Free press., 1902-07-19
KANSAS ITEMS OF 1xrEEE.r.

up 10 uate, amount 10 SZooSoOO-
Judge Hazen of Topeka has appointed
a receiver for the Masonic Mutual
Benefit society.
Chas. S. Gleed, of Topeka, is with
General Funston on his tour of inspec-
ton of army posts.
Clay Center has n new hospital which
has just been opened It will accom-
modate 20 patients
Ex-senator L. X. Kirk, prominent
citizen of Garnett for % years, died on
the night of July 4.
There are thousands of bushels of
plums about Sterling on the market at
a low price, there being lack of outside
demand.
N. II. Loomis, the new general at
torney for the Union Pacific. was
working on Saline county farm 90
years ago.
The Orient Townsite and Land com
pany has taken a charter. It's purpose
is to plat and sell townsites along the
Orient railroad
VIM. d. Ritchie, OF D troop, Eighth
cavalry, fell from an electric car at
Fort Riley, into the Republican river
and was drowned.
The old and honorable town OF Sede-
wick is building long stretches of brick
sidewalk this summer. The crossings
are laid with stone.
The Kansas river at Topeka became
very high again on account of the
floods coming down from the Republi-
can and Blue rivers.
There are wheat fields in Saline
county that cannot be cut because of
the heavy growth of weeds in them
since the heavy rains.
The Cattlemen's picnic at Kingman
this year is announced for Tuesday and
Wednesday, August 10 and 20. Re-
duced rates on all railroads.
d. N. Hanna, employed at the Santa
Fe depot at Dodge City was celebrating
with powder in a gas pipe and the top
of his head was blown Off
The Santa Fe is about to build spur
from it's Leavenworth line into Osl1a-
loosa. The depot of the road is u mile
from this county seat town.
The story that VIM. Clarke, of Law
renee, committed suicide is denied.
While delirious from sickness he cut
himself by accident with razor, but
the wound is not serious.
j. v. Clymer, who was the first city
attorney of Hutchinson and a member
OF the legislature in the '7O's, is dead
at the age of 60 years. He served in
the civil war as captain in an Indiana
regiment.
The American Bridge company lost
timbers which were on the piling of
bridge which was being constructed
over the Kansas river near Topeka
The high water and drift wood swept
the timbers away.
Saline county has just completed
S22, 900 Jail in Salina. 1t is two stories
high and has twelve double cells. The
next problem of the kind the county
must meet is the needed
of the court house
The Walnut river at Arkansas City
was higher after the recent rains than
at any time for four years. The city
electric light plant, which is run by
water power, was shut down. The
back water in the canal rendered the
power useless.
j. II. Grother, city ticket agent for
the Frisco in Wichita, has been pro-
moted to travelling passenger agent
with headquarters at Oklahoma City.
The Republican river seemed to be
forming a new channel through the
fields, making it probable that the
bridge and dam at Clay Center will be
left high and dry.
John Kiefner has bought another
quarter section west of Garden Plains
and now owns 1850 acres in Sedgwick
and Harper counties He paid So, 500
for this last purchase.
Railroads have heavy orders for cars
to move the Kaw Valley potato crop
1t is now estimated that the crop will
reach 1900 carloads Digging COM
menced a week ago.
Uncle Charlie Moats, of Kingman
county, was not well all winter and is
still feeble. His wheat was put in
shock by some of his neighbors, enough
of them taking their machines to do
the job in one day. The only kicking
done over the job was from some men
who were left out in making up the
party.
The Emporia city council has accept
ed the gift of site by Mrs. Preston b.
Plumb, for the new Carnegie library.
The site is 100 by IS feet, worth about
s., 900. Mrs. Plumb will also paw for
plans and specifications.
Miss Maud Holmes, at her home in
Mcpherson county, while retiring for
the night, was shot, full load striking
her head, neck and breast The shot
came through window screen. She
was considered fatally hurt Miss
Holmes belongs to one of the best fam
lilies in the county.
Charles Rabbit keeps regular set