Free press., 1904-05-28

IitC EAOPOSCN AL0C pOIlAShO E'eAOAAAhS
company. The meeting was addressed
by Taylor Riddle, of Marion, and by
local formers Liberal subscriptions
to the stock were made and commit
tee appointed TO solicit further sub
scriptions. After this meeting the
Cloud County Livestock association
was formed
AT THE ECARNIvAI.-During Wichita's
carnival week on Friday night seats
containing fifty people at 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 confused heap
of lumber, legs, arms. dresses, etc.
SALE OF PERU WEiI.s.-The Crescent
Oil and Gas company, composed of Ar
kansas City capitalists, has accepted
an offer OF $500, 600 for their holdings
in the Peru field. The company was
organized last year and paid up S12 900.
Oil was struck in the second well and
profit resulted. Abont $40, 900, all
from the profits of the producing wells
has been spent in development.
POTATO KIYe.-Probably the wealth
| lest negro IL Kansas is Junius G.
/ Groves, of Edwardsville. Groves made
his money raising potatoes and is
known as the Potato King" He
| owns many acres of fine land. stock in
numerous banks and his check is good
for 100000 any day.
/ WAS CHARTER MEMBER. - DIR. Bell, of
Arcadia recently visited his old home
at Canton, Ohio While there he at
tended meeting of the Masonic lodge
! of which he is now the only living
charter member. Many of the sons
| and grandsons of the old timers were
| there.
Too MUCH RAIN-Farmers of Nema-
ha county are getting more rain than
they need. Not more than half of the
corn is planted, but what is planted
with all the wet weather is coming up
and will make a good stand The
peach and cherry crop is total fail
ure.
| AFTER Is YEARs.-After separation
of fifteen years Mr.. and Mrs Keys, of
Comanche county are again living to-
gether. The husband came out from
Ohio at that time but the wife refused
to come, but finally gave in.
LARGEST MEAT CoNTRACr.-Armour
& Co., were bidders at SIS. 90 hundred
for beef for soldiers at Fort Riley for
the last half of this year. The con-
tract will call for about 10, 600 pounds
week.
FEDERATION MEETING.-The Fedora
tion of Commercial Interests will hold
a meeting at Topeka May 81 to discuss
a lot of things-railroad board, legis-
lature freight rate bill among them.
COMES TO WEDpING.-General Fred
Funston, who is now quartered at Van
couver island, will be in Kansas in a
couple of weeks TO attend the marriage
of his sister.
HOME GROWN TIS1BER.-Highland is
to have Il house IL rooms with baths
and gas. 1t will be built of oak and
walnut timber grown near the town.
FARMERs7Too BUsY.-Kussell county
will hold no county fair this year as
the farmers will all be too busy taking
care of IA bumper wheat crop.
OPTICIANS MEET.-The Kansas State
Optical association held its annual con-
vention in Wichita About seventy
five members were present.
1000 BERRY PIcKERs. .-Wathena,
Doniphan county, has been advertising
for 900 berry pickers.
KINGMAN HIGH SCHooI.,-Its gradu-
ating class this season is composed of
ten girls and one boy.
MULBERRIEs-The mulberry groves
of Pratt are loaded with fruit.
SOME KANSAS FACTORIES
factories, according to the assessors
returns, employ 1000 more people this
year than they did one year ago. The
payroll is nowS3, Asa, 900 annually. Dur
ing the past year over S12, 900, 900 worth
of raw material was used and SIT, ,0OO,-
oJo worth of products were manufac-
turcd
Towns ON THE SANTA FE.-The new
" map of Kansas to be published by the
state board of railroad commissioners
will show fourteen new towns all on
the Santa Fe.
FrvE ORGANIZATIONS was
crowded to the wall by the presence OF
five organizations which sprung up
from the civil war, viz: The annual
encampment of the Kansas g. R.,
the Women's Relief Corps. the Ladies
of the q. A. r., the Sons of Veterans
and the Ladies Aid Society, each OF
which held separate conventions.
ArCHTsON SCoREs.-Miss Roberta
Helm, formerly of that place, has just
been married in New York city &c
Eberhard Faber, the millionaire pen.
ell manufacturer.
EIGHTY GRADUATEs.-The largest
and one of the strongest classes ever
leaving the Topeka high school will
carry away thei- diplomas May 81