Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-06-17

teachers.
Merchants of all the towns in Brown
county advertise literally.
The estimated cost of Funston's
sword would buy nearly 1900 pruning
hooks.
is to put a prohibition tax on street
fakirs.
Walter Norduft of Chase county, was
drowned while crossing Lost Creek
last week.
An old man at Leavenworth buclxed
a circus shell game $50 worth 9 few
days ago.
The state of Kansas will produce
many thousands of bushels of apples
this year.
a Dickinson county man has figured
it out that a good. lilac crop means a
good corn crop
A Clay county man has horse
whose honorable pedigree he can trace
back for twelve generations.
Kansas had a heavy rainfall last
week and in the low lands much of
the corn will have to be planted again.
The vineyards are said to be in ex-
cellent condition all over the state
and an immense yield of grapes is
evident.
That reputable agriCulturist, Charlie
Sessions of Topeka, says that the wire
worm is playing havoc with the corn
all over the state.
During the past few days heavy
rains are reported all over the western
part of the state, where rain was need
ed SO badly. In some sections, in the
extreme western part of the state, it
came to late to save the wheat, but it
will greatly benefit corn, rye, oats and
all vegetables.
A private letter from E. C. Little,
lieutenant colonel of the Twentieth
Kansas volunteers in the Philippines,
says that although he has apparently
recovered from the wound caused by
the accidental discharge of his own
pistol, he is not able to stand long
rides on horseback or long marches.
1t is not likely that he will ever re-
gain perfect health.
The school land commissioner have
received word that Cow1ey county
would soon take up 500, 900 of its
bonds now held by the state school
fund. These bonds were purchased
two years ago. They run for twenty
years and bear 4 y per cent interest.
There is a clause in the contract which
gives the county the right to take up
the bonds any time it wants to.
Governor Stanley has plenty of
trouble on his hands now. He received
a letter from the war department say
ing that two cannons captured in the
Spanish war at Santiago would be
loaned to the state and urged him to
select the two towns where they shall
be located. Nearly every town in
Kansas wants one of these trophies
and the governor will have great diff
fculty in squaring himself with the
disappointed towns.
Farmers from various parts of Sum-
ner county complain of peculiar dis
ease that is affecting quite number
of horses in their locality. The all
ment seems to be something of a mys-
terry to horsemen who have given it
| any consideration but some contribute
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their pastures and gets mixed in the
hay. The disease is not regarded as
fatal, but it is very painful and injur
ious to the horses mouth which it
seems to affect the most. Their mouths
| get sore and their lips become dry and
bleed. They can scarcely eat while in
this condition and as aresult the horses
lose considerably in flesh and are thus
greatly injured ard hardly able to
stand the years work.
This year the Santa Fe is measuring
its advertising by the acre.
In the vicinity of Perry, Kans., the
Irish potato crop has been attacked by
several species of bugs that are prov
/
unusual for these pests to show up
Eabout this time of year, but farmers
say that never before have they been
EaeaFly so destructive. Many farmers
Eare Becoming alarmed at the destruc-
tii6awrought by the bugs and are TAX.
4 ing steps toward trying to suppress
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| c. There is a row on at Fort Scott as to
8 who. has a right to hold the Office OF
/ street commissioner.
At indication of the rate at which
business in Topeka is progressing is
shown by the way in which the bust.
ness of the postofice is increasing
During the month of May just closed
the receipts of the Topeka Office from
the sale of postal supplies amounted
to SIC, 1862. SO. During the month OF
May, 1898, the receipts amounted tc
IS, s9O.73. The increase for the month
was 81, S72. 16, or over Is per cent.
Thirty-three prisoners from the In
dian territory arrived at the fedora