Free press., 1901-09-21
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

In 1891 Kansas had 81, 4S4 acres or al
falfa; in 1901 there were $4,000 acres
of this forage crop in the state.
The number of new students in
Washburn college is greater at this
opening season than ever before.
]. t. Ryan, wealthy farmer of Mont
gomery county, is myster'iously missing
Mr.. Ryan's age is 81 years He owns
farm of 240 acres.
Miss Jessie Morrison went from the
penitentiary to Excelsior Springs with
the hope of regaining her health. She
gave $4,000 bond.
John t. Galley, of Clearwater, is be-
lieved to be one of five men who were
killed in RAILROAD collision at James
town. South Dakota.
The Richla,ad school house west of,
Pratt was struck by lightning and
burned, with fixtures. The building
was valued at 81 900.
Miss Edith Davis, a teacher in the
Topeka high school, has accepted
81 200 position in the territorial agri-
COlGui ctA COACSC Vi -NC" 4lC@AlSO-
r While Miss Morrison was in the pen
itentiary, she made good deal of
fancy work which brought consider
able revenue to the library fund.
Blue Rapids has commercial club
which is reaching out for the extension
: of the Missouri Pacific north from To
peka to connect with the Central
Branch.
poses to contest the claim that they
mustsyacate at the end of their second
terms, and that successor must be ap-
pointed. They have employed attor-
neys.
George A. Braunraider. member of
the Soldiers Home at Leavenworth,
was dishonorably discharged and
drummed out of camp for expressing
satisfaction at the shooting of the pres
ident.
FL Register, a delivery wagon
driver of Topeka, said he was glad Mr.
Mckinley was shot, and was dis
charged. a committee went to his
house to order him to leave the city
but did not find him.
Courtland Fleming, member of the
Twentseth Kansas, was shot through
the stomach, the ball passing through
it and lodging in his back; a case sim
liar to that of President Mckinley He
is now strong. sound man.
At Redfeld, Bourbon county, when
the news from Buffalo came, A. F.
Smith, a barber, said it was damned
good thing" The entire population
became infuriated and he was given
until -aieht to get ont of town.
On September IL the balance in the
general revenue, in the state treasury
was $191, ,39s, while the surplus money
in the permanent school fund was $780,
Gel. For the latter strenuous efforts
are being made to find investments
Chas. Lake and c. A. Lewis, Missouri
Pacific men, were standing inside the
Paola depot when fight among ne
groes occurred on the platform. The
bullets passed through the side of the
depot and hit both of the white men.
Oberlin, Decatur and Jennings have
been flooded by three inch rain fall.
At Decatur the county records were
damaged. Along Sapp Creek hay and
other stacked feed was swept away and
culverts and bridges were washed out.
A Greenwood county jury in the dis
trict court found the mayor of Eureka
not guilty on the charge of disobeying
ing the law in appointing a civilian
as street commissioner when an ole
soldier was an applicant for the place
Less than two years ago Marsha
Hatfield bought the John Gapen 81
acres in Harmon township, Sumnel
county, for $3.50. His first crop wa
1900 bushels of oats and 400 bushels o
corn. This year he threshed 1,O7
bushels of wheat and on Tuesday h
sold the land for 81, roo.
There are 100 cars of bridge materia
at Liberal for the Rock Island bridg
over the Canadian on the Ell Paso ex
tension. The bridge will be 500 Zee
long and 135 feet high.
1t is told that the Rev. Mr.. Breed, c
Burlingame, who is K. n. G. mem
Der, was at the depot wearing his UNI
form, when he was approached by
man who said: Say, pard, we've got
little game over here and some boozt
If you want in, it's all right" Th
preacher told about 1T in his Sunda
sermon.
II. E. Comfy has been changed frol
Joplin, Mo-, and has taken the place
Mr.. Frank at Wichita as district freigl
agent of the Frisco line. He has live
in Kansas the greater part of his life.
Richard Chambers has sold his 2t
acre farm east of Valley Center, I
John A. Burlington for S13, 900 cash
hand.
jointist of Eudora took ten cases
beer to Woodmen's picnic. While I
was getting away with two cases Il
Woodmen smashed eight with axes an
things.
]. P. Butterfly, of Topeka, has
young pear tree which bore 90 pea
this season. He exhibited a branch