Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-03

Wyoming.
Ned Larimer, of Wichita is appointed
ensign in the navy.
New hay is coming to Norton and
selling at S4.5o to s. ton.
Premium lists have been issued for
fair at Sterling on September lila.
Some farmers propose to sow corn
fields in wheat to provide pasturage.
Farmers in. Southern Kansas have
commenced blowing for wheat since
the rains.
J. NJ. Brooks, an early settler, died
at Beattie, Marshall county, leaving
fortune of $4,000.
Crib Johnson, of Mcpherson county,
was at work among high weeds and
died from the heat.
Humboldt people want the lola troll
Ley system to be extended to their
town on the Neosho.
Two Mcpherson county girls shocked
their fathers wheat crop. Men could
not be found to dot.
The buffalo grass ranges in Scott
county are reported to be in fine con-
dition, with plenty of feed for stock.
Boys made small fortunes in Wichita
selling sandwiches to boomers. One
little fellow cleared SIP in three days.
1t is decided that the Central Kansas
fair at Hutchinson will come off on
schedule time the first week in Septem-
Der.
A. P. Clark, an old time Kansan, no.
ticed an increased flow from springs
and predicted the recent heavy rains
"a hours in advance.
Scio, Graham county, reports IA
inches of rain since harvest up to July
25. Crops there are reported all right
and everybody happy.
A Santa Fe detective found several
stolen lanterns at Hutchinson and Sc
cured evidence which may land thieves
where they cannot steal.
Eleven years before Joe Bristow be-
came assistant postmaster general he
was candidate for clerk of the dis
trict court of Douglas county.
The head of the ice trust in Topeka
has been arrested under a city ordin-
ance which is based on the new law of
the state against trusts in general.
The shale pit men at the Coffeyville
vitrifed brick plant struck for raise
of 25 cents a day. Labor Commissioner
Johnson went there to smooth things.
The Missouri Pacific paid the state of
Kansas, the other day, a charter fee of
SO, 200 for fling an amendment to it's
charter to increase it's capital stock to
$45, 900, 900.
John B. Sims, five miles from Tope-
ka, lost 35 cattle from eating green
sorghum fodder. More were expected
to die. The neighborhood turned out
to skin the cattle.
Henry and Eliza Foreman, of Mont
gomery county, have been man and
wife for 81 years. They were born in
the same county, attended the same
school and were members of the same
church. They are the parents of IL
children.
A man calling himself S. L. Duff,
telling that he represented st. Louis
millinery firm, proposed to install a
department of millinery in Quenemo
store, collecting an advance of $27.
He nor the goods have never been
heard from.
The adjustment of the loss to the
Dold Packing company from the burn.
ing of their Wichita plant was prompt
ly made. There were twelve ad.
| justors present, with Edmund Fitz
gerald, of Buffalo, representing the
Dold company The total insurance
was S225, 600 and the total loss about
$500, 900.
Burlingane, a good town but with.
out waterworks, recently INDUCED in
81 900 fire.
Michael Weis, of Salina, ruptured 3
blood vessel while lifting and died from
the effects of it.
The Blue river is so low that the
Blue Rapids mills cannot be operated
The plaster mills are much behind OF
orders received.
Newton is proud of it's water supply
which is plentiful. while some othel
towns cannot claim that they hav,
enough for all purposes
Dora Hedger, of Haskell county, wa
bitten by rattlesnake and died within
"a hours.
Ex-Speaker-ex-Judge Stephen Os
borne is out for good appointment il
Oklahoma.
An Ottawa man elaine to have
snap shot showing local prohibition
ist running from a Guthrie saloon to ;
train carrying bottles of beer.
Topeka contractors say that Their
has been more rock taken from tn
quarries there this season than eve
before in the same length of time.
Adjutant General Foo. issued certif
Gates to all veterans of the Spanish
American war who desired them, t
use in registering for homestead
without making the journey to E
Reno.