Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-24
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Its electrical power with steam.
E. G. Martin, government postoffice
inspector of long service has removed
his headquarters to Topeka
Mr. Henderson, of Council Grove, has
purchased the Larned electric. light
plant and will make needed repairs.
Secretary Coburn's 1.-The Horse Use
full" has been adopted by the Washing
ton State Agricultural college as a text
book.
1t is said that Governor Stanley re-
ceives as high as so letters day which
suggest new laws and amendments to
old ones.
The average age of Kansas teachers
is %. 5 years. In Morton county it is
Z 30 years; in Marshall and Neosho coun-
ty it is Is years.
Ellis county elected Russian as dis
trict clerk, who had never taken out
citizenship papers; and now there is a
vacancy to be filed.
Frank Montgomery says that there
is locomotive engineer running out
of Topeka who is paying alimony to
three divorcedswives
The Rock Island has bought a strip
of land along their tracks in Armour
dale, which is ID rods wide and 30 rods
long, for more sidings.
The total enrolment in the schools
of Neosho county is 5,64s of which
I Chanute has about one-fourth The
county employs 1877 teachers.
The third premium on apples at the
{ Paris exposition was given to j. o.
Parker, of Lakin, way out there in
Kansas, and Western Kansas, too.
Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson an
nounces the sale of his Barber county
farm and his intention to remove to
the western part of the Seventh dis
trict
George Merrill, of Franklin county,
has made and sold this year 5000 gal
Ions of sorgham molasses, averaging
% cents gallon. He raised all the
cane.
Work is being pushed on Mitchell
county's new $40, 900 court house The
old shack which has served that pur-
pose has been sold to a wrecler for
SIG.
Alfalfa is becoming most popular
crop in the district where it is raised,
the seed alone bringing from SIS to $50
per acre. Dry seasons are the best for
good seed crop.
Rev. John F. Won Herrlich, of Kan
sas City. Kas., will invest $40, OOO in in
structions in vocal music for his wife.
to fit her for grand opera. She was
raised in Wichita.
The average attendance upon the
farmers Institutes held this year and
numbering 100, was $50 per institute.
They were all the work of the state
agricultural college.
Thanksgiving day there are to be
1850 pounds of turkey served up to the
members of the Leavenworth Soldiers
home for dinner besides the usual ac-
cessories on holiday occasions.
Ex- Sheriff Ben Huey, of Pottawato-
mic county, died at his home in Wame-
go on November p. He served in the
Sixty-Second Pennsylvania infantry
and was a member of the Grand ARMY.
The Beloit Catholics will build
church to cost $40, oOo or more. 1t will
be built of native stone furnished free
by members. Many of them have quar-
ries on their farms and are getting out
the rock.
The residence in Topeka occupied by
Pension Agent Cyrus Leland lost its
attic and roof by fire, all under that
being thoroughly drenched with water.
The fire department worked three
hours.
s Mckinley and Breidenthal carried
together the following counties: Clark,
Ford, Mitchell. Pratt, Rocks, Saline
and Grant. Governor Stanley and Mr..
Bryan carried Pawnee county together:
Stanley by liz, Bryan by 49, Mr.. Brv-
an carried % of the los Kansas coun-
ties, Mr.. Breidenthal twenty-eight.
The reservoirs of the Lansing prison
hold 100000 gallons; about 800, 900
gallons are used in the prison each
day.
The judicial amendment provides
( that the governor-elect shall appoint
the judges SO it was a mistake when
the statement was made that they will
be appointed soon.
Josiah Moose. the man who guided
the Mormons across the plains and
wrote book about it. just celebrated
his 99th birthday at his home in Win
field. He is still strong and hearty.
Six paving contractors of Kansas
City, Kas., have been convicted of vio-
lating the eight hour law, and have
appealed to the supreme court.
The Kansas penitentiary has 500
feet of hose, two hose carts, a hook
and ladder truck and steamer. There
are eleven fire hydrants in the pris-
on
The Clipper mills. in FL Dorado are
wrecked by the explosion of boiler.
The owner and engineer of the mill
were pa nfully hurt and Chas.. Dye re-