutchinson.
Indians TO STATE T air.-Ine war de
; partment has granted permission TO
a band of Pottawatomie Indians t
I come to Topeka during state fai
week. There will be thirty-two in tn,
: band headed by Rack Rack, the bi:
: chief.
Working the Farmer.-A new swim
die is being worked among those farm
\
ers who are foolish enough to wan
to sell their good Kansas farms. /
farmer will receive a letter asking
| him to list his farm for sale with
company, which company agrees t.
advertise the farm for so man,
r months. The farmer signs an agree
ment to pay them so cents an acr
when they have fulfilled their part o
: the contract. And here is where tn
( rub" is. They don't agree to sell tn
t farm, as the farmer finds to his sol
: row, but simply to advertise it. s.
4. there is nothing to do but pay up.
4 Plowed Through Cattle. "A Cen
(. trail Branch train killed TWENTY-FIVE,
| bo,d 0f oa+fIo fo1x, ao0 on,