Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

required.
There are 4O7 steps to climb from the
ground to the top of the Kansas state
house dome.
The lola postofice has reached figures
in the business that entitle the town to
free delivery.
Balzar Geotz, of Victoria. was found
dead on his own doorstep. He had
been murdered.
The Congregational Sunday school
in Eureka raised 500 for the famine
sufferers in India.
farmer, died this week at the Osawato-
ME Insane asylum.
James Crooks was the first Wilson
county farmer to order binding Irvine
from the penitentiary.
Eddie Hare, II years old, lost his
life near Woodbine, while burning
stalks. He was alone.
The Wamego Agriculturist tells
about several wealthy farmers who are
looking for residences.
What is thought to be a vein OF mica
was found on Francis Johnsons farm,
near Lindsborg, while drilling well.
Senior classes of high schools are
visiting each other. That of Junction
City went up to visit the senior class at
Clay Center the other day.
prairie fire in Saline county the
nf ho1- 6or cd off of
tions of pasture land and destroyed
about twenty tons of hay.
tramp saved Rock Island passen-
ger train by discovering a broken
journal and stopping the train. This
occurred in Doniphan county.
An Usage county farmer took tobacco
he had raised to cigar maker to be
tested. 1t proved to be satisfactory
filler, first class in every way.
Eugene Mills. Western Union mes
senger boy of Abilene, is an artist, and
his friends think he will be famous
some day. He is eleven years old.
The new elevator between the Santa
Fe and Rock Island tracks in Wichita
is approaching completion. Its capac-
ity will be 25, 600 bushels of grain.
Atchison collected S25, los, mostly
from joints, during the year ending
with March. 1t is said that this was
more than $500 above all expenses
of the police department.
Governor Stanley has appointed John
j. Hannah, of Leavenworth, as the
Democratic member of the state board
of charities to succeed P. H. Dolan, of
Salina, whose term has expired.
Joab Mulvane, of Topeka, has been
selected as a member of the board of
trustees of the Baker University. He
will take the place on the board made
vacant by the death Of De. Joseph
Denison.
Bulletin No. 90 of Kansas experiment
station, Manhattan, Kan, gives the re-
suits of eleven years experiments in
raising and feeding Kafir corn. 1t will
be sent free to any citizen of Kansas
who writes for it.
A. T. Niederlander, who played an
important part in booming Wichita,
visited that town recently. He now
has extensive interests in zinc mines
and is president of the Westinghouse
Air Brake company.
J. b. Bartholomew, OF Topeka, died
April /, of pneumonia. He was one OF
the first to start the sheep industry in
Kansas by importing fine merino sheep
He was a townbuilder for his home
city.
The Winfield Chautauqua will bt
held June 21 to July 2. Low rates OF
fare, probably one fare for the rount
trip, will be made by the railroads.
There is a gang of boy robbers il
Wichita. Their last job was taking
tools from the new elevator, which
were found at the homes of the boys.
Mayor Ross named the followin;
Mississippi congress to be held a
Houston, Texas, April II to 21. o. II
Bently. r. p. Murdoch. o. z. Smith
A. C. Jobes and j. b. Blazer
Parties from Oklahoma have bee,
figuring on the value of the waterworl
At one time Springfield had an assesse
valuation of S34O, 900, but the towr
people have moved away and cattle
men have covered the county wit
their herds.
Outside OF Douglas county the KaI
sas county having the largest numbe
of attendants at Kansas University
Shawnee. with 40; Wyandotte has g.
Marshall, 80. Johnson, 90: Harvey, .
Brown, %; Sedgwick, %, and Mon
gomery, %.
About hundred township Officer
and road overseers perfected an organ
ization in Dickinson county. The
were all entertained by business me
of Abilene. The farmers are takin
active interest in getting value for Il
time and money expended on the road
Gueda Springs people are busy
putting their town in better conditiC
by the building of additions, repairir
and mainline Lake .Iuniafa Is a0z