Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-07-09
KANSAS COMMENT.


working on well thirty-two feet in
diameter and the same depth.
Good Bye Crops.-A four-inch rain
again flooded the creek and river bot
toms at Emporia. This is the third
time this year, and practically wipes
out all prospect for crops on the low
lands.
Dance For Month.-'rhe fullblood
Creeks in the vicinity of the Arbeka
square grounds, near Sonora, l. T.,
have begun their annual fire dances.
Yardika Harjo, an aged Indian medl-
cine man, is in charge of the cere-
monies, which. last from sunset till
sunrise during two successive nights.
These dances will continue for about
two months.
Outlook Never Better.-John Keif
ner. a resident of Garden Plain, said
in Wichita that wheat will make %
bushels per acre in the vicinity of
Garden Plain, and that the general
outlook was never better for all of
the crops. adding that in all of the
part of Kansas he has never seen the
wheat and corn better.
Good Corn and Cotton.-AnotheT
heavy rain fell over Norman and
Cleveland county, assuring q good
corn and cotton crop. Over two
inches Of rain fell, and crops and pas
lures are in a fourishing condition.
Wheat is being threshed. The yield
is generally light in Southern Okla
homa, owing to dry spring, but is
much better than expected
Oil and Mining Co.-The Junction
City Oil and Mining company has let
the contract for the digging of two
prospect wells. The wells Win be
sunk to the depth of 1900 to 1000
feet, and the work of digging will be
commenced soon The company has
been incorporated with five hundred
shares of stock at $25 share. Local
people have bought all the shares.
Money For Cotton.-There are.
perhaps. but few people outside OF
the territory who realize the large
amount of money brought to Okla
bona for broom corn, melons and po-
tatoes. From reliable sources it has
been learned that the dealers have
paid the farmers over $4,000 for
potatoes in Shawnee alone since the
new crop began to come to market
Reduced Tariff.-The action of the
Santa Fe railroad in putting in a re
duced tariff on refined oil is be
lieved, at Chanute. intended to en-
courage the Independent refinery al
Humboldt, giving it a chance to dc
business in opposition to the Stand
ard Oil Co., which has it's pipe lines
throughout the district, and which is
laying pipe lines now as far north as
Kansas City.
River Runs Around Bridge.-While
the Canadian river was up during the
heavy rain of a few weeks ago, the
stream changed its course and raj
around the bridge, leaving the bridg'
ON dry land several miles from thu
stream. The bridge was built severa
years ago at great expense to the PEG
pie of Noble and was the pride of tn,
town. 1t was of no small benefit, be
ing the means of bringing farmers Il
Noble from a big territory in tn
Chickasaw nation. The people o
Noble say they win build anothe
bridge over the new stream.
Old Scout Dead.-Bernard T. Bert
rand. dead at st. Marys, was one O
the pioneers of Kansas. In the yer
early days he was scout and guild
years he freighted goods from West
port Landing to the military posts G
Kansas and Colorado.
Corn Not PIanted--On account c
the excessive moisture in Miami couI
ty the last few weeks. the ground ha
been in such condition that the farm
ers have been unable to pillow. BIG
few have their corn planted.
Andy's SOMA. A Richards
of Wellington. received official new
that his son, Midshipman c. A. Ricl
ards, who graduated from Annapoli
February 1, has been assigned to tn
battleship Wisconsin, at Woosuni
China. The Wisconsin is the flagshi
of Rear Admiral P. H. Cooper, con
mander of the Asiatic squadron.
In Sweepstakes.-Exhibi of al
piles from the Thomas orchard {
Wichita at the worlds fair in S
Louis have been entered as an ind
vidual display in the sweepstakes.
Will Bore at Horton.-The bushes
men of Horton have circulated a p,
tition and raised $4,000 for the pu
pose or boring a prospect hole fc
oil. and an organization will be e
fected IN a few days. The state e
ologist will visit Horton and recon
mend a place for the boring.
Damaged by Rains.-Harvey Hurs
of Oswego. who is in the grain an
elevator business. said that the hig
water had damaged wheat fully on
half and that corn was equally q
badly hurt in his section of the state