Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-07-18

counties as follows: Wyandotte re-
ports 20. zoo town lots for taxation and
values them at $40. 800, rs; Shawnee.
49, 3s lots, valued at SIS, 96S, 35f: Sedg-
wick. sc, 9O1 lots. valued at 81. 337, 23s;
Leavenworth. 2417 lots. valued at
81. 93s. 80: Bourbon, y. 500 lots. valued
at 81, 444. 49,; Atchison. Z. 100 lots, val
ued at 81, 6l4, 5o7.
WAENISG CORPoEATIoNs.-S Secretary
of State Burrow is now sending out
blanks to the different Kansas corpor-
atoms for statements showing their
financial condition. Accompanying
each blank is n circular letter telling
what will happen 70 the corporation if
tine statement IS not made and filed
with the secretary of state. The in
formation is taken from 1he new cor
poration law.
SUES DRUGGIsr. Susan Kirk, OF
Arkansas City, has filed Il S1O.o dam
age suit in the district court against c.
c. Scott, druggist. Of that place. She
alleges in her petition that her nus
band is addicted to the drink habit and
that since July, 1900. he has deprived
her of her means of support. She
claims that he spent the money that
rightfully belonged TO her at SCOTS
for drink.
MANEUvERs At Fort RLEY.-Ad-
jutant General Kelsey received letter
f,.o,,, tI,o 1.,,..,ta.,,oS+o,. ,.onorol Of +l,a
army asking him how many mounts
would be required for the officers of
the Kansas National guard ''I'or the
Fort Riley p.aneuvers this fall This
would seem 20 be pretty good evidence
that it is the intention to hold the
maneuvers at Fort Riley again this
fall
DEATH FROM BAY RUM.-At Delphos
Dick Benson, Il barber, drank bay rum
and died in great agony. Bay rum is
but some druggists, it is said, use the
poisonous wood alcohol because ii is
cheaper 1t is said that Benson sup
posed he was getting pure bay rum.
counties showing the highest valra-
tons per acre. for taxation of farm
lands are: Wyandotte. S22 1s per acre;
Allen, $40; Leavenworth 50. 30; Brown,
SIS. So; Shawnee, 81. "a; Ncnlaha, sos.
WHERE Is CLOSE. Fred Close built
north and south road through Kansas
on paper some years since. His old
time friends are wondering that his
name has not been connected with the
Nebraska and Gulf road.
A IA RIP VAN WINKLE-E Eastern
scientists are charging deforestation
as the cause of the Kansas floods. They
do not know that Kansas has today IL
million trees for every one that it had
40 years ago.
LINwooD MovEs.-The town of Lin
wood, which suffered sorcly from the
| flood, is to be removed to higher
ground, % acres of the Senator Harris
purpose.
BACK TO Old CHANNEL. Up to July
about 1000 wagon loads of rock had
been used at Blue Rapids in construct
ing the dam which Will turn the cur
rent of the Blue river back into its old
channel.
COAL FOR FEDERAL BUIDDING.--Penn-
sylvania hard coal. $50 tons of it, is al
ready stored in the basement of the
federal building in Topeka. Uncle
Sam seems to he providing against
strikes.
SCHOOL POPULATION of COT
feyville is 1.6s1 white and 235 colored
A separate school fight is now going on
there.
A SNAIL. PAcKIxG PLANr-Arlzan-
sls City is to have one to begin work
in October 10 start with 80 hogs and
10 cattle.
/ AN OLD SETTLER STRICKEN. Judge
J. = Magili, one of the first three white
settlers of Marshall county, was stricll-
en- with paralysis ut his home last
week. He i past s3 years of age and
has no reserve Vitality to draw upon.
lie settled in Marysville in 1856
Al GREENE DID IT-A. r Greene, OF
Kansas, special agent of the interior
department, is honored on the Pacific
coast by having his picture on the front
page OF all tile papers. He won the
distinction by ferretting out swindles
in taking public lands.
GETS TWICE AS MUCH. Not :; mon tn
| passes that instructors in state institu-
tons do not leave Kansas tempted by
better offers elsewhere. The latest is
Mrs. Cora McCollum Smith, member
of the faculty of the Kansas university
school of fine arts. She goes to the
Minnesota state normal school, where
see viii receive just double the salary
Kansas has been paying her.
HALsrEAD HOSPITAL -Halstead has
an up-to-date hospital, completed and
open for business. 1t is owned by q
home company.
THE SIX LAEG EsT.-The total valua
ton returned by assessors of the sis
Leading counties. of both real and per
sonal property, is here stated. II