Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-08
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

population of g. 657; a neat gain.
Onaga is to have a telephone ex-
change and chemical fire engine.
bourbon county lands are selling at
an advance of from u to 25 per cent.
The observance of Memorial day in
Kansas is more general than usual.
Governor Stanley and family will
occupy the house provided and furn-
ished by the state, this week.
Nincty-five Dunkards went to Lin
coin from Mcpherson on a special train
to attend their general conference.
Railroad Commissioner A. d. Walker
is converting grove of his into pub
lie park for his home town of Holton.
New people are coming into Cowley
county all the time and lands sell read
lily at an advance of 10 to so per cent.
Colonel George W. Veale, of Topeka,
is to be made superintendent of the
state house grounds on and after July 1.
Finney county people have a large
reserve of cash. Grazing lands have
advanced 81 per acre and farming lands
IS an acre.
There are 400 pensioners on the list
at the Topeka pension agency who re-
ceived their disabilities in the Spanish
American war.
All live stock inspectors hired by the
Kansas Live Stock Sanitary commission
have no other way to get their pay ex-
cept to get it appropriated by the next
legislature.
The boards which act for the agri-
cultural college and the state normal
will spend nothing at the Fort Hays
reservation until the states title to the
land is complete.
Graham county has good demand for
farm and grazing lands. Actual set
tiers have purchased more land during
the past Is months than during the
ten preceding years.
Mother Bicl<erdylle, now 81 years old,
will be the guest of honor at the an
nual encampment of the w. r. c.,
which occurs at the same time as the
q. A. r. encampment at Junction City.
Decatur county has made great prog
ress in alfalfa culture ana has devel-
oped into a prosperous and successful
stock growing county. Corn is raised
and farmers have gone into the hog
business.
A sorry report about the wheat crop
comes from Ellis county. Someone
writes from there that wheat on plowed
land may make II bushels to the acre,
while that put in on stubble will not
pay to cut.
Brothers named Hossfelds have been
operating trunk factories, one of them
for 81 years in Topeka and the other
for Is years in Wichita. They now
propose TO consolidate and remove tC
Kansas City.
The Rock Islands extension from
Liberal, Kansas, is completed to Del
hart, Texas, making 80 miles in Texas
and 80 more will bring it to the New
Mexican line. Grading is done % miles
beyond Delhart.
The, banks of Chautauqua county
have on deposit $40 per capita of popu
lation. Any desirable piece of lanC
sells readily at an advance OF % to 81
per cent over five years ago. Many
purchases are made 10y tenants wht
usually pay one-fourth cash Crop
are good, fruit promises an abundan
crop.
The death rate in Topeka during tn
past year, figured on the basis of
population of 35, 900 has been 1O.1 pc
1000.
Washburn college trustees are a
work to raise the $4,000 required t
comply with c. w. JEWELS will whic
gave the college like sum when tn
college put the same amount with it.
Cattle on grass are doing well il
Greenwood county; more of the heav
cattle on grass than ever before. Hog
healthy and in fine condition. Poultr
and eggs business is immense.
Harvey Williams, near Effinghan
lost his large barn by fire togethe
with six horses, vehicles, implement.
etc No insurance.
Harry Norton, Is, and Todd Blal1ely
10 years old, were drowned in tn
DcS Wy ShSS river dO ACdSdAtOl
The elder boy was trying to rescue tn
yoSuger.
William Sells is 20 contest the wi
of Mrs. Sells, on the ground that he
Mrs. Sells own son and not her adop
ed son as she claimed. lie says he hs
plenty of proof.
People in Western Marion count
are prosperous and satisfied; plenty
money and low interest rates; niue
land is selling at advanced prices, "
still very low as compared with son
other sections of Kansas and with o.
lahoma-
Banks of Franklin county have
million and half dollars on deposi
very largely farmers money. The a
vance in the value of farm lands hi
been from So to $50 in six month
Iowa buyers get the highest price
lands.
Farms and grazing land are in
mand in Ellis county at greatly i
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