Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-08
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


aged by hail on August 25.
Roy Smith, of Dickinson county. was
killed by lightning August 81. He
was % years old.
c. w. Morgan, of Kingman, was
driving nail when the hammer slip
ped and the nail few into his eye.
Delegate Flynn says the secretary of
the interior is thoroughly in sympathy
with the people of Indian Territory.
train load of fat steers has been
bought at the Kansas CITY stock yards
to be shipped, alive, to the Klondike.
The First Presbyterian church of
Topeka has been re-decorated and car
peted. the carpet alone costing 81 900.
There are 1,295 Kansas soldiers now
serving in the Philippines; with "a COM
missioned officers in the volunteer SER
vice
The colored people of two or more
counties will hold an emancipation
celebration at Valley Falls on Septem-
Der 90.
Cowley county commissioners levied
five mill tax for the purpose of re-
ducing the bonded Indebtedness of the
county.
Lieutenant Collin Ball, of the Tween
tieth Kansas, had several unc1es who
served with his father in the Confed-
crate army.
There are SO many threshiug outfits
reported burned, usually including loss
of wheat, that it is impossible to keep
tab on them all.
paper mill at independence is said
to be sure thing. 1t will cost $685.
900 and will employ from 80 to 75 men.
No bonus was given.
Presbyterian excursion from Olathe
to Leavenworth on August 30, over
the Santa Fe, was large one. Ten
cars were engaged for it.
Burlington claims to have a citizen
who is a cousin of Minister Conger and
Yates Center is the home of nephew
of the minister to China.
VIM. A. Jones, of Harper county,
died of heart disease August %, while
cutting corn. He was missed but his
body was not found until the next day.
1t is said that minister in Dicl1in-
son county has told his congregation
that the women's high hats must come
off during service or that the sexes
must be separated to different sides of
the church.
The Frisco railroad has made ar
rangements to run a special train to
Wichita from Columbus, Kansas, on
September 5, the date Of the annual
logrolling of the Woodmen of the
World in that city.
The Good Roads congress is to be
held in Topeka, September 1928. The
citizens of Shawnee county have raised
the funds necessary to build one and
one-half miles of macadamiZed road, a
portion of which will be constructed
under the supervision of E. j. Harri-
son, road expert of the national de-
partment of agriculture, during the
convention, thus affording an object
lesson. Mr.. Harrison will explain the
details of practical road building tc
the delegates. Kansas railroads have
made a rate of one fare for the round
trip from all points in Kansas, good
for the week ending September pa
Nearly everybody is eligible to be
come delegates.
1t is said that 5000 people assembled
at Wetmore, from Nemaha, Brown ant
jackson counties, at the annual Modern
Woodmen logrolling OH August 23.
J. A. Dawdy, of Mitchell county, ha
built BAN which will hold hundred
of tons of hay, 1000 bushels of grain
and 100 head of horses and cattle with
out crowding.
A son of Silas Robinson, of Osag
county. while trying to Jump from
fence onto his horse, fell and a sun
flower stalk pierced his bowels, maxim,
a dangerous wound.
J. p. Williams, a veteran just re
turned from the Leavenworth Soldiers
home, died of heart disease near Win
field while SEEMING. His body wa
found in water only waist deep.
The new report of the labor commits
sioner of the state contains chapters o.
the following subjects: Wage earne
statistics; labor organizations: tn
packing industry; the creamery indus
kry: lead and zinc industry: count
charities: industrial education; chatte
mortgages; factory inspection; strike
and other labor troubles
Central Kansas had hail storm O
the night of August "A. East houn
trains were delayed. An elevator wa
blown down at Bavaria
During the hot weather meetings {
associations of various kinds have bee
held in Riverside park, Wichita TIL
Woman's Missionary society of tn
First Presbyterian church met theI
near the fountain. The Sabbath schot
of the First Methodist church appoin
ed the meeting of its regular Sunda
session there. Localities were chose
and marked for each class in advanc
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