Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

probably establish college somewhere
in central Kansas.
There is movement for the repeal
of the law making city treasurer, clerk
and attorney elective.
The country residence of Cashier
Hollingsworth, of an Independence
bank, is burned to the ground.
Miss Bertha Yarnell is deputy regis
ter of deeds in Anderson county. Her
predecessor, also, was woman, who
resigned to be married.
State Grain Inspector McKenzie's re-
port for November shows s., 537.1O col
lection of fees, at an expense of So
1910, leaving balance of S153.4O.
When the canyons erect their pro-
posed additional smelter in lola they
they will reach the position of being
the largest zinc producers in the world.
ten-year-old boy tried to jump
moving train at Cherokee and lost
both of his legs. He said to the doctor,
'Say Doc, won't have to go to school
now, will l."
The judges of the probate courts of
Kansas will hold meeting in Topeka
December %. The object is the form
ing of an association and to discuss
needed legislation.
Senator Tapp from Sedgwick county
is preparing bill to provide for the
examination of telegraphers, under
which they must obtain licenses before
they can do railroad work
The governor has sent the assistant
attorney general to Ness county to as
sist in the prosecution of a boy charged
with criminal assault. The culprit's
father asked for this action.
D. ]. Fair & Co.'S lumber yard in Bur-
lingame caught fire and the office and
large shed filled with finishing lum-
Der were destroyed. A great deal of
lumber in the yard was destroyed
The little girls of Kiowa have pur-
chased dolls and dressed them for the
little folks at the Wichita Orphans
home. There is a regular organization
of the girls in Kiowa for charity
work.
The Law and Order League at Tope-
ka raised in pledges S25, 175 to prose
cute violaters of the liquor law, in one
meeting and it is their intention to
make it $50, COO. There were $500 peo-
pie at the meeting.
James Z. Cole, of Alma, and Andrew
Lang, of Topeka, propose to establish
an automobile factory in Topeka.
They have patented an oil-propelling
auto which they claim can be put on
the market for $3.50.
Mr.. Long, a Montgomery county
farmer, sues for divorce on the ground
that his wife will not let him work on
Saturday, she having joined the Sew
enth Day Adventist church They
have been married 80 years
Citizens of Atchison are preparing
Christmas presents for the 155 children
in the Soldiers Orphans Home The
Home will probably follow their Gus
tom OF sending presents also.
Rev. and Mrs. John NJ Rankin, of
Burlington celebrated their golden
wedding on December 10. They have
lived at Burlington about 40 years,
where Mr.. Rankin was for many years
rector of the Episcopal church
Governor Stanley says he wants to
a.
want done by the state for the semi.
centennial exposition in 1904.
Miss Florence Hall, head of the de-
partment of physical culture at tbe
Kansas Agricultural college, died il
Manhattan on December 0, of malaria
fever.
w. j. Costigan, of Ottawa, has beer
selected to prepare memorial of the
life of Ex-Governor LeweIling, to be-
read before the State Historical society
at its January meeting.
Miss Pearl Murdoch, only daughter
of NJ. NJ. Murdoch, Eagle editor and
postmaster of Wichita, and William P
Eatoh, were married on December II
The groom is employed at the Carey
hotel owned by his uncle, B. L. Eaton
The supreme court has unanimousl,
refused the writ of mandamus to com
pei the state board of charities to built
the insane asylum at Parsons. The re
suit is likely to be the repeal of the Law
for the erection of another asylum an,
the passage of new one which vii
name a location for it.
A passenger train on the Santa F
ran into the rear end of freight trail
at Clare, south of Olathe Nobl
Thomas, aged 16, of Emporia, wa
burned to death and his father badl
mangled. The enginemen were ser
iously hurt,
The county clerks of the state met i
the state auditors office on Decembe
ID to discuss certain bills to be offere
to the legislature. The most import
ant measure the clerks are presssin
is a bill to change assessment laws S
as to secure equal valuations.