Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-12

Sedgwick County NormaI.-The at
tendance at the county normal insti-
tute reached 204. 1t is expected that
the greater part of this number and
possibly some from other counties and
those who have not attended the nor
NAL will take the examinations for
teachers certificates.
Wreck on Missouri Pacific. = A
west-bound Missouri Pacific passeng-
err train was wrecked two miles west
of Marvin Phillips county. a small
town six miles south of Phillipsburg.
The wreck was caused by a broken
rail. The entire train left track With
inc exception of the engine. No one
was injured
Was From Kansas. Mrs. Eta
Cotch. daughter of Perry Hutchinson,
for years a prominent figure in Kan
sas politics, and now a capitalist of
Marysville. Kan, has been relieved
Of about $4,000 by her husband, who
has left for parts unknown. The
Cotch family lived at Ada, Okla
homa.
Hotel Change. Frank Sarver,
late manager of the Baltimore Hotel
of Wichita. traded his farm of forty
acres for the Pacific hotel, at Gypsum
City, and Will take possession on
August 18th. Samuel Bishop was the
owner of the hotel The Pacific is
the only hotel in the town and con-
tains about fifteen rooms.
D. Web. Wilder is 73.-Daniel Web
ster Wilder, who was at one time one
Of the best known men at the state
house and in the state, completed his
seventy-third year last Saturday He
is living at his home in Hiawatha. AS
the author of the Annals of Kansas
his name will be known long after
many politicians and others are for
gotten.
Large Barn Burned. = The large
barn of Carl Osborne. who lives six
miles north of Emporia. was struck
by lightning during storm and burn
ed to the ground, together with 800
bushels of oats. $500 bales of hay
one mule team. large span of work
horses, wagons. harness and farm
tools. Insurance on the barn was
500. The total loss is $4,000.
Author Married Quietly. W. Cor
don Parker and Verna E. Clark were
married at Valley ranch, the home of
the brides parents. east of Arkansas
City. The groom is from New York
and is the author of some popular
Juvenile books which he illustrated
himself. He is now engaged in the
stock business here in addition to his
literary work.
New Asylum Superintendent DR..
w c. Van Mugs. who was appointed
10 take the place of DR.. Newton as
superintendent of the asylum for the
feeble minded at Winfield, is the son
of j. D. Van Nuys, who is now super
intendent of the insane asylum at
Osawatomie. DR.. w. c.. Van Nuys
was raised and educated in Wichita.
attending the Lewis Academy.
A Kansas Fruit Jar Factory.-Im-
provement and enlargement is being
made at the big Coffeyville fruit jar
factory and there is $1,000 per week
force of men at work while the plant
is shut down making the improve
ments. which will amount to between
$4,000 and $4,000. This factory
shipped. at the lowest estimate, COO
cars of the finished product as the
result of the past seasons work
Remodel Federal Building. Be
cause of a lack of room and proper
arrangement in which to carry on
the Office work of the railway mail
department the old court room on the
second floor of the federal building
in Wichita is to be remodeled. This
room is now being used by the chief
clerk of the railway mail service. 1t
will be remodeled and cut up into five
Office rooms for the better handling
of his work
Baldwin Students. = Mr.. Frank H.
Hawkins, of the class of 1901 of Baker
low ship in Columbia university. Mr.
Scott E W. Bedford, of the class of
1902. has been given a fellowship in
the University of Chicago. Mr.. Will
liam Ray Manning. of the class of
1899. has just closed his fellowship
studies in the University of Wisconsin
and has been awarded the Bartlett
prize of 500 by the American His
torical Society for the best thesis on
a historical subject.
Young Girl Handles PumPs.-At the
NJ, X. & T. pumping station, north
east of Galena. Kan. Miss Vernia
Romans, girl of 10. is doing the
work of a strong man. Mrs. Romans
father. Robert Romans. was formerly
in charge of the pumping station He
died recently, leaving his daughter
alone in the world. Knowing a good
deal about the work, of which she had
had charge during her fathers last
illness, Miss Romans applied for the
job and it was given to her. The
Katy officials state that the young
woman is one of the best hands at
the pumps along the entire system.
Corn Filling Fast. = The ears of
corn in Kansas are said to be filing
so fast since the rain that the husks
are being burst off.