Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-31
KANSAS COMMENT.


stamps company, held a meeting and
decided not to take up the scheme.
OF LONG BELL CoMPAEY.-Samuel
II. Wilson, vice president and general
manager of the Long-BcH Lumber
com pany, is dead. This company has
n number of branch yards in Kansas
towns.
STEAM PIows At WOEK.-They are
being used this fall in Mcpherson and
Russell tounties. A harrow is hitched
On behind and after the plow has gone
over the ground it is ready for the
wheat drill.
HIS SoN Disappeared. II. ]. Porter,
leading stocilman of Kansas,
died very suddenly. His son, Charles,
attended the Priests of Pallas festivi-
ties in Kansas City and has not since
been heard from.
AyornER PEABODY CoLT.-Peabody
was the home of Joe Patchen when
colt Kirlswood Jr., a horse that was
foaled ut Peabody, has made record
at Lexington. Ky, OF 2:111E His last
years record was 2::5.
GOAT ON EACH STUMP the
recent flood ut La Cygne Daniel Stain
brook had :; bunch of fifty-threc goats
and fourteen stumps in his pasture.
When the water went down hc had
Just Il go;tts-one on each stump.
MARCHED BACK no FoRT.-About so
national guards with a number of reg
ulars were rounded up in Junction City
by regular cavalry for being ont of
camp without passes and were marched
back over the four muddy miles.
LARGEST RYE RAIsEH.--J. T.. Cook,
of Cove county, is the largest rye raiser
in tie county. Ills crop this year
thrcshcd ont 300 bushels. lie also
raised 900 bushels of wheat and con-
siderable corn. lie is pleasantly sit
uated on his farm adjoining Cove City,
where he has ut all times the luXuries
worth living for. including hogs, cattle,
horses, pond of fish and plenty to
eat
''NIAEHIAeR" CATTLE.-John Mar
riagc, of Eagle Canyon Ranch, Mullins
vile, IIiowa county, kas., had on eX-
hi5ition at the Kansas City stock
show what he calls Marriage" cattle.
These cattle arc crosses from thorough
bred stock and are very pretty speci-
mems. Mr.. Marriage had also some
very attractive photographs of his
ranch buildings and the canyon from
which the ranch obtains its name.
CArTLEAIEN ARE Flush. -Notwith
standing the lack OF banks III the
Southwestern Kansas counties, the
people there have more money per cap
tia than the people in any other sec
tion of the state. They are nearly al
cattlcmen and count their money by
the thousands. a Western Kansu
newspaper recently took u census o
Grant county and found that it ha,
500 in cash on deposit for every man
woman and child in the county.
A RECORD BREAKER.-In the larg
family contest inaugIratcd by the To
pel<a Mail and Breeze the first priz
did not go TO Mr. and Mrs. w. Q. El
lott. of Rice county, but certainly tn
pair arc deserving of honorable mer
ton" They were married in 1855
During the next twenty -four year
twelve sons and three daughters wer
born to them. Mr.. Elliott claims tha
the family average of II baby ever
sixteen and IL half months for -
months is a record breaker.
OF "1O1" RAEGG-W. II. Englan,
filing clerk in the Kansas suprem
court. and Miss Alma Miller, d:ughtc
of George Miller. owner or the eel
bratcd ''lo1" Innch at Bliss, o. T., a,
married. The ceremony was performe
at tho homcof the brides parents.
ANOTHER PAcKIxG PI.ANr.-Wor
on u packing plant at Solomon is
progress. A Topeka firm is buildin
an establishment for packing poaltr
eggs and butter. The building will |
completed in ninety days and will FIJI
nish employment for fifty persons.
To- INvEsrIG NTE.-An investig
tion of conditions at the State scho
for Feeble Minded Youth at Winfiel
may be ordered by Governor Bailey
the result of the treatment of Liz
OHGlt. RlIl WHO Wis bcslS 10 tie u
stitution from Johnson county abo,
five years ago and who died sudIcn
on October 6.
COWBOYS SCARCE in Il
western part OF the state complain of
scarcity of men Cowboys are findir
more lucrative employment clsewhe
and arc deserving the range.
Inspectors FEEs. State Grain i
spector Radto:d turned in So, 439
fees for the month of September. IT
expenses of the department were So, %
The fees were 500 greater than /,
any other month in the history of Il
department oil Inspector Kcl
turned in s., sse as fees collected in II
department for September. HIS e
penses were S4oG.
A BEE TREr.-F NJ Beagle c
down Il tree on his farm, five mil
south of Paola, from which he secur,
l4o pounds of honey.
MORE DEMAND FoE MEN.-Lab