Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08

not be applied by the individual wheat
raiser.
State Auditor Cole has prepared an
Improved form of report which the oil
companies doing business in Kansas
will be requested to adopt in place of
the present cumbersome document
upon which the reports are made.
The auditor has been at work some
weeks on this blank and has it now
completed The blank will be issued
to the companies at an early date &C.
companied by polite rsquest to adopt
it in the place of the form now used.
This change is made in order to make
more complete the records of the de-
partment.
Beginning July 1, State Treasurer
Grimes will inaugurate new rules in
his Office. The first and most impor-
tant is that not less than three men
shall be in the Office at all times dur
ing business hours. The Office hours
will be from $50 to IL and from 1870
to 5, except on Saturdays when the
Absence from the department during
these hours will not be permitted
among the employees except by per-
mission from the head of the depart
ment. The employees at the close of
each days business will be required to
place their respective desks in neat
order.
The Experiment Station of the Kan
sas State Agricultural College wishes
to develop improved varieties of wheat
and desires where possible to base the
development upon the varieties already
found suited to Kansas conditions. For
this purpose samples are desired from
various localities in the state. Those
interested in this work are requested
to send samples for trial A few
heads will be sufficient, and can be
sent by mail The heads should be
carefully selected, and enclosed il
such a way that the grains will moi
escape. It would be desirable if eacf
head could be wrapped separately
At the same time, the person should
send some information concerning the
variety.
There is new wrinkle in the shor
grass country in the manner of buying
horses It is to buy them by tn
pound. One man bought bunch o
horses the other day and paid tn
owner five cents pound for them.
At least thirty head of cattle hav
been stolen from ranches in Kingmal
county recently. In order to protec
themselves and cause the arrest an
conviction of the thieves, a large nun
Der of cattlemen of the county hav
organized an anti-horse and cattl
thief association.
The corn is almost free from weed
now and is in good condition. Tn
farmers expect to be done plowin
corn in another week.
The reunion of the old soldiers c
Miami county set for July 3-5 has bee
declared off, to be held at later date
This was decided necessary as it wa
thought a three days meeting at thi
time of the, year when farmers were i
the midst. of harvest would be fai
ure. 1t is hoped to hold a reunion &
time when with it a reception ca
be given the returned Manila soldier.
Oberlin was one of six towns in tn
state where business increased I
such an extent that the salary of til
postmaster was increased 500. Thel
was long list of towns which WEI
given raise of 500.
Inspector Harrison has recommen,
ed free delivery of mail for Manhatta
and last week Special Agent Hath
way established rural free deliver
route of twenty-five miles runnir
out of that town. Every day tn
bully old state of Kansas is getting
be better place to live in.
At Columbus the ladies OF the Hon
Culture club have asked the CONNIE
cial club to cooperate with them
an effort to induce property owners
keep their premises neat and clean;
worthy movement which ought to
pushed in every town
Phillipsburg jailed glass eat
and human pincushion" for stealing
watch After this fellow gets his Ii
erty he will probably chew the r;
and howl vociferously because it is
hard for a man OF true talent to g
recognitioa in this chilly world