Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
KANSAS COMMENT.

Gor SWITCHED OFF-The cold wave
predicted for Kansas was veered of 70
the east across South Dakota.
BERKSHIRE HoLs.-The biggest Berk-
shire hog man in the world is c. a.
St;lnnard, of Emporia, who raises about
1000 year.
KANSAS MINERALs.-Last year the
total value of all mineral products, &C
cording to the University Geological
survey, aggregated s23, 61o, 1890.
DROUGHT BAcK.-Fred Dodson, an
Abilene youth, charged with attacking
a young woman and who started for
Denver was caught as the train
reached Oakley and taken off by the
city marshal. He was brought back
for trial.
Nor A New TnNG-A curious thing
happened at Anthony recently when
Lyman Beard dug well on the high
est point of land in the city limits At
the depth of nine and half feet water
came in SO rapidly that the diggers had
TO quit. In the lower sections OF town
it is necessary to go forty feet to strike
water.
SEDGwICK's CORN CEoP.-The Wich-
tia chamber of commerce has statistics
of the corn crop of Sedgwick county
for every year from 1873 to 1903. The
aggregate for the l3 years is 90,254, $50
bushels The largest crop was 6,s75,-
$50, in 1903, and the lightest crop was
in 1901. The average crop for the pc
Rod is 6, I72, 66O]5 bushels.
For DUTY WITH X. y. G.-Brigadier
General Henry B. Freeman, retired,
has been ordered to report to Governor
Bailey at Topeka for duty with the
Kansas National Guard for period OF
four years unless sooner relieved. 1t
is supposed that the duties of General
Freeman will be the inspection of the
various militia companies scattered all
over the state While on that duty he
will receive the full pay and allowances
OF his rank.
MARCELL's TRIAL.-It is on at Troy.
Three charges were filed for hearing.
Two notes of S1O,O 900 each signed by
HUT and Shongoin favor OF the High
land bank were introduced as evidence
and both gentlemen swore positively
that the signatures were not theirs,
nor had they signed the notes. b. +.
Williams also testified that n similar
note of $40, 900 purported to be signed
by himself was rank forgery and not
his signature.
LARGEST OF THE KIND.-The work of
wrecl<ing and clearing away the old
quartermastcrs storehouse, one OF the
last of Fort Riley's old wooden build
inss to be torn down to make room for
a modern stone structure, has just been
completed and the building that will
be erected on it's site will be the largest
and most modern guard house that the
United States has ever built at any of
its army posts. The old storehouse
was built in the early SOS.
MUSICIAN ON HoAEsTEAD.-On a
homestead in Thomas county lives Carl
Pieper, one of the finest French horn
artists in the world. Mr.. Pieper is
widely known, having been a promi-
nent player for many years in the or
chestras of Theodore Thomas, DR..
Damrosch, Anton Seidl and Frank Won
der Stucllen He studied under DR..
KullaclI, of Berlin, and is considered
one of the best performers. Piepcr
settled on his homestead several years
ago He occasionally goes to Denver
to take part in a high class musical
event.
GIVEN TWENTY LAsHEs. -Charles
Gautney, who lives in Mound Valley,
was given twenty lashes across his
barred back and ordered never to reap
pear in Coffeyville again. He had been
fined $40 in police court for swindling
smelter hands on the preteXt Of secur-
ing money to bury n deceased relative.
After securing about $50 he went away
He returned and was arrested. The
fine did not satisfy the men he had
swindled and they followed him to the
edge of the town and administered the
whipping.
For STREET CAR LINES. city
council has granted n twenty year
franchise to J. j. Burns, of Chicago t.
construct and operate an electric rail
way in Hutchinson. Work is to star
at once. Seven miles of track will b'
laid to start with, n portion of this K
be double tracked. The line is to eX
tend to the state fair grounds, to tn,
state retormatory and salt plants.
"a CARS OF BY PRODUCERS. During
the year 1903 one Mankato produc,
dealer sold "a cars of butter, eggs an'
poultry.
REAL ESTATE HIGH.-The top motel
in real estate was reached at Ness Cit,
when Charles Horchem bought tire
quarters of land from John Snodgrass
The price paid was $4,000. The pre-
vailing price has been 81, 600 per quar-
ter. Charles Horchem raised IS, 90
bushels of wheat this year and ha
great faith in Western Kansas.
LUTHER ScorT.-Luther Scott.
member of the Kansas Legislature il
1899, and for four years county attol
new of Elk county, is dead He leave