Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-02-11
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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self a clergyman; his Pensioners call
him minister. and the politician refers
to him as preacher.
Every Kansan has said this wisen it
was ten degrees below zero in Kansas
and 40 below In Minnesota: "But the
wind isn't blowing there
Charley Mcdonald, an old ex-banker
and ex-politician of Concordia, has
gone to Cuba. with the intention Of
making that island his future home.
Miss Frances Babcock plucked up
courage the other night and gaze a
party, the list of those present prob
ably being kept away from John Col
Inns.
Giliett's return to Kansas from Mexi-
co has been fixed for March by c. r.
Troxel, his attorney. On that date
Gillett will meet his creditors at Kan
sas City.
Several of the horse and cattle stalls
along the north side of the fair
grounds at Wichita were burned Tues
day night The origin of the fire is
not known.
The jointists of Atchison gay $50 a
month fine. Thirty-three Joints exist
in Atehison, but it keeps them scratch
ing gravel to make a bare living for
the jointists.
The -agriculturists are preparing to
storm western Kansas again. There is
no doubt of it. No Kansan ever re-
he saw one.
A bill has been introduced in the
Kansas legislature prohibiting people
from carrying weapons to church. The
butt of revolver will scratch up the
best pew made.
Buffalo Jones will start on lecture
trip in the spring. He will travel by
means of a team of buffalo hitched to a
cart. 1t is said that he has very in
teresting lecture
A Kansas editor demands that the
barber bill be amended to read that
any barber cutting hair on Saturday
night when everybody is waiting for a
shave, shall be subject to fine.
Leavenworth has two United States
senators, one federal judge, one su-
preme judge, federal prison, a federal
fort, soldiers home, a state peniten-
tiary and a capacious appetite still
operative.
At meeting of the county commits
sioners of Sedgwick county it was de-
cided to offer general reward of $50
for the capture of each and every horse
thief having stolen horse in Sedgwick
county.
Since the Videttc,Ithe first paper in
Wichita, was started in 1870, there
have been ninety other newspapers of
various grades and kinds started in
that city. They did not all persist in
living.
There are 154 kinds of grasses known
to grown in Kansas. Some of these
are rare and others are of no agricul-
tural Importance, while still others are
weeds. There are sevaral species that
are Of Importance from the standpoint
of grazing, but at this time only a. few
will be mentioned. In short time q
more complete enumeration and de
scription will be issued as a bulletin
from the Experiment Station.
Newton, from Thursday, has a paid
fire department which will cost the
town in salaries about sire month.
Mrs Elizabeth Trask, well known in
central Kansas, once assistant post
master of Emporia, in 1861, under
Jacob Stotler, died in Chicago Mon
day.
Judge Simpson of Mcpherson county
holds that a wheelman has right tc
half country road. He also has the
right to run into a farm wagon ano
knock one of the large hind wheels of
the Studebaker.
James Bell, who was sent to the
penitentiary from Sedgwiclx county {
short time ago for trying to pass
forged check, is an old offender and i.
wanted in Iowa to answer the charge
of forgery as soon as his term has ex
pired in Kansas.
The Baden Milling company of Win
field sued the Kansas Farmer for dam
ages for publishing an article in which
it was stated that the company adul
terated their -four. The suit was com
promised last week by the Farmer pay
ing 81 damages and the costs.
When you see a Kansas man thi.
week who only touches earth abou
every other, block and has a strut OF
him that jolts the ground, yon can be-
he owns stock in the Isabella.
FL Dorado VIII give 1000 acres o
land which will include prairie slop,
and rich bottom; water, timber ant
building stone for the location of :
new state insane asylum; and all to b,
within two miles of town, provided thu
legislature will vote to locate it at E
Dorado.
Kaffir corn first appeared on the as
SCISSORS books in Kansas five years ag
and 46, 911 acres We're reported grow
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