Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-12-20
KANSAS COMMENT.


the hardware store and residence OF
John Garvin at Stafford. The loss is
estimated at S35, 600.
FEES TURNED IN.-TFe various de-
partments of the state government have
turned into the treasury over $500, 600
in fees during the last year.
20 WOMEN SCHooI. SUPERINTENDENT
There are 25 Kansas counties which
have elected them and the number
grows larger at every biennial cleo
ton.
BoUGuT EAGLE CITY LoTs.-Many
Marshall county people are interested
in the opening of Eagle City, the new
Oklahoma town, having purchased lots
in that city.
A Federal SITE Representative
Jackson prepared bill to provide for
the purchase of a site for federal
building at Winfield, and had it intro
duceG in the house.
FIRE AT LHCoLN CENTER fire
started at l o'clock n. m. in a restaurant
which burned. together with vacant
building and Morgan's general store.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
GULF GETS IT.-Edward C. Culp, of
Salina, has been appointed secretary of
the committee on ceremonies for the
st. Louis exposition. He served in u
similar capacity in Chicago in 1890.
KANSAS HORSES. Several carloads of
horses have been recently shipped from
Abilene to Chicago, where they topped
the market. The farmers received 500
for most any kind of good horse.
Will. DOUBLE THE PLANT.-John
Cudahy visited the Cudahy packing
plant in Wichita and announced that
within year the capacity of the plant
will be doubled at II cost of 5000, 900.
SOME BIG APPLEs.-The students OF
st. John military academy at Salina
have received barrel of apples from
near Guthrie, O. T., which averaged
weight.
THIS Is JUsTICE.-In Lawrence a
small boy was arrested for petty steal
ing. He owned up, but was released
without punishment, while the junk
dealer TO whom he sold his loot was
fined $40.
LYON COUNTY COURT HoUsE.-The
Lyon county court house has been &C
cepted by the county commissioners
from the contractor, after two days
discussion of extra claims. The court
house, complete, cost about So, 600.
The original contract for the building
alone was $685. The furnishings,
light and fixtures are the latest kind
and very fine.
WHIsK BROOM FACTORY. - Senator
Bob Findlay, of Rice county, will en-
deavor to get bill through the iegis-
lature this winter establishing Il whisl1
broom factory at the Hutchinson re-
formatory, to be run by inmates. The
reformatory is at the edge of the great
broom belt of Kansas. This state has
no whisll broom factories. In fact,
most of the whisk brooms are made by
convict labor in other states.
Foul PLAY FEARED.-At Pittsburg
A. b. Marston, assistant general man
ager of the Texas & Pacific Coal COM
pany, who died there, was Il victim of
arsenic poisoning. Marston has been
trying to induce colored miners to go
to Thurber, Texas, and it is thought
his death was brought about by some
one opposed to his work in this line.
The poison was taken in bottle OF
mineral water.
WORST OF BAReAIN.-Since the state
has paid salaries to court reporters and
taken stenographer's fees instead
the courts have been lax in collecting
the fees, putting the state to the loss OF
about $50, 900 u year. The Legislature
is likely to go back to the old system ot
giving the stenographers the fees.
MINE INSPECTION = The supreme
court upheld in decision the law re
quiring coal mining companies to en-
ploy competent men to inspect tn,
mines every morning before the miners
go to work.
SAFE BLOWING GANG.-Sheriff j. L
Scitz has arrested three men for SAT,
blowing at Galva on the morning o
November 81, and it is believed that il
their arrest he has unearthed schem
TO loot safes all over the country ant
particularly those of small postoffices
ELEVENTH KANSAS SURVIVORS.
Companies Z and were represented a
the annual reunion at Emporia upol
the anniversary of the battle of Prai
rie Grove. p. b. Plumb was the frs
captain of Co. C, and later was colone
of the 18th.
REEDER's Lone GRAss.-Representa
tive Reeder took to Washington 4 blad
of grass which measures % feet in lengtl
1t was raised on his irrigated farm il
the short grass county. This KanSa
production has been placed on exhibi
ton in the museum of the agricultural
department.
STILL UsING ARMY BLANKET.-Be
Melchi, a Wellington man, is using nov
on his horse a blanket which was is
sued to him during the war by Uncl
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