Free press., 1901-10-26
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Presbyterian Synod in session at
Fort Scott, named Holton as the place
for its next meeting.
Delphos has new $4,000 school
house. It is one-third larger than the
one that was burned.
The Odd Fellows grand lodge offers
reward of $500 for the arrest of the de-
faulting grand secretary, d. w. Kent.
E. S. Holiday, new member of
congress from Indiana, served in the
civil war as member of Kansas reg
iment.
Ewing Herbert's aged mother was
thrown from the carriage while riding
with her son in Hiawatha, and severely
injured.
D. C. Hall, an Atchison county farmer,
been in his cribs two years. Heis hold
1t for 75c a bushel.
Wellington officials will arrest par
ents of children who do not attend
school. 1t is a fineable offense. Abi-
lene has taken the same course.
Charles Gathers. 13-year-old Office
boy employed by the Charles Wolff
Packing Company, of Topeka, fell 30
feet through an elevator shaft and sus-
tanned fatal injuries.
Charles E. Elmore has been appointed
by the Santa Fe management foreman
Of the bridge, building and water ser
vice of the middle division with head
quarters at Newton.
Reuben Hamlin was pulling a spike
at siding, west of Hutchinson, while
standing with his back to a coming
train. lie evidently did not hear the
tIain and was killed.
The Hutchinson city council has de-
cided to buy it's city waterworlzs and
electric light plant, having that right
under the franchise held by the COM
pany which owns them.
C. A. Baker, of Arkansas City, was
with his family in the woods to gather
pecans. He fell from tree which he
was shaking and was injured so that
he died three hours later.
Mrs. Rich, of Wichita, has sued John
and Susanna Kinseder, for damages for
repeatedly getting her two boys drunk.
The boys are II and 16 years old. The
case is in the district court.
1t is told of Rice county woman
who, after seeing her fool husband lose
SIS on sure thing game, walked up
to the faker's table, and grabbing up
handful of his money, walked off with
it, telling him she needed it to live on.
As the crowd was on the woman's side
the falxer had to look pleasant
Kaw Valley potato growers made
good money from the high price re-
ceived from the one third crop they
raised this year. 1t is estimated that
they have received $3.50, 900 for their po-
tatoes this year. One man planted
early in March and his crop reached
100 bushels to the acre. The late plant
ers missed the April rains and failed
to get crop
A man calling himself estate in
surance adjuster of sewing machines, .
claims to be an employe of the govern
ment, and that it is his duty to inspect
sewing machines. He found victims IN
Leavenworth at the rate of so cent
fee each. Is there really any use in a
man working for a living when the
world is so full of fools willing to con-
tribute to his support?
Tom Lloyd, an Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe fireman, who was injured at
Thatcher, Colorado, in 1898, and who
sued the company for $50, 900 damages,
was given verdict for $500 in the
Atchison district court 1t was the
first trial of the case
The reports of the state superinten-
dent show that 33 per cent of the popu.
lation of the state attend some kind OF
schools; while the report of the nation
al commissioner of education shows
that only 90 per cent of the population
of the United States does SO.
Arrangements are completed for the
purchase of a half section of land ad
joining the State Soldiers home "a
at Dodge City, for pasture purposes
Its cost is 81 ZOO. There are now 45t
AAAuttbcS VI l1IC tlOlt1C tIlc
steadily increasing.
There have been six damage suit.
brought against the Atchison brewery
They are all similar. The last one il
brought by widow whose HUSBAND
was killed in drunken row, the drunk
enness caused by beer bought at the
brewery.
There was whisky picnic and poke
game combined at Blaine, Pottawat
omie county. and at the finale two mel
had been burned to death in their beds
one lying at the point of death an,
another insane
Thomas f. Ryan, of Topeka, son o
Thomas Ryan, assistant secretary O
the interior department, has been ap
pointed lieutenant of cavalry ii
has been in the volunteer service thre
years, in the commissary department
He will be assigned to the Eleventh
cavalry.
The Kansas penitentiary has not in