Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-06-25

APPLES HALF CRoP.-According to
Fred Wel1house, the apple king" of
Kansas, the apple crop over the state
this year will not be anything like
what was expected in the spring. In
Usage county the trees bloorned out
well in the spring and the orchard
owners expected an unusually large
crop. Lately the apples have been
falling off and drying up and the apple
men say the crop is practically
ruined. Mr.. Wellhouse places his es-
innate on his Leavenworth county or
chards at about so per cent of a full
crop and says that this estimate is
high.
SAND-LIME BRICK.-A company has
just been organized in Topeka to man
ufacture brick from Kaw river sand
and common building lime, to be called
the Topeka Sand-Lime Brick company.
Over fifty factories are now in opera
ton in the United States and Canada
A plant of 10000 daily capacity is be-
ing erected at Wichita and will be
ready to commence operations Aug
ust 1.
KILLED By Second Lieu
tenant Nathaniel E. Bower, of the en-
gineer corps, was instantly killed on
the rife range at Fort Leavenworth
by bolt of lightning. The lieutenant
was in the firing line with his men
and was on the ground watching the
distant targets through field glasses,
when the lightning struck out of al
most a clear sky.
VALUABLE TO CRoPs.-Osage county
reports heavy rain of great value to
crops. Most of the farmers had re-
planted their corn and the ground was
very hard. During this last storm
| James Whalen's house was struck by
| lightning and Mr.. and Mrs. Whalen
were unconscious for several hours.
FRUIT MEN DIsAGREE-W. II. Barnes,
secretary of The State Horticultural
society, does not agree with Fred Well
house about the prospect for an apple
! crop. Mr.. Barnes says the crop will
be fair but that most of the fruit will
come from the orchards in the central
| and western part of the state.
STARTED LAST FAII--Two Lyon
county boys, Wevinines and LOREN
Pearson started last fall in a row boat
! for the Worlds fair; letters from the
boys state that they have just arrived
there. They went by the way of the
Neosho river; the Arkansas to its
mouth.
ARKANSAS RIVER RAMPANT.-The
Arkansas river rose two feet and four
inches at Hutchinson, bringing the
! guage two feet higher than last year.
The lower part of the town and lands
across the river were covered with
water.
FALL RIVER HIGH.-At Fredonia
Fall river overlooked it's banks. At
| New Albany the river rose ten inches
above high water mark. Three Frisco
| trains were water bound at New AL
bany.
FORD COUNTY Wheat which
was sowed on ploughed ground is in a
fourishing condition, and will fully
equal the crop of last year. Harvest
will begin about July 4.
CROP DEsrRUcTIoN.-Thed destruction
said to be as complete as it was in the
Kaw valley last year, but no sand was
left on the farms.
SUPPLY HOUSE RoBBED.--At Flor
ence the A. H. Cummings photograph
and supply house was entered by bur
glars, Nho carried away 500 worth OF
\ supplies.
THRfE INCHES IN TEN HOURs.-This
is Il rec rd made at Cherryvale. Wheat
harvest will be delayed Il week.
CEDAR CREEK HIGn-At Florence
Cedar Creek became higher than ever
known before
wick county the soft wheat harvest is
finished.
STRAWBERRY SHIPMENT. F w
Dixon, an extensive fruit grower Of
berries for Minneapolis, MINI. The
fruit was gathered on the day of ship
ment by 200 pickers and placed in I
Rock Island refrigerator car. In the
shipment were $50 crates of twenty
four quarts each
MnLER RANCH SoI.D.-The Miller
ranch in Barber county, 1,52O acres
has just been sold for SIS, 200. Joh1
Kiefner;,> of Garden Plain. was tn.
buyer and 7. L. Lindley the seller.
STATE ENcAAPSIENr.-The militar,
board of the Kansas nat'ona guar,
has decided not to hold the state en-
} campment this year either at For
| Riley or Fort Leavenworth. Whel
the guard holds its encampment some
where else the boys have to lay out tn
. camp and pitch their own tents. Thi
is considered good thing for them.
5 No DANGER Now.-The Arkansa
river is not at the danger point at Al
kansas City. The factories at the foo
OF the canal, including the elcctri
| light Dlank were Shub down