Free press., 1901-11-16
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

George W. Dewey, COUSIN of Ad-
miral Dewey, is asking to be appointed
postmaster at Chanute.
Shawnee county voted against the
proposed levy for fixing up the state
fair grounds at Topeka
Chase county apple growers are be-
coming desperate. They cannot find a
market for their apples.
C. J. Miller. of Oberlin. while cutting
out cattle was thrown from his horse
and dragged to dragged to death.
The 62nd report of the Kansas su-
prerne court will be ready for those who
want it, sometime in December.
Julia f. V Harris, of Wellington, is
the only woman lawyer Of Kansas who
practices before the supreme court.
Reports are ont that oil has been dis
covered near Blackstone, Sumner coun-
ty, between Caldwell and Anthony.
The place of Physician at the insane
asylum at Topeka is vacant and lines
are out to find the best man to fll it.
A new Congregational church is to
be built at Osborne. It viii be Of stone
and Will cost between So. 900 and S4, Goo
Three banks OF Salina hold deposits
amounting to 81, ,341, ,924.50, which is
over SIS for every inhabitant OF Saline
county.
Thirteen banks do the business of
the $4,000 people of Brown county.
The combined assets of these banks is
s., ,179. .006.53.
Galena is trying the United States
courts to further the effort to force
down water rates 10 per cent, accord
ing to the city ordinance.
In and within three miles of Cherry
vale there are SO gas wells with pro-
ducing capacity of 100 million cubic
feet daily; equivalent to $500 tons of
coal, or 400 carloads.
The Catholics are building new
churches at Frontenac, Chicopee and
GEeenbush Work has commenced on
hospital at Pittsburg and new school
building will be built there.
The binding twine plant at the Kan
sas penitentiary will start to work
about January 1. Warden Jewett has
secured enough sisal to keep the work
going through the winter months.
superintendent Church proposes to
vigorously prosecute the Mercantile
Fire Insurance company, of Chicago,
r.. 4 l..
mess without license and for refusing
to settle losses.
The counties of Stanton, Grant, Has
I1ell, Morton, Stephens, Seward and
Meade and part of the counties of
Hamilton, Finney, Kearney, Gray,
Ford and Clark are not within the
Louisiana Purchase.
Rev. P. H. Anderson has just re-
where his mines have this year given a
large fortune, and has purchased sew
eral farms in the county and settled
his relatives upon them.
The present term of the supreme
court has on the docket 643 cases. 1t
will take the court year to catch up.
There are about 40 new cases coming in
monthly, which would make 1000 cases
In sight for the next year.
The old law suit over the mineral
springs property at Carbondale has
reached verdict in the Emporia dis
trict court for SIT 900 damages for the
Burdicks. The case is against the Car
bondale Investment company and it
has been in the courts for IL years.
Ed Winchester of Leavenworth, has
has had leg amputated. It was the
result of Injuries received in a football
game.
Cattlemen are buying up tax deeds
and unsold school lands in western
counties, taking every acre they can
get hold of.
81. L. Jones, aged Il, the first mem
Der of the legislature from Saline coun
ty, is dead. He was the original ''Buf
falo Jones, representing large sect;ou
of the state which was then covered
with buffaloes.
Reports received by Superintendent
Nelson from 95 of the los counties o.
the state show that $50 new schoo
houses have been built during 1901.
The second Jail delivery within {
month occurred at Great Bend Foul
prisoners took stone out of the wal
and the next day We're dodging blood
hounds
Blackleg among young cattle in Sedg
wick county is attributed to sudde1
change of the stock from grass to pas
turage on early sown wheat with ;
rank growth.
Two sets of heirs and the state o
Kansas are trying to get the propert,
left by John Gainer, of Butler county
The states claim is based upon th
alien law which was in force at tn
date of Gamers death.
Rev Thayer, who has been pastor @
the Congregational church of Wichit
for a number of years, during whicl
the fine edifice now occupied by tha
congregation was erected, has resigned
having been chosen to succeed Rev. L
Il