Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-03-10

dates on which the, team will play
Ottawa University, March l.; Emporia
State Normal, March 12;} Newton
March 1G. The Fort Riley team and
the Kansas City Blue Diamonds viii
play some time in The last week il
March.
May Yet Aid Road. = It is Hkely
that Cherryvaie will take another
whack at the proposition of extending
aid TO the proposed Pittsburg railroad
as the mayor. and council have beer
petitioned TO call a second election te
vote bonds in the sum of $4,000. This
is practically the same proposition
that was defeated in an election held
some time ago. - 9
interstate Shoot It lola. = Mark
Hilles. Of the lola Gun CluL has re
ceived q letter from Dave Elliott
president of the Kansas Gun
Club. stating that the interstate shoot
will take place in lola the first week
in August, The exact dates will be
| set later This meet will bring about
| 20 of the best shots in Missouri and
! Kansas to lola 5t4
| New FIGURING Mill. = The new 500
barrel Touring mill built and equip
ped at Junction City this winter for
the Hogan Milling Company. was
! completed ard turned over to the
owners. who started business. In adj
| dition to the mill. which is stone
structure. the company has had an ele-
vator with a capacity for 10000 bush
els of grain built close to the mill.
Cavalry Changes at Fl. RiIey.-The
first squadron of the Eleventh cavalry
will leave Fort Riley for Fort Des
Moines, where it will be stationed.
and Immediately after its departure
its place at Fort Riley viii be occu-
pied by the Second squadron, Second
cavalry. which arrives at San Fran
cisco the first of this week from a
three years service. in the Philippine
islands.
Good Roads for Harvey.-FulIy two
hundred and fifty farmers. township
officers, rural mail carriers and bust
ness men attended the good roads
convention held at the Harvey county
district court room. Men interested
in the movement to make good roads
came from every part of the county.
The meeting was an enthusiastic one
and many points in regard to good
roads We're freely. discussed,
Mrs. caIdwelrs Property Sold-The
farm of Mrs Susan Caldwell was sold
at Salina st public auction for $1,000.
Mrs. Caldwell is in jail, charged with
the murder of her husband on Sep
tember'3 OF last year, and her second
trial will be held next month. The
first trfa! resulted in a hung jury. The
farm was sCid. to pay the debts of the.
estate and was purchased by one Of
Mrs. Caldwell's attorneys, e. C. Mill
kin.
Big Hotel for Hutchinson. - "You
can say that the Santa .Fe will build
a. Hutchinson within the coming year
one of che finest hotels on its line,
and one that will not be surpassed in
appearance, size or appoiE tments by
any hotel in Kansas That was tho
statement made by ]. E. Hurley. gen
era1 mant3er of the Santa .Fe, who
was here For some time it has been
known that the SAM Fe would build
a hotel on Second avenue and Wal
nut, Just south of the station. Part
of the land was acquired a month ago
and the last this week. THE hotel
will cost about $4,000 in addition to
the purchase price of the land, said
Mr.. Hurley. 1.-THE architect is. now
at work o. the plans. and the building
will probably be three storiess attrae-
tive in appearance. presenting a nand-
some view from the train side as well
as from the Second avenue side. Work
will begin soon. The men have be-
gun to- clear off the lots. and move
the frame houses. The need of this
hotel is understood by the company
and the Harvey people, SO there will
be no delay"
Didn't S.e Enough Flags. = Gen
eral Hugh Cameron. the Kansas her
nit, despite his advanced age, walk
ed in from Camp Ben Harrison and
from Haskell institute TO the UniVer-
sity of Kansas, over Mount Dread. a
distance of ten miles, to see how
Washingtcn's birthday. was obserV-
ed. He noticed. fewer flags than usu-
al, and says there seems to he a lack
of patriotism. Obs t "a Ll-{
Mother at Age Of Eleven. - Pearl
Weeks, colored- girl of Pittsburg,
who is IL years and two months of
age. has given birth to. daughter.
To be a mother at the early age of
IL is something never before heard Of
in this climate. The mother is in
serious condition but. the baby. a
daughter, is said to be as bright as
if its mother was as many more years
older as her age at this time.
Wrecked Cement Plant. The
Neodesha cement plant. which was
wrecked by broken drive wheel, will
not be in shape to resume operations
for at least six weeks. This means
that 1900 barrels of cement each day
will be taken OFF the market for that
time.
Horses Bring Big Priess.-Avery &
Sons public sale of Percheron horses
at the state agricultural college is
conceded to have been, the biggest