Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

now mas $50 telephones.
Births in Cowley county last year
exceeded deaths almost two to one
The moon has given lot of assist
ance to the harvesters during the past
week.
Atchison county republicans will
hold their convention on the 18th of
July
Recruiting officers in Kansas have
not been bothered by any lack of ap-
plicants.
The broom corn over the state is be-
ginning to look fine. with prospects of
a good yield.
The Knights and Ladies of Security
of this state have purchased the old
city building in Topeka
1t is expected that the binding
Irvine plant at the state penitentiary
will be in running order by September
1st.
In Harvey county there are 2s7 peo-
pie who are over seventy years of
age. Of these 152 are men and 135
women.
The alfalfa crop is good this year.
Most of the first crop has been cut
and the second crop is coming on with
fiattering prospects.
The corn is almost free from weeds
now and is in good condition. The
farmers expect to be done blowing
corn in another week.
The band of the Twentieth Kansas
expects to make tour of the state af-
ter the regiment returns home. 1t will
be given rousing welcome.
Hutchinson is troubled with high
waymen. Three young men held up
another and slugged him because he
had won So from them at baseball
game.
Postage on thousand wedding in
vitatioEs mailed at Atchison few
days ago amounted to $40. This gives
the old town right to feel proud and
naughty.
Newton Lord and Jennie Helper
were married in an eastern Kansas
town the other day. The groom near
ly tainted when he say the heading in
the paper, Lord Helper"
A jointist who recently started in
business at Perth met with so much
opposition that he agreed to quit and
leave the town before the temperance
folks resorted to getting out a war
rant.
Ober1in was one of six towns in the
state where business increased tC
such an extent that the salary of the
postmaster was increased $500. There
was long list of towns which were
given raise of 500.
At Columbu the ladies' of the Home
Culture club have asked the CONNER
cial club to cooperate with them in
an effort to induce property owners tc
keep their premises neat and clean; {
worthy movement which ought to be
pushed in every town.
Phillipsburg jailed a ''glass eater
and human pincushion" for stealing {
watch. After this fellow gets his lib
I erty he will probably chew the rag
and howl vociferously because it is So
hard for man of true talent to gel
recognition in this chilly world.
Inspector Harrison has recommend
ed free delivery of mail for Manhattan
and last week Special Agent Hatha
way established a rural free delivery
route of twenty-five miles running
out of that town. Every day thi
bully old state of Kansas is getting tx
be a better place to live in.
If sedgwick county gets full sup
ply of corn this year, it can survive
weak wheat yield There will be whea
enough to meet the home demand
and leave a liberal margin for ship
ment, but the real wealth of this sec
ton is in its corn.
Prize6ghter Jeffries' father nov
says that he hopes some man will com
forward and soundly lick his recrean
boy. Here is chance for some husky
corn-fed youth of Kansas to win tn
everlasting gratitude of this age
minister of the gospel.
Kansans who are now joining Uncl
Sans army are crackerjacl1s. Man
present themselves before the recruit
, ing officers. but the examination
rigid, and those who get through ar
of the soundest timber only.
There is a roar on at Atchisou.
: Fox. an old man who has been tn
. janitor of the court house for the pa.
: thirty-fve years, has been let out o
account of the infrmities of age TIL
r people over there seem to think tia
D his long years of faithful service el
title him to better treatment
S Governor Stanley has received fro
a G. W. Carr, president of the oklahon
= Live Stock association, statemel
2 authorized by the association tn;
there is no foundation for the pu
O lished report that the cattIemeE
Oklahoma object to the new inspe
: ton rules of the Kansas live stoc
v sanitary commission, and have DO