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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Latest Kansas Events.
Assnulted a Lfnnor snIesman.

In the United States circuit court
at Wichita was fled a petition by CIar-
ence B. Empey. travelling salesman
representing a Kansas City wholesale
liquor house, asking for judgment
against the town of Stafford for $i0.-
eco. in his Petition Empey stated that
On May Is he went to Stafford, town
in Western Kansas. He said that he
had no more than alighted from the
train than he was attacked, while or
derby conducting his business, and set
upon and assaulted with eggs by the
mayor, the town marshal and eight
other citizens" Of the eight other
citizens seven of them were women.
He states that suit of clothes, valued
at S45, and a hat valued at So, was ru-
ined. Since the trouble the w. c. T.
U. of Macksville has sent to Mayor
Rippey a fine bouquet of flowers as j
token of its regard fer him in his stand
against the agents OF liquor houses.
a vote of thanks has also been ten:
dered the mayor for the work he has
done in backing up the women of Stat
ford
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Territories Ce1cbrate.

Oklahoma City, Okla. = Coin
cident with the announcement from
Washington that the six long years
Of battle had been ended and that
statehood was to come, the citizens Of
this city entered into Il jubilee. Whis
ties were blown and a general use of
fireworks was INDUCED in. A mass
meeting was held on the streets
Thursday evening at which addresses
wer made by the prominent citizens.
The festivities have only begun which
will end in a general jubilee Friday
evening. The territories in general
are celebrating in like manner.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
EDITORS GOING EAST.
Start on IA Tour Lasting Four
Days-omcers Elected.


India poIIs, Ind. TIL e
convention of the National Editorial
association closed Friday with a re-
ception to the visitors at the home
CT Vice President and Mrs. Charles
w Fairbanks.
Jamestown, w. Va, was selected for
the next convention and the following
officers were elected:
President, John Z. Junkin, Sterling,
Kan; first vice president, z B. Var
rer, Lexington, n. c.; Corresponding
secretary, William A Ashbrook, Johns
town, O.; Recording secretary, ]. w.
Cockrum, Oakland City, Ind: Treasur-
er, William A. Steel, Seattle, Wash.
The delegates will leave Saturday
morning four a four days tour of In
diana, which will end Wednesday at
Chicago, where they will be the guests
of the Chicago Press club for a day,
continuing their outing by water to
Detroit and thence to Montreal and
Quebec
IN addressing his guests, Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks said:
The American press was never more
powerful than it is today and never
more essential to our growth and de-
velOpmert as a great people. A free,
untrammelled press is the sure safe
guard of free state. 1t is of the ut
most importance that it should be
high-ninded, that it should be irrevoc-
ably committed to the advancement of
social and political morality. 1t is so
interviewer with our social and nation
al life that it can not be corrupted
without violating them both"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
cnrion. neIfc Found.

A curious lead plate was found by
Henry Frey at Newton, While digging
on the banks Of Sand creek to get some
sand He was down about five feet
when his s0ade strdck something hard
and the plate came to light. 1t IS about
eight inches in diameter. In the cen
ter is an embossed crown with a star
in it, oil around the edge are small
Maltese crosses evidently pressed and
just above the crown is engraved in
script the letters. Z. NJ. c. in q simple
nlonoerau. Under the crown are the
figures 80. The plate is very heavy
and the workmanship is fine. 1t IS
sometime Of mystery how it happep-
ed to be hidden so far beneath the sur
face and how long it has been there.
Mr.. Frey has been asked to sell it TO
be kent as q cUrio but refuses to part
with it.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Amended National Banking Laws

Washington, D. c. - The bill
amending the national banking law
with senate amendments was con-
Cured in by the house Friday by a
vote of 125 to 20 after a sharp fight to
postpone action Mr.. ShartelI. of Mis-
souri,, one of the conferees. explained
the senate amendments. By the terms
of the amendment n national bank
may loan to 4 single borrower sum
not in excess of 80 per cent. of its
capital stock. provided that the surplus
of the bank is equal to at least twice
its capital stock.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
r11inoI. onlcers to Keep ree..

