Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-03
KANSAS COMMENT.


vention of the Universalist church will
be held in junction City from Thurs
day, October 1. to Monday, October s.
FRosr IN CHICAGO PREss--The
Hutchinson News puts it this way;
FORTUNATELY the Kansas corn crop
was not injured by frost except in the
Chicago newspapers"
A VETERAN EDrroR-Judge McIn-
tire, of Arkansas City, who Is eighty
i've years OF age, fell from porch he
was building and was badly injured.
Judge McInLire was for many years Il
Kansas editor.
MATRoa AT WAsnBCES. Lua
Rose, matron of the girls boarding de-
partment ut Washburn college, died
suddenly of heart disease. The de-
ceased was n widow. Her original
home was at Valley Falls
EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH LINE.-At
cost of about 1000 the Santa Fc
railroad has completed an exclusive
telegraph line between Wichita and
Kansas City. by way of Topeka, that
will be uscd only by those three cities.
WooD IS CHEAPER The Shawnee
county commissioners are considering
the proposition to furnish wood 10 the
poor .his winter because of the high
price of coal. The wood would be
cheaper than the coal and the wood
yard would furnish employment to
some of the poor.
A THR:snING RECORD. worlds
wheat threshing record has been bro
ken by ]. w. Groachmcr, u farmer of
Trego county, who in eleven hours and
and fifteen minutes threshed 4,O71
bushels of wheat, which surpassed the
old record by eighty-one bushels for
the same length of time.
FELL SIXTY FEET.-FraniI Hammond,
general foreman of iron bridge works
of the Santa Fc, was killed ut Elk
Fails, Kan, by falling from Il new iron
bridge which is being put in over the
Elk river at that place. He fell abont
sixty feet, alighting on his head and
shoulders among u pile of timbers, and
was instantly killed.
ANOTHER PIONEER. -Silas Rain, aged
rs years, pioneer of Topeka and one
of the present county commissioners of
Shawnee county, died after an illness
of two months Mr.. Rain came to
Kansas in 1859 and has lived in Shaw
nee county continuously ever since.
Mrs rain survives him. They cele-
brated their golden wedding few
months ago.
GRAIN INSPECTION RECEIPTS. The
August receipts of the grain inspection
department were the largest on record.
Not counting the money which was
taken in at five fee stations, Il total of
S., ISL, so was collected by j. w. Rad
ford, state grain inspector the de-
partmcnt paid out So, 554. so in salaries
and 500 for expenses, leaving Il bal
ance of Se,137. Mr.. Radford says the
receipts would have been $40, 600 If the
railroads could have handled the grain.
SIxrY-NINEEs CEI.EBRATE.-Thc an
nual reunion of the old settlers of
Montgomery county, known us the As
ISOLATION OF Sixty-niners, will be held
at DunlIin's grove in Independence on
October / and 2. That county WAS a
part of the Usage diminished reserve
and the early settlers had many thrill
ling experiences with the Usage In
dams. These annual reunions are
loolScd forward to with much pleasure
by the old timers and people all over
the country in large numbers. An in
tcresting program has been arranged.
CATTLE CARS ScAEcE.-Therc is n
serious shortage of cattle cars ~ Em-
poria. Several Lyon county shippers
have been delayed week in getting
their cattle on the market after they
were ready because ears were not to be
had. Trainmen say they have been
offered tips rs high as $40 TO set out
unordereI cattle ears.
CARNINAI. AT HOWARD. prep
arations are being made for the ear
nival and street fair ut Howard on Oc-
tobcr and 3. There are to be fine
stock and agricultural displays.
ESCAPE OF A IEUsrY. Glass
pool, an Oklahoma convict and Il trust
ut the Kansas penitentiary, has cs-
capped. Glasspool was a sol,iier in the
Spanish-American war and was wound
ed. He draws Il pension. The prison
officials believe that he will come back
because he win be unable to continue
to draw his pension while an escaped
prisoner
LITTLE RIVER DELEGATES. Tine fall
festival in that bright little city was
utilized for the dedication of fine
new Masonic hall.
DEcATUR's CRoPs. - Decatur county s
crop this year amounts to over $500
per capita. That county has about
1900 population. This year it raised
81, COZ worth OF wheat, 81, 37s, 2Ss
worth of corn. S4U9. 900 worth of live
stock and s544, 600 worth OF other crops,
making a total of ss,GO6,355. This
would be slOO to the person or about
81, 900 to each family.
JUSTICES CANEor. supreme