Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-06-24


Daily 1000 pounds of milk pour into
the Oskaloosa creamery.
In several Kansas localities wheat
harvest has commenced.
A house cat adopted a young rabbit
caught in Russell county a few days
ago.
Leavenworth county will sue the
Southwestern for taxes to the amount
of S5,312.
Many of the hogs in Jackson county
are dying of some disease that battles
the experts
Wheat straw is short and the header
barge will be the ship of state in Kan
sas this season
Richard Price, Reno county boy,
won a scholarship at Harvard by his
excellent work at the Kansas state
university.
Billy Jacobia, who is now in the
banking business at Corning, was IN
engineer on the Central Branch not 90
very long ago.
One Sheridan county man has cashed
in % wolf scalps this spring. Besides
the bounty on their breasts, there is
the fun of hunting them, also.
A small lad in Beattie who was fool
ing with copper dynamite cap one
day last week is now recovering from
the effects of the explosion.
Nearly 5000 Dunkards live in Dick
inson county. Last week they held
their annual meeting. Every one
washed his fellows feet, and then had
his washed in turn.
| Some of the papers over the state
want the government to re-enlist the
twentieth Kansas. They do not stop
to think that the boys Of the regiment
will have something to say about this
re-enlisting business.
| A number of citizens of Chase coun-
| ty for some time have been interested
! in group of mines near WalsNnburg.
They have spent from $50, 900 to $780,
600 developing them. Ore showing an
assay of $3.50 to the ton has been
struck in one of the mines of which
they own Is. They have incorporated
the Grand View Mining company.
| Returns have been received at Nc
| Cracker from a car of ore recently
shipped by the Johnson-Holliday syn
dictate to mill at Florence, Colo. The
proprietors maintain the utmost Sc
crecy in regard to the assay, but a
near friend declares that the ore will
yield $40 in gold to the ton and the
assay so shows. There is much ex-
element over the matter and mine
owners have ordered new and addi-
tional machinery to develop the mine.
Other claims will be staked out at
once.
The first crop of alfalfa on the big
stock ranch of Paris, Paris & Haskell
adjoining Gaylord, is safely in the
stack. The firm cut 100 acres, which
yielded over $50 tons. This ranch is
one of the largest in Kansas, contain
ing 1000 acres, embracing hill, valley
and ample water supply. The second
crop will be cut few weeks later
There are 81 miles of fence on the
! ranch, and at this time loo head o.
hogs, 500 head of cattle on feed anC
about 500 head in the pasture.
The smartest dog in Saline county
lives at Dayton. He is big st. Bern
ard and belongs to Postmaster Day
hoff. The postoffice is about 20 rod:
from the Missouri Pacific track. The
, trains do not stop but mail is thrown
off IN sacks The dog goes to the
crossing, waits for the train and take:
the sacks to the postoffice in hi.
| mouth, holding it high and dry and il
evidently proud of his duty. When i
rains he does not like the job but OF
being ordered to go does it faithfully.
5 Superintendent johnson of the Nc
/ Pherson schools has been doing som,
S figuring on the chain letter PROPOSE
D ton. The result Of his labors is al
array of figures more than apt to bring
: on the rawlings of delirium.
: Years and years from now tn
D grandpa fish will tell the little min
e nows that there was more swimmin,
d room in Kansas waters in the sprin,
, of '99 than at any time since Fathe
o Noah's freckled megatherium died a
It the old ark was sailing over the vale
of the Kaw.
,, It has been found that the Kansa
: chigger this year swims and carries
n sword and a bayonet
o The Consolidated Light and Fue
= Company of Kansas City, Kas. with
capital of SOS, 900, has applied for
Y charter. The objects of the concern
n as set forth in the articles of incorpol
L alton, are to manufacture and suppl
lie light and heat to private parties, t
it construct and operate pipe line frol
it the gas and oil fields of southeaster
ID Kansas to Kansas City, and to ow
and operate gas and oil wells
D. Fun is being made of the Kanss
al towns who are figuring on securin
Ie Frank and Jesse James as features ,