Free press., 1903-08-08
KANSAS COMMENT.

lent in Topeka with prospects for more
lit.
OAr FIELD FIRE.-E. w Granden,
Reno county, lost so acres of oats by a
fire started by small boys playing with
matches.
BROKE HIS NECK.-J. NJ. Proctor,
postmaster and mayor of Willis, Brown
county. while rcshingling honse, fell
and broke his neck
PHONES TO RANCHES about
Liberal arc putting in telephones from
the town, incidentally getting eonnec-
ton with each other
Cows EAT SORGHUM The town herd
of milk cows of Winfield broke into
field of young sorghum. Nine of them
became sick and five died.
A Broom FACroRY.-A broom COM
pany of Onandaga, n. Y, has pur-
chased u building at Hutchinson and
will open broom factory in it.
A WoMAN's WARD.-The appropria-
ton made last winter for woman's
ward ut the state penitentialy is to be
DIED FROM BICYCLE FAI.l.-H. l..
Stephenson, of Wichita, died ut tho st.
Francis hospital from the effects of
fall from his bicycle Mr.. Stephenson
came to Kansas in 1873.
MAKE EoAFERs WORK.-The police
of Ottawa have arrested Il number of
loafers. charging them with vagrancy,
and the police court has given them 30
days each, which they must work out
WRECK AT JUNCTION. Sixteen per-
sons were injured, two fatally, in Il
wreck of Santa Fe eastbound train No.
and Missouri Pacific northbound
train at the junction west of Hutchin-
son.
FIeHT New RATEs.-The Lyon Coun-
ty Cattlemen's association are securing
some cooperation with other cattlemen
of that part ofIthe state to fight the new
cattle rate, which is announced to take
effect on September l.
GOES TO HoNoLULU.-Miss Nellie
Waddington of Wichita received Il ca BILE
gram Honolulu from saying that she
had received the appointment as teach
er of the primary work in the Hawai-
hao seminary for girls. Miss Wadding-
ton will leave for Honolulu August 90
with her aunt, Miss Eugenia Thomas,
teacher in boys seminary in that
city, who has been on a vacation in
this country.
1 St..r MIRO
Cynthia Merritt Roscoe, wife of Nelson
j. Roscoe, one OF the first settlers OF
Kansas, died at her home in Paola.
Mrs Roscoe was a cousin of General
Wesley Merritt. She came from New
York to Osawatomie in 1854 She wa;
closely identified with Captain John
Brown, of Osawatomie, and in the fa
NOUS battle at that place the Roscoe
home was the only one not burned.
DECIDE TO BUn.D.-The Masons o
Wellington have decided to build fine
home for their lodges, TO be three sto
ries high, having fifty-foot front anC
being 14O feet deep. The first foo
will have two large store rooms; th'
second will contain offices, and TIT
third will be the lodge rooms. A base
ment will be built under the entir,
building. This will be utilized by tin
Ladies' Federation of Clubs for res
and reading rooms and by the YounI
Mems and Young Ladies' athletic asso
tiations for their club rooms.
MANUAL. TRAINING. The new stat
manual training school at Pittsbur
will open on September s. On Ser
tember and there viii be exlmina
tions for admission. The school is
branch OF The state normal college a
Emporia and will be under the diret
tion of Prof. L. ). Duss, for some tim
superintendent of the Pittsbnrg cit
schools. An annual appropriation {
$4,000 has been made for the suppoI
of the school by the legislature. 1t
the only school of the kind west of tn
Mississippi.
SEVEN SPECIAL TRAINS. w. .
Black, general passenger and tick,
agent of the Santa Fe, announced TIL;
the Santa Fe would run seven speci;
trains TO California on account of til
national eneampment of the G. A. I
Stopovers will bc allowed Ut point
west of Denver. Passengers not wisl
ing to make and stops may take IL
California limited
CowLEY COUNTY APPLES. s.-The app
crop in CoSlcy county has never bce
equaled, One man will harvest ovt
Is, 900 bushels.
The FoURTm REeIMENT.-The con
missioned officers OF the Fourth reg
ment. Kansas National guard, will mo-
meeting at Newton on August 4,
elect colonel, lieutenant colonel an
major. The regiment wants TO get
shape to participate in the Fort Rile
maneuvers
AN EXPERIMENT FARM--The kans
state agricultural college is negotiatir
for an experimental farm near McPhe
son. A farm of about 20 acres is wan
ed, near the city and convenient
railroads
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