Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-13
KAryAs ITEMS OF INTEREST.


with water and waterworks than most
towns have with their joints and joint
liquor
A Baptist preacher in Marion county
eloped a few nights ago with another
mans wife. This is the first stain in
moral history of Marion county for
several years
The executive council, it is said, has
decided to abolish the Office of state
architect and divide his salary among
newly created places for architects,
one at each state institution.
The heaviest rain of the season fell
in Saline county last week and was ac-
companied by lightning, thunder and
hail The water fell several inches
deep in the roads The downpour,
which was general throughout the
county will be very beneficial to the
wheat crop
H. Fl. Wentworth, al Atchison Chris
tian Scientist, who was doomed by the
newspapers a few years ago as a rival
of Schlatter, the healer died, last week
of old age. He was 81 years old, and
had lived in that section nearly fifty
years. He was a freighter on the
western plains in the early days, and
his wagon train was looted and burn
ed by the Indians. He presented a
claim to the government but was new
er reimbursed.
-
sion received bids from the various
textbook concerns to furnish the state
primary and high school books for a
period of five years. The contract will
be awarded in few days. All of the
concerns reported to have been in a
combination to get the contracts have
disclaimed being in the deal. How
ever, certain school book agent
claims to have absolute knowledge
that such a deal was make. He be-
1ieves the combine will be broken
soon.
The war department is unable to
even approximate the date when the
twentieth Kansas volunteers may be
able to start home from the Philip
pines. All details relating to the
movements of volunteers are in the
hands of General Otis, and while it is
known that the Kansans will come
back in the order of their going, the
time when they start must be fixed by
the military government of the Philip
pines. It has been decided that it
sans home by way of the Suez canal,
as all the transports now at Manila
are urgently needed for use in the Pa
cifc between San Francisco and the
Philippines.
Fl. d. Russell, an expert grammar,
of Chicago, who has been making a
tour of the wheat belt of Kansas for
the purpose of placing an estimate on
the probable yield of that grain this
year for the benefit of Chicago grain
men, says that the wheat crop of Kan
sas will be much larger than estimat-
ed. 1.-THE condition of the growing
crop since it was reported by Secretary
Coburn two weeks ago, has greatly i'm
proved, and l believe there will be at
least $1,000, 600 bushels of wheat rails
ed in the the state this year. said Mr..
Russell. 1.-THE alarming reports sent
out bp persons who merely guessed at
conditions as to the damage were great
~ exaggerated. Kansas should certain
~ feel happy over the outlook. She
will raise much wheat this year, il
present conditions continue, as she
ever did, barring two years.
A Brown county man cashed in eight
young wolves the other day at dollar
per scalp, and has set trap for the
old ones. This looks like a case OF
killing the goose that lays the golden
egg
An unknown tramp was killed by
, the Rock Island passenger train neal
Eorposo last week. 1t is thought he
was riding on the trucks at the time Of
the accident. man of the same de-
scription did some work on the court
house for Sheriff Cubbison on the same
day.
1t is, getting about the time of veal
for the band boys to dig up theil
Fourth of July music.
We don't have to rake up uncles and
aunts and cousins of war heroes in
kansas any more. We seem to have
the original stock.
The corn over the state is peepine
through the ground and the lndica
tions are that there is a good stand
The late spring rains are just what wa.
needed to make everything grow. TIL,
soil is in the very best condition ant
everything is growing nicely.
Wheat field are looking mighty fin,
throughout the state of Kansas jus
now.
The internal revenue collections 70
the Kansas district, comprising Indian
and Oklahoma territories for Apri
amounted to S57, 926 50. This is NOR
than double the amount collected TO
April of last year. OF the collections
$1o,749 was on the sale of oleomargaI
inc stamps and $685. 10 for docu
meutary StamOS The balance was i