Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-07-12
KANSAS ITEMS OF INrEREsr.

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register at the Wakeeny land Office.
A small twister struck the home of
j. C. Curry near Arkansas City doing
considerable damage.
r. E. Michaels, Missouri Pacific
fireman, fell from his engine near Dill
lon and broke his neck.
State superintendent Nelson has is
sued ukase against the use of district
school houses for dances
The new lieutenant governor of Ohio,
Harry L. Gordon, was twice member
of the Kansas legislature.
Governor Stanley's son Harry utilities
his school vacations at $50 a month as
clerk in the governors Office.
Fred Beeler, the big Jewell county
stock feeder, has IL, 900 acres of corn
growing on one of his places.
S. c. Lobabaugh, postmaster at Har-
per, was the last man confirmed by the
senate just as the session closed.
j. p. Wilkins, of Horton, has been
appointed deputy U. :. marshal in
Indian Territory. He went to Vinita.
The rate of taxation in Kiowa county
is s9.42 on 500; the highest in the
state. Cove county has the lowest
rate-S2. 10.
Miss Edna Wood, of Topeka, has
married William Lysaght, of County
Cork, Ireland, who is first heir to n
large estate.
A number of renters in Smith county
will emigrate TO the Big Horn basin in
Wyoming next fall to settle on govern
ment land.
Excessive rains are doing much dam
age to crops. Over roo acres of har-
vested wheat is under water in Potta-
watomie county.
Mrs. Peter Boysinger, of Galena, has
died from the sting of Il scorpion.
When stung she became unconscious
and never rallied.
Harry L. Gordon, formerly of Wich-
tia, but now of Cincinnati, has been
appointed lieutenant governor OF Ohio
by Governor Nash.
The Westinghouse Air Brake COM
pany has contributed $3.50 toward the
building to be erected in Topeka for
the railroad Y. NJ. C. A.
Ex-Mayor Charles Fellows. of Tope-
ka, is awarded the contract for build
ing a $50, 900 hotel for the Santa Fe r.
r. at Trinidad, Colorado.
A. H. Williams has taken charge Of
the Holton postoffice, relieving NJ. NJ.
Beck, who served l6 years Williams
has lived in Jackson county since 1853.
The fuss between the Choctaw and
the Orient roads over their crossing in
Harper county has been amicably set
tied. 1t looked for time as though
there would be a legal battle.
Larned Is prosperous. Several good
buildings are being erected. A new
telephone exchange building is COM
pleted, with toll line connections be-
tween all the neighboring towns.
Little River township of Reno county
is still making efforts to get its SEA, 900
in per cent bonds. The township
wants to pay the bonds which the
county holds and will not give up.
Henry Starr, of Hagerstown, Ind.
followed Miss Alice Ressler to Milan,
Sumner county, and shot himself in
her presence because she refused to
marry him. His recovery is doubt
full.
culvert was was was washed out
on the Leavenworth, Kansas & Western
r. r. in Clay county, and work train
with 81 men on it was wrecked All
of the men were more or less injured.
The Winfield Chautauqua assembly
is said to have been successful to re-
marlable degree in ali departments OF
the work.
F. g. HansicLer, of Usage City, has
been appointed one of three clerks TO
compile an index to the house Journal
from the Fifty-6rst to the present con-
gress at 81, 600 year.
G. A. r. officials, department of Kan
sas, now in Washington preparing for
the national enoampment there in Oc-
tober, told reporters there that Kan
sas would send from 5000 to 5000 peo-
pie.
Mr.. Bailey, if elected governor ol
Kansas, will not be the first bachelor
so elected. Sam j. Crawford was not
a married man until the end of his first
term. Crawford was the youngest
governor ever chosen in th.s. state, be
ing less than 30 years old when he tool
the office.
All Kansas railroads made hall
fare rate for the state fair at Hutchin
son September 1919. The premium
list foots over $40, 1000, of which s., OOC
is to be given in the cattle depart
mcnt.
On July l, 1855 inches of rain fell "a
Lawrence in two hours. Cellars wer,
flooded and several bridges on country
roads were washed out
Mrs c. A. Scott, of Busby, Iii
county, lost her house by fire with S65t
of money in it. She had a narrow es
cape with bad burns.
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