Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-18
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The Topeka Elks have given an en-
tertainment, playing Romeo. and Ju-
let.
A gospel ear is working. along the
main line of the Missouri Pacific rail
road. -
The Hanover Modern Woodmen will
erect a large building bg means Of the
lottery plan.
Linn county soinFisfs are jumping
sideways on aecoEnt. of the prospect, of
a grand jury.
'+Reduoed -rates-of interest," %Tkis
is a line in the adseof all sioan agents
in Kansas today.
A Dickinson county faraaer s.llauls
hay to town on a rack that IL painted
red, white and blue. EIs
There will be three renditions, of
1.-THE Messiah" at LinGsborg this year:
March 90, March 81 anGf April 2.
City elections are now SO close at
hand that many papers are offering to
print announcements at Geduced-rates-
Mound City,s high school goes. on
the list of those whose graduates are
entitled TO enter the State University.
Several papers in Kansas are offsG-
ing life subscriptions to the Oldest cit
izen residing in the county where the
paper is published
One of the men stal1edlby Billie Wag-
gener for the Klon T;'7e. when the
craze was fresh, is noW clerking in a
Chicago drug store.
Ever since 1885 Miss Frances Wilson
has held the position of assistanttreas-
,nrer of Allen county. This long term
of service tells how well her work is
done. Miss Wilson is the daughter of
prominent farmer whose home is near
Humboldt.
Leawenworth women are selling
tickets to a scheme similar to that
worked in Kansas City to raise money
for the auditorium. They want money
to build a library, and the tickets are
chances on prizes which have been do
mated.
An amusement hall is to be built for
the soldiers at the home at Leaven-
worth, to cost $4,000 The stage will
be about the size of the auditorium
stage in Kansas City, and the hall will
have a seating capacity of 400 per-
sons. T
William S. Richardson and Stella
Baker, of Corners, near Leavenworth,
were married few weeks ago. They
got their marriage license In Wyan-
dotte county, were married in Lcaven-
worth county, and found out that the
marriage was illegal and were married
over again.
- The Bulletin says that it begins to
look as though certain Florence min
lister would leave the town with a
good portion of his salary unpaid. If
he has followed the ministry for any
great length of time, the experience is
probably not a new one for him. A
ministers should work for nothing
just because salvation is free.
The state of Kansas was visited by a
general rain on the night of March 10,
and the following day by wet, heavy
snow, which has completely soaked
the ground with water and filed every
stream bank full. It has put the
wheat in the best possible growing
condition, and everything has the ap-
pearance of spring. The farmers will
not have to delay their work on &C
count of moisture.
Hogs in Osborne county are afflicted
with disease, that, for want Of a bet.
ter name, is called ''rotten ear The
only cure known is to cut off the ear.
This is trifle hard on the hogs, but
it is the only way to save their ba.
con.
Jewell county Meth odists have been
holding week night services. It is
probably not much of an exaggeratior
to say that the Methodists put in more
overtime in efforts to save souls thar
any other organization engaged in the
work
''Comanche Bill" an Indian doctor
is working the people in western Kan
sas. He isn't after scalps, but he doe:
want dollars; and the suckers have un
aertaken to see that he is not disap
pointed in his search for them
Henry Van Leeuwen, the butter and
cheese expert of Efinghem. is nov
giving instruction in the dairy depart
ment of the Missouri State universit,
at Columbia and will be so engaged
for about month. 1t is only recent.
that he returned from Minnesota
where he was similarly engaged.
There are two postofices in tn
southwestern corner of Mitchell coun
fv Hunter and linton ahout sever