Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-17
1t Happened K 4 n S a S
OUR WEEKLY oIsT OF CONDENSED ITEMS

and instantly killed by an eastbound
Rock Island passenger train.
Emporia Boy Wtrs Gold Medal. =
Clyde Wilson. of Euporia, received a
cold medal from the Louisville Medi
cal College. which was awarded him
for making the best grade in a com
petitive examination 1T the close o.
the school year The examination
was open to members of the first year
class, to which Wilson belonged. and
n which there were sixty members
Wilson is a graduate of the Emporia
High School and taught school in Her
'ington several years
Boys and Girls-cet Busy.-As al
fnducement to young people who are
contemplating matrimoly the bust
ness men of Emmett are Offering ce~
tain articles of tableware and other
household furniture TO each couple un-
der the age of 25 years who MARI
md settle in Emmett before the 1st
Of January neyt. The list comprise
nearly complete outfit of tableware.
End is something that any housewife
might be proud to own under these
terms.
Fruit Loss is $4,000. ooo-Accord-
ing to a statement issued by Walter
Wenhouse, secretary of the state
board of horticulture, Kansas will
have about 4 per cent of full crop of
apples, which shows that the first re-
ports were, if anything, underestimate
ed. 1t supports the predictions that
tho nar1Xy
quent frosts and freezes will mean a
loss of 100000 in the Kansas fruit
crop Peaches, pears. cherries and
plums are practically total failure.
Grapes and berries have Jared better
In his report Mr. Wellhouse says:
apple trees were in full bloom on
April 6, fully two weeks before the
average time of putting forth bios
SONS. On the night of April 9, u, Is,
a. II and May 4. ice formed from one
eighth to one-half of an inch on still
water. Two inches of snow fell on
May 4. 1t seems strange that any
fruit could survive after such inclem-
ent weather. The apple worm has
few places to sup or lay his head this
year, his progeny will probably be
growers will rejoice"
Professors Abanccn their Trip. =
Profs. Moore and Freeman of the
State university, have added Their
names to the long roll of boatmen who
have attempted to go from Lawrence
&C St Iouis bv water end have failei
somewhere along tie way The two
voung professors thought they could
accomplish what ha, never teen ac-
Complished by stating from Nttawa
IN tha Marias des Cygnes, instead of
@sOing from Lawrence on the Kaw
They shipped their canoe to Ottawa
| nnd punched it there below the dam.
They got along wei! until III the Osago
river Just bevond the Kansas Missouri
State line they ST. 1ck a snag which
| tore the canvas bottom of their canoe
and let their provisions and some 9th
er effects into the water. They drag,
eed the canoe out repaired it and
went on. However they met with so
many accidents that thew finally gave
up the trip at Osceola Mo There il
a dam there. built to furnish power
| for the local electric cnmDanv. Be
fore they were aware of the current
| they were so close to the dam that
they could not escape and went ove".
canoe and all They lost everything
| they had, and We're fortunate to get
out alive by swimming Next vea~.
| they say, they will build stouter
canoe and try it ag1in confident t"at
they can make the tip to st. Louis.
Sunday Baseball Wins The orH'"
! ance prohibiting SUNDAY hasal'a7i
within the city of WELLINGTON. present
ed and passed to second readin~ ar
the July MEETING of the council failed
to pass on second read'n~ bv the d
cisive vote of for and AGAINST.
Pr Eea Fo~ Wi-hi+o ATTORNEY =
Earl Evans is credited with having
obtained the largest sine'c fee ever
| given a Wichita attorney. This was
paid BIN nv the STANDARD Oil Com
pany. and is said to have been consfd-
erab1v over $4,000 1t will be re-
sas had a suit against the Standard
Oil in the courts. It was troubling
the Standard a lot. The Wichita at
torney got it dismissed.
To Investigate An Old SoIdier.-in-
vestigation of the practice of William
q HHrschberger. a pension claim
agent and an old soldier at Wichita.
by pension agents has resulted in
charges being preferred against him
for the purpose CT disbarring him
from practicing before the pension
board : It is claired thai criminal
procedure will torow because of =
gular~transactions.
For Gas at Council Grove.-About
$4,000 has been raised by subscr:p-
ton to bore for gas in Cornell Grove
AS soon as $4,000 can be raised n
company will be contracted with and
the boring for naturai gas begun
Fatally Stabbed By Comrade.-A
man connected witt. an Uncle Toms
Cabin show which gave perform
ance at Scottsville was stabbed by an
other one IF the showmen. The in
juries are supposed 10 be fatal as the
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