Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-03-10
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

TWO Teams OF horses by THEFT.
Two boys of the neighborhood broke
Into store at Utica, were caught at it
and are in Jail.
Au election is to be held in Hutchin-
son upon the question of establishing
free city library.
A Leavenworth county man drew $40
for wolf scalps. from the county treas
ury the other day.
The Topeka council has passed an
ordinance providing for an annual levy
of half mill park tax
The Santa Fe shops in Topeka flung
Old Glory to the breeze from every de-
partment on February %.
Zinc ore has been found in quantities
promising profit at Baxter Springs. 1t
is 125 feet from the surface.
The towns of Dickinson county are
organizing town improvement societies
to commence work in the spring.
The Kansas State Holiness camp
meeting is to be held in Wichita again
this year, from August 16 to 26 inclus-
i've.
!. TLe Masonic grand lodge convened
in Topeka, February 20. The officers
of the grand lodge of Missouri were
present as guests.
Secretary Coburn OF the state board
of agriculture has bound his quarterly
reports into one volume and is now
distributing them.
The Royal and Select Master Masons
held their thirty-second convocation in
Topeka, February 1921. Masons from
all parts of Kansas were in attendance.
A dog which was a neighborhood
pet at Industry was recently buried in
a nice casket decorated with flowers.
About 100 people attended the funeral.
Rev. Joseph Denison, Kansas pio-
neer who was the first president of
the state agricultural college, and later
of Baker University, is dead, aged IS.
The Santa Fe has 256 stations to sup
ply with the new simplex tickets. 1t
made the ticket clerks at the general
offices hustle to distribute the tickets
on time.
Judge Hook of the federal district
court is attempting to get old cases off
the docket. There are many cases
which have been continued for years
for lack of prosecution.
Chancellor Snow of the state univer-
sity has been invited by the London
Times to revise the article on Kansas
in the forthcoming supplement to the
Encyclopedia Britannica.
A special train of nine cars will leave
Topeka on the evening of March Z, via
Kansas Grain Dealers association on a
ten days trip to Galveston and Hous-
ton.
Ms. Ross Burns, who died recently
in Topeka, was quite wealthy. Besides
the real estate she owned she had $10,-
600 in government bonds. No will has
been found. Her only relative is a
sister in Boston.
James Nesbit, has just completed
the work of erecting buildings on the
Kickapoo reservation west of Atchison,
at cost of ST., 900. The new buildings
are modern, and include bath rooms
and other conveniences. A gas plant
is soon to be put in. Over forty In
dian children live at the school, and
are taught cleanliness as well as book
knowledge. The children go home
only once a month.
The Most Eminent Grand chapter OF
Royal Arch Masons opened its thirty.
fifth annual convocation in the Masonic
temple in Topeka on February 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Bishop, of Lin
coin, celebrated their golden wedding
few days ago. The friends of the
aged couple made them present of {
fine Jersey COW.
James Dun, chief engineer of the
Santa Fe proper, has been promoted il
the service He will GO to Chicago anC
act as consulting engineer of the entire
Santa Fe system.
AC oChOAJ AohSAAO ASOA NOoh
once comprised 5000 acres, supposed
to be worth $4,000. There is nov
left $50 acres which has been sold fol
$4,000 to D. Beihler, of Dickinson
county.
Kansas produced a Merino sheel
(''Baby Lord') whose fleece of 50 pound
produced in one year and a few days
exceeded the worlds record by II
pounds Another Kansas-bred Merlin,
(Meadow Lass 2nd) is a great WHINE
of sweepstakes and has never been de
feated.
Frank Sax, of Lyon county, raised
field of cane which Melted him SIS. 5
per acre for the seed and he had tn
fodder besides.
II. " Farris, of Ellsworth county
has raised corn on the same piece Q
land every year, commencing in 1861
and his>la crop was as good crop a
any of them
Miss Susan Swartz, of Kansas Cit
has fled a breach of promise sui
against Lewis White, Cloud count
farmer, in the United States court. Sh
wants $40. 600 damages