Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-21
KANSAS COMMENT

LARGE CONVENMIoN,-Iner VIII DC
1o1 delegates in the Seventh district
Republican convention.
FISH COMMISSIONER Bailey has
announced his selection of Dell Travis,
of Pratt, for appointment as state fish
commissioner.
SIeNIFIcANr.-''Ive seen a lot of
things around this Legislature" said
girl employee the other day, that
couldn't go through the United States
mails"
Low DEATH RATE--At the Topeka
insane asylum it is five and three
tenths per cent; the lowest reported in
a list of 10 asylums in nearly as many
states.
GETS A WRITE UP.-The Robisons of
Towanda have secured quite reputa-
ton in Chicago for their draft horses.
The Livestock Journal of Chicago gives
them a write-up.
MORE OIL LEAsEs.-They are still
being filed at the court house and cover
more leases in the Mulvane gas and oil
field. The machinery for drilling has
arrived at Mulvane.
To BUY COAL LANDs.-The legisla-
ture appropriated SIS, 200 to buy the
Green farm, adjoining the penitentiary
for the purpose of extending the prison
coal r.1ines under it.
RIVER BRETHREN. colony
of this religious sect in Dickinson coun-
ty are seeking a place to move to.
Fourteen of them have gone to Cali
fornia to spy out the land.
For SITTING OLD SCRIP.-Both houses
passed bill for appointment by the
governor of a commission to pass upon
all outstanding Union Military" scrip
and report to 'he next legislature.
College RowDYIsM trouble at
the oratorical contest at Atchison is
having good results in that a number
of Kansas colleges are likely to be rid
of the long prevailing rowdyism-
Pension SUkGEoNs.-Pension exam
lining surgeons appointed in Kansas:
DIR. l.. w. Merricl, at Wichita; Dr. j.
A. Rea, at Wellington; ]. w. Darling
ton and A. w. Somerset, at Holton.
go CLEAN THE TowN.-At Salina a
Civic improvement League has been
organized, and an active campaign In
the work of cleaning up and beautify-
ing the town was commenced prompt
~.
No SALT PLANT.-BuclIlin's bill pro-
viding for the establishment of state
salt plant at the state reformatory a
Hutchinson has been killed by the
house ways and means committee. The
bill carried an appropriation of $50, 600
WICHITA RATE CAsE.-The hearing
of the case of Wichita VS.. certain rail
roads involving charges of discrimina
ton in freight rates in favor of Kansas
CITY. has been had at Washington be
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion.
WRECK AT FLoRENCE.-The Califor
MIA Limited train on February 20
crashed into local freight which was
standing on Il side track at Florence
The Limited was running 25 miles ar
hour and when it struck the switch the
engine jumped to the side track leaving
the tender on the main line. The mai
EAR topped over and two mail clerks
w. o. Rogers and r. o. MCGEE were
standing in the door ready to throw
out mail and were thrown out anC
dragged along the ground. McGee hat
leg broken in two places, while
Rogers escaped with only spraine'
ankle.
A $500 TooT-A Dickinson count!
woman has brought suit for divorc
arainst her husband. The couple liv
on fine farm which is the wife's prop
erty. The story goes that she CAV
him $500 recently and sent him to tow
to buy horses. He filed upin Abilene
went to Junction City in order to Sc
better facilities for big toot and bleV
in every cent of the money.
FISH HATcuERY PAssED.-The hous
state fish hatchery bill passed til
senate in the closing hours The bill
carries an appropriation of $4,000.
MUD SToRIEs.-An Ottawa docto
tells of trip in the country durin
which in many places the axles of hi
buggy scraped the top of the mud. A
an Ottawa funeral it required fou
horses to each carriage to go to TIN
cemetery. Pittsburg grocers have qui
deliveries at mining camps, it bein
impossible to deliver goods on accour
of the mud.
GAS AND OIL BONDs.-Emporia ha
voted bonds for exploring beneath tn
city for gas and oil; to the amount {
So, 500 The vote was $50 to 244.
BUYS CHANUTE WELLS. j. Devil
of Topeka has bought controlling il
terest in ITO acres of land in the Oh;
mute oil and gas field, which has seve
oil wells, with flowing capacity fc
at least e. wells Colonel J. d. Norto
of Topeka, is to be manager of I'll
property.
FISH lHATcHERY.-It is stated tn;
the state fish hatchery will be locate
at Pratt. The power to locate it res
with the governor and the fish vardel