Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-11-24
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


sent out Is cars of it's product and or
dered 20 empties.
j. f. Todd, formerly labor commits
sioner of Kansas, was elected to the
lower house in Oklahoma.
The manager of the Southwestern
peanut butter company says he has de-
cided to open a factory in Wichita.
Old soldiers at the Leavenworth Home
use $50 ounces of coffee and 100 ounces
of tobacco to each man during a year.
D. B. Dyer, of Smith Center, was the
first announced candidate for sergeant
alarms of the house of Representative.
Near Conway Springs there is
wheat field in which the wheat meas
ures "a inches. Billy Frantz measured
it.
John r. Harrison. of Salina, Kansas,
now postmaster at Havana, has been
made acting director general of posts
in Cuba.
Some of the department heads in the
state house are knocking because the
governor insists that they shall be more
economical.
A number of white persons are claim
ting to be relatives of Bert Higginboth-
am, the negro who died at Independ-
ence leaving unclaimed property.
Elgin, Chautauqua county, with
population of 300, is the largest cattle
shipping point in the world 1t is the
loading point for the Usage pastures.
Congressman Curtis expected to visit
Indian Territory before returning to
Washington, but is compelled to aban-
it on account depressing business at
home
Alvin Williams was elected county
county commissioner of Osborne coun-
ty. Although he died at noon on cleo
ton day the people kept right on
voting for him.
The work of preparing bills is already
becoming voluminous. OF course there
will be hundreds presented to the legis-
lature that will deserve no considera-
ton, as usual.
The Girard canning factory put up
10000 cans of tomatoes and -, 900 cans
of apples this year. They now want
to contract for $50 acres of tomatoes
and 500 acres of sweet corn.
Emporia feels like Dragging over its
prospects for the coming year, which
include new depot, new court house,
the new Carnegie library, a new ward
school and the new normal library.
Josiah Moose, the man who guided
the Mormons across the plains and
wrote book about it, just celebrated
his Goth birthday at his home in Win
field. He is still strong and hearty.
The enrolment of children in public
schools of Kansas during the past year
was 396, 800; an increase of $3.50. Wy
andotte leads with Shawnee second,
Cherokee third and Sedgwick fourth
George Robinson, negro, has been
arrested on suspicion of numbering
Pearl Forbes, a candy factory employee
of Leavenworth. The murder was
most brutal. He was taken at Tonga
noxie.
Two inmates of the Beloit industrial
school set fires at that institution
which destroyed $40, 600 worth of prop
erty. The problem now is whether to
send them to Lansing for committing
arson.
State Grain Inspector Mckenzie
turned into the state treasury S4,151,
the amount collected in fees during
October. This paid up an existing de-
ticicncy and the expenses for October
and left S193 to the credit of the in
spection department
The 5-year-old daughter of A. NJ.
Sturm, of Concordia, fell backward
into a tub OF scalding water and died
within an hour. Her father was lying
at the point of death at the time from
an accidental gun shot wound received
during the previous week
c. II. Dietrich. of Hastings. Neb.,
and who is probably elected governor
Of that state, is the son of an Atchison
shoemaker
The alfalfa seed crop OF Kearney
county is estimated 1000 bushels
IlCSS are SOOd anu the Sceu Is penn
marketed.
The establishment of free delivery of
mail in town after town is serving to
break up some of the gangs of loafers
who have, time out of mind, fioclzed to
the postoffice on the arrival of a mail
train-and never received any mail.
John Washberger, of Edgerton was
watching a steam shovel work ard
to keep out of its way stepped in fror,t
of passenger train and was killed
When the office of marshal of CITY
court was created, Governor Stanley
appointed Jack Starr at Atchison.
Later an election was held and John
Flynn beat Starr who, however refused
to give up the office. claiming he he,d
it two years under the appointment.
The supreme court recently decided for
Flynn and Starr has to fork over eight
cen months salary.
The directors of the Kansas Semi
Centennial ExnoSition co,nDanv mot RI