Free press., 1906-06-02

IHS nuAaDer OF Smeltermen employed
will be back to the old figure.
To Adjust Baden Affairs.-A meet
ing OF the creditors of the ]. P. Baden
Produce Company. Winfield, Kan,
concern. whose affairs are now in the
bankruptcy court has been ordered
to be held in Wichita June 5. There
are 1888 creditors.
Quail Flew Into Cara quail flew
into the open window of the Fredonia
plug the other night when the train
was crossing some open country The
brakeman caught it. 1t has laid one
egg since its capture and the brake
man is figuring on going into the
quail raising business.
Growing Bermuda Grass. = The
Kansas Agricultural college has one
experiment plot of Bermuda grass
which promises well. Two years ago
a short row of roots were set out as
in a drill row. 1t grew well and,
while some Of it seems to have winter
killed, it has spread now to ten feet
in width from that single row.
Hog Cholera Cure.-The veterinary
department of the Kansas Agricultur-
al college has been experimenting for
year or two with a hog cholera
remedy of its own manufacture DR..
Schoenleber wants to know of the
earliest cases of hog cholera and will
either go in person or will send a
small quality with careful direction
for testing.
Move to Kansas CITY. - The ]. II.
James Manufacturing Company which
has built up a fine business in the
manufacture of window display fix
lures in Fort Scott. will move the fac
tory to Kansas City about September
l, and 90 into the business on a lar
ger scale. Mr.. James has built up a
business that extends across this con-
tinent
Narrow Escape From Lightning. =
Amos Taylor. living seven and one
half miles southwest of Chanute, had
narrow escape from death by light
ming. The bolt Kissed over his head
and struck a horse dead Just behind
him-so close, in fact that when the
animal dropped to the ground it fell
upon Mr.. Taylor and pinned him
down, injuring him considerably but
not seriously.
Want Gold Certificates. - If Kan
sas bankers have their way, the peo-
pie Of the United States will have an
opportunity to handle five and ten
dollar gold certificates. At present
there are no gold certificates issued
with a face value of less than $40.
This new feature in the currency of
the country has its life in a resolu-
ton passed by the Kansas Bankers
Association.
To Pay Kansas VoIunteers.-With-
in the next two weeks all Kansas sol
diers of the Spanish-American war
will receive pay for the time between
the date of their enlistment and the
date on which they were mustered
into the service of the United States.
Judge John C. Nicholson, of Newton,
state agent for Kansas at Washing
ton. informed the governor that he
had succeeded in getting from con-
gresS an allowance of $22,0 ,000 to be
used for paying the Kansas soldiers
for the time they waited to join their
regiments.
Rural Telephone Device. = H. D..
Williams of Vermillion has been
granted a patent on a "shut-out' de-
vice for rural telephones. With this
device in use it is impossible for par
ties on rural telephone lines to lis
ten during a conversation unless their
individual ring is given. One of the
greatest inconvenience of the rural
telephone system, or party lines, is
that when one party on the line is
called, every phone on the line is put
in connection with the party calling,
but with Mr. Williams device this
nuisance is obviated.
For New City BuiIding.-Great
Bend is to have a new city building.
The bid for same was let to a Kansas
City contractor in the amount of $780,
coo and the building is now under
erection. No bonds were voted to
raise this amount as the cost of the
building will be paid out of the gem
eral funds of the city. The laying of
the corner stone will take place in
the near future. The exercises for
This occasion will be conducted under
the auspices of the Masonic lodge of
this city. City Office holders of early
days WI be rendered an invitation
to be present on this occasion. Among
them are 4. A. Hurd, of Topeka, first
mayor of Great Bend. and Samuel
Maher of Kansas City. holding the
Office later.
Money n caVings Bank-The Bald
win school was one of the first in
Kansas TO take up the school savings
bank. There has been nearly 500
depc sited by the children of the first
four rooms of the Baldwin school dur
ing the time it has been in use. Quite
a sum has been withdrawn by pupils
who have moved away. We have at
resent about seventy-five depositors.6
To Make Loans Easier-It will be
possible for wage earners with small
savings to build homes if the next