The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-14
Domestic Items.


ing companies are named as defend
ants in a damage suit brought by the
New York Butchers Dressed Meat
company under the Sherman anti
trust act claiming damages amounting
to $1,500,000 on the grounds that the
big packers secured control of a ma
jority of the stock in the company
and prevented its entering into COM
petition in dressed meat
The Eighth District Federation of
Women's Clubs of Kansas will hold
convention in Wichita, November 8,
10 and II.
Both the state and national bankers
of Kansas will join in a suit in the
federal court at Atchison to test the
Kansas bank deposit guaranty law.
Judge Campbell Of the federal court
at Muskogee sustained demurrers of
defendants in 10000 alienation suits
brought by the government to test the
title to land sold by Indians after al
lotment and before restrictions were
removed The decision sustains the
right of the Indians to sell the land
at that time.
The Saints Peter and Paul German
Catholic church at Pittsburg, Pa, was
struck by lightning and damaged to
the extent of $4,000 by subsequent
fire, following one of the worst electri-
cal and wind storms that has visited
the city in recent years.
The National jewelers. association
in Session at Omaha, Neb, passed
resolutions favoring river improve
ments.
The first case of bubonic plague to
appear in California in year has
made its appearance in Alameda coun-
ty.
The Constitutional Amendment AS
ISOLATION of Missouri will attempt to
get the state constitution amended as
the best way to secure statewide pro-
hibition.
Gov. Wilson of Kentucky was noti-
fed by the secretary of agriculture at
Washington, that Kentucky soon viii
be quarantined to prevent the spread
of scabies, disease of sheep.
An automobile ran away on a hill
near Washington, Pa, dashed across
a field and over an embankment %
| feet high into the river without killing
any of the six occupants.
New York day was celebrated at the
asl1a-Yukon-Pacific exposition. Gov.
Hughes was present and made an ad-
| dress.
In a quarrel over a ball game at Lee
| City, KY, w. F. Lawson was struck
| over the head with ball bat in the
hands of his brother and killed.
During the fiscal year ending June
| 80 $5,29O,773 less whisky tax was col
lected than during the previous year.
| At the celebration of the frs set
tlement of Gloucester. Mass, 2S5
years ago 1000 players produced siIn
pageant The Canterbury Pilgrims" Il
the open air
The American National Retail Jew
eler's association which has been in
session at Omaha has adjourned fol
| lowing election OF officers.
A group of Italians have petitioned
the chief OF police of Spokane, Wash,
| to break up the black hand society
| there.
| But one Juror had been secured at
the second trial of Patrick Calhoun
at San Francisco at the end of three
weeks.
The empire reservoir % miles west
Of Fort Morgan, Col. containing 5000,
600 cubic feet OF water burst and flood.
ed the country
The Connecticut legislature has just
| passed a bill repeating some old "blue
laws" passed in 1922 relating to Sun
day observance.
| A man supposed to be NJ. Powell
was found dead in the weeds at Joplin
Mo. 1t is supposed he lay down tc
sleep and died of heart disease.
Mrs Brakma was killed at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Classen
ga at Wichert, ILL.,, and II occupants
| of the house were shocked during N
electrical storm.
During a windstorm at Battle Greek
Mich, a circus tent was blown dowE
and two women seriously injured.