Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-13
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

by January 1.
Four hundred tents are provided for
the G. A. r. reunion at Wichita, of
September 1927.
Frank Mixer, of Goodland, a Rock
Island brakeman. was struck by
bridge and killed.
Meridcn is TO have u 10000 bushel
elevator. a mill for coarse grinding
will probably be attached.
So far there have been thirteen doc
tors nominated as candidates for mem
bership of the iegislature-
The association of the sheriffs of
Kansas met in regular quarterly ses-
sion at Wichita on September 4.
After five days drilling a strong flow
of gas was struck at Eureka at a depth
of 800 feet. The flow is strong
The law is plain that a justice of the
peace has the power to sentence a boy
TO be taken to the reform school.
The anti Horse Thief association at
Parsons wants chicken stealing inclu-
ded in the list of grand larceny
crimes.
Hugh Clark shot and accidentally
killed himself ut the Asbell farm west
OF Chetopa. He came from lola to
visit brother.
William Fuller, engineer of the
waterworks pump house at Galena,
was shot by j. A. Luke, another en-
gineer, and died.
ST. Francis hospital at Wichita is
having another addition built which,
with laundry machinery to be placed
In it, will cost about S., 900.
The Salina House, near the Union
Pacific depo: at Salina is burned.
About 30 guests escaped leaving their
clothing and valuables To burn.
Statements arc called for by the
state bank commissioner showing con-
litions of state and private banks at
the close of business on September =.
James Simpson, q. 5. revenue col
Mcpherson county farm. He has taken
"A house in Potwin. the aristocratic
suburb of Topeka
A large acreage of fax about Read
ing is ruined by the rains and will
never be threshed. Ia the same vicin-
ity the ground became SO soft that
when a strong wind came corn fields
were laid Hat, and what is gathered
from such fields must be done by hand.
The biggest barn in Wilson county
was completed a few days ago. 1t is
6lx1OS feet, and twenty-five feet in
height, and belongs to s NJ. Singleton,
n farmer who lives near Benedict.
Seventy-sevcn thousand shingles were
required for the roof. The cattle room
will accommodate 100 at a feeding.
The Union Pacific was given Il touch
of Colorado troubles near Topeka.
Three miles east of town the line runs
between the Calhoun bluffs and the
Kaw river The bluffs arc about 80
feet high. The heavy rain Saturday
looscncd ~ big stone in the bluffs and
il rolled down ON The track, delaying
traffic for two hours
The reduction of train service to
Oberlin by the Burlington route has
caused an agitation for an electric line
to Jennings on the Rock Island, Il dis
tance OF fifteen miles. Scarcely any
grading is required: the Rock Island
company will furnish the rails, having
old rails on hand from putting down a
heavier track. Oberlin proposes tC
raise money To build the power plant
The central normal college of Great
Bend, having sold its college building
and not succeeding as yet in fitting w
new building and in securing fac
ulty 10 manage the school will not open
this fall IL hopes To resume worl
later.
An officer of the State Livestock com
mission was called to Anthony to in
vestigate the report of \ number o
cases of CHAMBERS in horses in that vi
cases of Texas fever reported from Ar
kansas City.
A Missourian wants to introduce the
game oslxill" in Kansas to supplan
the slot machine, but Attorney Genera
Goddard has shut him out
The last day of the old soldiers re
union at Washington was abandoned
on account of high water. The heav
lest rain for years fell on the night be
fore.
At Vesper, small station on TIN
Lincoln branch of the Union Pacific
the wind blew church off its founda
ton and did $500 damage to Leidig an,
Havens' lumber yard.
DR.. s. w. Wlliston, who had re
signed from the faculty of Kansa
university, has gone to Chicago to talk
up his work at the University of Chi
cago. He was given farewell Dime
by the physicians Of Lawrence.
Residents of Belleville are maxim
great preparations for the second al
nual Republic County Corn Carnival
which will be held this year on SEP
tembcr 80 and October / and =. a
ready the sum of 81, 500 has been raise
for premiums and to secure attraS