Springfield, Ill. = The Hin o 8
supreme court in the Healy Fee
case Thursday night sustained the
findings OF the lower court. This de-
cision will permit States Attorney
HeaIy of Cook county to collect fees
on cases tried by him and Governor
Deneen to retain $3.50, 600 collected dur
ing his term as Cook county's states
attorney. The supreme court declares
unconstitutional section 2 Of the act
of 1901 which undertook to fix the sal
airy Of the states attorney in Cook
county at $4,000 a year
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
crude Oil for Brick Kiln.

Crude oil from the southern Kan
sas fields is being used as fuel in the
place of coal at the Lawrence Brick
company's plant. The oil is shipped
in tank cars from which it is pumped
into a large concrete tank, The oil
is then conveyed through pipes to the
boilers and kilns where it is burned
near the doors of the furnace. Steam
is used 20 force the fame into the
rear of the furnace. The brick plant
shut down when the coal strike made
it impossible to get the necessary fuel
and as a precaution and also as an eX-
pertinent, crude oil burners were put
into the kilns and under the boilers.
The oil is proving an excellent fuel
and labor save.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Standard Had Little Testimony.

Cleveland, Ohio. = The supplement
al hearing here Thursday before the
interstate commerce commission at
the instance of the attorneys of the
Standard Oil company to permit that
side to introduce rebuttal testimony
following the recent hearing here was
exceedingly brief. But enc witness
was heard, Marcus c. Tully, auditor Of
freight receipts of the Lake Shore
railroad Attorneys for the Standard
Oil company announced that that side
had no witnesses to introduce, and the
hearing was adjourned. The action Of
the Standard Oil company representa-
tives in thus abruptly ending the hear
ing came as a surprise to the govern
ment.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
The FLORIDA fishing season is NOW in

The Florida fishing season is now in
1ull swing. having begun officially on
April !. and the disciples of Izaak Wal
ton are pulling in tarpon. kingfish and
Jewish in the regulation manner, but
for many amateurs freak fishing has
the greatest charm-to pursue devil
fish with sail or motor boat, or bait
sharks and gan them is much sport.
To 'say the least. such freak work
varies the monotony Of tarpon or king
fish angling, affords great danger and
excitement and occasionally leads up
90 that champion of sea demons. a
14-foot sawfish.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
A Famoas Horse Dead.

New York Mr.. James r.
Keene's famous four-year-old colt
Sysonby, conceded last year to be the
best horse in training in America,
died Sunday in his stall at the Sleeps
head Bay race track of blood poisoning
The horse had been i'll for a long time
with skin disease. The horse drop
ped dead while Mr.. Keene stood be-
side him AS a two-year-old Mr. Keene
was offered and refused 100000 for
his colt whose only defeat in his rae
ing career was in the futurity of 1904.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
KNOWS NOW
Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Case
for a Time.

It's easy to understand how ordi-
nary people get fooled by coffee when
doctors themselves sometimes forget
the facts.
A physician speaks of his own ex-
perience:
Il had used coffee for years and
really did noe exactly believe it was
injuring me although I had palpita--
ton OF the heart every day.
Finally one day a severe and al
most fatal attack of heart trouble
frightened me and gave up both
tea and coffee, using Postum instead
and since that time I have had ab-
solutely no heart pa1pitation except
on one or two occasions when I tried
a small quantity OF coffee which
caused severe irritation and proved
to me must let it alone.
When we began using Postum it
seemed weak-that was because we
did not make it according to direc-
tions-but now we put little bit of
butter in the pot when boiling and
allow the Postum to boil full Is min
utes which gives it the proper ricl1
flavor and the deep brown color.
Il have advised great many OF
my friends and patients to leave or
coffee and drink Postum, in fact I
daily give this advice Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Many thousands Of physicians use
Postum in place OF tea and coffee In
their own homes and prescribe it to
patients. There's q reason"
A remarkable little book, sThe
Road to MELVILLE" can be found IN
Dkgs.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Cement PLANT Mt Chanute.

