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

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Grain Company elevator at Lawrence
burg, was assaulted and robbed, pre-
I sumably by tramps.
Fish Hatchery. If the bill ap
propriating $4,000 for a government
fish hatchery is passed by congress
the hatchery will be established on
the Walnut river in Butler county.
Tyro Cuts Gas Rate.-The little city
of Tyro has just closed contract for
gas for the city at cents per 1000.
The town is also in shape to furnish
gas for all manufacturing purposes at
cents per 1000 feet.
Messiah" at Ottawa.-The Ottawa
Chautauqua Assembly has closed
contract with Professor Throsenberg.
| of Lindsborg, to produce the Messiah
in June with Lindsborg singers as
sisting in Ottawa chorus.
Basketball at Manhattan. Coach
AheaFn is getting his baseball squad
into shape at the State Agricultural
College. Just as soon as the weather
will permit, the team will begin prac-
ticing
Meteor Fires a Barn. = A meteor
startled the people of the south part
of Dickinson county. Pieces struck
the house and barn of Joshua Taylor,
setting them afire and destroying
them. Mans people were frightened
by the brilliant light accompanying
the flight.
Pension for Captain Morris. - Cap
tain w H. Morris, of Pittsburg, state
auditor under the Leedy administra-
ton. has just been granted a pension
OF $50 month by special act of con-
gress. A Southern congressman, an
old-time friend of the captain, push
ed the bill through
Producers Are Putting Up. - Oil
producers of the mid-continent fields
have guaranteed a considerable fund
for the purpose of inducing some COM
pany, independent of the Standard Oil
Company, to come into this territory
and establish a system of refineries,
tank farms and pipe line to the Gulf
of Mexico.
Shortage Explained. No wonder
there is n shortage of hired girls in
Kansas. The census shows that there
are $4,000 more males than females
in the state. The grand scramble of
men to escape being bachelors makes
it almost impossible for hired girls
to pursue their peaceful vocation in
somebody else's kitchen.
Fatal Fracture of S4<uIl.-Quincy c.
Green. late member of Company B,
Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Infantry
died at the hospital at Leavenworth
from effects of butting his head
| against the bars of the city JAIL
| where he was confined for insanity.
| Green fought through the campaign
| in Cuba and the Philippines.
| Does China Know This?-In case OF
brush with China. Kansas could
muster $40 regiments of 1000 men
each for the fray. The census bulle-
tin shows that the state has 316,735
men of military age and every one is
a born fighter. After the 316 regi-
ments were organized there would
still be 735 men for colonies and
| brigadier generals.
Didn't See 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, q
distance of ten miles, to see how
Washington's birthday was observ-
ed He noticed fewer flags than usu-
al. and says there seems to be a lack
of patriotism.
Farmers May Sue Ottawa num-
Der of the principal land owners along
the Mar as des Cygnes bottom west
of Ottawa have joined in a petition
to the county commissioners to widen
the channel at the Main street bridge
in Ottawa. There has been con
tention for many years that the Otta.
wa bridge damned the waters of the
river in flood time, and it is possible
that damage actions may follow.
Hurt in Lawrence Yards.-Harvey
Campbell, of Ottawa, a brakeman on
the Southern Kansas division of the
Santa Fe, was struck by moving cars
in the Lawrence yards and severely
injured One leg was broken and he
was injured internally. Campbell was
taken care of by local physicians and
then sent TO the Santa Fe hospital
Hutchinson ReViVes Boom Days. -
The Grand View addition to the city
of Hutchinson is to be put on the mar
ket in a short time. This is the addi
ton south of Fourth avenue and i'm
mediately west of the packing house
property. 1t consists of about ten Oh
twelve blocks and Joseph Sears OF
Chicago owns from 600 to 500 lots in
the addition. 49,,
Prize Fight FaiIed.-The big prize
fight which was scheduled to have
been pulled of in Olmutz, Barton
county, failed to materialize. The
fellows promoting the fight advertis
ed it heavily and there was apparent
ly no attention paid to it as far as
the county officials were concerned
but at the last moment the promoters
weakened al the deal was declared
off.
Electric Lights for HishIand.-Tht
town of Highland, which is shortly tC
| have q railroad q spur TO be run from