Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-10-14

to be erected at Manhattan.
Travelling Men Lose Jobs. The
Jacob Dold and Cudahy packing COM
panies of Wichita will take their
travelling men of the road The Dold
men quit the road October 2, and the
/ Cudahy men will quit October Is.
Great Bend Pastor TO Leave. Rev.
Nolnev Evers has arranged to leave
Great Bend and will sever his connec-
ton as pastor of the Methodist church
in about three weeks. He will go to
the Oregon conference and will have
charge at Seattle. Rev. Summerville,
of Oregon. formerly Kansas minister,
will preach for the Great Bend Meth
odists the balance of the conference
year.
Claim 1t Was Trust Fund.-Hack-
ney & Co.. Topeka millers. have filed
suit against Receiver Bradley, of the
defunct First National Bank, to re-
cover $1S,700 which they deposited in
the bank two days before it failed.
The millers claim that the officers OF
the bank knew when they took the
deposit that the bank was in a failing
condition, and they should have treat
ed the deposit as a trust fund.
Opening of Chautauqua Court.-The
October term of the Chautauque coun-
ty district court convened October 4th
at Sedan and will probably grind for
several days thereafter. In spite of
the general cleaning up at the May
term when cOIrt lasted over week,
there are Ill civil cases and 10 Grim
inal cases on this docket. OF the civil
cases, Is are divorce cases. Many of
the civil eases originated from the
slump in the oil business which sent
several Of the weaker companies to the
wall.
Il. C. X, Joint War.-The secretary
of the State Temperance Union and it's
attorney. j. K. COdding, held a con-
ference with Attorney General Cole
man in regard to the joint situation at
Kansas City, kans. Codding has been
there filing some injunction suits and
framing up for fight to make it a
dry town. 1t is understood that the
ACCESSIBILITY of appointing an assistant
attorney general to reinforce the steps
already taken was discussed. The
chances are that Wyandotte county
will soon have an assistant attorney
general
Kansas Wants Early TriaI.-Attor-
ney General Coleman left for Wash
ington to ask the supreme court for
an early hearing of the Kansas-Colo-
RADIO water suit. when we first
started the case" said he Colorado
insisted on an early trial. 1t was
afraid that we would dismiss before
it could get a hearing. Now it is not
so anxious. In fact it will resist the
application for an early trial. 1t wants
to delay the case as long as possible
1t evidently sees the handwriting on
the wall"
Home for the Masons. - The old
court house at the corner of First and
Main streets, Wichita. has been sold
by the county commissioners to the
Sunfiower Masonic lodge No. Sc for
5000. The deal is not complete I'M
til it has been definitely ascertained
that no legal barriers to the sale ex-
list. The deed was to have been made
when this doubt arose and the mat
ter was referred to County Attorney
Eckstein for his opinion. Mr.. Eek
stein has not been able to look up the
point involved.
Devlins Due This Month.-Some of
the creditors of G. ]. Devlin believe
that the sale by Mrs. Devlin of her
blooded horses in Illinois the other
day means that the Devlins will re-
main in Europe for an indefinite
period Receiver Bradley of the de-
funct 'Devlin bank says that if they
were coming back right away they
would not likely have held the sale
until their arrival. However friends
of the family have received letters
from them within the past week in
which they say they will sail for
America on October IS.
Kansas MilIers Protest-The grain
dealers and millers of southwest Kan
sas held a meeting at Wichita on the
call of Secretary Smiley. The princi-
pal topic of discussion was the deduc-
ton by Kansas City buyers of 100
pounds from each car of grain on &C
count of dirt and other losses. A reso-
luton was adopted against this rule
of the Kansas City board of trade, as
it is violation of an act of the last
| legislature. Active steps will be TAX
en- to have the Kansas City board of
trade repeal it. Chief Grain Inspec-
tor j. W. Bradford and J. G. Goodwin,
chief of the board of tariffs and
weights of Kansas City, were in at
tendance.
! Hurt by Lime Explosion. Three
children of Frank Henry and one
child of Juan Zumbado were serious
| ly injured at Junction City by a lime
explosion. They poured water on
lime that was in a can and an ex-
| plosion followed. They were knock
ed down from the explosion and were
| badly burned about their faces. Their
eyes were burned by the lime, and
two of them will probably lose their
! sight
| Rid OF DirhtherIa. - Owing to the
prompt action of the board of health
of Hays, Kas.. diphtheria has been en-
| tirelv checked Not 4 single case of