Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-12-23

Show opened with fine exhibits cf
fowls from various parts of Kansas.
During the week students chickens
Judging classes will be conducted.
Newton Defeats K. U.-Kansas uni
versity was defeated by the Newton
Athletic Club in holly contested
game of basket ball. The score was
% to IL. Both teams were in fine
form and the game was one of the
best ever played here.
College for concordia. = There has
been a meeting of business men TO
discuss the proposition to reorganize
the Business College on a broader
basis and 10 consider the matter of
raising funds to the amount of $4,000
for the erection of permanent build
ings for the same.
Artesan Well at Wichita.-An ar
tesian well that throws stream of
water thirteen inches in diameter to
a height of eight feet above the
ground has been opened by the drill
ers who are drilling the we'll on the
Garrison Scott farm for the Wichita
Oil. Gas and Development Company
Believes Packers knew-The beet
trust is very kind to the state. 1t fur
nishes the charitable institutions With
meat at an extremely low figure. The
board of control let contracts for the
supply of meats to the various insti-
tutions. The bids called for first
class articles. Six packers submitted
bids, but their figures were all about
the same
Good as the Standard's.-The indie
pendent refineries are turning out a
very good grade of oil, according to
State Oil Inspector Hussey. From
what l can learn, their oil is Just as
good as the Standards said he. 1T
certainly tests just as well. Some of
it tests better. The Independents are
also increasing their trade, not only
in this state, but in other sections of
the West
Wichita After Another Plant. A
committee representing the CONNER
cial club will go to Newton for the
purpose of inducing the Prairie Queen
Thresher Company to move it's manu-
featuring plant to this city. The
company has a Few threshing ma
chine which has just been placed on
the market. Eleven machines were
made by the company and placed on
the market last year. They have
given satisfaction and as result the
! promoters have decided to enlarge
! their plant and move it to a larger
! distributing center.
Eudora Has Her Own Gas.-Eudo-
rams are happy. Gas has been turned
lage. All the gas is supplied from
wells within the towns own borders,
and the supply, apparently. is mex
| haustible More than two miles of
main pipe have been laid and plumb
ers and gas filters have been busy for
two months or longer preparing
houses for it's use The rates charg-
ed consumers are % cents for 1000
feet for residence and business
houses, 20 cents for schools and Is
cents for churches. The city hall is
heated and Illuminated free OF
charge.
Building Owner Must Te.I.-In the
trial of whisky case in Salina Judge
Rees made an important ruling
which, if affirmed by the Supreme
court, will make it an easy matter
hereafter to enforce that section OF
the prohibition law which declares
that places where liquors are solo
contrary to law may be declared {
nuisance. A 'iointist" named Storms
is on trial for maintaining a nuisance
The owner of the building was call
ed and refused to answer the question
as to whom he rented that part of the
building in which the Joint wa.
kept lie refused to answer the ques
ton on the constitutional ground tina
! it might incriminate him. Judge Res
held that he must answer the ques
ton.
, ireland Ready to Do Time.-A. E
: Ireland, national organizer of the In
: ternational Machinists' Union, CAV,
himself up to the sheriff at Winfield
: to serve a six months sentence il
Jail for assaulting a non-uniop ma
: chinist at Arkansas City last win
; ter during the strike of Santa Fe ma
| chlnists. The American Federation
of Labor is making n strong effor
to secure his pardon from Governo
| Hoch.
A. n. 7. A. - Since the passage O
the new hunting law the local lodge
2 of the Anti-Horse Thief Association
are busy. At their orders almost eN
: cry farm within radius of twent
5 miles is placarded with from one t
t half a dozen mo Hunting sign:
l Their notices appear in the column
of every country paper.
D In the Gas BeIt-H. A Bond is i
E Gas City to close up a contract wit
= Contractor W. II. Reynolds for tn
: erection of eleven dwelling houses
: Gas City and East lola. The house
are all to be of the same style, fiv
: room one story cottages, but bun
; with sufficiently substantial to con
mend a sale at any time.
Sugar Beet Industry.-Garden Cit
J is to have big beet sugar factory