Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-01-27

QOX1S was submitted 10 the pOOplS
and carried by good majority.
Threshermen to Meet-The annual
meeting of the Southwestern Thresh-
ermen's Association will be held in
Wichita April 10, IL and II. Arrange
ments for the convention are now be-
ing made
Plans for State League.-A meeting
of the managers of the teams in the
Kansas State League will be held
for the purpose of making plans for
the season. All the teams in the lea
que will be represented.
insurance Men Arrested. Five
special agents of fire insurance com
panies, all non-residents of Atchison,
are on trial in the district court here
on charges of violating the Kansas
antitrust law.
Clyde Jointkeepers Convicted. = In
the district court Joseph GirouX and
Joseph Benott, of Clyde, were con-
victed of maintaining a nuisance IN
der the prohibitory law. This is the
first conviction Of a jointkeeper in
this county for years.
To Arrange Fair Dates. = A meet
ing of the north central Kansas fair
and racing circuit, comprising Riley,
Geary, Saline, Clay, Cloud, Mitchell,
Rocks, Republic, Jewell, Smith and
Norton counties, has been called by
the association, to be held in Concor-
dia, February l, to arrange dates OF
the different fairs and to adopt uni
form list of purses for harness races
Cows Have MISUNDERSTANDING S.
F. SchOenIeber of the State Agricul-
tural College at Manhattan, with an
assistant, recently made thorough
investigation of the dairy herd of the
National military home at Leaven-
worth, Kan, and found that out of
SO milk COWS tested 26 were affected
with tuberculosis. Sixteen being sus-
picious, were held for a retest next
spring.
K. U. to Debate at Horne.-The Uni
versity of Kansas debating council
has made arrangements to debate
with Baker university at Lawrence
IulS anu DIT DdluWIn nSAI year.
The Kansans usually suffer in de-
bates with the Methodists, but simu-
lated by last years victories over
Missouri and Iowa the Jayhawkers
hope to break the custom and win
the debates.
Tilted Lover to Recover. F. w.
Oherhelman, cashier of the Citizens
State Bank at Randolph, who at
tempted to commit suicide, will prob
ably recover. He cut his throat, but
the main arteries were not severed.
Young OberhelEnan was the victim
of a love affair. The invitations for
his marriage to a Quincy, ILL.,, girl
were issued before Christmas, but she
changed her mind and refused to
marry him.
"a Negro Students at K. U.-There
are thirty-four negro students at the
University of Kansas. Of these sew
enteen are in the college; five are in
the school of engineering; five are
taking pharmacy; three are studying
medicine; two are in the law school,
and two are in the school of fine arts.
Booker II. Washington has written to
the registrar of the university re-
questing the names of the negro stu
dents who are qualified to teach
school.
Tax Collecting Easy. = In Miami
county the county treacurer, Charles
Lewis. reports that $4,000 in taxes
have been collectc This year out of
total of $216.9S9, which is about 5
per cent over tat of last year. This
is the best showing of collections ever
made, which indicates a state of pros
perity for Miami county. Mr.. Lewis
has notified the state treasurer that
Miami county's portion of the first
payment of state tax, about $4,000,
is ready
Begins Road Building. - Captain
ROudez. quartermaster at Fort Riley,
has just let contracts for building a
road north from Junction City. The
government will pay for the build
ing and the first work will be done
| by c. E. Paulson, of this city Con-
gress appropriated $4,000 to start the
work and an additional appropriation
will he asked for
Cat and Rabbit crossed.-Mr. Van
| diver, of Wellington, has a white fe-
| male rabbit. He also has a house cat
Thomas. A passing acquaintance
! ripened into a warm friendship and
| that in conjugal friendship. The re-
suit is a batch of young rabbits, in
| every way like the mother. except that
each little bunny has a long tail like
papa cat. They ought to sell we'll
Penny Subscriptions for Trail. =
| Mrs. w. f. Stanley, a member of the
committee TO devise ways and means
of marking the Santa Fe trail. an
nounced at Wichita that school child
rem of this state will be asked to con-
tribute to the fund which will be used
to purchase markers. No child will
be permitted to give more than 1
cent. The money will &c sent to Mrs.
Clarence S. Hall. of Lawrence, Kan
Farmers Institutes. Arrange
ments are being made to conduct a
series of farmers institute in south
western Kansas over the Santa Fe