Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-06-03


the hot winds out, which arrive later
in the summer.
alfalfa and woven wire fence is q
badge of prosperity and many Kansas
farms are wearing it.
By the next year Fred Funston will
be in demand as a Decoration Day and
Fourth of July speaker.
New industries are establishing
themselves throughout the state and
prosperity is evident on every side.
Brown county farmers have succeed.
ed so well with a mutual insurance
company that the scheme may be taken
up in Jackson county.
A 17-year-old girl down in Lyon
county committed suicide because her
19-year-old sweetheart wrote her a let
ter telling her that he no longer loved
her
An ordinance was passed by the Ga
lena council recently which extends the
corporate limits of the city and there
by increases its population by about
1000.
A mad dog was killed in Girard a
few days ago, but not until it had
succeeded in biting several other dogs.
There ought to be general cleaning
out of worthless ours down there now,
on general principles.
The north prong of the Central
branch railroad is little off the beat
en- track of the theaters and shows,
but there is detachment of the Sal
walton Army working out there now
which is said to be playing to crowded
houses
The assessors returns in the past ten
days show that, after all, Summers
population will reach the 25 900 mark
necessary to entitle the county officers
to raise in their salaries under the
new fee and salary law. The total
population will be %, 500.
There are not many towns in west
ern Kansas where good circus stops,
and when one does show up there are
lots of people who will drive across a
county to get to take it in, and it is
/ worth the trip too. A person is en-
titled to all the fun they can see in
! this world
While a Girard man was grooming a
horse the other day the animal bit off
a portion of his right ear. The in
jured man hurredly drove to town for
the purpose of having the wound at
tended to, but before this could De
properly done it was necessary for a
trip to the scene of the accident to be
made in order to get the portion of the
ear bitten off, which was then sewed
on, and the physician in charge says
that the Disagreement will hardly be
noticeable.
According to the returns of the as
SCISSORS, the population of Thomas
county is 1854, gain of about PSI
over 1898. The county shows healthy
increase over 1898 in everything per
tanning to the prosperity of the farm
ers. The value of animals fattene6
and killed during the past year was
$50, 1886, against $40, 624 in 1898. It also
shows a healthy increase in the mum
Der Of cattle and hogs. OF the former
there are 500 head and of the latter
GLIB head. There are in winter wheat
49, 1913 acres and spring wheat 20, 76'
acres. In corn the assessors return
25,991 acres, while corn planting is YET
progressing at lively rate The
value of farms and improvements il
placed at $587,465 for 1899, and the
value of farm implements and machin
cry is put at S44,3 The late rain.
have put the ground in the best shape
and with favorable weather Thoma:
county will raise one of her big crops
of wheat and corn.
The principal difference between
Kansas of '61 and the Kansas of so, il
) that the Kansas of '99 had to cross tn,
ocean to find the enemy.
The county commissioners of Wyan
dotte county have granted request o
the Kansas City and Leavenwortl
) electric road for a right-of-wayt through
J certain tracts OF land in the county
and have given notice that they viii
: upon June % next proceed to condemn
a right-of-way, appraise the propert.
and assess damages along the route o
the proposed road
Coffeyville's SIT, 900 worth of electri
: light bonds were taken by Chicag
firm at a premium of one per cent.
DR.. G. H. Kittell of Mcpherson coun
/ ty, received 81, 92O from the Rock Is
land Railroad company for the loss O
5 dental gold in the Volland wreck o.
March 10th This was a very Difficult
loss to prove as the gold was in tn
mails The company made affidavit
that they had mailed the package an
the postal authorities made affidavit
that the mail was sent and upon thi
evidence the loss was promptly paid.
From present indication this will b
2 prosperous year for Kansas. Goo
prospects for a big crop of everythin
1 that is planted, and demand for Al
1 classes of mechanics and laboring me
at good wages
: If good things to eat are apt to hav
: a0v Influence with the mem herS of fh