Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-03-17

which it is hoped 10 hold the latter
part Of April. and will help to raise
the guarantee fund.
Young Mar Fatally Shot. Lester
Fouts, aged 70. was shot and instantly
killed al his home southwest OF Otta-
wa. FoLLs and companion were out
hunting. The companion fell on the
ice and the gun was discharged. The
full charge struck young Fouts in the
head
Wellington and the MidIanG.-The
surveying corps of the proposed ex-
tension of the Midland Valley road
from Arkansas City northwest has
been busy for several days in Wei
lington, running surveys TO connect
the line with both the Santa Fe and
Rock Isl-nd tracks.
lola to Have SearchIieft.-Mr. Mes
sengale has completed the plans for
an observation tower. which will be
co feet high. On top of the tower he
proposes 20 place a powerful light
that will reach for miles, making it
possible to see the outer edges of the
county in the dead of night. Work
Will be started on the tower within
the next ten days. 1t is to be placed
in Iola's electric park.
Veterans Neck Broken. - Charles
Seebold. veteran from the Soldiers
home. was Instantly killed at Leaven-
worth by walking out of a window in
the second story of the Delmonico 10
tel here. Sce3old had just left the
home on Il ninety days furlough and
intended going to his home in Man
haitian. He was not intoxicated when
he fell and the accident was probably
due to defective eyesight. The fall
broke his neck
Rain Saved Kansas Town. - IIar-
mon Bros. grocery store and contents
we're burned TO the ground at Efing
ham. The stock and fixtures were
valued at $500 and the building at
$4,000. The insurance on the stock
and building was $4,000. The build
ing was one of the oldest in the city.
The origin of the fire is unknown. a
heavy rain assisted in saving the bal
ance of the town, which was in great
danger for while.
Psychics in Silk Farminq-Margar
ct Sauer, alias Margaret Graham,
psychic" who used to operate in To
peka, has been indicted on thirteen
counts by a Texas grand jury on a
charge of working a silk culture land
swindle. She is accused of cleaning
up about $4,000 selling stock in a
silk farm proposition in California.
She is now in Los Angeles, and the
Texas authorities are having some
trouble eXtraditing her
It's Up to Topeka.-The promoters
Of the Kansas 1911 exposition are
somewhat exercised over the attitude
assumed by some of the outside pa
pers. Several lfluential papers over
the state have served notice that To
peka needn't expect any outside as
sistance in getting up the big show
until it shows disposition to throw
off the yoke of the beer trust and run
itself as Il good, moral town should.
OF course, with outside assistance the
exposition will fail.
Republic County's SurpIus.-There
are probably a million and a half dol
lars of idle money in Republic coun-
~ today. The financial statements of
the banks Of the county at the last
report shows about a million dollars
on deposit Many border towns like
Concordia. Clyde. jamestown and
Chester draw heavily on the Republic
county deposits. besides the money
hid away in Old stockings and carried
personally for the purpose of floating
deals, would probably run The idle
money in the county up to a million
and a half dollars. This is nearly 500
for every man, woman and child in
the county. This dors not represent
the wealth of Republic county-it
only shows the amount of surplus
money that people do not know what
to do With.
The Long Term Record.-Dr. Dns-
more. of Troy. probably holds the
record as county officer in Kansas
in point of continuous service. He
has been coroner of Doniphan coun-
ty for the past ,twenty-seven years.
Dan Sinclair has been treasurer of
! Center township. that county, for
bWOANg oASO. hOoS oAN
records unequaled in the state.
Work of Establishing. - Work has
/ commenced on the reballasting of the
Neosho division of the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas railroad between here
and lola. This is the worst piece of
track on that system and after the
roadbed is placed in good condition
new rails will be laid and the time
shortened up betwec- Parsons and
Junction City.
Charged With Bigamy.-B. L. Cald-
well, an auctioneer. was arrested in
Parsons on the charge of bigamy. His
first wife lives in Coffeyville, where
he has three children. 1t is charged
he deserted them two years ago and
went to Newton. where he was mar
ried to another woman. Both women
are now after him and he will be ia
ken to Newton for trial.
Burrow Goes to FIorida.-Secretary
of State j. p Burrow and his wife
left for Florida to spend three weeks.
Mr. RurrOu- will he hacL- in tinoa m