The Chanute Cement and Clay Pro
ducts company Will construct a Port
land cement plant at that city where it
owns 3G6 acres OF land, containing ex-
tensive deposits of cement material.
Over 1000 acres of oil and eas leases
have been secured. A 53,G0o.000 first
MORTGAGE per cent twenty year sink
ing fund gold bond issue has been an
thoriZed The proceeds to be a~Dlied
to the construction of 5000 barrel
mill
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

The state of New York has had for
more than century IAN Indian ques-
tion," but so judiciously has New
York handled it that few persons are
aware of the fact that there are more
than 5000 Indians living on reserva-
lions in that state. maintaining tribal
relations without controversy, dispute
or disorder. The new census shows
the number of such indians on reser-
vatlons TO be exactly 5000, of whom
1.t72 are in the Cattaraugus reserva-
ton IL the western part of the state.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Copy of Kansas First Paper.

c. NJ. Meisler of Kansas City, Kan,
who attended the encampment at Sail
ma, had with him copy of a paper
which was published in the Shawnee
Indian language in 1871. 1t is believed
to be the only copy now in existence
of the paper which was published from
about 1889 to 1912 at the Baptist Indian
mission, three miles west of the site
of Kansas City, which was known in
English as the Shawnee Sun. In the
Indian language it bore the name of
the Siwiuowe Kesibwie. The paper
was presented to Mr.. Meisler in 1898
by Chas. Blueiacket, of the Indian
territory, who was formerly chief OF
the Shawnees and who for many years
acted as Interpreter.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
May stop OH Pumping.

a 35.000-barrel Gil tank, half filed
with oil, on the Prairie Oil and Gas
company's tank farm at Neodesha, was
set afire by lightning. It burned all
night and all day. Hundreds of men
worked to save the rest of the prop
crty. The entire force Of the Prairie
and Standard, from the superintend
ents down, were at work. The tank
collapsed and burning Gil flowed out
into the water about the tank and
caused an explosion. The hot oil flew
in every direction, burning many men
and completely destroying one team
and buggy. The burning oil set fire
20 the pump station and destroyed all
the buildings except the boiler house.
Some CT the largest oil pumps in the
world had just been established there
and the ones they were to replace Were
still at the plant. All We're ruined
The pumps were worth $4,000.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Parsons city of First Glass.

Gov. Hoch has issued q proclamation
declaring Parsons a city of the first
class The application for entrance
into the list Of first class cities came
from the mayor and council Of Parsons
accompanied by a certificate showing
that the city now has a population OF
15,413. The law governing the size Of
first class cities provides that they
shall have population of $4,000. Par
sons is nov the eighth first class city
in the state. Coffeyville was admitted
to the list three months ago with a
population of 15,O12. The other first
class cities are Kansas City, Leave--
worth, Atchison, Topeka, Wichita and
Fort Scott.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

Straw hats have come to the front
within few days. And how rapidly
the men adopt style, without much
regard whether it becomes them or
not! They are worse than the women
folk. I note one style of straw with
the brim titled up behind and dropping
in front. TO that one style the men
have drifted in droves. 1t becomes
some men. but not all. 1t appears
that about three men out of four were
indulging in it.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
lola n!aL.cs &c Cars Cerment DaiIy.

lola Makes 30 Cars Cement Daily.
The lola Portland now has four Of
the five big rotaries in operation and
all of the new Griffin mills. The out
put of the plant is now something like
5000 barrels of Portland cement a day
and this average will be maintained
sometimes running as high as 5000
barrels. There is q daily exodus Of
cars loaded with this cement and IS
$50 barrels fill the average car, this
means that there is the equal of n
train of thirty loaded cars leaves the
plant daily and is scattered over the
southwest
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
~ wichita Gas Expiosion.

