Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-29
KANSAS ITEsss OF INTEREST.

The Dickinson county court house is
to have S13, 600 addition. The pres
ent building cost $50, 900
One Sterling bank paid out in 60
days, during the marketing of the last
broom corn crop, $3.50. 600.
Don Seaton. son of John Seaton, has
bought half interest with Ewing
Herbert in the Atchison Champion
Joel W. Green, of Burr Oak, com
menced the study of law at the age of
81. He has now commenced practice.
A Salina ice and storage company is
burned out of business. 1t had the
largest institution of the kind in Kan
sas.
The Treadwell farm in Kiugman
county, of 6, 16O acres, has been bought
by Wyatt Stanley, of Illinois, for $780,
600.
Binders were kept out of southern
Kansas wheat fields by the heavy con-
dition of the soil. The delay was not
long.
Judge a. J. Wyatt. of Wichita, died
at Colorado Springs on June Is, from
injuries received in a runaway acct
dent on June >.
John Hermes, of Pond Creek, o. T.,
paid 81, 900 for an so acre farm four
miles north of Wichita on the Little
Arkansas river.
Governor Stanley recently visited the
school district in jefferson county
where he lived in the '7Os, and hunted
squirrels there again.
Probate Judge j. Q. Kennedy, of
Linn county, died suddenly at the
breakfast table on June q. Ex-Pro-
bate Judge Waymire will probably be
appointed
Heavy showers have revived the
pastures, the corn and potatoes in
Leavenworth and Jefferson counties,
and westward along the Kansas Cen
trail railroad.
The capitalist who wants to plant a
glass factory at Coffeyville must first
get the consent of the autocratic glass
blowers union. He has submitted his
plans to the National Union.
President Murlin of Baker university
has been given two months leave of
absence to attend the Ecumenical con-
ference of world wide Methodism in
London in September. He is an elect
ed delegate.
a $40, 900 Catholic church was dedi-
Gated at Flush, Pottawatomie county.
1t is ia feet long and So feet wide with
a capacity for seating 600 people. 1t
is built of white limestone. The
church has three beautiful affairs, the
central one costing 81, 200, was donated
| by John Ekart.
| A number of harvest hands who had
been at work in Oklahoma and were
following the harvest, were robbed in
Wellington. Two highwaymen would
corral two of their victims at time,
go through their pockets and lock
them in a box car. They would then
| lay for two more.
The first Touring mill in Southwest
Kansas has now been taken down. 1t
is the old Hydraulic mill in Wichita,
which was built of pine % years ago.
It had capacity of $50 barrels day.
For Is years it was water mill. steam
having been added some 10 years ago.
It was too far from the railroads.
| Oil has boon struck near Kennekuk
in the northwestern corner of Atchison
county. Farmers dubbed together to
bore a hole. Horton men have organ
lied company to handle the oil, which
spurts out of the bore.
A fake started at Lawrence has
caused vexation at Kansas university
The story told of the discovery by a
university professor of a way to turn
black men white. The faculty is over
whelmed with letters about the matter
from everywhere, and an effort is now
being made to head off the big lie.
Julia A. Hamilton, wife of c. B.
Hamilton. died in Mexico City, where
Mr.. Hamilton is doing a printing bust
ness He hao large establishment
in Topeka for many years, and during
one state printers term was the part
ner of the printer elected.
Salina people raised $4,000 in SUB
scriptions tofocataa wholesale grocery.
On the opening day of the grocery a
reception was given to the subscribers
who received back their contract and
subscriptions, with the thanks of the
company for their friendship.
The penitentiary Irvine plant j:
working double shift until the far
thest northern harvest is over.
Harper county has developed as
among the best agricultural countie.
in Kansas. a. &. Greene. now, and fol
long, serving his country In the L. s
land department was, 90 years ago. {
traveller for the Kansas City Journal
and then predicted that Harper countl
must and would be abandoned to tn,
eattlemen. although his judgmen
was that it would never be first class
even for pasturage.
R. B. McNaughtoD. of Wichita, pu
out Is acres of onion. sets, in rows S,
they could be cultivated. The onion
are already as large as eoors and oar