Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17

appointed magnetic observer III the
coast survey Office.
r. c. Johnson, a breeder, three miles
south of Lawrence has a herd of about
1000 Angora goats.
The Henderson, Sewer company on
Wichita is awarded the contract to put
in sewers at FL Reno
A. J. Henry, formerly of Leaven-
worth, will succeed Prof. Hazen as
head of the signal service bureau.
The sheriff of Clay county shot and
killed Red Hawkins, highway rob-
Der by getting the drop on him.
The Council Grove band gave con-
cert; telephone toll lines were connect
ed and people in nine towns heard the
music.
Bishop Vincent spent Sunday preach
ing twice, in Wichita and on Tuesday
evening lectured. He had immense
audiences.
The directors of the Kansas peniten-
tiary have decided to sell binding
Irvine direct to the farmers and invite
them to file their orders.
The Burlington road has been threat
ening to build south in Kansas and
Highland people are all gazing north
watching for its appearance.
The supreme court has decided that
the law of 1897 requiring railroads to
give one return pass for each carload
of stock shipped is not valid but void.
The senate has passed the Harris bill
ceding the abandoned Fort Hays mill
tary reservation in Kansas to the state
for agricultural college and other pur-
poses.
A Kansas man, near the Nebraska
line is reported by the Red Cloud, Neb.,
Nation as having shipped a carload of
pop corn to Chicago for which he re-
ceived $3.50
Rev. Father Leary, of Chapman, will
have been a priest twenty-five years on
April "a, next The priests OF that
section of the state are arranging to
hold jubilee in honor of the event
Judge Lit Crum of the court of visi-
tation has been at Hot Springs, Ark,
two months taking treatment for
weighed 225 pounds; now he weighs
IT'S.
A special collector of delinquent
personal property taxes in Shawnee
I, 10
ceipts in the hands of people who ap-
pear as delinquent on the treasurer S
| books.
The monthly report of Warden Tom
linson filed with the state auditor,
shows the receipts for the Lansing
prison for January to have been SIS
546, and the expenses $13, 144, leaving
a surplus of So, 4O2.
! The farmers of Kansas are pleased
over the coming of the storm. Nc
damage to stock has resulted, and the
ground will be placed in fine condition
for the spring blowing. The ground
was dry, and moisture was badly need
ed.
A. W. and r. j. Moore have just
| finished delivering the corn from ar
eighty-acre field to cars in Sabetha and
it weighed up $3.50 bushels, being ar
average of 49% bushels to the acre
This was no guessworl1, but the selling
weights, after the corn had beer
seasoned in the crib.
Emma Johnson, of Galena, tool
poison and died. She had been quar-
reling with her lover. She was sixteer
years old.
Alex Hurd, of Drum Creek has jus
shipped to New York carload of wal
nut logs. This occurs frequently from
many Kansas places.
5 AS an example of the large amour
of business done in the Topeka yard
may be mentioned that Ed Fuller, tn
| switch tender, threw the. switch il
, front of the ''cabin" just $50 times il
one day.
| The miners are trying to GUST Edwar'
, Keegan, state mine inspector. The
: say he is on too friendly terms wit
l the operators.
2 A six foot vein of coal has been foun
= in Barton county at the depth of Is
feet. A company is engaged in obtain
: coal leases and propose to sink a shat
S in a short time. The quality of tn
e coal is good.
: Ringing Bros. have leased the build
j ings of the Burton car works in Wict
t tia and will fit them for permanen
winter quarters for their circus.
. J. W. Clayton. engineer of minin
r plant at Galena, was caught by tn
S betting and his skull fractured. Deaf
resulted.
4 Mulvane Record: Henry Lauren
Z refused cool 81, 900 in cash for his 16C
acre farm, Salem township. The far1
g is well improved and splendid soil, bu
no better than dozens of others in tina
! splendid valley.
It The Kansas association of local fr
/, insurance agents was held in Topek
e February 3. a good representatio
}. from over the state was present.
n During the month of January Fran