Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03

Washington, will try a new method of
irrigation on the experimental farm.
He will flood about 900 acres of the
bottom land early in the spring with
food water from the stream which
runs through the farm His aim will
be to soak the soil thoroughly several
feet deep and depend upon this mois-
ture together with the natural rainfall,
to pull the crops through. No irriga-
ting will be done after the crops are
put in. The only expense will be in
the construction of a dam across the
small stream.
SECRET SERVICE GUAED.-Two years
ago the executive council without the
knowledge of the legislature employed
a secret service man TO guard the state
furniture in the legislative halls and
committee rooms. So much stuff had
always been stolen in the past that this
precaution was taken. It proved a
good thing. The detective saved the
state five or six typewriter machines
and lot of other track. a detective
will be employed by the council again
this winter
BOUNTY OF ELKs.-The lodge of Elks
OF Lawrence canvassed the town and
found needy children and what each
most required. The children were in
vited TO the Ellxs' hall on Christmas
night, and they all came that had been
visited; $50 of them An entertain
ment was given them after which they
were marched into the big hall where
was Christmas tree upon which were
the needed articles before listed besides
condies, toys, etc.
FIGURES ON CORN CROP Reports
that are coming in from the farmers of
Geary county, who have finished husls-
ing their corn, show that the yield of
that grain in that county this year will
average about thirty-five bushels to the
acre. Fields are yielding all the way
from twenty-five to sixty bushels to the
acre, but there are not very many of
the latter
SECTION HAND KILLED Heziltiah
Blount, section track walker, was
struck and instantly killed by Santa
Fe passenger train, about two miles
east of Larned. Blount was making
his regular trip on a railway veloci-
pede and was found by nearby farmers
some time after the accident with his
head badly mangled.
.
Miller, of Portland, Ore, a former res
ident of Salina, is 10 become cashier of
the Pioneer Trust company of Kansas
City, recently organized with a capital
of one million dollars. He has for sew
eral years been the head of the%Jnited
States National bank at Portland
NEGRO ED.-Montgor1ery God
ley, negro of Pittsburg, SHOT and
killed policeman, while he was trying
to protect himself from crowd of ne
groes. Cooley was placed in Jail, but
was soon taken out hanged.
A BRIGHT BoY.-A candidate for pag
in the next legislature has had his pic
ture printed on postal cards and is
sending them to all the members.
STEPPED ON A MATCH. Mrs. Henry
Bredameier, of near Marion, stepped
on a match and in an instant her cloth
ing was blazing. She died.
AT THE Poor FARM-People of Atch-
ison, after proper preparation, gave
the inmates of the county poor farm
a real, old fashioned, joyous Christ
mas.
SEVEN New ScHooI. HoUsEs.-Iola
has voted SIS. 900 for another new school
building. She has erected six since the
boom began.
GAVE so TURKEYS. Busby, of
Parsons, gave fifty turkeys to the poor
Christmas day. And turkey is turkey
this year.
WORLDS FAIR CLUB.-At Salina a
worlds fair club is being organized,
each member to pay into the associa-
ton s. month until the first of June,
1904, when they draw out the entire
amount which has been paid The as
ISOLATION is composed of some of the
leading business men of the city.
WANTS DoDGE's PLACE,-Cyrus Gas
ton, of Mitchell county, is a candidate
for regent of the State Normal school,
to succeed S. II. Dodge, of Beloit, who
has been on that board for the past
twelve years.
STATE DAIRY COMMISSION. = At a
meeting of dairymen from different
parts of the state it was decided to ask
the legislature to create the position of
state dairy commissioner and put the
commission under control of Secretary
COburn, of the state board of agricul-
ture.
Sold HIS. MINEs.-P. II. Anderson,
the Young Swede of Abilene who made
a big fortune in the Klondike. has dis
posed of all his interests at Cape Nome
and viii invest in the zinc mines of
Southwest Missouri
THOSE STEEL RANGE MEN.-Judge
II. L. Alden, of Kansas City, Kas., filed
a brief in the supreme court attacking
the validity of the peddlers, license law
naSsad two O1a - -