Free press., 1906-10-27
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Application for Bond Registration.


Wells. auditor of state, to register
| $40, 900 worth of bonds issued by the
| city of Bellev:lIe.
Its First Interurban.-Work will be-
gin before the end of the month on
the construction of the first interur-
ban railway in Southeastern Kansas.
It will be 125 miles in length. con-
Meeting Fort Scott, Chanute and Inde-
pendence.
cornhuskers in Demand.-The big
crop Of corn is causing farmers to
call for outside help to husk it. T. B.
Gerow, state free employment agent
at Topeka. received from Norcatur,
in Decatur county. a request for 200
men to help husk the corn crop of
that county.
Body Recounized by a Relative. -
The body of the man found in Il pond
northwest Of Hutchinson has been
recognized as being that OF James
Eagan, formerly of Kansas City. a
brother-in-law of the deceased recog
nized Eagan as being his wife's
brother. The body was taken to Kan
sas City for burial.
Carnegie Fift Reasonably Sure. =
Friends University of Wichita seems
reasonably certain to get the con-
ditional gift promised by Andrew
Carnegie for its library. The greater
part of the sum necessary TO be rails
ed is now assured and those who
have been at work on the matter are
feeling greatly encouraged over the
outlook.
$4,000 in One Day. = According to
Supt Morrison of the Wichita Street
Railway the total number of persons
who boarded all cars on all lines on
Friday during the fair was just $4,000
while the number of those who rode
to the fair grounds and back was
10000. This is an excellent record
and one OF which Wichita may feel
justly proud.
Successfu! Oilino of Public Roads
The sum of $4,000 appropriated by
the legislature of 1905 for oiling Kan
sas highways has been expended un-
der the direction of Professor Albert
Dickens, of the state agricultural col
1ege. Professor Dickens believes that
the experiments have proven success
ful enough to call for moro funds to
We used in tho same way.
In Service Twenty Years. At
Wichita recently twenty years of ser
.ice as letter carriers was completed
by Ed Walden, Cary Davis and
George Choteau. These men are the
only ones that remain of the original
postoffice force. That they have
been tried and found true is evident
by their remaining in this position of
trust for nearly quarter of a CEN
tury.
Quilting Bee Thing of Past. = The
quilting factory at Mcpherson has
been started in operation and is at
tracing considerable attention. The
two large Singer sewing machines
with quilting attachments arc run by
a gasoline engine, while all the oper-
ator has to do is to guide the light
frame on which is stretched the quilt
or comforter.
Commercial Club Visits Wichita
Forty members of the Topeka Com
mercial Club visited Wichita and
were given a reception, which they
declared was beyond their expecra-
ton. They spent the forenoon driv-
ing over the town and the afternoon
at the fair AT noon they were the
guests of the Commercial Club and
at night were rendered smoker at
the Chamber of Commerce.
All Rscords Broken. = The Santa
Fe railway broke all previous records
as to the largest number of people
ever hauled in single coach, when
2S3 people were taken to the Wichita
fair in one car. This is an average
of ten passengers to each seat.
Children Elopc and Are Married.
Goldie Jackson, a 15-year-old girl. and
Elvi jackson. a 19-year-old boy,
eloped from Galena and were mar
ried by Probate Judge Wilson, at
Columbus. The step was caused by
objections of the girls father to the
proposed match.
Have Asked For Grand jury. = An
order was received by the county
clerk at Pittsburg from Judge Arthur
Fuller. of the district court. for the
drawing OF a grand jury. The order
was issued in pursuance of a petition
siened nv Ais taxpayers. mostly resi-
GieI,t: nf Pittrhur~. The people who
hcatnl the movement to secure the
grand iur~ declared that the object
was rot tn take un inatters pertain
ing to Violations of the rrohibitory
law. bmt investigate municipal affairs
In Pittsburg.
Did Not Euy Stolen StsmPs.-C. T.
Larrster. Of Ottawa. was acquitted by
a jury in the United States district
court at Leavenworth of 4 charge OF
buviEg stolen stamps
Big Ere at Syracuse. = The busi-
ness section of Syracuse was badly
damaged by fire. a number OF stores.
a hotel. rooming house and two res
taurants we're DESTROYED. The town
was crowded with land seekers at the
time of the fire and number of per-
sons were badly burned. but no lives
were lost. Loss SS5, ,0M Insurance