Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-08-04
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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Lightning struck the Santa Fe depot
in Cherryvale three times in one day.
Nebraska firm has agents canvas
sing Kansas selling diamonds toyoung
farmers
Stephen Booth, of Larned, uncle to
the late Henry Booth. was found dead
in his bed.
John Strum's s-year-old son fell from
a windmill near Wellsville and was
fatally injured.
Winfield reports an attendance of
$4,000 people at the interstate jubilee
of the A. o. U. w.
Bishop Fink's order that Catholics
withdraw from the Modern Woodmen
is very unpopular.
Taylor Prick, the populist nominee
for governor of Nebraska, formerly
lived in Hutchinson.
Michael Bux, one of the Oldest citi-
zens of Yates county, was killed in a
runaway the other day.
Mitchell county had 100, $50 acres of
wheat this year which has produced
nearly two million bushels.
It was C. V. Eslridge who caused
the name of his county to be changed
from Breckenridge to Lyon.
A contractor at Lane has to furnish
the Missouri Pacific % loads of crushed
stone day. He has 100 men.
A half section of land in Sedgwick
county has been purchased by farmer
OF the neighborhood for Sc, 900.
Two carloads of people leave Be1oit
on August 20 to attend the national 6.
A. r. encampment in Chicago.
Reno county Christian Endeavor as
ISOLATION will hold its annual conven-
ton at Pretty Prairie on August 10.
A Richmond, Mo-, firm has removed
large general stock of merchandise
to Ottawa to get away from saloons.
J. w. Parks and his son, ex-state
printer ]. S. Parks, have purchased a
$50 acre farm near Beloit, for $40, 700
Atchison county has had one justice
on the supreme court bench during
nearly the entire history of the state.
DR.. Longnecker, a veterinary surgeon
of Wichita, had his face kicked to pieces
by horse he was treating. He may
live.
Green cane and kaffir corn is causing
the loss of cattle, by their being al
lowed to feed upon it during the dry
weather.
Captain Crozier, who is member OF
General Chaffee's staff in China, is a
son of the ex-chief justice of the Kan
sas supreme court.
While the farmers of southern Shaw
nee county were at a grange picnic a,
Overlook, there were many houses
entered and robbed.
The late rains have improved the
prospects of the corn crop in the corn
belt, yet much of it will turn out only
about one third of crop.
The ladies of Medicine Lodge have
raised and used over $500 in improve.
ments of the cemetery and they say
have only begun the work.
for business August 1. It will have q
capacity of 5000 bushels, and is equip
ped with up to date machinery.
ALI crops are good about Eudora
The potato crop is of fine quality and
a larger crop than for years. Many
loads have already been shipped.
Probate Judge Pulleine, of Marys
vile, lost his 11-year-old daughter b,
accidental death. She was killed BY
the caving in Of sand bank.
The blackberry crop in Leavenwortl
county was very fine this year Tn,
express companies handled the berrie.
in carload lots.
A gang of robbers blew open the SAT-
door in bank in Richmond. It wa
at midnight but the citizens rallies
and drove them of. They believe on,
of the burglars was wounded Bloc,
hounds were put on their trail.
Jack Sanders killed Charles Pawn
in a joint near the Frisco depot il
Galena. It is said the trouble wa
over girl.
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mining company with $500, 900 capi
tai, to operate on his purchase of min
ing lands in Missouri
The regents and the president of tn
Kansas agricultural college have e.
amined the buildings, ETC., of the For
Hays reservation preparatory to tal1in
charge of it as soon as the legislator
accepts the gift made by congress.
waterspout flooded Solomon Jul
"a. Over six inches of water fell food
ing cellars and lower floors and wash
ing out railroad culverts.
A brother of Hill P. Wilson, assistan
secretary of state, was in the compan
of marines who took John Brown 9
Harper's Ferry.
The Captain Frank Whitman VIII
was discharged from the army is nc
Major Frank N. Whitman, of tn
Twentieth Kansas, as was first repor
ed. Major Whitman is now first hel
r