Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-08-23
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST,".


Grading has commenced on a trolley
line from Olathe to Kansas City.
Congressman Calderhead has all his
life taken only five hours sleep ont of
the "a.
John B. Richardson. of Kansas, has
been appointed consul at Utilla, Hon
duras.
There has not been a case called in
the Concordia police court for more
than 3 month
Kansas was well represented at Coun-
ell Bluffs, Iowa, at the reunion of the
army Of the Philippines.
Governor Stanley has issued the
usual formal proclamation for observ-
ance of Labor Day, September 1.
The eight acres of potatoes grown at
the industrial school for girls will turn
out about 800 bushels to the acre.
Carbondale small boys digging where
. barber shop once stood resurrected a
couple of dollars in niclkels and dimes.
A portion of Captain John Seaton's
foundry at AtchiEon is burned. The
fire did not stop the work at the foun-
dry.
Prof. C. NJ. Brink, of Kalamazoo,
Mich, has been elected to the chair of
literature at the state agricultural col
lege.
j. L. Jones, of near Lane, lost two
cows by lightning. They were lying
with their heads almost under a wire
fence.
Ex-Speaker and ex-Judge Steve j.
Osborn has left Salina to become law
partner of Henry C. Dooley, of Coffey-
vile.
Officials from Washington visited
Hutchinson to view and report upon
ing.
Several districts of Dickinson county
are arranging to unite'under the town
ship school plan and have graded
schools
Clay county schools will mostly have
longer terms next winter, and the
teachers are to have an increase in
their pay.
There are 4s farming implement
manufacturers which have representa-
tives in Wichita, who give employment
to 200 people.
The Kansas university has just re-
ceived one of the rarest swimming rep
tiles of the old cretaceous ocean. It is
ten feet long.
Within short time there have been
seven men arrested in Topeka by the
United States marshal for selling
liquor to Indians.
During July there were issued in
Reno county three marriage licenses.
There were nine petitions for divorce
tiled during that month.
Newton crowded special train of
ID cars and refrigerator car to go to
Halstead to the old settlers picnic
Over ], 200 went on the special.
Ralph Carter Harrison, of Colwich,
one and half years old, has to his
credit in bank So, 900 and title to S7,7O7
worth of land. The. fortune was left
to him by his grandfather, James
Greenfield, of Ohio.
VIM. Tillberg discovered on his farm
near Salina, crude sotne weapons; one
shaped like an axe, except that it is
longer and thinner and sharp on all
edges. The other is shaped like pick.
The stone is of kind not found in
that part of Kansas.
Miss AIDA Billings and her sister
Pearl, were struck by lightning while
in bed at Cawlxer City. Pearl was
killed instantly and AIDA died within
a week. The rest of the family escaped
injury but the house and contents were
. total loss
The Ball family held an information
al reunion at Penn Yam, N. Y. There
were present connections of the Balls
from Ohio, New Jersey, Kansas, Hi
nois, Indiana and New York Mother
f3ickerdyle, who died at Bunker Hill,
Kansas, was Ball
The Missouri Pacific depot at Clyde
was robbed by two men who held up
the night operator and opened the
money drawer. They could not open
the safe which contained 81, 600. Sheriff
Moore arrested the burglars near Rice.
]. F. Minniclz threshed the crop of
wheat from SO acres at Hillsdale, with
total yield of 1880 bushels and an
average yield of s61< bushels to the
acre. The wheat was standard weight.
Four acres of this field made 179 bush
els, or 14H bushels to the acre, which
tested 81 pounds to the bushel.
A message from Wisconsin states that
Judge A. ii. Horton is somewhat i'm
proved in condition and that he is able
to take little exercise each day.
August II and 10 were the hottest
days of the season as reported from
Atchison, and along the Central branch
and from Leavenworth, Ottawa and
other places
William Meyer has sold a half-sectior
farm in Marshall county for ST., 5oC
cash, or S55 per acre. This is the high
est cash price ever paid for a Marshal