Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-22
Hansas Events
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WTSCh dI Scd seven years dSO- II -
mother had by will declared Eugene
heir to her property with the condition
that should he die first it should go to
charitable ''home" at Washington,
d. C. The matter has been in litiga-
ton until it has reached the supreme
court. The young mans heirs contend
that as he was a good swimmer he must
have survived his mother, and this is
the only point in the case.
CONCERT FOR TEACHERS. Fully 40
voices from the musical department of
Bethany college at Lipdsborg will take
part in a chorus on Wednesday night
of holiday week before the State Teach
ers' association at Topeka. The pro-
clude quartettes and both instrumental
and vocal solos.
KANsANs IN IDAHO. The state ticket
of Idaho carried names of two Kansans
who were elected. They are Miss May
Scott of Allen county for school super
intendent, and Henry n. Coffin, who
was in the Kansas state treasury for
II years.
HUNDRED To FoUR.-In one town
ship in Mitchell county where a hun
dred votes were cast again st the amcud-
ment providing for increased pay for
members of the legislature, but four
votes were cast in favor of it.
ELECTION LAW Nor LIKED.-Some
people of all parties and all stations,
from the governor down, condemn the
new election law as regards the ballot
Changes will be asked for at the next
legislative session.
Son OF JUDGE MCCoMAs. Henry T.
McComas, son of Judge McComas, of
Virginia, who presided at the trial of
John Brown, was found dead in his
room in Topeka. Death resulted from
heart trouble.
Co-OPERATIvE TELEPHONES. AT Hia-
watha there is movement for putting
in another telephone exchange on a
cooperative plan. Actual cost is to be
prorated among its subscribers.
AGAINST HEDGE LAw.-Harvey coun-
ty voters cast 631 votes for the adop-
ton of the hedge law and 2,O97 against
it, Every precinct in the county gave
a majority against it.
Snow STORM UP NoRTH.-The north
west part of Kansas, along the Rock
Island has had a snow storm. There
was a two-inch fall at Belleville which
melted at once.
ASSISTANT SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
County Superintent Swingle, of Riley
county, will be first assistant to State
Superintendent of Schools l. L. Day
hoff.
AFTER A ZINC SMELTER.-Neodesha
is negotiating for 500, 600 zine smelt-
er. The city holds oil lands and leases
ard they figure in the bargaining.
WICHITA WANTS IT-The Denver,
Enid & Gulf railroad now being built
north from Enid, is prize that Wich-
tia is watching and hoping for.
WHERE ARE THE BooKs.-Winfield is
wrestling with the question,-where
are the books to fill the Carnegie IL
brary to come from?
AsPIRANT FOR SPEAKER.-Emil Gros-
ser, of Dickinson county, who was to
be an aspirant for speaker of the house,
was defeated.
"a OLD MEMBERS. -Thirty-four of
the ninety-four Republican members
have served in the Kansas legislature
before
HEAD END COLLIsIoN.-It took eight
hours to clear the wreck at Perry,
Kansas, between freight trains of the
Rock Island and the Union Pacific
In the meantime the trains of both
those lines used the Santa Fe tracks
between Topeka and Kansas City. No
one was hurt.
SUGAR BEATS REPoRT.-Those sent
from Sedgwick county to Rocky Ford
for analysis are reported as showing
that the industry would be profitable
in that section of the state, although
this season has been uDfavorable.
GAS AT MULVANE.-Gas has been
discovered on w. H. HOLSTERS farm
south of the town. 1t is not yet settled
whether it be marsh gas or pocket of
natural gas 1t burned all day and
was then shut off. A we'll was bored
seventy feet deep when the gas was
discovered.
ONE AMENDMENT MAY FAII--The
first eight counties to send IN official
returns of the election give majority
of 1918 against ii. The amendment
must have two-thirds of the vote cast,
says Topeka special.
WHEAT SowINe RErARDED.-The
sowing of wheat in Woodson county
has been greatly retarded on account
of the wet season. Farmers are from
two to three weeks behind with this
crop. 1t was thought at first that
there would be only small acreage
successfully planted, but the indica-
tions now point to almost the usual
number of acres The conditions are
very backward.
IT STILL LIvEs.-The annual meet
ing of the Kansas State Grange will be
held at Lyndon on December ell