Free press., 1901-10-12
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


money; the farmers own the most of
1t.
Del Valentine has been reelected
clerk of the supreme court, his second
term commencing October %.
Joseph r. Mari, of Burton, was
member of Company c, and was among
the killed on the island of Samar.
County authorities raided five joints
1n Arkansas City, and took the jointists
and their stocks on hand to Winfield.
Wichita is awake to the probability
of the extension of the Choctaw road to
that city from Alva about 100 miles
away.
The Rev. J. E. Everett, Congrega-
1ional pastor at Onaga, is the new sec
Retary of the Kansas State Temperance
Union.
Two negro convicts in the U. s. peni-
tentiary at Fort Leavenworth, attacked
John Kennary, a guard, severely in
juring him.
The state fremen's convention meets
Is. This is the 18th annual meeting of
the association
On Sunday, September %, Dodge City
had the highest recorded temperature
in the United States. The thermometer
registered 95.
The section house at Dodge City, a
two story building, is burned down.
w. Glaze, who occupied it, lost valu-
able library.
The barb worm which infested wheat
fields in Saline county, proved bene-
fit to the crop by cleaning the boards
from the wheat.
A. b. Hulitt, late of Topeka, has a
Hereford ranch near Chihuahua. He
raises them and ships in many for the
Mexican market.
Orville Myers, a Topeka boy, while
out duck hunting with other boys,
dropped his gun which was discharged
and the load struck him in the back Of
the head and tore the skull off.
The industrial department of the
State reform school is now making
clothing for the inmates of other state
institutions. They also make shoes,
and are taught all sorts of trades.
In some counties there will be no
elections held, there being mutual
agreements that township officers shall
hold over, or in some cases, that the
county boards shall make appointments.
Many school districts in the state are
taking advantages of the law passed
by the last legislature and are estab-
fishing school libraries. The law pro-
vides that school districts of $40, 900 or
more valuation may levy library taxes
not exceeding one mill.
The state universities of Wisconsin,
Ohio and Minnesota, Cornell university
of New York and the agricultural col
leges of Michigan, Massachusetts,, Ne
braska, Colorado, Iowa, Texas, Oregon,
Kansas, North Dakota, and South Da-
kota are using the reports of the Kan
sas state board of agriculture in their
classes in agriculture, dairying and an
YIN
Twentieth Century Farmer says that
when requests are made for them it is
generally explained that these works
are the best obtainable upon the sub
iects treated. And all on account OF
the careful and efficient work done by
Secretary Coburn.
Bank Commissioner Albaugh is op
posed to banks with less than SO, ,00(
capital, but the law recognizes the righ
to organize with only half that much
The Kansas agricultural college ha
just received four fullb1ood Ayrshir,
cattle, bull and three heifers. Thi
breed is famous for milk and butte
production.
Charles w. Stout, II years old, wa
driving hay rake near Edna and wa
dragged to death by a runaway team
He was thrown from his seat in from
of the rake.
Attorney General GODDARD says tha
the governor has authority to appoin
sheriffs to fill vacancies caused by tn
biennial election law, and Governo
STANLEY announces bnaG ne Will nam
sheriffs on October Is.
Mrs. Cox, of CORTLAND, Kansas, wit
her four children, were on a train a
Alliance, Nebraska, and attempted t
go into another car while the train wa
going around curve and with he
3-yearAold child was thrown from tn
moving train. Both were seriousl
hurt.
John Dawson, bond clerk in the stat
treasury, is gobb1ing up all the gol
land in the Trego district that he ca
get hold Of
Judge Moore, of the Eighth distrie
will hereafter make freedom from tair
of anarchy requisite for citizenshi
when applications for naturalizatio
are made.
The new election law of Kansas
considered almost an insolvable ridd
to the average voter. 1t will requil
much study to master its intricacie
say the critics.
The Rock Island will build ne
freight depot at Philhpsburg. IT