Five rc-s0ns were dangerously Ia
jured and the residence OF Mrs. T. 3
Wall at Wichita was partly wrecked
rs t. result of an explosion of gas in
the easement. Workmen had practi
cally finished and an inspection of the
gas pipes was being made in the base,
ment One Of the men injured went
into the basement with a lantern
The basement was full Of gas, due to 4
leak, ana the explosion followed.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Great Crovvd visits College.

The excursion to the agricultural
college from the northwest division of
the Rock Island brought in 1000
farmers and some school teachers
coming from as far west as Norton.
Over 5,CcO PEOPLE came from Clay
county. Guides met the train and
parties of 100 each were formed for
inspection of shops and agricultural
and dairy buildings. After dinner the
men were taken through the barns
and corn and grain plots and the la
dies We're shown through the domestic
science hall and the gymnasium and
museum.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
lola Man Has Large job.

George Myers, who resigned as en-
gineer of lola, to accept a like position
with the city of Fort Smith, Ark, has
a task of engineering public improve
rents in Fort Smith that will cost
100000. The city was out OF debt
three months ago and they decided to
issue bonds for 20 per cent of their val
uation. The work will cover five years
George Myers is brother of Clarence
Myers, whose willie, Aggie. it to he
hanged for his murder.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
S1OO Reward. SIOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased learn
that there is at least dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease requires a constitC-
tional treatment. Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The propTietors have
SO much faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any that 1t falls to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
senator henson sworn In.

Washington. D. c. Hon w A
Benson, appointed by Gov. Hoch to
succeed j. r. Burton as senator from
Kansas, was INDICTED into Office i'm
mediately after the beginning of
Thursdays session of the senate. His
credentials were presented by his col
league, Senator Long, by whom he was
escorted to the vice presidents desk
where the oath of Office was admin
istered.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Different Kinds.

"a man in politics should have lots
Of friends, shouldn't he?"
1T depends," answered Senator Sorg-
hum, on whether they are friends
who want to do something for you or
who want you to do something for
them. Washington Star
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
rrI.eo Agafn shocked.

San Francisco, Calf. = Two dis
tinct earthquake shocks in rapid sue
cession were felt in this city and Oak
land at $40 Friday night The move
ment seemed to be from west to east
and was several seconds in duration
No damage was done.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Russia Is Asking Help.

London, The Times St. Pc
tersburg correspondent, telegraphing
at 1927 q. N. Saturday, says it is ru-
Tnored that the government is nego-
tiating with Germany and Austria
Hungary for joint action in case there
IS an uprising in her western provinces
and that Grand Duke Vladimir's visit
to Berlin is connected with this mat
ter.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

A commission man who is in bust
ness in New York City says there is
the easiest place in the world to make
money If you get the right start.
why" said he, Il have known of or
dess for asparagus at SIP a bunch. the
ordinary sized punches. about six or
eight inches in diameter. Price cuts
no figure when the very rich want
something. They simply give an or
der. and If you can deliver the goc,is
the bill will be paid cheerfully. And
even when fruits or vegetables are in
season fancy, even extravagant, prices
are paid for the finest specimens.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

lnIeISo agony ana
great mental depression. / was unable to at
tend my house work, and life became a bur
den to me. Twas confined for days to my bed,
lost my appetite, my courage and all hope.
g could not bear to think of an operation,
and in my distress tried every remedy which
l thought would be of any use to me, and
reading of the value of Lydia f. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound TO sick women decided
to give it trial felt so discouraged that
had little hope of recovery, and when began
to feel better, after the second week, Thoughts
1t only meant temporary relief; but to my
great surprise 1 found that kept gaining,
while the tumOr leSSened in size.
- The Compound continued to build up my
general health and the tumor seemed to be
absorbed, until, in seven months, the tumor
was entirely gone and a well woman am
SO thankful for my recovery that l ask you
to publish my letter in newspapers, so other
wor:len may know of the wonderful curative
pCPssrS of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
When women are troubled with irreg-
ular or painful periods, weakness, dis
placement or liberation of the female
organs, that bearing-down feeling, in
Illumination, bacl1ache, fiatulence, gen
eral debility, indigestion or nervous
prostration. they should remember
there is one tried and true remedy.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound at once removes such trou bles.
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquali-
fed endorsement. No other medicine
has such a record of cures of female
ills.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She is daughter
in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham and for
twenty-five years under her direction
and since her decease has been
advising sick women free of charge.
She has guided thousands to health.
Address, Lynn, Mass.
Remember that it is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that is cur
ingwomen, and don't allow any druggist
to sell you anything else in it's place.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

