Free press., 1903-08-15

ISeSlUcS applcS size Has 6OAO JhlS SSoi
SI63 worth of fresh straw berries, S44
worth of black berries, 275 quarts of
canned strawberries worth at lowest
figures, rs, &c quarts OF canned
blacloberrics. worth SIG, some goose
berries and raspberries, besides having
plenty of berries for f:u ly use.
PEEITENTIARY BRICK.-''Thc kiln at
the Lansing prison is making good
brick" said Governor Bailey, after
recent visit there, but we need more
skilled labor there than we have at
present This business can be devel-
oped until Kansas will have the best
state institutions in the west. State
buildings can be erected ut a very
small cost when our brick is prison
manufactured"
WHY LEVY Is RAIsED.-State treas
urer Kelly explains why it was ncces-
sary for the state board of equaliza-
tion u raise the the rate of taxation to
six and four senths mills. His figures
show that the appropriations made by
the last Legislature are the heaviest
ever known, the total for the year 1904
being s., ,37s, 22S.7O.
MARRIAGE LICENsE.-Assistent Al
torney General Close holds in Il case
from Ottawa county, that the man
who wants a marriage license does not
not have to make affidavit to anything
except what is included in the form set
forth by law, and probate judge has
no right to insert anything else.
LECoMProN. HIGH ScuooI~-All ,he
property of Lane university has been
turned over to the Lecompton high
school. 1t consists of complete appar
atus of all kinds, chemical and physic,
including telescope, microscopes library
and pianos and the rent of three rooms
of the university building.
To THE STUcco BEDs-The Santa Fe
has resumed work, interrupted by the
May floods, of building branch to
I.ongford, to reach the stucco beds
The Union Pacific is expected to put a
branch across North Dickinson county
to the beds either from Chapman or
Junction City.
SrAFFoHD CoNNTr WHEAr.-The
county had 175, 900 acres of wheat
which has yielded an average of is
bushels of wheat to the acre. At so
cents Il bushel it would give every per-
son in the census $157 each. 1t will re-
| quire ALI cars to move this crop.
| SHOT HIS LITTLE BROTHERS. .-The
/ eldest son of August Wellz, aged 10.
living near Esl<ridge, accidentally shot
two of his younger brothers. The
youngest one, boy of three years, will
die. The other who is l3 years of age,
will probably recover.
DEPENDS ON WOMEN Director OF
Horticulture Schell will depend upon
the women of the state to fix him UP
an exhibit OF jelly for the Kansas de-
! partment ut the worlds fair. Mrs.
Dassler, of Lcavenworth, has agreed
to get the women interested.
FIRE,4EN's ToURN AMENT.-It is to be
held this year at Salina on September
to 10. Salina bid $500 for the tourna
ment, Beloit 700, Junction City, 600
Clay Center and Ottawa, 500 each. In
addition Salina offers Il championship
banner.
LIVED THERE rs YEARS. Captain w
w. Phillips, u pioneer of Topeka, i
dead of typhoid fever. He was sicli
only about ten days. liz came to Kan
sas in 1855 and has resided since that
time in and around Topeka.
SALT WELLS WEAKEN.-Those a
Solomon have 70 per cent less salt thar
before the flood. The salt seems tC
have been distributed by the flood AZ
many wells in Solomon have become
salty.
FIRE FRo5I LIGHTHING.-A So, 500 fir,
at Williamsburg; caused by lightning
TO WEAR SUNFLowERs. To conform
to the law enacted last winter desig
mating the sunfower as the oficia
Kansas flower, Adjutant General Kel
sey has commanded the officers of tn,
national guard TO wear the sunf1owe
device on the collars Of their full dres
uniforms,
BURIINGAME WILL BoRE. A com
pany of local capitalists has been OF
ganized TO bore for gas and oil. 1t Ina
raised enough money already to bor
two wells and the machinery is now oil
the road.
. HAVE No CoNvICrs. .-Twent lyon
counties in Kansas have no convicts il
, the Kansas penitentiary. They are
Cheyenne, Cove, Grant, Gray, Greeley
Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearpy, Lane
Morris, Morton. Ness, Rawlins, Rush
, Scott, Sheridan. Stafford. Stanton
Thomas. Trego and Wichita.
GAVE HIS LAND REsT.-From a Is;
acre tract of land john Trachsel, who's
farm is near Goodland, raised 2,32
bushels of wheat this year. Mr.. Trach
, sci obtained his big yield by lettin
his land lie idle last year.
Micro TAILOR KILLS MANA
5 Larned. r. b. Williams. anegro tailor
, | shot and killed ClNdc I,aupdon