Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-08-22

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thirty five; eight dead, three fatally in
jured, twenty-four more or less in
jnred. 1t is possible that the exact
number of persons who received
wounds will never be known. Il was
found that number of persons had re-
ceived very slight wounds, srch rs
small scratches where bullets aust
touched them. There was quite a
NUM- Der OF these.
RETURNED RELIEF MONEY The
county commissioners of Dickinson
county have returned Ss25 which was
awarded to that county by the food
commission. The Dickinson county
people have decided that they can care
for Sheir own flood sufferers and are
willing that their share shall go to
other counties whose people Jared
worse than theirs
The AUTOMOBILE LAw.-The attor-
ney general says that the law govern
ing the use of automobiles in Kansas is
constitutional and will be enforced if
complaint is made. The law requires
automobiles to be registered and mum
bered, the number TO be put on its
back.
ATTENDING INSTITUTES. State SUI
perintendent /. l.. Dayhoff and his as
sistant, Prof. Dyer. are kept on the
jump now visiting county institutes.
1t is the custom for Il representative of
the state school department. to visit
each county normal in the state.
ANOTHER HEAVIEST heaviest
rain of the season fell at Cottonwood
Falls dnring the early morning of Aug.
S. Three inches of water swellcd the
streams Along with the rain was the
regulation heavy wind. There was no
serious damage.
NEVER HAD BITTER CoEN-J T.
IIanning, farmer near Goddard. has
sixty acres of corn, which ne says is
the best he has raised in 20 wears 1t
is the bloody Butcher corn. He has
harvested 200 acres of good wheat this
year
AHEAD ON THE DkAL~-Amos Lin
gard, a Franklin county farmer. lost Il
rain. ncighbor sympathized with
him and Lingard said he was $3.50
ahead as the rain would make $500 for
him.
SALOON LICENSE RAISED Great
Bend now charges booze sellers So Il
month. There have been eight saloons
paying $50, and the council raised the
.
BROOM CORN Dong WELI-Sincc the
rains this crop is doing well in the
broom corn district of Rice county, al
though the average is smaller than
usual. the first pulling is begun.
DRsERrIoNs AT FoRr RuEY.-Four
men from one Fort Riley cavalry troop
deserted in one day last week There
have been nine desertions from the
troop in the past nine months.
Texas FEVER has proven fatal
in the southern part of Cowley county,
and several pastures have been quar-
antincd. The disease is SAID to be
under control there.
SECOND CROP STRAWBERRIES Mrs.
DR.. st. John, of Wichita, has Il second
crop of strawberries, large and juicy
end of good color; equally as good as
the first crop.
KILLED BY STRAMoNIUM. Tommy,
aged three years, son of Lee Moffctt,
of Galcna, pulled Il pod from a jimson
weed and ate the seeds He died in a
short time.
INCREASING ALUnNI.-The Unive,-
sity of Kansas has granted 2,431 de-
grees and the Alumni are increasing in
mum Der at tine rate of over two hun
dred Il year
BETTER THAN BEFORE. The people
who lost their homes in the Wellington
cyclone are moving into new homes
much finer than the RACED ones
WANT LOCAL SERvICE.-The state
board of railway commissioners has re-
ceived petitions from 1909 citizens of
twenty three towns between BelleviHe
and Goodland asking that the Chicago,
| Rock Island Il Pacific railway be COM
! PEELED to establish a local passenger
train service in that territory.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Last week
| Perry Richards, near Valley Center,
lost six cattle, which were feeding
through Il wire fence, near together,
and were in contact with the wires.
The lightning struck the wire
HARD LUCK SroLY.-J. b. Case, of
Abilene has I,ToO acres of land in the
valley. The flood destroyed 400 acres
of corn. 400 of wheat, 800 of alfalfa,
of alfalfa and some other crops. One
so-acre piece OF corn escaped the food
but a big hailstorm came along and
wiped it out.
a TAX FERRET. officer of that
ill< employed by the commissioners of
Phillips county succeeded in digging
up several hundred thousand dollars
worth OF property that has been es-
Gaping taxation entirely.
TEXAS FEVER. disease has de-
veloped ut Carbonate. About the
time Of the IIaw river flood a long