Free press., 1901-09-07


a strong flow of gas at a depth of
300 feet has been found on farm near
Garnett.
a 5000 telescope has been purchased
high school.
Ohio parties are figuring on building
an electric line between Atchison and
Leavenworth.
The first sowing of wheat reported is
in Thomas county, which commenced
about August y.
Congressman Calderhead has bought
a 32O acre farm in the Blue Valley near
Blve Rapids, for SS, 200.
Bishop Millspaugh and family spent
most of the summer in the Cumberland
mountains in Tennessee
A national convention of the blind
assembled IN Kansas City, Kansas, to
see each other, you know.
There is Fort Scott girl in Paris,
Miss Essie Lee, who is called by the
Paris papers 1.-The most beautiful vio-
linist"
j. K. Bartoo, one of the founders of
Larned, is dead. He was Mason and
a Knight Templar and was buried with
Masonic honors.
Charles Wolff, the Topeka packer,
has received two letters after the style
of those sent to Cudahy, Omaha. Guess
Charley is a little scared.
There is over 1000, 900 invested in
the milling industry in Kansas, with a
total output of Ss, ,OOO, 900 and a total
expenditure of $40, 900, ,OOO
At Peabody on a recent Sunday, a
collection was taken in the Methodist
church for missionary purposes and
S240 was raised in thirty minutes.
Nearly forty kinds of birds are
known to nest every year in Riverside
park, Wichita, and there are probably
$50 varieties seen there every. summer.
The postmasters in the larger towns
in the southeastern part of the state
are after more rural mail routes They
say that roads are always good in that
part of the state.
Isaac Sharp, a lawyer, who lived at
Council Grove dozen years or more.
served in the legislature in 1865 and
was democratic candidate for governor
in 1880. died in Washington recently.
The Santa Fe gave Mr.. Proctor and
his wife each 81 900. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Proctor lost an arm
while on a train from Edwards county
to attend the state reunion at Hutchin-
son.
There are 13 kinds of native trees in
Riverside park at Wichita, viz: burr
oak, white elm, redbud, cottonwood,
blackberry, black walnut, sycamore,
caffeenut, honey locust, white ash.
willow, mulberry and box elder.
Chairman NJ. C. Campbell, of the live
stock sanitary board, has found a case
of Texas fever at Kechi, Sedgwicl
county, which he says is the only CASE
in Kansas and the range has beer
quarantined. The other cattle have
been creased with petroleum.
A clumsy swindle was attempted by
two men working with a threshine
machine near Conway Springs. They
sold property belonging to the thresh
ers for small prices, and the same prop
erty to two purchasers. The men were
in Wellington Jail in short order
| Four new coal mines to give employ
ment to from 200 to 500 men each, ar,
now being sunk around Pittsburg
while three others have just been com
pleted. The Mount Carmel Coal com
pany, the fuel department. of the Santa
Fe is putting in two big new mine.
south of Pittsburg.
VIM. A. Bingham, representative
from Morris county, has been appoint
ed consul general at Cape Town.
Fred Voiles, of Wellington has mar
ried an accomplished Usage maiden
with one-sixteenth Indian blood. VIII,
owns 500 acres of land of which So
acres is in cultivation, 900 acres in pas
ture and the rest surrounded with hoy
fence. She received 900 acres more a
a wedding present. This is leased an
she gets it when the lease expires. /
is stated that Voiles did not know G
his brides wealth.
The treasurer of the Citizens Buil6
ing association of Leavenworth is sue
foa an alleged shortage of S21, 900.
Misses Clara and Chloe Risdon, {
Ottawa county, raised so acres of whea
last season and are planting the sam
acreage this year. They do all of tn
farm work; blowing, narrowing, seeC
ing, milk cows and take the milk
the creamery, take care of fine lot
? hogs and several horses There are L
men on the farm. They have paid off
: mortgage and bought new buge
and have money in the bank.
r Mrs. Ida s. Martin, of Atchisol
widow of Ex-Governor John A. Martil
S has been appointed at the head
4 Charlton Cottage, Ottawa universit
e for the coming term. Charlton Co
tage is the young lady students do
= mitory and boarding hall.
S A large party of picniclzers in can
q | near WelIinOfOn baoar,o Sioly n,