Free press., 1906-05-12

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hotel in Wellington. The plan has
| been on foot for some weeks.
Married Kansas Sweetheart. = Miss
Tessie Scott has come all the way
from Sisterville, West Virginia, to wed
her sweetheart, Homer Duty, an engi-
neerfor the Standard OIL Company at
Humboldt
To Improve Butter-A bulletin has
been issued and put into circulation
among the farmers suggesting that
the quality OF Kansas butter be improv
ed. F. D. Coburn, secretary of the
board of agriculture, is quoted in con-
nection with the bulletin, but he said
he knew nothing of it.
To Help Negro Boys-Andrew Car
negie has donated the sum of $4,000
to the Topeka Industrial institute for
negro boys. The money is given with
the understanding that like sum be
raised by the school. The fund will
be used to erect a new building on
the grounds of the institute near To
peka.
Strike Gas Near OIathe.-A gas well
estimated at from to 8 million feet
was struck on the farm of c. A. Potts,
one mile north of Stanley, at a depth
of $50 feet. This is the second we'll
struck by the Stanley Company. A
few weeks ago a good well was
brought in on the farm of W. T. Quar-
les, adjoining Stanley. The company
will locate site for another well and
the drilling will continue
Plan in Wichita Schools. - An or
ganiZation has been formed among the
pupils in attendance at the Lincoln
school, and one that will undoubtedly
| be of great benefit, which is known
as the Lincoln School Gardening Asso-
citation. 1t is formed for the purpose
Of beautifying the gardens and flower
| beds of the pupils homes. The or
ganization has over 200 members
among the children and teachers.
Heavy Hail at Mound City. = A Sc
we're hailstorm visited a strip of coun-
try about two miles wide across South
western Linn and Northwestern Bour-
bon counties. All growing crops. in
Guiding fruit, were destroyed, trees
were denuded of their leaves and some
damage was done to buildings. The
hail was an accompaniment of very
heavy rainstorm. 1t is reported from
Mapleton that four inches of water
fell in twenty minutes.
Conyicts Building Dike.-A force
of sixty prisoners from the military
prison is at work putting in a dixie
along the Missouri river bank to pro-
tect the farm land in the bottom
northeast of the post. The dixie will
be a mile and half long. six feet
high and ten feet wide. 1t will pro-
tect the prison farm and the soldiers
| gardens from an overflow, especially
during the June rise of the river. Of
! ten the crops are spoiled by the regu-
lar annual June rise.
La Harpe Strikes Coal. The drill
ers who were working for Readicker
| & Pruitt on the well which is being
drilled for the W. c. Gum Gas Com
| pany ON tae Donan farm south of La
! Harpe, made a discovery which may
mean much to Allen county. A vein
of coal something over Is inches thick
only 20 feet down was passed through
in drilling the well. The coal was
ground up so that it was difficult
matter to tell the quality of it, but it
| is hought that it would be good
Rebuilding Harvey House.-The Ar
cade hotel, the best Harvey house on
the Santa Fe system and the pride of
! Newton, is being increased in its ca
pacity. Men from the bridge and
building department of the Santa Fe
are fixing up the rooms in the east
wing of the building. and as soon as
they have finished their work, the
rooms WILDE furnished with the hand
some and comfortable furnishings the
hotels and twenty-three rooms will
have been added to the house.
lola Banks Big Bond.-The North
rup National Bank filed with the coun-
| ty clerk a bond of $1,10O,0O0 as Sc
curity for the county funds which
they handle for the county. A bond
of 100000 only is required, but the
bank raised the bond voluntarily to
$1,1O0,0O0. The bank handles $50, 900
VI JAS COuANg nlOAGy per year ne
commissioners will pass on the bond
at their next meeting.
Body Found in River. = The badly
dCcomposed body of a man supposed
to be John Mcpherson, of Columbus,
o.. was found in the river near Fort
Leayenworth. In the pockets of the
clothes of the deceased were found
lot of key rings and name tags, and
also bunch of keys bearing the name
John Mcpherson, Columbus, o.
The man was clubfooted
Arm Crushed in Feed Grinder. =
E. J. Carey, who lives near MaryvilIe,
on rural route No. 6, met with aa pain
full, if not serious, accident. While
engaged in grinding feed for a neigh
Dor mis- arm became caught between
a casting and the sweep of the mill
and the flesh was ground into p
pulp.
Wichita Pipe Line Soon. = By the
18th of May the first shipment of pipe
| will have arrived at the Montgomery