Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-06-03
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST

Heavy rains are reported throughout
She state
( Strawberries are now down to can
hing prices.
Many of the Kansas farmers are put
ting in big crop of broom corn this
year.
It is generally admitted that the pen
is mightier than the sword, but the
ink well is no slough when properly
handled. An eastern Kansas man had
his skull crushed in by one which was
hurled at him this week.
George A Clarke, secretary of state,
has decided that it will be impossible
for him to enforce the provision of the
Bush incorporation law passed by the
special session of the legislature, re-
curing corporations to file in the of
fee of the secretary of state, state
ment showing what transfers of stock
take place in the business.
On May 20 another splendid rain fell
throughout Sheridan county, doing
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ally good, but backward on account of
the cold weather. The prospects now
IRE that Sheridan county will raise
good wheat crop. Corn planting is
progressing favorably, and a large
acreage is being put in. The general
crop prospects are better than for sew
eral years, while the acreage is fully
as large as the biggest years in the
history of the county.
Occasionally report comes in to
the effect that chinch bug is bobbing
up here and there, in spite of the rig
orous weather which it was hoped
would lay them low; but the condi-
tions are against them, and it is not
likely that they will be able to do
great damage this season. 1t seems
that about the only thing that will
make chinch bug give up his tenaci-
Gus hold on life is a dose of Prof.
Shows celebrated knocl-'em-stiff; and
that will do it, if the directions which
accompany the infected bugs are fol-
lowed.
A Liberty school teacher has won a
$4,000 damage suit for being made to
walk six miles. Two years ago he Wis
union Frisco and Santa Fe depot and
asked for ticket to Cherryvale. He
claims that he asked for ticket over
the Frisco, the defendants claimed
that he did not At any rate he re-
ceived Santa Fe ticket and boarded a
Frisco train. Six miles out of Wichita
the Frisco conductor put him off and
he had to walk back to Wichita. He
set up the claim that he caught a cold
that lead to consumption from the ex
posture.
In the Colby land district, compris
ing all that section of northwest Kan
sas in the confines of the country ex
tending east from the Colorado line
200 miles and so miles north and south
there are yet $4,000 acres of vacan
lands subject to homestead entry anC
reservoir filing. The greater portion
of these vacant lands lie in the ives
half of the district This land is GOOD
for agriculture and grazing. There
are about 1900 in quarter sections
and the remainder is in 40 and 80 acr'
tracts. Under the homestead entry
law a residence of five years is re-
quired. unless after residence of l.
months the person can have it by pay
ing $125 an acre. In the past yea
about $4,000 acres were taken up, anC
if it keeps up at this ratio the bulk o
it will be taken up in the next tw,
years.
The May crop of cherries will sool
be on the market now. They general,
ripen the latter part of May, but a
the season is late this year, they viii
be week or ten days behind thei
usual time.
Passenger officials are already con
sidering the question of special rate
for July 4. 1t is anticipated that thi
year the celebrations will be unusual
~ numerous and upon a much grande
scale than for many seasons, for tn
spirit of patriotism has been arouse'
by the late war with Spain.
A Beattie man owns the right kin
of hen. She ''sto1e her nest ava
in the hay NOW, laid % eggs an
Matched 23 chicks.
Barton county has been visited by
good soaking rain which was badl
needed. While considerable wheat
past redemption, with favorable weatt
er from now on. there will be half
crop. Considerable corn has bee
planted, which is thus far in good cor
dition. 1t is reported that the nortl
west part of the county was struck b
hail storm, doing some damage.
The alfalfa crop is reported to b
very heavy in Kansas this year. Som
of the farmers over the state have a
ready harvested their first crop an
report heavy yield. and good stan
generally.
The order of Secretary Alger direct
ing the Twentieth Kansas to be mu
tered out in San Francisco arouses di
satisfaction at Leavenworth. Rel;
tives and friends of members of Con
pany are protesting to Senator Bake