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

A gang of hide thieves have been ar
rested at Fort Scott.
Work has commenced on the new
court house for Geary county.
There are in Kansas banks in indi-
vidual deposits subject to check, s1s,-
612, o26 SO.
The total number of convicts sent to
the Kansas penitentiary since it open
ed is 5000
Every body will perceive the proprie-
ty of building a big creamery in COT
fey county.
Rossville claims to be the greatest
corn center in Kansas. There. Don't
all speak at once.
The Union Pacific railway are con-
structing a new gravel platform at
their Abilene station.
Recent good rains are reported all
over the state, and everything is in the
best of condition. Broom corn is an
assured crop.
An artesian well has been discovered
in Dickinson county near Abilene. 1t
| is the only one of its kind in that
part of the state.
John View, lineman from the ter
ritory. is quarantined in box car, in
the Santa Fe lumber yard, in Topeka.
He has chicken pox
! There are eighteen pension agencies
! in the United States, but the Topeka
| agency sends out one-ninth of all the
money paid to pensioners.
| Acknowledgement GODDARD is prepar-
/ ing the states side of the stock yards
case, which will come up in the United
States supreme court in October.
Bonds to the amount of S222, s34 have
been paid off before maturity to the
permanent school fund since January
1. OF this amount Shawnee county
paid 81, 400.
During the August payment the To-
peka pension agency has sent out an
average of IL, 900 checks, amounting to
$3.50, 900 each day. The entive amount
| paid out amounted to So. 273, 452.
Secretary Barnes, of the state horti-
cultural society, has issued bulletin
on grapes, showing that there are 1854
acres of bearing vines in the state
The condition of the crop this year is
~ per cent
The Winner franchise for an electric
line through Atchison county has been
granted by the county commissioners
w. E Winner, of Kansas City, pro-
moter of the franchise, was present.
Some notifications of the franchise
were amended by the county attorney,
but they were of minor nature
W. T. Larned, of New York, will
probably erect $40, 900 building on his
vacant block between Eighth and
Ninth on Commercial street, Atchison.
Larned wants to erect on arcade build
ing in which all kinds of goods can be
bought. The Helm Brewing company
of Kansas City is figuring on erecting
a building on the same ground for
beer warehouse.
The first actual hostile move in the
boycott on the Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gulf railroad was made when the
Missouri Pacific refused to deliver four
cars of freight which were billed to
the Gulf road. The boycott is not to
go into effect until August 90 and this
action is taken to mean that the roads
fighting the Pittsburg & Gulf intend
to force the issue No action has as
yet been taken by the Pittsburg &
Gulf road to combat the Missouri Paci-
fic move
The Santa Fe are selling tickets to
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points at the very
cheap rate OF $50 So
To Portland and points in Idaho ana
Oregon $2s. IS. For particulars call
on or address. l. R. DELANEY, Agt,
Wichita, Kans
Topeka is to have new electric
light and gas company.
There is a joke or Jewell county
farmer. There was so much fine black
pigweed seed in his wheat that he
, sifted 1t, takini out three bushels to
the wagon load He wondered where
the profit came in, though when he
. found that his wheat tested two BUSH
els lighter after sitting than it did be-
fore The little black seed is heavy
: and lies between the kernels of wheat,
making it weigh much heavier pc.
busheL
A watermelon carnival, with Incl
= dentel vaudeville features, is absorb
} ing public enterprise at Clyde.
1t is not generally known that the
/ Highland Presbytery, which includes
: Horton, is now maintaining a mission
S airy in the Kickapoo, Pottawatomie
? and Sac reservations They tax each
member of the church in the district
: Is cents per year for the support OF
the missionary. 1t is worthy enter
: prise and will no doubt result in the
i diffusion OF better thoughts and high
er ambition among the local Indians
l Moline and Howard are having an