Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-19

Farmer and Sons Drowned. - John
Walters and his two elder sons were
drowned in Hickory creek near Nc
Cune while fording the creek with
load of hay.
LARGE Tomato Shipment. - H. A.
Carpenter, a Wichita fruit shipper,
shipped 5000 pounds of tomatoes to
Colorado the other day via the Pa
cific express.
Believe 1t Will Come..-The people
at Lawrence believe there is no ques-
ton concerning the building of the
Kansas City. Olathe. Lawrence and
Topeka electric line.
Send a Gift of $1,000. = Michael j.
O'Mera. a pioneer citizen of Winfield.
now resident of Salt Lake City. has
made a gift of $1,000 to the st. Mary
hospital. of his former Kansas home.
Install Manual Training. = The
board of education of Winfield has de-
cided to put manual training in the
city schools. c. j. Smith of Wichita
will give the preliminary instruc-
tons.
Delegates to Y. P. Union.-About
100 delegates and visitors attended
the thirteenth annual convention at
Wichita of the Young Peoples Chris
tian Union of the United Brethren
church.
Teachers Wages Small. = Male
school teachers in the rural districts
are giving up their schools and TAX
ing jobs as section men on the rail-
roads at $1.25 per day. They say
there is more money in it.
State Teachers Meeting. - The
annual meeting of the Kansas State
Teachers association will be held De-
cember &c. 81 and %. The executive
committee is already getting out adj
vertising matter telling of the attrac-
tions which will be offered.
Not Enough Money. - The State
Board of Control has but $4,000 to
pay for the secretary, stenographer
and bOok-keeper. They have arrang-
ed to pay the secretary $4,000, the
stenographer 5000 and allow them to
pay for the assistant or book-keeper.
The next legislature will be asked to
make proper appropriations to pay
for the help in the Office of the Board
of Control.
Dr.. Clark Appointed. - DIR. I w.
Clark of Edna, Labette county, has
been appointed superintendent of the
state school for feeble minded youths
at Winfield by the Board of Control.
He will take the place made vacant
by the removal of DR.. c. S. Newton.
DR.. Van Mugs who has been in charge
of the school ad interim the past two
weeks will return to his place in the
Topeka hospital.
Cowboy Boots.-Most of the cow
boy boots worn in the cattle sections
of the United States are made by
Charles Hyer of Olathe. Mr.. Hyer
employs fifty men in his factory He
sells his boots direct to the cowboys
sending them through the mails. 1t
was Hyer's mail order business that
put Olathe in the free delivery class.
President Roosevelt has a pair Of
Hyer's boots in his equipment.
Jennings. section director of the gov
eminent Weather bureau with head
quarters in Topeka thinks the Capt.
tails estimate of 29O,00O,O 900 bushels
for this years Kansas corn crop will
be verified when the final statistics
are secured. All of the bulletins re-
ceived by Mr.. Jennings from different
artc of cto Unr.U n q
in their predictions of a large crop.
Building Steel EIevator.-The work
on the Robb-Bort elevator in Wichita
is progressing. A concrete founda-
ton has been laid for the big grain
tanks. These foundations have been
put ten feet below the ground and
stand seven feet above the ground,
the building needing the massive
foundations because it will be a solid
steel structure and absolutely fire
proof. Its holding capacity will be
$4,000 bushels. The structure will be
one of the largest in the state when
| completed.
Gave Her Ring. The Cowley
county normal closed after the pass
ing of the proper resolutions. The
number in attendance was the largest
of any normal that has been held in
the state of Kansas in the past three
| years. Miss Race. county superin
! tendent, takes great interest in al
educational work. Her best efforts
! were put forth in this normal and as
a result it's success was phenomenal
! That Miss Race stands as high with
| the teachers as with the people of the
county is shown by the fact that the
institute raised purse and purchased
a diamond ring and presented it tC
! her. Prof. Nowlin making the presen
! tation speech.
Cutting Out Postal Routes. Tine
! postofIice department is saving some
wages which has resulted in the
| frightening of the seven routes out
of Caldwell to thirty miles each. This
cuts out numerous routes which &C
out from small postoffices. Whereas
before there were GO rural routes in
! Sumner county, this order reduces the
number to 81. looping off of IL rura
routes and the dismissal of an equa
! number of carriers