Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-06-04
KANSAS COMMENT.

of Cottonwood Falls, crippled the
wings and captured &c wild geese and
has tanned them so they are content
ed.
No GAS To SPARE.-The mayors of
0he towns in the Kansas oil belt held
a meeting at Chanute to frame a pro-
test against the piping of gas out of
the state.
GEN MILES AGAIN.-General Nelson
A. Miles once sunk fortune in "a coal
mine development in Ellis county.
Now he proposes to get even in the
Kansas oil fields.
WHEAT ShIPMENTs.-M little
station in Graham county, has shipped
372, 900 bushels of wheat since the last
harvest and there is still plenty more
theee in the bins.
GOVERNORS GARDEN.-It is said to
be the best garden in Topeka. Gov
ernor Bailey works in his garden one
hour each day and keeps his family
well supplied with vegetables.
PLAINTIFF PAYS Cosrs.-The mayor
of Kiowa, L. V. Brown, came out vic
torious in suit for $4,000 damages,
growing out of whisky raid. The
plaintiff was assessed the costs.
LARGEST MEAT CONTRA CT.-Armour
81 Co., were bidders at So % hundred
for beef for soldiers at Fort Riley for
the last half of this year. The con
tract will call for about 10000 pounds
u week.
Down Observation-Disclosures Normal,
aged -, fell down chute in the ele-
vatOr at Talmadge, eight miles north
of Abilene and was killed by being
buried beneath eight hundred bushels
of corn.
SYNoDICAI MEETING.-The forty fifth
annual meeting of the Augustana Sy-
nod of the Swedish Lutheran church
of North America will convene at
Lindsborg June 1. About 800 dele
gates will attend.
SOME BONDS IILEGAL.-Bonds issued
to pay an indebtedness already con-
tracted are illegal. School district
bonds cannot be issued except for the
purpose of erecting or purchasing one
or more school houses
HAS HIGH RANK.-Ccntral Kansas
ranks high in the matter of church
and educational work. There are
three large pipe organs in Lindsborg
valued at more than $4,000. Pianos
are found in almost every home.
lola NAMED FOR HER-Mrs. lola
Colburn is leaving lola with her hus-
band to spend her last years with her
sons and daughters in Idaho. They
were the first settlers on the TOWNSHIP
of lola, in 1856, and their house was
the first one in the vicinity. When a
little hamlet sprang up it was called
lola in Mrs. Colburn's honor, She
came to Kansas as a bride, travelling
more than two months with an OK
team, from Clay county, illinois,
aTRAIN OF STRAwBERRIEs.- first
special trainload of Strawberries that
ever ran into Wichita arrived over the
Frisco from Monet, Missouri. 1t was
the first section of the regelar train
and consisted of four cars, all of which
were filled with crates of straw berries
Three of the ears were for Wichita
firm and the fourth went to Denver.
The three cars left at Wichita con-
tanned 1,59G crates which were all sold
on the day of their arrival.
PROMINENT OFFICER INsANE.-George
Hofmeyer was tried in the probate
court and found insane. Mr. Hofmeyer
has been one of the most useful and
respected citizens of Inman and has
been holding the position of police
judge and justice of the peace. lie
lodges and in the Evangelical church
His monomania was for spending
money.
CHERRY TREES LoADED.-McPher-
sons cherry trees are reported as car
rying loads of fruit.
AZ TIE CARNIVAL During Wichita's
carnival week on Friday night seats
containing fifty people ut the dog and
pony show collapsed and precipitated
every one of them to the ground be-
low. Three women received severe
bruises ane were taken to their homes
in vehicles Immediately following
the accident there was a confused heap
of lumber, legs, arms, dresses, etc.
HOME GROWN TIMBER. Highland is
TO have house IL rooms with baths
and gas. 1t will be built of oak and
walnut timber grown near the town.
SALE OF PERU WELI.s.-The Crescent
Oil and Gas company, composed of AR
kansas City capitalists, has accepted
an offer of $500, 900 for their holdings
In the Peru field. The company was
organized last year and paid up 81. 900.
Oil was struck in the second well and
profit resulted. Abont $40, 900, all
from the profits of the prod ucing wells
has been spent in development.
FARMERS TOO BUsY.-KusseIl county
will hold no county fair this year as
the farmers will all be too busy taking
care of a bumper wheat crop.