Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-08-22

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pairs and iiberatc them in different
parts of the country adjacent to Coffey-
Vile.
HEAVY RAINS. Kansas river is
again in food. At Kansas City, Kas.,
it was doing some damage on August
IL. Two pile bridges were taken ont.
J At Believille it caused the wreck of a
Union Pacific freight train. At Abb
lene the water WAS two feet deep in
tine streets Saline county wheat in
the stack commenced coloring from be
ing soaked.
| SPECIAL MILK TEAI,I.-The Rock Is
land company viii put on special
milk train between Belleville and
Goodland with the proviso that the
| Continental Creamery company shall
| guarantee to furnish business Ia the
amount of $50 daily. This is salts
! factory TO the creamery company.
| For ARMY MANEUvERs Over 100
square miles OF land will be used by
the army in the fall maneuvers at Fort
| Riley. The farmers south of the res
| ervation have entered into contract
with the war department to rent a
large area of land at cents an acre
! for the maneuvers.
MITCHELL COUNTY WHEAT-Mitch
/ county had in round numbers 1877. 900
] acres in wheat this year. Some thresh-
ing has been completed, the lowest
| running 10 bushels and the highest %
! bvshels TO the acre. Careful grain ex-
perts place the average at 16 to Is
! bushels an acre.
! CITY LIBEaEY.-Th librarian of the
free school library, of Wichita, which
! is used by all citizens, had during the
last six mon tbs 4.4S4 members and reg
/ ular patrons, an increase of 500. The
! library now has 10, s94 volumes, an in
crease of BIS during the past half year.
! TREMENDOUS RAIHFALL.-A rainfall
of tremendous proportions, amounting
| almost to a cloud burst, fell az Topeka
! from midnight until daylight of August
10 The Kaw river came up rapidly,
caused by heavy local and western
| showers.
| CUT BOTH ANKLEs.-At Vermilion re-
! Gently George Myers was cutting weeds
in his orchard with a mower. He did
not see his little daughter until the
sickle had cut off one OF her feet and
/ gashed the other ankle
SALT PLANT BURsED-The Burton
salt plant at Hutchinson caught fire
from a defective flue and is destroyed
| Five Rock Island ears loaded with salt
were also burned; also many carloads
of coopcrage stock.
! INSURANCE AGENTS - During the
! first six mon tbs OF this year the Kan
sas insurance department issued 10, 435
agents licenses. This is more than
the number issued during the entire
preceding year.
LARGEST ENRoLLNrENT Chancellor
| Strong expects the enrolment of the
state university this coming year to
exceed that o. any previous year.
RoTs SHOCK WHEAr.-The heavy
rains have damaged much wheat that
| " d. oAlil III IiiC SiLOth AdIlOII CO0u
reports mnch of this misfortune.
CANEY STRIKES GAs.-At a depth of
600 fec: a gas flow was struck at
CaI.ey which had pressure estimated
at 400 pounds.
TIE OLDEST BIBLE.-James s. Shell
den of Leaven worth, has u bible which
was printed in the year 1907
CLOSE AT 6:30.-The clerks of Ster-
ling have their evenings of off now.
All stores are closed ut $3.50.
GETS AN OFFER Winfield has had
an offer for her abandoned gas wells.
SIX THOUSAND ACRE CRor.-A. ].
Rice, of Graham county, had in 5000
acres of wheat scattered over 67 quar-
ter sections, i'll spots ranging from 100
acres to = 1000 acre field His average
yield is estimated at % bushels per
acres. TO carry this crop to market it
will take 220 ears with 600 bushels
each.
MAKE TABLE GIAsswAHl;.-A COM
pany of that kind of Cicero, Indiana, is
To move TO Coffeyville. The company
is capitalized for $50, 900 and employs
$50 men.
BEST APPLES IN KANsAs.-W. L.
Schell, the superintendent of the state
horticultural exhibit at ST. Louis, says
he will have to depend principally on
Southwestern Kansas for apples for
the exhibit at the exposition. As the
fair opens next May this years fruits
must be secured and put in cold stor-
age, until next years crops mature
KILLED by BASE BALL.-Wlliam
Higgins, 90 years old, was killed in
base ball game ut Fontana. While
running between bases he was struck
on the temple by ball
PRISON TwINE PI.ANT-Its product
this year is 10 per cent greater than in
1902, and it has all found ready mar
ket There was considerable of the
Irvine being shipped to farmers, and
for " hich the farmers had paid, (which
was damaged in the food in June and
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