Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-08
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

lights.
Coal became SO scarce at Kinsley
that services in a church had TO be
omitted.
The school children of Fort Scott
have sent $40 for the public schools in
Galveston.
At special election Cawker City
voted against buying the opera house
for city hall
Asbury Thorp, of Winfield, pulled
gun out of a buggy. He leaves wife
and three children.
More corn and wheat is being mar
keted in Cherryvale than has been done
before in fifteen years.
The ladies of Meade have made
successful fight against the illegal sale
OF liquor in their town.
The Santa Fe is expanding over 49,,
600 in fitting up reading rooms for its
employees at Dodge City;
Judge Skidmore fined five Coffeyville
lawyers SIS each for not being in court
Wn6n Cle1f cases were called.
Jos. Condell, breeder of thorough
bred Herefords, has purchased Butler
county farm for fancy stock ranch.
J. NJ. McC1ain, of Syracuse, delivered
to Coulter & Hatcher, of Finney county,
30 mules, to be placed on their ranch.
Thos. Shaw, Wichita merchant,
gave a Thanksgiving dinner to 200
newsboys and bootblacks. It is his
annual custom.
Abilene banker, has been for year
the teacher of English in the native
schools of Honolulu.
The Thanksgiving dinner at the To-
of turkey, so mince pies, cranberry
sauce, cake, fruits, etc.
A well drilled by the city of lola is
spouting gas enough to run the electric
light plant and the waterworks plant
both of which are city property.
A minor married in Usage county
and while still under 81 years of age
was sued for divorce. Then came in
the statute declaring that a minor can
not be sued in a court of law.
Kansas has 342 state banks and So
private banks, besides numerous ma
tional banks. Bank Commissioner
Breidenthal says there are none too
many for the business of the state.
The attorney for the prosecution
says that the suit against State Treas
urer Grimes, brought just prior to the
election. will be dismissed before the
time set for the trial in Usage coun-
ty.
Superintendent Nelson reports that
receipts for common school purposes
for the year were SPIT, 7O2.11. The
amount expended was 81, 622, 1863. 76,
leaving a balance on hand of $685.
1885, 35.
Attorney General GODDARD says that
during his term of office, up to the date
of his report 4, 500 pages of letters have
been sent out from his Office in reply tc
queries of a legal nature, and that the
court work during the term has been
much heavier than usual.
Superintendent Nelson has sent out
blanks to the different county superin
tendents asking the following infor
nation: School population; assessed
valuation of county by districts; mum
Der of mills levied for school purposes
number of weeks of school main tanned
A. L. Sutor, of Turon, has the larges
apple orchard in the Seventh congress
sional district; next in the state to tn,
great Wellhouse orchard
Colonel Henry NJ. Green, a Lawrenc,
pioneer, is dead. He came to Lawrenc.
IN 1857 and that city has been his HON,
ever since. He was severely wounded
at the time of Shelby's raid on West
port, being then lieutenant colonel il
the Kansas militia. Colonel Greer
was one of the founders of Lane Uni
versity at Lecompton and was its frs
president.
The county clerks of Stanton an,
Morton counties have examined record
of the U. S. land Office at Dodge Cit
and found considerable decided Ian
that was not on their tax rolls, an
some government land that had bee,
listed for taxes
Despite the facts that 125, 600 peopl
left Kansas for Oklahoma, since tn
census of 1890, and that $4,000 left tn
western counties because of advers
weather conditions, from 1892 to 1896
the present census shows a gain in tn
ten years of about per cent.
S. o. Spencer, state oil inspector
thinks that the enactment of la,
creating the office of state fire marsha
would greatly reduce the number {
fires from incendiary causes in til
state. 1t is said that the insu
ance companies approve Mr.. Spencer
idea and viii help to press it upon tt
legislature.
The Santa Fe ran seven extra catt
trains out of the territory in one ds
and several double-header trains ,
empty cattle cars went after mo,
loads during the same time