Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-08-09

Fe, north of Eureka, suffered 4 S12, 900
FIRE recently.
G. w. Sackett, farmer near Conway
Springs had his arm torn off in a thresh-
ing machine.
There were several cases of prostra-
ton by heat in Topeka on August l,
but no deaths.
Smith county had the heaviest rain
in years on July e6 Four inches fell
at Smith Center.
Burglars blew up the safe in the
Rock Island depot at Sabetha but Sc
cured no money.
The Kansas University expects a
very large attendance during the COM
ing school year.
Last year the total acreage in alfalfa
in the state was 319, 142; this year it is
more than 400, 900 acres.
A district reunion of the G. A Z. is
to be held at Delaware Springs, Wilson
county, September l to 6.
The Union Pacific company is raising
Abo u dCho near IhdHhdLLdn 10 prevent
being caught again by floods.
A strong flow of gas has been found
five miles south of Humboldt, in regu-
lar gas sand only 400 feet down.
Jerry Simpson has sold his home in
Wichita to John Norris, a farmer, who
will do business at the stockyards.
There were 164 applicants for ex-
animation to teach at the close of the
Sedgwick county normal institute.
NJ. NJ. Sherman has 1900 acres of
corn in Ellsworth county which he be-
lieves will yield so bushels to the acre.
Thos. Dixon, of Junction City, is to
furnish Fort Riley and Fort Leaven-
worth each with 100, 900 bushels of oats.
An immense throng attended the
laying of the corner stone of the Rus
sell county court house by the Masonic
order.
The Eastern Cowley county soldiers
and settlers association will hold its
annual reunion at Cambridge, August
10, 90, ad 81, 1902.
The First district G. A. R. reunion
is to be held in connection with the
37th annual Brown county fair at Hia-
watha, August 27-99.
The first consignment of school books
shipped to Kansas by the American
Book company was four carloads. It
will take 80 carloads to fill the con-
tract.
The zoology department of Kansas
mems of Kansas snakes and asks that
specimens from any point be sent for
the collection.
Secretary George Martin is gather
ing facts concerning extinct towns in
Kansas. There are perhaps 600 of
them and Mr.. Martin wants their
names and history.
Attorneys for the American Book
itor of the Farmers Advocate of Tope-
ka that he must Immediately retract
the charges of bribery made in his pa
per or stand suit for libel.
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University of Kansas is receiving for
analysis many waters from different
parts of Kansas. This work is done
free of charge and other waters are So
Ecited.
The demand for feeders to consume
the Kansas crop will be extremely
large but the supply has commenced
coming. Within the past two weeks
733 cars of feeders have been shipped
from Kansas City. Kansas farmers
held on to their cattle in large num-
bers and brought them through the
winter "A one way and another.
The fire department at the peniten-
tiary is made up of TRUSTEES and they
did strenuous work at the shoe shop
fire which occurred in the night.
Beloit, Kansas, dispatch tells of
the birth there of a boy baby which
weighs 25 pounds The mother is %
years old and the baby is well devel-
oped and hearty.
At the ChautAuqua assembly at Caw-
ler City August 1924 there will be a
joint debate between Congressman
Chas. B. Landis, of Indiana, and Champ
Clark, of Missouri.
Every employee of the Katy in Par
sons will give one days wages each
month for three months to help raise
the cost of the railway Y. NJ. C. A.
building. for which the city gives IS, 900
and tho GtKatx & O00
The district court ordered that o. w.
Coffelt be taken from the Cowley coun-
ty Jail to Wichita, on account of threats
of an attempt to rescue him Coffelt
has had two trials for the murder OF
Detective G.. C. Montgomery, resulting
each time in a disagreement of the
juries.
Insurance has been paid on the Wich-
tia Hcrold and Star newspaper Offices
which were damaged by the fire in the
Western Newspaper Union building.
Each Office was damaged to the amount
of 1900
The Santa Fe system is to erect at