Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-02-20
KANSAS COMMENT.

HAVE THE GRIP.-kanSanS IN w ASH
ington are pretty generally suffering
from grip.
STONES IN SAcKsr--The Wellington
merchants Complain of finding stones
with the potatoes they receive in sacks.
THIS is UNrsUAIl-The Wellington
schools are said to have an equal nun
Der of boys bnd girls as students; l65
of each. <
FROZEN IN PoND.-At st. Francis a
sheep. a COW and horse some way got
into pond and were found the next
day frozen solid
SwEDENBoIe's Works. - Pretty
Prairie has sentsf5 the Hutchinson Ii
brary several volumes of the works OF
Emanuel swedenborg.
A KANSAS SoLDIER.-Dudley Chap
man. member of the 22nd Kansas
volunteers, is in the Dakota peniten-
tiary for selling whisky to Indians.
CITY TO BUILD IT.-Leavenworth'
gymnasium will be fitted up for an
opera house An appropriation of
81 $50 has been made for that purpose.
JURY SECURED-After nine days the
district court Of Norton county secured
jury for the Dewey trials and the
taking of testimony commenced. All
the Jurors are farmers.
PATIENTS EscAPED.-Dr. Robinson s
sa-.itarium at Osawatomie was badly
damaged by fire, the kitchen, laundry
and some of the sleeping apartments
being Quilted. All of the eighty patients
escaped unhurt
SMELLING WORKS BURNED.-One OF
the nine zinc smelling works at lola of
the Cherokee Lanyon company is de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, 100000. The
plant had a capacity of forty tons
day and employed 200 men.
CATTLE INSPECTED state live
stock sanitary commission reports that
during last year 332, 1874 head of cattle
were inspected and were admitted
to the state Bills of health were
issued to POT ,O5s head, and 25,7. were
admitted for slaughter. The cattle for
which bills of health were issued were
brought into the state to be fed or win
tered A large number were turned
back at the quarantine line because
they were infected with Texas fever.
The WORLDS FAIR.-The Kansas
worlds fair commissioners have select
ed the exhibit made by the Otto
Kuehne preserving works at the mid
20 ha
a part of the horticultural exhibit to
be made by Kansas at st. Louis. Be
sides the preserves and pickles prepared
by Mr.. Kuehne. Mr.. Schell is prepar-
ing jars of fruit and preserves and
pickles. The Kuehne exhibit is of
fruits and vegetables, preserved and
picked, that were grown in Kansas
and put up in Kansas
3FARMER Uses CASA NeoshO county
farmer is running his farm by gas. A
he keeps six stoves going in his house.
lights every room, including hall and
cellar, has gas heaters in his coops and
hog pens, a furnace out doors for cook
ing food for his live stock, gas engine
to shell corn, grind feed and pump
water, turn 'grindstones and work the
churn, gas light with reflector to
light the barnyard, a continuance to
illuminate the barn when he opens the
door, heaters for water tanks in the
field, so that his cattle may drink
tepid water all tie winter if they want
it.
MONEY TO CONE To KANsAs.-The
house committee on Indian affairs has
agreed TO insert in the appropriation
bill provision of $50, 900 for a hospital
Mt Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kas.,
and $4,000 for cottage to be construct
ed at the Kickapoo school in Brown
county, Kas.
LINCOLN DAY.-The day was gen
orally observed in Topeka. The streets
were decorated with bunting and many
of the business houses closed in the
afternoon. A big meeting was held al
the auditorium in the evening.
HOMES AND LAwNs.-The scope OF
the Sedgwicl1 County horticultural so
ClcIN VIII OC C@AbChAOo ~ bhuO ~ " -
include not only the fostering of the
fruit raising industry as one of its OBJ
iects, but also the identifying of home:
and lawns in town and country.
GRIP AT FORT RILEY.-An epidemic
of the grip has broken out at For
Riley and more than half the officers
there are on the sick report. The big
hospital is filled with sick soldiers and
many others are confined to barracks
and quarters.
To JERUsALEN.-The delegation from
Wichita to attend the worlds Sabbath
school convention at Jerusalem OF
April 1920. are K. Higginson. Mr.. anC
Mrs James Allison, DIR. and Mrs Bias
and DIR. Lynch. They will leave Marcel
l for New York. from where they vii
sail March with the $50 delegate
from all parts of the United States.
ANOTHER Observation-Disclosures mas
todon skeleton was dug up by Ray an'
Ed Duncan, few miles southwest o
Medicine Lodge The tusllS measured