Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-10-18
Kansas Events
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Rapids brings out the fact that there
were eight sons in the Worsley family
and that all of them served in the
Union army during the rebellion.
Their aggregate service amounted to
twenty-five years. They averaged six
feet and two inches in height Six
were in the Third Iowa cavalry and
two in the Ninth Kansas. Rev. Wors-
ley preached in Kansas for about
thirty-five years.
SCARED TO INsANITY.-John Rover,
a 21-year-old farmer living near Valley
Falls has been taken to the state in
sane asylum at Topeka. During the
street fair there couple of weeks ago
a dummy was taken up in a balloon
with the regular aeronaut and dropped.
A great many people were fooled
thinking it was man. Young Roger
was one of those who were mistaken
and that night he was dclirious over
it and has been SO ever since.
BARNEY KELLY COMING HoME.-Rev.
Bernard Kelly, who has been stationed
in the Philippine Islands for the past
year as chaplain of the United States
army, has received notice from the war
department that he will shortly be
placed on the retired list, and he is
now on his way home. He will reach
Topeka about November /.
A IL MAN AUTo.-A Winfield real
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mobile with a carrying capacity of
~ people which he will use in showing
his customers about over the country.
He believes he will be able to cover
more territory and do it at less expense
than by the old plan of using car
riages.
1CRUsHED BY THREsHING ENGINE
Charles Kraus, a thresher, while back
ing a threshing engine southwest of
Abilene, lost control of the engine and
was dangerously crushed between en-
CINE and machine. John Pittman, his
assistant, narrowly escaped death.
GOES ON THE BALLoT.-The secre-
tary of state has started his force to
ty clerks. The fusion ticket goes under
the name of Democratic.
AN OLD-TIMER DEAD.-John NJ.
Crowell, who from 1870 to 1885 was
postoffice inspector for nineteen west
ern states, is dead, aged 80. He lived
in Atchison since 1858.
RIGHT ARM CRUsHED.-Wm. Tracy,
who works in the plating room of the
Santa Fe shops in Topeka, had his arm
badly crushed, having caught in
wheel.
SHOT AT MINISTER Rev J. NJ. Jack
son, Topeka Methodist pastor, was
shot at in his own yard. He has been
very active in the antI-sa1oon agitation.
BAD RoADs.-At Ottawa the roads
are in such condition that the water
plant may have to shut down owing to
the difficulty of hauling out coal.
16 ACRES OF PAsTURE.-A field of
this size in Sedgwicl1 county produced
this season 1O3, $50 pounds of hay, or
over 81 tons, netting fully $3.50.
ALL FROM IoLA-There are eight
candidates on the Socialist tickle. in
Allen county; all of them citizens of
lola
UNION PACIFIC GENEROUS Ellis
band has been given 81, 100 for new in
struments by the Union Pacific
SHORT ON CABBAGEs.- are
being shipped into Kansas from Wis
consin in large quantities.
SCOTT COUNTY Bonds The Scott
county bond controversy has at last
been settled and the suit instituted
against the county by the state for the
collection of the amount due on the
bonds has been dismissed. The coun-
ty has agreed to make levies and pay
off stipulated number of the bonds
each year. The bonds outstanding
amount to about $50. 900.
SWEET Potato -ExPLoDEs-At Leon
the other day a hot sweet potato ex-
ploded, seriously injuring a woman
who sat at the table.
j. K. HUDSON IS ONE.-Commander-
in-chief Stewart, of the Grand Army
of the Republic, has announced the
personnel of the new council of admin
istration. It is made up of one mem
Der from each department and includes
Alfred Griffin, Indian Territory, and
]. K. Hudson, Kansas.
YEARLY MEETING.-The yearly meet
ing of Kansas Friends held in Law
renee last week brought: together 600
delegates from all parts of the state
and many from other states and far
off places.
CROWDED SCHOOLS. junction
City public schools have increased to
such an extent in attendance that the
board of education found it necessary
to provide more room. The old Meth
odist church was rented and will be
occupied by eighty pupils. The pres
emit enrolment of the schools is 1,los
OLD SETTLERS REUNIoN.-The Dick
inson county old settlers reunion was
attended by many from all parts
of the county. T. c. Henry, of Denver,
the old time wheat king, made the an
nual address.