Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26

1t is question in Dickinson county
Of less rabbits or less watermelons
Kansas has the only farmers in the
world who can be robbed of $3.50
watches.
There is a woman farmer in Atchi-
SON county whose corn crop this year
will average eighty bushels to the
acre
An organization is proposed at Law
renee for the purpose of making more
fruit and potatoes grow in Douglas
county.
A letter was received in western
Kansas last week ordering an old sol
der up for examination for an in
crease of pension The old soldier
was dead.
The Anti-Horse Thief association
Ought to be getting in a little mission
airy work in southeast Kansas With
In week five horses have been stolen
in Labette county.
A Dickinson county farmer will be
tried for insanity. One of his freaks
is to go out in the pasture, mount a
horse and ride it around and around
until the animal becomes exhausted
1t cost S44, 900 to run the state in
stitutions of Kansas for the month of
July, which ought to be as cheap a
a
the price of vegetables and the light
fuel bills
A petition has been presented to the
Hamboldt council asking that a spe-
cia1 election be called to vote on the
proposition to issue bonds to the
amount of So, 800 for the purpose of
prospecting for gas
A house belonging to Mrs Greeley,
of Kansas City, Kansas, was used as a
pest house and afterwards burned to
prevent infection. Now Mrs Greeley
claims the fire insurance The COM
panies refuse to pay under the cir
cumstances
A needless contention is springing
up in Kansas as to what town General
Funston belongs to, with Lawrence
heading the list of claimants Fun
ston of Kansas will solve the difficult
ty, and there is enough of him to
spread over the whole state.
Corn is in good condition, well adj
vanced, maturing finely, and generally
too far advanced to be seriously af-
fected by unfavorable weather, ex-
cept some late corn in the northern
sections Forage crops are heavy and
the cutting has begun. Harvest is
over and the wheat is not turning out
we'll Melons are large, abundant and
ripe. Flies are very bad on stock, es-
pecially in the central and southern
counties.
Superintendent Nelson says that the
salaries of Kansas teachers will grade
from five to twenty per cent higher
next year than ever before. Few will
be found who will claim that there
should not be an increase in the salar-
les received by the majority of teach
ers in Kansas Too many teachers are
expected to receive the wages of Sec
ton men for six, seven or eight months
of the year, and feel contented with
their lot.
The managers of the Brown county
fair have adopted an unique scheme to
insure attendance Some time ago the
fair association adopted button as
the season ticket to be used this year.
The button is a miniature map of the
county, showing railroad and town
ship lines. These buttons are number
ed, sell at 81 each and admit the wear.
er at any time. In order to push then
sale the directors have decided to have
a drawing for prizes on the last day Of
the fair, every button holder to have
a chance. The star prize will be {
thoroughbred Short Horn bull calf
donated by President johnson of the
association.
Ears of corn are so high up on the
stalks this year that. in spite of the
bountiful yield, it may not be possible
for the boys to lower the completing
record to amount TO anything.
a number of Cheyenne Indians arr
dancing their way through Kansas OF
the road to Omaha where they viii
hop about for the amusements of thu
crowds at the exposition. 1t mus
make an old buck Indian who has par
ticipated in the real thing terribl,
sick at heart to witness, or take part
in these walk-arounds at SO much per
; The Atchison milliner who is max
ing corn husk bonnet for Queen Vic
toria should not be so sanguine as t.
expect an India shawl in return.
The anniversary celebration q
Downs and the sale of the Carbondal
branch at Lawrence are two thing
that are pulled off in Kansas ever,
year.
: In many towns in Kansas canta
. 1oupes are selling at six for a nickel
: Somebody ought to invent a musk
melon for Kansas that could be use
as fuel.
: There will be no more ecclesiastical