Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-04-25
KANSAS COMMENT.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT Hereto
fore these officers received no pay in
addition to their salaries for visiting
schools. The law requires them to
visit each school at least once year.
The new law allows the superinten-
dent 81 for each school visited.
IUToPIA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the
state of Kansas viii probably go out
of business as the result of decision
handed down in the supreme court
It was held that the association was
formed simply TO evade the prohibitory
law and Justice Green, who wrote the
opinion of the court, gave the men'who
organized the association hot
roast.
KNOCKED DowN BY BULL.-A Jersey
bull at Garden City got out and wan
dered over 20 /. L. Diesem's. Mr.. Die
sem, boy and a dog tried to drive
him away. The bull turned on them,
knocking Mr.. Diesem down two or
three times, breaking "A bone in his
shoulder The bull was dehorned.
Mr.. Diesam has brought suit against
the owner of the bull for damages
KANSAS MUTUAL DEMAEDs. The
trustees of the Kansas Mutual Life lm-
surance company have made n formal
demand upon the officers of the Kansas
Union for the return OF SIC, 467, 60,
which. it is alleged, the Kansas Union
used from the funds of the Kansas Mu-
tual between December 10, 1902, and
February 20, 1908. The money went
for salaries of officers, for clerical force,
legal expenses and other expenses.
DIVISION OF SCHOOLS. The Topeka
school board maintains separate schools
in the lower grades for white and col
ored pupils The negroes in one OF
the grade school districts refused to
occupy the school house provided for
their use and the dispute went to the
supreme court to test the authority of
the board of education. That court
has decided that the action of the
board is valid.
FoR THE KINasBURYs. Judge Il. l..
notified that he was willed $4,000 by
his brother, George L. Kingsbury, who
died at Scranton, Pa, March 81. Mrs
Lucy Hampshire, of Sedgwicl1, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Kingsbury, is given $4,000
Mr.. Kingsbury's sisters son, George
Fisher, Is given $40, 900, and daugh-
ter, Emily Fisher, gets what is left
IRRIGATIoN AssocIATIoN.-Fifty del
egates met at Garden City and organ
lied the Western Kansas Irrigation as
ISOLATION, with /. l.. Diescm as pres-
dent; j. c. Starr, of Scott county, vice
president; John Hall, of Syracuse,
treasurer; C. A LouclIs, of LalIin, secre
tary. C. Z. Johnson, of Cheyenne,
Wyoming, addressed the convention.
Other addresses were made by Victor
Murdoch, Charles T. Clyne and John
Hall The meeting was enthusiasts
tic
CITY PROPERTY NOT TAXABLE. The
question of whether waterworks
plant owned by city can be taxed by
the county has been a much debated
one, especially where the city furnishes
water to private consumers The SUI
preme court held that water plants
owned by cities are free from taxation.
The question was brought up from
Sumner county. The city of Yelling
ton owns water plant. Sumner coun-
ty attempted to tax it. The city
brought suit to enjoin it and secured
Judgment The county appealed and
the supreme court now decides in favor
of the city.
A COUNTY. HIGu SCHOOL accord
Ance with n special act passed by the
the last legislature the board of county
commissioners established the Reno
county high school at Niclserson. In
consideration the city of Nicl1erson
gives the county school house worth
SIS, 900:
JEWELL COUNTY GETS ONE. Con
gresham Reeder. it is understood. is
practically sure of having the govern
ment put down one of the three wells
promised the Sixth district in Jewell
county.
The EASTER SToRM-The bad
weather on Easter day reminds old
settlers of the great Easter storm of
1871, 80 years ago. Easter came that
year on April Is and Kansas felt the
most severe storm ever known. People
were lost and frozen to death, and
great herds CT Texas cattle persisted in
the western part of the state.
PRIZES FOE EAwNs-The Hutchin-
son water company is offering prizes
ranging from $50 to $50 each for the
best lawns of various sizes developed
this season
NEW TELEPHoNE CoNPANY.--A new
telephone company known as the
DISQUALIFICATION Telephone company
has been organized to operate in Cen
trail Kansas, and has taken Il charter.
Its capital stock is $50, 900, the greater
part of which is held by c. p. Dewey,
of Chicago, and II. p. Wareham, of
Manhattan, Kas.
THIRTY ACRES EAcH.-There are
only little over 5000 people in Rush