Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-26

grind the crop of 1904
CuUHcn At DERBY.-The Evangelical
church of Derby is planning to build a
So, 900 church immediately.
Coz. MAUs ARRIVES. Lieu. Col.
Maus has assumed charge of the medi-
cal department at Fort Riley.
CHAMPION HUsKKR will Munson, of
Alden, holds tile banner as tine cham
zion corn husllcr of Kansas One day
lac huslled nincty-tvo bushels of corn
in five hours
To ZION CIrY.-A Dclphos merchant
who was Il Leading business man there,
sold out and took all lie had to Zion
City Several families OF Marion coun-
~ have done the same.
MEAT TO EUEorE.-The Cudahy
packing house at Wichita shipped, Il
few days since. four ci,rs of It's prodnct
to Europe; one for Liverpool, two for
Glasgow aud one for Rotterdam.
HAVE TIE IT, n.-SIost of the pupils
Mt the Lansing school near the peniter-
tiary nave The itch. The school is
maintained by direct appropriation
from the state, the pupils. being mostly
the children OF prison officials
TnurEEN HAVE NoNE--Thirtccn
counties in Kansas have no bonded in
debtcdncss. They are: Butler, Craw-
ford, Cove, Harvey, Jefferson, Jewell,
Linn, Miami, Ncmaha, Ncosho, Osage,
Pottawatomic and sherman.
SroCK BrEEDERs' FoUI.TNEgrH. The
Kansas Improved Stock Breeders asso-
citation will holu its fourteenth annual
meeting at Topeka on january II, 1e
and %, and will immediately prcee,c
the annu;d mec,ing.of the state board
OF agriculture.
ON WICTrA TEACk.-Twcnty-e eight
head of horses and colts tyrenty-tro Or
them sons and daughters of Parole,
2:1G, 4-ycar-old record; have arrived in
Wichita from Maple Lawn farm, D.l
evan, ILL.,, and they viii be wintetcd
and trained until about the first OF
June over the Wichita track.
ANOTHER NORMAL BUILDINC.-State
Architect john Stanton is preparing
the plans for u model school building
which is TO DC erected ut the state nor
NAL college a; Emporia. The cost is
estimated at about $50, 900 1t is to be
for practical work in teaching before
students are graduated and regular
classes will bo conducted.
DOUBLED IN VALUE-Asst. Atty.
Gen. Close lives at Bellevilie and ne
gives it out that land in Republic coun-
~ has doubled in value in the past five
years. Several quarters hnve sold re-
Gently for $50 an acre; the average is
about $40. Those selling their farms
acc mostly old men who want to retire
from active work. The buyers come
mostly from Iowa and Nebraska and
most OF the buyers pay spot cash for
their land.
KANSAS SIsAL-A grass has been
discofeted along the Ninnescah river
which hhs avery strong fibre similar
In many respects to the fiber used in
mailing rope Samples of the grass
have Occn sent TO the state penitent iary
for examination to see if il could be
nsed to make binder twine. The Nc
Corrnicls Harvesting company has also
secured some OF the grass. This grass
is said to be new along the river bot
toms but is n luxuriant grower.
MCPHERSON GETS IT.-Tnat city has
captured II Swedish evangelical mis-
sion school and J. D. MnlilSin says i,
will soon develop into one OF the larg-
est educational institutions in the state.
1t has been chartered and SIS, 600 is in
bunk to apply ON cost Of building.
HUTCHINSON PosroFFrcE. -Preiinin.
airy work has begun OH the site for the
postoflice building, which is to be 90 by
so feet in size, one story and basement,
SO constructed that another story may
be added 1t is to be of stone and the
plans SHOW Il handsome building.
Missouri PACIFIC PLANs.-The Mis-.
souri, Pacific is planning an extension
from Concordia 20 SalinO and from Ne
Pherson to Marquette. The FL Dorado
Elk City extension would give tina,
company direct hne from the south.
eastern coal fields TO Central and north.
western Kansas.
Has INCUBAToE.-Mrs. Sidney Case
Norton county farmers wife, during
the past year. sold 5000 worth of eggs
and poultry and still has large fio2l,
of mems. She operated an incubator
and raised over 800 chickens.
PRICE RAID SCRIP.-Senator Jane.
J.. Allen says ne has received abou'
$500, 900 in Price raid scrip to pas;
Judgment on as scrip commissioner
He expect, at least another S10O, 600 tc
show mp before he makes his final re
port to the next legislature. He will
begin January 1 an investigation. o.
the scrip and determine il the owner.
really arc untitled TO pay on il.
SnIP MULES On the strength OF tho
large shipment of mules from Highland
that town hopes TO get some railroa,
TO make it Il point
HEREFORD PRICES Fifty head o.
the finest young cattle on the Sum,