Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-07

whose erection $4,000 has been sub
scribed by local capitalists and prop
erty owners
Burn Joint Fixtures. = In Kansas
City. Kan. the county ordered the
sheriff to burn in a public bonfire the
costly fixtures taken from the three
saloons, or joints. in a recent raid
Dickinson Crop.-Last year DicIlin-
son county wheat averaged II bush
els to the acre on 100000 acres cut.
total Of 100000 bushels 1t sold for
100000. The indications are that
this years crop will be practically as
good. at least 100000 bushels. worth
81 900, 900.
Kansas Fig Tree Bears.-The only
bearing fig tree in Kansas, standing
out of DOORS. is that belonging to Ell
mer z. Cross, of Pleasanton. 1t is
twelve years old and has borne more
than 100 figs each year for eight
years. 1t was brought here from
Florida.
Lightning Strikes School House.
During an electrical storm at Os-
borne the high school building was
struck by lightning. The fire was
extinguished before much damage
was done. The storm lasted about
three hours. High wind and rainfall
three and one-half inches.
Storm Stops Street Cars. = A
heavy rain preceded by a high wind
fell at Topeka. The rain lasted for
only about thirty minutes. but the
streets were running full of water
at the end of that time. Small build
ings and barns were damaged by the
wind and street car traffic was ston-
ped during the storm.
Lightning Kills Live Stock. = Fol
lowing three days of intense heat
Concordia was visited with terrific
electrical storm, accompanied by
copious rainfall Lightning killed
stock in several parts of the county
and burned the large barn of Milton
Maddox, near this city. West of
here on the Central branch four
freight cars were blown on to the
main track and wrecked.
$4,000 for Cooper CoIIege.-Coop,
er college library of Sterling receiv-
ed a gift of $4,000 from William
Hamilton. of Hanover, Ind. At the
same time came another donation of
81 900 from John Hamilton a broth
err. Within the past week the col
lege library received a further gift
of half section of land, valued at
$40 000 and a note for $4,000.
Friends of the institution are assist
ing to raise a 100000 fund to secure
a $4,000 fund from Andrew Carne-
gle.
Wants His 20 Per cent. = John {
Nicholson and S. r. Peters of New
ton are in Topeka to confer with the
attorney general in regard to the fee
claimed by Nicholson for collecting
back pay for Kansas soldiers in the
Spanish-American war. Nicholson
is state agent at Washington, and is
allowed 10 per cent of all collections
made for the state. He made a writ
ten contract with Gov. Bailey two
years ago to collect for 20 per cent
the amount of nay due Kansas sol
diers for the time which elapsed be-
tween the date of their enlistment
and muster into the United States
service.
Big Time for kingman.-The man
agement of the Eighth Annual Cat
tlemen's Picnic and Race meeting to
be held at Kingman August IA, Is, &c
and II. desire to thus briefly an
nounce in advance of the regular set
program that more than $500 in
premiums have been arranged and
provided for in the various classes.
To summarize: $500 is set apart
for purses and prizes in the speed
ring; $3.50 in the cattle roping and
broncho riding contests; 81 900 in the
agricultural, horticultural and live
stock exhibits; $3.50 for fireworks;
$500 for vaudeville attractions, and
$500 for base ball tournament In
addition to this list of premiums the
business men of Kingman will pro
vide lot of special purses and
premiums.
Prohibitionists Nominate Roberts.
The prohibitionists of the Third
congressional district met in Alta
mont and nominated J. r. Roberts
for congress. Colonel J. j. Coke of
Chetopa. candidate for governor, was
present and opened the campaign.
State Chairman E. r. Dealy and Oil
yer Stewart, ex-national chairman.
of Chicago, were present and made
enthusiastic speeches. The county
convention was also held and a full
ticket nominated.
CowIey County Pioneer Dead. =
Frank Nanny, a pioneer of Cowley
county, who came to the United States
from Germany in 1862 died at ST.
Mays hospital in Winfield, following
an operation for intestinal trouble. He
was known throughout the state for
his stubborn fight of quarter of
century against the prohibitory law.
He believed the selling of beer was
as legitimate and moral as the bak-
ing and selling of bread and regarded
the law as an invasion of personal
liberty, which it was his duty to re-
sist When Nanny settled in Win
field in 1870 he built a brewery and
ran it until the prohibitory law went
into effect.
browns Herself in Cist=rn.-At her
home two miles west of Aida, in