Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-05-26
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Chinch bugs are reported to be doing
much damage in Miami county.
The shelters at Girard have begun
work again after being idle three
months.
During April transportation for boys
Ito the reform school cost Labette coun-
ty 1924 cents.
The Twentieth Kansas organization
will meet with the Grand Army re-
union in August.
A new gusher has been struck at
Chanute which flows at the rate of o.
100000 feet day.
The Witt brothers, who robbed a
store in Upton, have been captured
and goods recovered.
Ira F. Collins whipped a man in Cen
Ftralia who was beating his 15-year-old
daughter on the street.
The debate contest between the uni
zersities of Kansas and Nebraska was
won by the Nebraskans.
The Lawrence World says Lawrence
of the wire mill by the trust.
Harper county offered $4,000 in
bonds for the new transcontinental
road and their offer is accepted.
Postoffce Inspector ]. R. Harrison
leaves Kansas for duty in connection
with the postal frauds in Cuba.
Calves sold at n public auction near
Argonia for an average of $40. The
entire sale brought 81, s74 cash.
The new auditorium in the new city
building in Topeka, is arranged for
1850 seats in parquet and balcony.
Martin Barnes, a wealthy German
farmer of Grant county, was found
dead, his gun having been discharged.
Orlie Crawford and Frank Taggart,
two Concordia boys. went over the dam
in boat and Crawford was drowned.
L. Fl. SCOTS grocery store in Bur
lington with the G. A. R. and w. R. c..
rooms in the hall over it, were dam
aged badly by fire May Is. The loss is
covered by insurance.
Three thousand head of feeder cattle
on their way from Texas to Montana
were unloaded at the Wichita Union
stockyards one day last week and they
were fed, watered and rested.
Ex- Governor Morrill, recently united
with the Congregational church OF
Hiawatha. He has been a Sunday
school superintendent for thirty years
without belonging to any church.
Byron Phelps left Hiawatha with
his patent door lock goes to New Brit
ain, Ct, where he gets a royalty on
locks manufactured there, besides a
good salary for introducing them.
Frank NJ. Wilson, of Beattie, of the
Twenty-second Kansas, has been given
pension of S72 month. He will live
but short time. Mr.. Wilson is an ex.
senior vice commander of the Kansas
6. A. R.
An NJ K. & T. stock train broke il
two on trestle near Moran and two
stock cars and the caboose went over
j. r. GLADDEN. was killed and the con
were somewhat injured.
In March there were shipped from
Inman s35 cases of eggs, more thar
two car loads, which brought the
farmers So $500. During April two ant
half car loads were shipped for which
was paid to producers nearly S2,760.
The night Waterman at the Pitts
burg freight depot was seized by ;
masked man and locked up in a DO,
car. The robber then proceeded t,
is gone.
Every town and village in Marion
county is equipped and connected will
a local and long distance telephon
system.
Leavenworth county commissioner
have decided to work Jail prisoners OIL
the streets. There are usually 20 to 8
of them in Jail.
Two unclaimed estates in Atchisol
county revert to that city and to tn
state; the personal property to the cit
and the realty to the state.
Under a new law a man cannot be
candidate for county superintendent
unless he has had eighteen months e1
perience in school room as teacher.
Captrin ]. s. Mcdowell, of Smit
county, was captured by the rebels i
September, 1863 and his sword take
from him. He has just learned tia
his sword is in jackson, Ca, and b
expects to recover it.
death from smallpox occurred i
Clearwater and citizens of the tow
and township bought the house and a
ats contents and burned them.
At the G. A. r. encampmeut Con
mander o. II. Coulter was presents
with badge, adorned at various poin
with six diamonds, one ruby and OF
sapphire.
A man reached lola on the mornir
train, at o'clock he went to work
a bartender. He was arrested at
o'clock, fined $50 at and left town
the p. m. train.
The Kansas grand lodge, A. O.