Geronimo. the Apache warrior and
scout. is reported to have made a con-
tract to join a midwest show. Zero
nimo is a prisoner of war on the Fort
sill military reservation, Oklahoma.
and permission, which was granted
him by the war department to enter
into the contract. is regarded as
way OF freeing the old Indian without
pardoning him. He is now 81 years
old, and has made many attempts to
gain his liberty. in one of which he
made 4 recent trip to Washington and
saw President Roosevelt With Gero-
nimo are about three hundred Apaches.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

Census Taller Guthrie has broue 1t
in his report of the population of Win
field and reports it at 7.S41. loss OF
four over the previous year This is
because of the fact that so many fami-
lies left town when the Baden Produce
company failed
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
New Ledge building for Topeka.

The knights and Ladies of Security
lodge will erect 100000 building in
Topeka for International headquarters
of the organization. Word has been
received from the sixth biennial ma
tional convention of the order in ses-
sion in Denver, to the effect that the
convention instructed the executive
committee to buy or erect a central
Office building to cost 100000 and it
is expected that without doubt this
building will be located at Topeka.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

The diving-bell was not mentioned
before the 10th century. Two Greeks
in that century (153S) gave an exhi-
bition before Charles ", descending
into water of considerable depth in
an inverted large kettle. They took
down with them burning lights. The
men returned to the earth level with
out being wet. The light was still
burning
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Missouri Guard shoots Negro.

jefferson City, Mo. = Penitentiary
Guard C. C. Guant of St Joseph, Fri
day shot and killed Richard Smith,
negro porter in the Pacific house sa-
loon, because Smith had asked Guant
to move in order that he might sweep.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
F:5Irban,,s viI1 &c ut o~avvato,s,is

Fairbanks VIII &c at OSavvntOs1,is-.
Vice President Fairbanks is prepar-
ing for n long western tour in August
and September. He will attend the ir-
rigatioa congress at Butte, Mont, m
September. and on his way there viii
be the orator of the day at the John
Brown celebration ct Osawatomie and
the a~nucl ~tate e2campment of the c.
A. r. - T>o3 re City the next d:%y in the
latter pert ef August.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

Sealing-waX in the present form
was first noted in London in the mid
die of the 10th century A sor1 of
earth was used by the ancient Egyp-
tians in sealing papers and documents
The Egyptians placed such earth On
the horns of cattle and upon it was
stamped the seal of the priest. Thus
were identified the cattle to be used in
the sacrifices.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23
Suggesting Safe Course.

suggesting SaTe Course.
McFibb-That fellow Huskie called
me a liarI
Newitt-Yes?
Yes. What would you do about
it?''
We'll, if I were you, I'd make it a
point always to tell the truth when
he's around.-Catholic Standard.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

]. S. Schultz, a German, obtained the
first actual Photographic copies (of
writins) in 1927; and to Thomas
Wedgewood is due the honor of first
producing pictures on sensitized sur
races in 1902. In 1899 John Daguerre
with Joseph Niepce) perfected the
daguerretoype process, the first prac-
tical photography.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

The Lombardians were the first TO
use effectual quarantine methods
against the plague and infectious dis
eases. and mention of a quarantine is
made in Lombardy and Milan in 1871,
1883 and 1899. Prior to that time the
Christian communities resigned to the
visitation of the plague, regarding it
as a divine punishment.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-06-23

The assessors returns will show the
population Of ! awrence to be over -,
o. This will be the greatest number
ever enrolled in Lawrence. and is a
substantial increase over the returns
for last year.