Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

stalk of corn with nine ears on H. |
What a fine eavesdropper that stalk |
would be, stalking around Greeley.
A Wichita Boy-Chas A. Ruggles,
son of Judge Ruggles of Wichita.
erected the building at the Ports
mouth, N H., navy yard, in which the
ENJOYS of Japan and Russia are hold
ing their sessions.
Brides Trousseau Stolen. = Mrs. j.
L. Wallace, dining room girl at the
Hotel Newton, is under arrest at New
ton charged with stealing a brides
trousseau valued at $500 from her
trunk at the hotel.
On Rural Route.-Those who claim
that they have never known man
who amounted to anything after serv-
ing a term as city marshal, will be
glad to learn that Dave Beard of Sa-
lima is carrying mail on rural routes
Wreck Victim Identified. = 1t is
found that the name of the man who
was killed near Lindsborg is John G.
Cotter, of Boston, Mass. A card
found upon his person indicates that
he was a member of the street cement
workers and excavators' union of Chi
cago. All efforts so far have failed
to locate any of the relatives of the
dead man.
Value of Alfalfa. = ]. w. Robinson
Of Butler county, one of the biggest
farmers and stockmen of Kansas and
a practical man in all things, pins his
faith to alfalfa. Alfalfa is the great
est bone producer 1 ever saw" he
said. 1T is seldom we raise a colt
that doesn't make a bigger animal
than it's mother. Alfalfa does it.
Horses do we'll in Kansas, too.
New K. U. Professor. - Lawrence
Hodson has been selected to fill the
chair of mining engineering in the
University of Kansas. Prof. HOdsOn
graduated in civil engineering at
Ames, Ia, ten years ago. He then
went to the Michigan state school of
mines at Houghton, and after two
years of further study was graduated
in mining engineering with high
honors
Melvin Found GuiIty.-At lola C. l..
Melvin. the joint dynamiter, was
found guilty on the charge of ma
licious destruction of property, and
| sentenced to six months in Jail and
to pay the costs of the case. His at
torney gave notice of an appeal. Two
other charges still remain against
him. Melvin wrecked three saloons
with dynamite. and other adjoining
property was damaged. He fed and
was arrested in Iowa.
Pension Rolls Shrink.-The Topeka
pension office has completed the quar-
! terly payment of pensions. eve paid
! out about 100000 this quarter, -
said General Metcalf, the pension
agent. The pension rolls are begin
ming to decrease some. An increase
is shown in the number of pensioners
under the 1890 law and in Spanish
American veterans and regular sol
| diers, but this is more than offset in
the decrease under the old law. The
foreign service is beginning to show
up many pensioners on the books.
The increase of pensions for regulars
is surprising"
Printing Law Good. R. Burrow,
. secretary VI SIdl0, says l1dI IASl 10
little doubt that the new state print
er law will result in a saving of at
least $4,000 annually to the state.
"Of course some of the state institu-
tions are kicking because we have
cut their printing allowances down, y
said Mr. Burrow today, but 1 think
they will find before the year is out
that they will be given as much print
ing this year as they were last. The
only difference will be that the state
will get the same quantity for less
money For instance, we have found
one class of printing for one institu.
ton on which the state will save
SIS, 900 annually. The saving will be
solely creditable to the change in the
law and the institution will get practi
cally the same amount of printing il
has had in previous years.
OF Interest to Oil Lessees.-Judge
Stillwen, at Erie, has rendered de
cision that will be of great interest to
lessons and lessees of oil proper
ties Mrs Melissa Hall sued the
Health Oil Company, claiming royal
ties alleged to be due on oil pumped
by the defendants company from the
lands owned by her and leased to the
company, but which the company has
been unable to sell owing to the lacE
of market. The defendant held thai
as there was no market and in order
to keep it's wells up they had to be
pumped and the oil stored, it was moi
liable for the royalty, notwithstand
ing the fact that oil was produced
The court held that contention of the
company was correct.
On Kansas Farm 46 Years.-Tues
day l. N Sparks and wife, who live
south of Wellsville, rounded out fifty
years of married life. all but foul
years of this time having been spent
on the farm where they now live
They located there in 1884, A large
number of relatives and intimate
friends, including the earliest settlers
were invited to spend the day will
them.
Biggest Wheat Yield. : ]. G. Nc
, Crum, of Minneapolis, is entitled Il
the banner for the biggest whea