Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-07-28
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Kinsley is to have a new elevator
with capacity of 10, 900 bushels.
O1e Abilene dealer has sold this sea-
son nearly $50, 900 worth of threshing
outfits.
Henry Bell, farmer of Cofey coun- |
ty, was accidentally killed while hand |
ling target rife.
Mrs. Maria Hopkins, of Solomon, is
dead at the age of 90. She had lived
in Dickinson county 80 years.
There is boom in church building
in central and western Kansas. Par
Bonages are being fixed up also.
VIM. Birch, near Scottsville, lost
wheat stacks by fire which were esti-
mated to contain 1000 bushels.
Harper Zerfoos has been held for
trial for the murder of D. A. Coats, the
operator who was killed at Winfield.
aThe imported harvest hands are now
leaving the state in droves, in some
cases taking command of freight trains.
Rudolph Hatfield and Colonel Hois-
ington were the speakers at the laying
of the corner stone of the S25, 900 high
school at Ell Dorado.
A train stopped between Kinsley
and Offerle and the train crew and
passengers fought fire in field of
shocked wheat, saving it.
Miss Morrison, of FL Dorado, is held
for murder in the first degree, without
bail, for the killing of Mrs. DIN Castle.
She was taken to the Wichita Jail.
The public generally, at FL Dorado,
holds the opinion that the motif of the
murder of Mrs. Olin Castle by Miss
Jessie Morrison, was infatuated jea1-
ousy.
DR.. Thomas Cooper, of Kansas City,
a travelling salesman for a publishing
house, was found dead in his bed in
Wellington hotel. Death was caused
by morphine.
Wheat is pressing hard on the power
of the railroads to move it. Indica-
tons are that the high prices being
paid for wheat will cause earlier sale
of large part of the crop than usual.
All Hallows academy in Wichita, in
charge of Catholic sisters, has become
SO crowded with young lady pupils
that those interested have decided to
build an addition to cost at least $15,-
600.
Charles Wheeler, of Mcpherson coun-
ty, is said to be one of four heirs of his
brother, Francis Turner Wheeler, of
Chicago, who made his fortune of 81
600, 900 in the manufacture of paper
bags. Wheeler is dead.
A strike occurred at the Lanyonville
smelter. All the yard men stopped
work. About 200 men quit because
they did not like a change that had
been made of their boss. This may
cause a closing of the works.
Work on the new cell block at the
Hutchinson reformatory is going on
rapidly. The board of managers have
let contracts for new cell doors, for an
iron roof, banisters, individual water
closets in cells and for material for
clothing.
NJ. F. Angel came from Chicago to
Wichita, where he lived 43 years ago,
for the sole purpose of paying debt
to a dentist which he contracted when
he lived there. Ten dollars settled the
debt and Angels railroad fare was
$1,000
A woman of Severance, whose hus-
baud used beer, took baby carriage
full of stones and broke all the win
dows in Turner hall.
Wichita and the Orient railroad off
Gals have closed bargain which is to
make Wichita division point and To-
cate there the general shops of the
line.
Miss Jean Creighton, of Wichita will
go to Paris, expenses paid. She won
it as prize for securing the largest
list of subscribers in a given time to
The Endeavor World.
Mr.. Oebel, of Andale, Sedgwicls
county, is feeling good over two fine
crops already made, alfalfa and wheat
and good prospects for like fine crop
of corn. He is confident that the corn
crop when husked out will surprise
those who have been crying drouth.
The returns this year show that Kan
sas has 2.111 more pianos, 724 more
silver watches, 2,792 more gold watch.
es. 1882 more carriages, 1894 more
wagons, 16,445 more mules, 1908, AS
more cattle and 146,o53 more horses
than last year.
Adam Bicl1le, near the south line OF
Saline county, lost 20 stacks of wheat
by fire. Fire started from passing
engine. Reinsurance.
The Kansas Midland station a
Lorraine was assaulted by burglars
The agent drove them away with hi.
pistol. 1t is thought one burglar wa
hit.
The legislature appropriated s., CO..
for Governor Stanley's contingent func
for the fiscal year, ending June 80. h,
used only $4,000 turning back into tn,
general revenue fund s., O00