Free press., 1901-11-30

Judge Ellis of the Wichita supreme
court has recovered his health.
Logan, Phillips county, has popu-
lation of 449, of which number 26 are
widows.
The estimated value of the property
of the Kansas common schools is S1O,-
1882
Oil has been struck at a depth of $50
feet nine miles west of Kinsley. The
value of the find is as yet unknown.
year-old FLY for 81, 900 to S. D. Ridder,
of Louisville. Bradbury is a Topeka
milk man.
The secretary of the state board of
heSth says that as compared with re-
cent years there are but few cases of
small pox in the state.
The secretary of the state board of
health says that as compared with re-
cen& years there are but few cases of
small pox in the state.
Only three men out of eighty paroled
from the penitentlary by Governor
Stanley have broken their parole and
been taken back to prison.
Topeka boilermakers have adopted
resolutions urging the federal govern
ment to build its own warships instead
of letting the work out by contract.
Farmers are taking care of their
wheat straw to make certain of enough
fo, J,
it may reach $5 a ton in some sections.
There is new born oil craze at
Brookville. Leases have been secured
on several thousand acres Several
railroad men are said to be backing the
company.
The recruiting officer at Salina is try
ing to enlist number of musicians for
the Fourth cavalry band, which served
| three years in the Orient and is now at
Fort Riley.
Officers of the La Crosse lumber and
grain company, who were fined in the
district court for violating the anti
trust law, have appealed their cases to
the supreme court.
Minneapolis has a population of 800
and its three banks carry $40, 900 of
deposits. The population of Ottawa
county is II ,OSs and the six banks in
| the county have deposits of 81 ,O36, 400.
William Cary, a citizen of Jackson
county, received a gold medal from
| Queen Victoria nearly SO years ago.
| He was a member of the relief expedi-
| tion sent to the rescue of DIR. Kane, the
Arctic explorer, in 1855.
A family feud at Highland resulted
/ in duel with both parties seriously
wounded. The parties are ]. E. Spring
er and j. f. Ward. Springer went to
Wards house and shot him twice.
Ward got kclub and felled Springer
! with a broken skull.
Isaac Lane, a cousin of James H.
| Lane, who has lived in jackson county
| since 1865 died recently at the age of
80 years. He lived alone and was very
eccentric. His estate did not last to
carry him through to the end of his
long life, and he died at the poor
/ farm.
For a long time Pittsburg merchants
have suffered from robberies. Finally
a family, apparently well-to-do in the
world. was found to be in possession OF
a stock of stolen goods, consisting of
silks, satins, ostrich plumes and other
| goods of much value and small bulk,
amounting to the value of 81 200. The
home of the thieves is richly furnished.
Frank or George Lane, his wife aT,&
daughter and an adopted son are ar
| rested.
w. j. Patterson. a prominent bust
ness man of Ell Dorado, died in a cattle
ear at Clearwater He saw some of his
cattle in a car were down, and went in
to help them up. After doing so he
was seen leaning over calf and was
found to be dead.
In Kansas out of I92 towns of which
inquiry was made, 25 openly license
joints, twenty-three secretly license
joints, so do not recognize the jointists
and make occasional war on them; 9:
bOotleggers-
The county teachers association me
in WamegO. They passed resolution
condemning the contract text books il
use in the schools of Kansas.
E. E. Ellis, stockman of Osborn,
county, has shipped 100 cattle to mar
i let which were fattened on wheat chop
: They were in perfect condition for tn,
: market.
: Omar Gregory, of Osborne county
/ has eleven living children, sixty-tw,
l grandchildren and fourteen great
5 grandchildren. Mr.. Gregory is not We
90 years old.
t Prof. Carruth, of Kansas university
e lectures the students in opposition t
!. | professionalism in football playing.
: While giving lectures on the sciene
e of combustion to railroad engineers il
!, private Frisco car of the Information
f al Correspondence school of instructor
0 at Fort Scott, gasoline lamp explode
and Prof. Harkins. who has charge G
n the railroad school, and an assistan
d named Doliu, were seriously burne
g about the face and hands. They are