Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-08-20
KANSAS COMMENT

trict nominated Nj. &. BelSle, Oh Lar
ned, for congress by reclamation.
Was Success.-The Southern
Kansas reunion closed one of the
most successful meetings at Dodge
City the association has ever held
Negro Baptists.-The Sunday school
convention of Central Negro Baptist
association in session at Lawrence
has elected officers for the coming
year.
Murdoch was thereon August
IL Congressman Murdoch delivered
an address at the SEVENTEEN annual
picnic of the Old Settlers association
at Halstead.
Won the Championship Syracuse
won the base ball championship for
Western Kansas by defeating Garden
City in a close and well played game.
Fine fielding and base running by Syr-
acuse were the features of the game
Lindsborg neutrality-suspicious. is
enjoying good growth. Several new
business houses are being erected.
Twenty-Five residences are in process
of construction. The population is
now over 1880, according to the as
SCISSORS report.
Whisky Salesman Convicted.-Wm.
Grover, a whisky salesman represent
ing the Shawnee distillery of Kansas
City, was arrested for selling annd
giving liquor to minors. He was con-
vicfed and given thirty days in jail
and fined 500.
Her Eyes Open.-A grocer filled an
Argonia family's can with gasoline
the other day and when a match was
touched to the wicks that night they
burned all right, for the hired girl dis
covered the grocer's mistake before
filling the lamps.
Fine Prospect.-There are $4,000
acres planted to corn in Osborne coun-
ty this year, and there is every indi-
cation that the crop will be enormous.
1t is estimated that the crop in the
county will amount 100000 bushels.
Estimating the crop at % cents per
bushel, the total means 100000, or
$50 per capita for the entire popula-
ton of the county. 1t will take 1000
cars to transport the Osborne county
crop alone.
Jack Rabbit Campaign.-Hi Ben
shoff, a Cowley county farmer, is get
ting ready for his annual campaign
against the rabbits. He has four grey
hounds now and will receive another
thoroughbred in a few days. He has
placed his estimate for the winter
at one thousand jack rabbits. 1t is
a little early yet to chase rabbits, but
he is getting his dogs in shape to
start the season as soon as the first
cool weather begins.
Will Ask Appropriation.-The state
board of charities will ask the legis-
lature next winter for an appropria-
ton to establish a hospital for the
care OF epileptic children. If the re-
quest is granted the hospital will be
made a part of the Parsons asylum
for epileptics. The group of cottages
for female epileptics will be COM
pleted at Parsons by September 1.
Then, all the female epileptics in the
two big insane asylums will be trans
ferred there.
Authority on AppIes.-According to
the Kansas Farmer, which is the best
authority in the west the Kansas ap-
pie crop this year will be above the
average in quantity and quality Reno
county dlOnS Will snip OUT lIOIn oOO u
400 cars of apples The varieties
mostly grown are Ben Davis, Winesap
and Missouri Pippin. There are doz-
ems of fruit men who will have from
1000 to 5000, and one or more will
have $4,000 or 10000 bushels to take
care of. This will mean lots of work
but with a good profit to pay for the
work and the worry.
To Enforce Payment.-Assistant At
torney General Pestana, who has
charg of the school fund work, is now
laboring to enforce payment of bonds
issued by organized school districts
1T is an endless job" said he, '-anC
tho state school fund stands to lose
some money"
Brown County Picnic.-The farmer:
of Brown county will hold their an
nual institute picnic at Sun Spring.
on August 81. Among the speakers
for the occasion will be Charles Cur
tbs, Ex-Governor E. N. Morrill, anC
Major Harvey of Topeka.
Died in Wheat Bin.-Noah Ander
son, q thresherman, was found deaC
in a wheat bin near Wichita. Deatl
was caused by epilepsy. Anderson
was a stranger, having worked will
the threshing outfit only a few days
The body was found where he ha'
laid down to sleep.
Mass Meeting.-It is given out from
the striking .machinists' headquarter
at Topeka that Wilson and Buckalev
will meet with Arthur Ireland in TC
peka on August 18th and that mas
meeting will be held there on tn
18th.
Physician Arrested.-Dr. ]. l.. Ely
man, one of the prominent physician
OF Frankfort, is confined in the count
Jail. He was arrested on a warran
sworn out by Isaac Elliott. of Franz
fort, charging him with performin
an operation on his (Elliott's) wifi
from the result of which she died.
Ate Monkey Meat.-M. G. Leonard
a Topeka boy now solditring in tn
Philippines, writes that during a II
cent march his company had to liv