Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-06-10

Its about time for the chigger to go
into action,
Wichita is to have wholesale hat
and glove house.
About 400 men are work ng on the
federal prison at Leavenworth.
Miss Anna Murphy, Topeka school
teacher, is to become Congregational
minister.
Old settlers of Reno county will hold
a celebration at Hutchinson on the 3rd
of August
Attorney General Goddard has writ
ten an opinion which will, if followed
by the agricultural college regents,
throw number of professors at the
institution out of their jobs.
Twenty-Five or thirty dollars were
quickly raised on the streets of Gay
lord few days ago to assist worthy
woman who was in need of help. It
is such things as that that make Gay
lord good town to live in.
The present season seems to be
good one for freaks. Within few
weeks lately Kansas papers have noted
the birth of striped pig, four-leg-
ged chicken, an eight-legged pig,
three legged chicken, double-headed
calf, an eight-legged colt and three
eyed pig,
Sumner county farmers have less
L. Inc
but more in corn. Sumner county
raises SO much wheat that when the
number of bushels is mentioned
strangers are slow to believe it. Each
of the two last crops exceeded four
million bushels.
The Kansas insurance underwriters
will meet IN state convention at Kan
sas City, Kan, June Is. The local
men are making elaborate plans to
entertain their brethren. It is said
this meeting will secretly ratify the
schedule of rates now being prepared
to bring about reductions in insurance
rates.
John Dudley of Topeka will take
house July l. He is at work now IA
miliarizing himself with the duties of
this position, which was created by the
last legislature. The appointment of
Mr.. Dudley by the executive does
away with the Office of superintend-
ent of the state house grounds
tuberculosis has made it's appear
ance again among the cattle in Riley
county. c. A. Sponberg, residing on
the outskirts of Manhattan, killed a
fine looking cow last week and an ex-
animation disclosed that the lungs
were filed with tubercles, and the
heart was surrounded with a gray
! like substance in a hardened state,
which on being opened also showed
| tuberc1es.
| A drum corps with three piccolos,
three snare drums and two bass drums
has been organized at Hum boldt. A
great many people think that it is
proper to poke fun at organizations OF
this kind, but there is nothing that
will cause an old soldior to loosen his
step more quickly or carry himself
more erect than the scream, rattle and
boom of a drum corps. A military
this
Barney Sheridan is probably the
greatest good roads pusher in the
state of Kansas. He prints great
| Of ~ h &c
paper, and many practical hints on
proper road making appear in the pa
per almost every week. His latest
scheme to help along this good work
is good one and shows his earnest
ness He announces that any road
overseer in Miami county who is not
now a subscriber can have the paper
for three months foe of charge, and
thus get the benefit of the published
hints
vile a few days ago, and the womer
chased him out of town.
When the waters which had covered
his land receded Cowley county farm
c1AO 1AAo Ill oc1AAAONA III CAA w u
clubs and pitchforlzs and killed So!
worth of cat fish which were browsing
on the young corn. Cat fish are grea
for corn. The government ought t.
be made to pay for the corn that i
annually destroyed in Kansas by tn
ravenous cat fish on their foraging ex
petitions
The recent legislature made no pro
vision for more than $500 copies o
Secretary Coburn's reports to be pub
lished and Auditor Cole says he vii
not issue a warrant for any number il
excess of that.
A man can follow Oil Inspecto
Spencer around the state and make al
kinds of money betting that oil which
has been inspected by him will com
| up to the test; that is, if he can fin
{ persons foolish enough to take tn
other side of the sure-thing PROPOSE
ton.
The tornado which wrenched thing
, around in Kearney county, Nebraka
} the other day was visible in northern
Kansas