Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-08-06

weeks. Sixty men are at Work IL
miles south of Wichita. Track has
been laid through the town of Viola
and was laid across the Santa Fe
tracks east Of Viola Monday. Santa
Fe passenger train SOP was the first
to cross the Orient tracks. The whole
force of men employed between Wich-
tia and Milton has been moved to
Viola and the worn is being pushed.
Already the road has increased the
population of Viola from so to $50
people.
Wheat Is Good.-Ed. Lyman, a sue
cessful farmer near Garfield, raised
1924 bushels of wheat on so acres of
land, which tested GO to GO pounds,
which is the best test and yield in this
part of the county this year. The
same 80 acres averaged 81 bushels per
acre last year. and parts of it as
high as 40 bushels per acre. Mr.. Ly-
man bad $500 bushels altogether this
year, part of which he sold for rs
cents per bushel. Mr.. Lyman be-
lieves in thoroughly preparing wheat
ground and his success proves his
belief.
Lyon County Pioneers.-Joseph
Rickabaugh and John C. Davis, pio-
neers of Lyon county, died July 81.
Mr.. Rickabaugh came to Lyon coun-
ty In 1857 and settled on the farm
which was his home until he died. He
was lieutenant in the Eleventh Kan
SIS cavalry during the Civil war. He
was II years old. A wife and eight
children survive him. John c. Davis.
who came here in 1870, died of heart
disease. He was a farmer, 81 years
old. He leaves wife and seven chill
dren.
Wheat To Market.-In CowIey coun-
ty the wheat that so many thought
would be a total loss, because of the
recent rains and high water, is be-
ginning to be marketed and is bring
ing a good price. 1t ranges all the
way from 67 to 20 cents a bushel, as
the grade of wheat is concerned, and
is in most localities of good quality.
1t is showing a yield of from Is to
% and so bushels to the acre.
Train Strikes Handcar-A handcar
loaded with ties was struck by passen-
ger train No. s, two miles east of
Florence. The train was running forty
miles per hour and struck the car at
a sharp curve close to Martin Greek.
The handcar and crew were thrown
thirty feet in the air, fatally injaring
Albert Krouse, section foreman. The
balance of the crew were not injured.
Bids Opened-The bids for the con-
struction of the Hutchinson govern
ment building will all be in and open
Of Of he lei,
chitect of the treasury department at
Washington next Thursday afternoon.
August 4.
Green Corn Dance.-The Pottawato-
mic Indians began their annual green
corn dance at Nadeau, Kan. There
is much interest in the event, and as
the preparations were extensive, it
will be a success. Many white peo-
! pie are spectators.
| Building New Pens.-The Santa Fe
| is making preparations for a big cat
tie business in Kansas this fall. Ad-
| tional yards and pens are being
/ built at Emporia and several other
! points along the line.
| A Working Girl.-Anna M. Oddcn,
who drew No. "a in the Rosebud lot
! terry, works in Murray's store at Den
| ton, Kan. She is an adopted daughter
! of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Odden of Don
/ iphan county.
Bumper Corn Crop.-Saline county
has just had another good rain, which
was needed to help the corn. A bumper
/ corn crop is assured in Saline county
/ even if no more rain should fall.
nd tnh
has been represented at the South
Dakota land drawing by three hundred
men and about twenty women.
Annual Church ConVention.-The
forty-sixth annual convention of the
Christian churches of Kansas held a
four-days' session at Paola.
Drops Dead on Farm-Wilbur F.
Smith, prominent citizen, dropped
dead while helping thresh on his farm
near Kingman.
Ruined BY FIoods-The latest floods
killed the beet sugar industry in the
vicinity of EmpOria for this year al
least. The beets survived the pre-
| vious floods and came out fresh and
green, and those who had planted
them were congratulated on having
at least one crop that high water
could not hurt.
Manual Training.-Miss Mabel Rob
son of Pittsburg, Kan, has been EN-
ployed by the board of education Of
Arkansas City to take charge of the
manual training school. The salary is
$50 a month.
Good Wheat TieId.-Threshing is
in full swing at Concordia now, and
wheat is running all the way from
eight to twenty bushels. The mos
of it will weigh from fifty-six to fifty
eight pounds, and the berry is bright
and clean. The average yield the
county over is estimated by thresh
ers at from thirteen to fifteen bush
els.
Died From Burns.-Mrs. Ollie Whit
taker wife of Sheriff Wake Whitaker
of Wilson county died at st. Mary,
hospital from the effects of burns il
a lamp explosion.
New Rural Routes.-Rural free de
livery letter carriers have been ap
pointed as follows: Larned-Herber
/ A Bell carrier. Robert II Rell sinh