Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-07-30
KANSAS COMMENT

1GlGD1OuG dSSOCldllOn ES1Q at OOh
cordia, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: ]. M Doyle,
Belleville, president; G. w. Baldwin,
Osborne, vice president; G. G. Hill,
Concordia, treasurer; D. G. Tyler, Cliff
ton, secretary.
Wheat Tests Lieht.-Two hundred
bushels of the first OF this years
crop of wheat to be threshed in this
county has been sold at Junction. 1t
tested only ffty-four pounds to the
bushel, and came from one of the best
pieces of upland in the country. The
grain was all very wet, even before
the rains of the past few days.
Grinding New Wheat.-A milling
company at Atchison began grinding
new wheat after it had been threshed
only one day. The wheat had been
cut only a few days when it was
threshed. Millers here are in great
need of wheat with which to make
-four, as last years crop is almost
exhausted and there is little thresh-
ing.
Wheat At PhiIlipsburg.-Threshing
has begun in several localities and
the yield OF wheat is not as large as
was expected. That so far reported
averages about ten bushels to the
acre, and the grain tests about sc
pounds to the bushel. Black rust,
caused by the heavy rains just be-
fore harvest, is the agent that did
the damage.
Corn Promises Good.-Superintend
ant Russell. of the Missouri Pacific,
after returning from a tour of North
ern Kansas in a special train, reports
crops as follows: Atchison to Blue
Rapids, indications for so per cent of
a full corn crop; Blue Rapids to Stock
ton, in Northwestern Kansas, 80 to
100 per cent of full crop. In several
places he found corn eight feet tall.
Leg Cut Off.-Ralph Starr, the 10
year-old son of Henry Starr, living
in the south part of Dickinson coun-
ty, while cutting oats stepped in front
of the mower and his leg was cut off
above the ankle. The wound was of
such serious nature that the leg had
to be amputated about midway be-
tween the ankle and the knee. The
boy is suffering intensely, but it is
thought his condition is not danger
Gus.
First Step Taken.-The joint con-
ference of scale committees at Pitts
burg, Of miners and operators, took
the first step toward reaching an
agreement, when it was agreed to
leave certain questions under consid-
Grafton to a subcommittee, composed
of three miners and three operators.
This committee took up disputed
points, and will REFER to the main
miners body certain points for a
vote.
Hard To Estimate.-The new wheat
that is coming into the market gives
a small idea of the condition of the
crop. The principal damage to the
wheat was done by the floods. Many
good fields were so wet that harvest
ing was delayed a considerable time
and every day meant loss. The con-
tinued wet weather also caused much
of the wheat to sprout in the shock
and this is responsible for a large
part of the loss.
Old Settler Dies.-B. w. Gardner,
one of the oldest residents of Saline
county, is dead at his home north
of Salina. He was aged II years. Mr.
Gardner was a native of Rhode Island
but came west in 1859, when he went
to the gold fields in Colorado. He
later returned to Saline county. and
settled down on claim on the Saline
river. In 1864 he was driven away by
the Indians, and remained away for
two years. when he returned and has
lived on the Mace since
New Deal With Tramps.-The town
of Colby, in Thomas county, had q
thousand meal tickets printed and dis
tributed among the women. When
tramps called for handouts" the
women give them meal ticket signed
by the city marshal. Upon present
ing the ticket to Mr.. Dimmitt the
tramp is given a meal and required
to work two hours on the streets in
payment.
Arm Torn oh.-Elzler McGrew's
left arm was torn off in Touring mill
at Humboldt. 1t was amputated above
the elbow.
Wheat Better Than Last Year.-The
first load of new wheat brought to
Abilene tested 81 pounds, and brought
"A cents a bushel. 1t is considerably
better than the wheat raised on the
same land last year. The outlook
there is for big yield. The berry
is plump and sweet and will make
good -four.
Immense Artesian Flow.-King
Bros. in putting down a we'll on
their ranch north of Garden city
struck a flow of water at forty feet
that furnishes three hundred gallons
per minute.
Good Peach Crop.-Reno county will
have some peaches this year in spite
of the fact that there was some pretty
late cold weather. There are a good
many trees to be seen over the coun
try that will bear a fairly good cror
and some trees in different orchards
1. that VIII have an immense yield.
Just In Time Clay county re
ceived a fine rain which came at ex
actly the right time. Harvest is al
over and the ground had baked 81
hard after the heavy rains of two
weeks ago so that wedding corn wa: