Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-22
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


State Grain Inspector Northrup
turned into the state treasury as fees
collected in May, SO, 1925.
A Concordia girl of 13 years had $50
young chickens at the beginning of
June and several hens still on their
eggs.
A fire at Conway Springs destroyed
the Central hotel, Farris livery barn
and Mrs. Grinsleys residence. The
loss is about 1000
The amount of interest due the state
on daily balances in the National City
bank of New York City, for April
amounted TO s96.77.
Two thousand cars of wheat were
billed from Clafiin, Barton county, last
year, and it is believed that the record
will be held this year.
j. A. futile. travelling freight agent
for the Rock Island, killed himself in
Hutchinson because he believed that
he was TO become blind
Charles Stark, Franklin county
farmer, white man with fair skin,
is turning black. The doctors call it a
case of Addison's disease.
Water came up with rush to with
in ~ feet of the top of well being
bored in Mcpherson. The well had
reached the depth OF 1875 feet.
There is new Australian law in
Kansas which requires study. b. II.
Tracy, assistant attorney general, is
preparing instructions for voters.
Harvey Horner was some way thrown
head being caught in a wheel of the
wagon. He was dangerously hurt
The Santa Fe is to extend its present
freight depot in Wichita, making it 1875
feet lenger. Its outside platform ca
pacity will be about 1900 square feet.
Kansas Woodmen were well repre-
sented at their great gathering in St.
Paul, Mimi. Topeka, Wichita and
Coffeyville sent their uniformed drill
teams.
The Rock Island has decided to run
a stock train twice week from Chick
asha to Wichita, arriving early in the
morning. The Santa Fe will likely do
the same.
The stone Baptist church in Topeka
which faces the capitol and is opposite
the Santa Fe general offices, is to be
taken down and $50, 900 new church
erected there.
r. NJ. Wright, state superintendent
of forestry has distributed 800, OOO
trees in Western Kansas this season.
They were black and honey locust,
Usage orange and catalpa.
The new g. A. R. department com
mander, Mr.. Norton, has appointed
Frank NJ. Biddle, of Blue Rapids, as
department adjutant and w. W. Denni-
son. of Topeka, as quartermaster.
]. H. Watkins, cashier of the Dexter,
Sumner county bank, killed himself.
A bank examiner had been at work
over the banks accounts and found
discrepancies. Watkins left a letter
giving business instructions and stating
that he had never taken one dollar OF
the banks money.
They tell a story about Jim Steele
who was the first justice of the peace
in Wichita, appointed by the governor
before Sedgwiek county was organized
He had endorsed note; the amount Of
the note was sued for in Steele scourt
the court gave judgment for the holder
and then paid the note himself.
A Smith county farmer lost his wac
year ago. This year he ploweC
up the purse and found his SIS.
of Pckin wall fame. was born at Vim
ton, Iowa. A Vinton man came t,
Wichita to induce Titus to visit his ma
tive town on July 4. Titus said h
wanted to go to Vinton to see his lit
tie sister and the visit was dated t.
meet the Vinton mans request. H
said that people would come a hundre
miles to Vinton and would give him
notable reception.
Frank Dyer, Wichita, is manager 70
Kansas of the National Educationa
association convention at Detroit
Mich, to meet July SIG. There vii
be a large attendance from Kansas
The railroads have given generou
rate.
The executive committee of the We.
leyan university at Salina did not r,
elect DIR. Tubbs as a member of tn
faculty on account of alleged heretief
views. There was trouble among tn
students. many declaring they woul
leave the school if Tubbs did.
Oklahoma crowded Kansas off tn
pedestal in percentage of increase
population. From 1880 to 1890 Kanss
carried the flag at the head of the pr,
cession of states, but Oklahoma game
that honor in the last decade
Frank Means, Sedgwicl5 count
farmer, has thousand acres of whe,
this year and says it is good. He d
posted $4,000 in bank the other da
having just sold IL 900 bushels of h
old crop He bought his first quart,
section in 1883 and now has thirtee
quarter sections of land.