Free press., 1902-07-19
salina had five rains in the first seven


of the Lawrence dam on June 10.
John W. Breidenthal is at the head
of the new Usage City State bank
Miss Ethel L. Lawrence, of Wichita,
has been appointed a copyist in the
patent Office
E. D. George, of Mankato, IS chosen
as superintendent of the schools of
Paola, to succeed Ira Swain.
The wife of Fireman Elliott, of
Council Grove, was run over by an au-
tomObile and seriously injured.
Topeka contractors refuse to take
on any more contracts because they
already have all they can manage this
year.
There are fields in Finney county
and are as good now as they ever
were.
Thousands of shocks of wheat f1oated
down the Missouri river past Atchison
having been washed from fields farther
up the river.
The Twentieth Kansas annual re-
union is to be held at Burlington Sep
tember 10 and IL. a local fair will be
held at the same time.
DIR. A. B. Ryno, of Galva, has been
arrested on suspicion that he was con-
nected in some way with the shooting
of Miss Maude Holmes.
NJ. A. Rogers, of Wichita, has gone
to New Mexico for the purpose of buy
ing 10000 sheep to eat Sedgwick county
corn. He is an experienced sheep
feeder.
Since January last there have been
1O1 farms sold in Leavenworth county.
They contained s,952 acres of land.
The aggregate price was 1896, 1866, an
average of S37. 60 per acre.
The state railroad commissioners are
spending this week on a tour of the
Santa Fe system. Their annual in
spection will continue until all the
roads have been gone over.
The Argentine water plant was sub
merged on July IL. The Kaw river
was still rising and the town was at
the mercy of flames; and there was
water famine imminent.
James f. Legate, the old politician
of Leavenworth, is so far recovered
from his illness as to work upon his
autobiography. This work is likely to
tear open many old political sores.
The governor has approved the ac-
tion of the state military board in To-
eating the state encampment of the
militia at Emporia. The. time fixed
upon is the week beginning August 10.
1t is stated that c. f. Ressigue will
go to the Mexican Central at higher
salary than he received from the Santa
Fe. Later: Ressiguie denies this.
A Pratt merchant placed his money
in a waste basket when he closed his |
store for the night and the clerk who |
opened up in the morning burned the |
contents of the basket.
Reports of Ale state and forty-one |
private banks in Kansas, showing their |
condition at the close of business on
June 16 show total deposits upon that !
date to have been $3S, 27s, 7I5.I7, a de-
crease since March % of this year of
81, ,621, ,714.32, and an increase since
May 81, 1901, of $500, 769.57.
In two or three sections of the state
the threshers combined and raised the
price of threshing cents bushel for
wheat and 2 cents a bushel for oats
In two cases it has been noted that
farmers beat the game by joining to-
gether and buying complete outfits
which they operate themselves.
w. NJ. Davidson, superintendent of
the Topeka public schools, was elected
treasurer of the National Educational
association at the Minneapolis meeting.
Sheriff Taylor and posse rounded up
six farmers and corralled them in the
Sedan Jail, charged with conspiracy to
rob the Elgin State bank. They all
live near Elgin.
The watermelon growers about CLYDE
have syndicated, on the Rocky Ford
plan. 1t is expected that at least 500
cars OF melons will be shipped from
Clyde this season.
In a wreck on the Rock Island on
July 9, Fireman w. C. McNabb was
scalded to death and Engineer Myers
was seriously scalded. The train
was an extra freight running
between Herington and Horton. Both
men had families; McNabb lived at
Horton and Myers at Kansas City
Both were new men on the road.
Topeka is to issue 500, 900 worth OF
paving and sewer bonds in August and
the city clerk received in less than one
week about twenty letters from East.
ern firms asking chance to buy them
Altoona had e99 inhabitants at the
last census, The town is thrifty, hav-
ing sl,S43.62 in its treasury.
Two threshing engines have explo-
ded. One in Reno county owned and
operated by Abram Dierks and his
family. fatally injrring him, while
Sour others were seriously hurt The
other was in Wilson county. Leo An
derson was blown 60 feet away Pieces
of iron were thrown every way, one