Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-12-20
Kansas Events
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THOSE LAWRENCE BONDS. - When
Kansas University was located at Law
renee that city gave 500, 900 in bonds
as bonus to secure its location there.
The bonds were accepted and turned
over to the permanent school fund, and
are still so held. Lawrence has never
made any payment on the bonds, even
for interest, and is still delinquent
The state claims that the contract still
holds good, and collection by proceed
ings in court are to be attempted.
INTEREST CUT DowN.-C
with four counties whose delinquent
bonds are held in the permanent school
fund have been effected. The counties
of Greeley, Seward. Wichita and Ness
were delinquent on their bonds to-
gether with quite large amounts of in
terest. The interest has been cut down
and the counties agree to keep up in
terest and to provide for taking up
their bonds.
KANSAS Tors THE MARKET.-kansas
stocllmen have secured top prices for
cattle, hogs and sheep. The highest
price paid for beef cattle for several
weeks was paid for load of fancy
Christmas baby beevcs, 81 head, ship
ped by j. Stern, of De Soto. They
were Is and 10 months old, high grade
shorthorns, and averaged $50 pounds.
They brought Sc. - per cwt.
A TELEPHONE STRIKE.- The tele-
phone workers of Pittsburg have form
ed a union, and, with the aid of the in
dustrial council and other la Dor unions,
are making a fight for more wages.
Upon solicitation of a committee of the
unions a majority of the telephones in
use have been ordered ont.
COOPERATIVE IRRIG ALTON. = c. L.
johnson, assistant chief of irrigation in
vestigation of the department of agricul-
ture has been visiting the Fort Hays
branch experiment station, with a view
of arranging some cooperative work in
irrigation.
ROOTED THE WALL DowN.-A Cloud
county farmer lost 20 head of hogs, all
of them killed by the falling of stone
the earth at the base, and rainy wealth
er caused it to give way.
LARGEST EVER GIwEN.-Bailey's ma
jority was the biggest ever given a gov
ernor of Kansas. In 1883 Lyman U.
Humphrey had $4,000 plurality, but
only 81, $50 majority. This year Bal
| ley's majority was 31,316.
WELLINGTON WANTS WELL.-The
business mems club of that city has
| made a proposition to the parties who
! put down the we'll at Winfield, to give
them S15, 900 for sure enough gas well
there.
For FEDERAL BUILDING.-Thes sec
rotary of the treasury has awarded
contracts for construction of public
building at Emporia, Kas., to Latimer
& Belning. of Kansas City, at $34, 657.
NIELSEN ADvIsEs.-The state super
| intendent advocates a stricter COM
pulsory educational law and believes
pupils should be taught gardening and
| flower culture in the common schools
POULTRY SHow.-The Poultry, Pig
con and Pet Stock show at Salina had
500 fowls on exhibition, on the first
day, with prospects of many more.
HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDAAc Only
II per cent of the pupils in the public
schools of Kansas eyer get to the high
schools.
ALFALFA SEED.-It is scarce in Kan
sas and next years seed must come
from other states.
| SENI-ANNUAf. CoNTRACTs.-The state
board of charities took most of the
week ending December ID in awarding
contracts for supplies for the next six
months to the state institutions. Kan
sas bidders get a large proportion Of
the contracts. The Kansas City, Kans.
packers get most of the meat contracts
GOVERNORS SECRETAR
elect Bailey has offered to employ
Harry j. Bone, of Clark county, as hi:
private secretary. He has held the
place of assistant U. S. district attor
ney in the past.
SAME AS LABOR DEBTS. The thresh
ers of Mcpherson county have organ
{ lied Threshers' Protective association
the object of which is to secure legisla
. ton along the lines of collections. A
the law stands now thresher canno
collect his bill until mans exemption
are paid. The desire of the thresher
is make their claims the same as labo
debts.
MILL AND LIGHT PLANT.-The PEG
t pie of Perry propose to bring to thei
! town the Thompsonville Touring mill
also to put in an electric light plant
MAKE IT WARM For FAkIRs.-Th
: Abilene city council win pass an ordi
l nance making licenses on street fal1ir
and auctioneers of goods on the stree
5 high enough to bar them out. Concordi
has done this and a general movement
] to shut out fakirs is on in that part O
the state.
I THREsHING ENGINE EXPLoDEs. OFT
: Piereebarger, Swede employed by I
: D. Smith & Sons implement dealers o
e Wichita, had his leg broken by the eS
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