Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-10


wounded, or captured.
Primary in March. = Charles F.
Scott and Henry j. Allen. rival candi-
dates for congress in the Second dis
trict, at conference at Paola agreed
10 hold the primary election some day
] during the last week of March.
Brown County Triplets.-The first
set of triplets on record in Brown
county arrived at the home CT Mr..
and Mrs. Hays Hinchman of Horton.
The babies were all boys and were
born alive. All died soon after birth
New $4,000 Ice PIant.-Hutchinso
is TO have new $4,000 ice and cold
storage plant II will be commenced
as soon as the firms of whom the ma
Senate Strikes Out City of Vinita.-
terial has been purchased can begin
TO deliver the material
Used 100000 Bricks.-During the
past two months the lola brick plants
have been rushed to their fullest ca
pacity by orders received from con-
tractors who are doing work for the
city. Two OF these orders alone were
for 100000 paving bricks. l
Moving Shops to Wichita. The
first move has been made by the ia
cob Dold Packing Company toward
the building OF car shops in Wichita.
The company's shops at present are
at Kansas City but it is the intention
of the company eventually to move
the shops here.
New Oil Refinery.-Capt. S. J. Stew
art, the well known Humboldt oil
Oil and Gas company has decided to
build a refinery upon the leases south
of Humboldt TO refine only from their
leases. The capacity of the refinery
will be about % barrels per day.
Cattle ThieVes.-Cattle thieves are
operating in a wholesale manner in
Logan county. Sixteen head OF cat
tie were stolen from John Aries ranch
one night recently. D. J. Button had
twelve head stolen. w. H. Collins six
teen and c. E. Bradley twenty-five.
Logan county is in need of an anti
cattle thief league.
To Build Creamery-Swift & Co..
who have poultry, packing and feed.
ing station at Hutchinson, have
bought the large building which was
rented by the company, and on other
lots along side will erect a large
creamery, to be finished early in the
summer. The company will spend
something like $4,000 here in three
months time.
Water Plant Doubled. The first
few weeks of 1906 have been full of
promise that the year will be one of
great Improvement for Coffeyville.
One of the improvements and one
which is nearing completion is the
charging the capacity of the pump
ing plant of the water works. The
rapid growth of the city in the past
few years has increased the demand
for water until in many seasons of
the year the old pumps were not able
to furnish an adequate supply. The
new machinery which is now being
installed will more than double the
capacity of the plant,
Sprinetime at Lowemont. - Uncle
John" Hand, well known farmer of
Lowemont, says that the sap is up
in the naples, box elders, elmS and
other trees the same as in the spring
of the year. and that the buds are
not only swelling, but are in many
instances almost leafed out, and that
cattle and other stock are feeding on
them with relish. He says the fruit
buds are also swelling, and he fears
that a severe cold spell will ruin what
is otherwise an excellent prospect for
a fruit crop. DandeliOns are report
ed to be blooming and grasshoppers
may be seen when the sun is shin
ing. This is believed to be a record
breaker for the last week in Janu-
airy.
Bad Weather Ahead. Gov. P. P.
Elder, one of Kansas Oldest inhabit-
ants, in discussing the balmy weather
this winter, remarks: This weather
does not seem unusual to one who has
lived through as many Kansas winters
as / have. / can recall any number
OF winters lldI nave Deen equally dS
mild as this one has and many that
have been more so. 1t has invariably
been the case, however. that even
though it remains like spring up until
maybe the middle of February, after
that bad weather commences and the
community pays fully for all the
bright. warm. sunshiny days that have
gone before"
Threshermen's Convent Pre-
parations are already being made for
the big threshermen's convention,
which is to be held at Wichita the
second week in April. The conven-
ton will be held Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday. April 10. IL and
-. This convention is an annual
event in Wichita and is always at
tended by Il large number of thresh-
ermen from all parts of the South
west.
Holton Minister to Iowa. - Rev.
Henry Shumaker of Holton has been
called to the pastorate of the Reform
ed church at Imogene, Iowa.
Crows Read the Papers.-In order