Free press., 1906-06-02

-hdISudII COuuIy fdlr ASSOcldIIOu- H.
w. Hemphill, Secretary. Marys-
Vile; September lila.
Druggists at Emporia.-Betwee
100 and $50 Kansas druggists are in
Emporia to attend the three days an
nual convention. More are arriving
and the attendance is expected to be
at least 25O which is a large attend
ance for this association. The drug
gists are all prosperous looking, and
while they wear good clothes and are
here for fun as we'll as business, the
business is to take up most of the
time.
Death From SmalIpox.-One of the
first, if not the first death from
smallpox in Allen county, occurred
when H. H. Willis died of that dis
ease. He had been i'll for week or
more with it and the home was quar-
antined, but the day before his death
he was SO improved that his parents
and relatives thought him out of dan
ger and left for their home in Bour.
bon county.
For the Rural SCHOOL,. L. Day.
hoff, state superintendent of schools
is making a campaign for consolidated
rural schools. He will devote a great
deal of his time to this campaign un-
til his term of Office expires, and will
then recommend that the legislature
make such changes in the present
laws as will make consolidation of
schools easier of accomplishment.
Kelly Draws $219,ea2. = T. It.
Kelly, state treasurer, has made
drafts on the county treasurers for
$219,6S2. This is the amount which
the auditor and treasurer have esti-
mated that it will require to pay the
expenses of the state for the month
of June. The new law requires the
auditor and treasurer to make their
drafts by the middle of the month for
the. money which will be needed to
pay expenses for the succeeding
month.
Boom for Prof. Rhoades.-A boom
has been started here for ]. NJ
Rhoades for president of the state
normal school. Professor Rhoades is
Eow filling the chair of political econ
omy and is the third man in the IA
Guilty. He was for years superintend-
ent of schools in Hiawatha. 1t is un-
derstood that Prof Rhoades will have
the friendship and support of Gov
Hoch in the contest. The board of
regents will meet next month to
elect a president to succeed Prof. Will
kerSon.
Hutchinson's Population Gains. =
Hutchinson has gained 1,7O9 people,
an increase of nearly 16 per cent in
the last year.
Grain Inspection for ApriI.-The to-
tai amount of fees collected by the
state grain inspector during April, as
shown by the report filed by John W.
Radford with the auditor of state,
was $1,76095. The department weigh
ed 1882 cars dur ng the month and
inspected 2.91s cars.
To Lay Cornerstone. The corner
stone of the new $4,000 Catholic
church will be laid May 81. Bishop
Lillis, Of Leavenworth, and Father
Michael. of St. Louis, will conduct the
ceremony. The new church viii be
of the Gothic style of architecture
Carnival at Abilene. = The White
City Carnival Company. the second
of c. w. Parker's companies to go
out this season. will open here May
80 for three days exhibit. The city
has more carnival shows than any in
the state and always attends liber
ally.
To 6uiid Convention Hail. = The
travelling mems festival week closed
at Salina after a successful week.
Oakdale park mas been crowded ev-
cry night The money secured by the
festival is to be applied on the