Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-12-02

N. Nelson sold his farm near Vliets
for $50 an acre. This is considered
a big price by local real estate deal
ers.,
Garfield Safe Blown Open. The
safe in Moffet Bros bank was blown
open by burglars and the building
wrecked, but no money was secured
by the burglars. No clew to tbs iden-
THY of the robbers has been found
Children Fatally Burned.-At Bur
lington Rex and Edna Brown, aged
four and six years, were seriously
and possibly fatally burned at the
home of Lewis Wilson through FIRE,
resulting from the explosion OF
lamp.
Second Well Started.-The drillers
at Americas have begun drilling the
new prospective gas and oil well, and
both drillers and promoters are con-
fident of finding something worth
while. The amount necessary to
make thorough prospect has already
been subscribed.
Struck by Lightning. = The home
of S. B. Weaver in a Topeka suburb,
was struck by lightning last week and
damaged. This is the first time in
the history of the state, so the wealth
er men say, that November storm
ever produced enough lightning to
damage anything.
To Have Hospital. - Wellington is
to have a new, spacious and properly
equipped hospital building. This was
determined upon at a meeting of the
physicians of the city held at DR.. Har
mons office. All the medical men of
the city were united in commencing
the scheme. There is no doubt that
it will go through.
Fair at Effingham.-The farmers of
the vicinity of bingham have taken
steps to organize county fair assO-
citation with a capital stock of $10,-
900. A meeting was held at the city
hall and the initiatory steps taken.
Some of the stock has been subscrib
ed and the remaining will be taken
up in a short time.
Easy on Truants. - County Super
intendent Allen, of Jackson county, is
using some leniency in the enforce
ment of the truancy law. He is ex-
empting from it's provisions those
| farmer boys who are needed at home
these days to gather in the big corn
crop. All he asks is that they come
To l.
ing corn.
Wants !. o. o. F. Home.-The local
Odd Fellows lodge is raising a fund
| to locate a state home in Winfield.
! the Rebekah lodges of the state hav-
/ ing undertaken to raise money to
| build it. Delegates from every lodge
| in the state will meet in Topeka next
month to select a location. Ten thous-
and dollars has been raised by the
Rebekahs.
Consumption Death Rate Leads. -
Vital statistics issued by the state
board of health for the month of DC
tOber show that there were IS cases
and AZ deaths from consumption; 22S
cases and 80 deaths from typhoid
fever; 364 cases and Al deaths from
diphtheria; 141 cases and no deaths
from scarlet fever; "a cases and
death from smallpox, and SO cases
| and deaths from dysentery.
To Run a Dairy Train.-The Kan
sas Agricultural College has com
pleted arrangements for a dairy an(
poultry special train over the Contra
Branch. Prof. Oscar Err of the col
lege, Major Theodore Sternberg O.
Ellsworth and S. r. Young of the
agricultural department of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway will be three
of the five speakers. An agriculture
exhibit car will be a feature of tn,
trip, this. car containing specimens o
grains, grasses, vegetables and fruit
from along the entire system.
lola Helps the Jews.-A number o
the Jewish citizens of lola are rails
ing a contribution for the fund to ait
the Jews and others in Russia VIII
suffered by the recent terrible massa
ere.
Curb on Extr :Vagancc.-At a meet
ing of delegates from the college fra
ternities at the University of Kansas
- was decided to institute social re
forms along the lines that have bee1
advocated by Chancellor Strong sine
he became the head of the institution
! The annual fraternity parties are t
) be made simpler and less expensive
none are to be ell except on Frida
! and Saturday nights the week, an
every Crort is to be -ade to do ava
with the idea that they are extravs
: CANT features of college life here.
To Furnish Meat at $5.55.-At For
Riley proposals for the supply of mea
for the garrison for the first ST
/ months of 1906 were opened by tn
r commissary, Captain NJ. S. Murra,
. The Nelson Morris Packing Con
pany's bid of $3.50 per hundred fo
beef was the lowest. The commits
l sary has recommended that this con
pany be given the contract
3 Salt Rates Unsatisfactory. = Tn
B. | salt producers of Hutchinson have r,
{ | iected the new salt rates prepared b