Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-07
KANSAS COMMENT.

Finest FAT CATTLE.-Dave HaXton,
of Sabetha, won the $500 prize for the
finest load of fat cattle Mt the Kansas
City stock show.
A GOLD BIacK-Robert Forbes,
wealthy citizen of Carbonate, has been
"done' bya gold brick sharp to the
amount OF So, 900.
CREAMERY BURNED.-The Girard
creamery and cold storage plant is de-
stroyed by fire. The plant cost $1,000
and was insured for s., 1000.
Row n RENo.-Thcrc is Il row on III
Reno county over the bin which Was
passed by the last legislature increas-
ing the salaries OF the county officials.
FoR SUNDAY CIosING.-The city
council of Kansas City, Hans, after
conference with the Merchants Mutual
Association, proposes 10 prohibit ny
ordinance the opening OF stores on
Sunday.
GERS MorE THAS WAS STOLEN. The
Burton bank recovered mere money
than the robbers took. the amount
found ON the island where the thieves
were caught was much larger than the
amount taken from the bank.
To EXPORT THEIR OWN WHEAT -
Large shippers of grain in Southern
Kansas and Oklahoma are said 70 be
working up a combination or sort of
trust for the purpose ofcXporting their
own wheat by way of the gulf ports.
LARGEST CRACKER FACToRY.-A
cracker factory has been installed in
Wichita which has daily capacity OF
GAO boxes, which is said to be larger
than that of any other independent
factory in the in the country. One hun
ndrcd men viii be employed for day
work, and when business justiGes it
like force for night work.
HANDLED CROP ALoNE-T. NJ. Born,
who lives near Morlaud in the west
part of Graham county, plowed, sowed
and harvested go acres of wheat with
out a bit of help When threshcd it
yielded him 6, 200 bushels or 2613 bush
els to the acre. The only work about
producing it which he did not do him
self was the threshing.
G1RARD PAYS 6 PIER CENT. The state
auditor received $4,000 in municipal
bonds from Girard, Kansas, for regis
tration. OF this sum $4,000 was for
gas plant and $50, 600 for an electric
light plant. These bonds draw per
cent interest. 1t is the first time in
two years that any per cent bonds
have been offered for registration. All
bonds issued during that time have
only drawn from TO AZ per cent
KANSAS STREAMS POLLUTED. -Ac-
cording TO a report of NJ. o. leighton,
one of the agents of the geological sur
vey, several Kansas streams are in
danger of pollution from oil wells and
mine water. The report states that
the water supply of Emporia, Burling-
ton, Chanute, Benedict, and Independ-
ence are being polluted by sewage, mine
water and refuse from the oil fields
entering the Noosho and Verdigris
rivers.
To DIsrRiBUTE HAEvRsTERs-A con-
tract was closed at Hutchinson between
the International Harvester Company
of America and j. T. Conlllin, for the
erection of a $50, 900 building for the
use of that company in the distribu-
tion of harvesting machinery. Similar
buildings for distribution purposes
will be built or leased ut Wichita, Sa.
lima, Concordia and Fort Scott. This
town will be tho headquarters of the
concern, and the general offices of tho
company will be there.
COLLECTED FROM LUEATICs. Super.
intendent 4. C. Biddle OF the Topellu
insane asylum turned in to the state
treasury Ssl6. 81 collected for the care
of patients ut the asylum. Patients
who have property or relatives whC
are financially responsible, are re
quired To pay for their keep
Mrs. HINsnAw EXOHERATED.-Th
Kansas yearly meeting of friends a
Emporia cxoneratcd 4 sister from tn,
charge of persuading her nephew t,
enlist in the U. :. army. The tria
took up two days time.
KANSAS Corn SrA1Ks--'Chc boar,
of trade people of Des Moines are We
talking about two stalks of corn tia
We're sent there from Moran, Kansas
They and the board fastened To then
weighed 100 pounds. They were 1
feet high and the ears of corn on theu
were Ii feet from the ground. iii
stalks we're four inches in diameter
They we're sent 10 the Iowa State Uni
versity TO be placed on exhibition.
MINING SCHooi--Tnc new sat
mining school at Pittsburg opene
with 100 students.
MAKES A HUYGRY Run. Prom Kan
sas City TO Pueblo, Col, along TN
route of the Missouri Pacific railroad
the union men assert, IA non-union eN
pressman cannot beg or buy meal
An expressman is not supposed I
leave his car alone during the cntir
run.
ACREAGE OF WHEAT. The acreag
of wheat sown in Pawnce county thi
year will equal that of last year, "a