Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-22

The Rock Island railroad has put
electric headlights on its engines in
this state.
The town of Troy, after violent
scene in the council, has decided to
tax the joints SO month each
A druggist in western Kansas ad-
vertises that his soda water makes
those who drink it feel patriotic
In the history of Kansas the state
has had no year when the oats crop
equaled that of the present season.
A Saline county man tainted the
other day while taking bath. Some
people cannot be too careful what
they do.
Heber Butts who used to be farmer
boy in Marion county, is now steno-
grapher in the Smithsonian Institute
at Washington.
Rock salt has beer discovered near
Marquette in western Kansas An at
tempt will be made to interest CAPT
talists in the find.
Fort Scott men have organized
beet sugar company, with a capital
stock of $500. 900, and will defy the
trust to buy them out.
A Cowley county man attempted to
running. He ie minus a hand as the
result of his foolishness
a petition containing the names of
700 women has been presented to the
city council of Wichita asking that
police matron be appointed.
If this government was onto its job
it would bargain with Kansas farmers
to gather 1000 car loads of sand-burrs,
the rear of the Filipino army and then
direct Funston to attack.
Continued rains have made the pros
poets for corn in Republic county and
throughout the Republican valley the
best it has been for the last twenty
years. Work is progressing on the j.
W. Pinney elevator in Scandal, which
was burned downed early in the
spring. This elevator will have ca
pacity to handle about 1000 bushels
daily.
State Auditor Cole has appealed to
the attorney general for an opinion
concerning the operation of one of the
new laws passed last winter by the
Legislature. Under the provisions of
the law, as interpreted by the author
tiles of Cherokee county, Sheriff o. w.
Sparks presented claim to the audi
tor for payment by the state, for con-
veying insane patients to the asylum.
The auditor believes this is an incor-
rect Interpretation of the law and held
up the claim until he can secure the
opinion of the att orney general
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast via Santa Fe.
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 and
Oregon S2S. IS. For particulars call
on or address, L. R DELANEY, Agt,
Wichita, Kans
Judge Hook, sitting in federal court
at Leavenworth, has ordered 600 acres
| of land, lying in the northern part of
Lyon county, in which the Cross es-
| tate has half interest, to be sold and
| the proceeds turned over to the estate.
The land is good only for grazing and
an offer of SIS an acre has been made
for it. An offer of SIS, 900 has been
made for another so acres, and that
| also was ordered sold. In addition to
| these orders, Judge Hook also order
ed the sale of 141 shares of stock in
the Kansas and Missouri Coal and
Land company, which was part of
| the estate. The orders were made on
petition of Morton Albaugh, as re-
ceiver of the Cross bank
| A good many Kansas papers have
issued special editions recently. Cop
les of these papers should be sent tc
the old homes back east. They tell a
wonderful story of Kansas and her
resources; a story that will do the
state good wherever it is known.
The first week of the Republic coun-
ty institute closed with an enrolment
of $50. While the majority of those in
attendance are inexperienced teachers,
a larger number than ever before are
those not preparing for examination
at all
A man is touring Kansas with ken
| etiscope pictures of the Jeffries-Fit
simmons prize fight. He is drawing
large crowds. Kansas man likes
either to see or be in good fight most
any old time.
Governor Stanley has made public a
plan to have the members of the TWEEN.
| tieth Kansas brought home from Sar
| Francisco at the expense of the state
of Kansas. The plan is to have the
railroads bring the troops home and
wait for the legislature of 1901 to pay
the bill
In addition to his Office duties, Pro
bate Judge Redman of Rush county
runs a threshing machine, manages &
hotel, auctioneers and sells oil.