Free press., 1905-05-27

Raided Two Joints. When the
sheriff of Republic county raided two
joints al Clyde the other day he found
enough liquor to furnish complete
jag with trimmings for every man on
the tcwnsiIe.
Estimate Corn Crib.-It would have
required crib sixteen feet high.
twelve feet wide and twenty miles
long 10 have held the corn crop of
four Kansas counties last year. The
counties are Jewell. Phillips. Smith
and Reno. in which IL 100000 bushels
We're produced.
Is Jane Addams' Sister.-Mrs: Alice
HaIerman. OF Girard. sister OF Jane
Addams of Hull House Chicago. has
entered the race for president of the
State Federation of Woman's Clubs.
This makes three active candidates
in the field. the other TWO being Mrs.
Brown OF Olathe and Mrs Brown of
Salina.
Fruit Trees Damaged. = a terrific
hail and wind storm passed over the
southern limits of Leavenworsh. do
ing considerable damage 10 fruit
trees. The storm was in the nature of
a small tornado. and did no damage
in the city nor at Lansing. three miles
south but an inch of hail fell in the
path of the storm.
Women ConVicts Weep.-The sight
of % women prisoners in tears was
witnessed at the Kansas .penitentiary
when Chaplain McBrain made the an
nouncement that Miss Jessie H. Fu-
gate the matron of the woman's de-
partment of the penitentiary, had re-
signed and that this would be their
farewell services for her
New Disease Appears. y Farmers
and stOckmen near COncordia are
considerably, worried over a new dis
ease that has made its appearance
among their cattle. The strange dis
ease is characterized by "a swelling
of the throat and a weakness of the
forelegs, causing the cattle TO stun
bic when they walk 1t is said to be
proving fatal to ali stock attack
ed.
Squadron Blacksmith Shop. The
constructing quartermaster at Fort
Riley, Captain Leon S. ROudieZ, has
been instructed OF prepare at once for
the erection of a building that will
be known as a squadron blacksmith
shop. 1t will be one-stery stone
ped with a large number of forges.
and will be supplied with outfits of
the best blacksmith tools for the sol
diers to do all the repair work in this
line.
Violating Federal Statutes.-Upon
request of the interstate commerce
commission, United States District
Attorney Dean has filed suit in the
federal court at Topeka, charging
railroads with violation of federal
statutes. The Missouri Palette is
charged in three instances with not
complying with the law requiring
safety appliances, which was passed
by congress in 19035 similar suit is
brought against the Iron Mountain
road. and the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco is charged with keeping cattle
on the road for more than "a hours
without food and water
Reclaim $1,000 Acres.-The farmers
of Finney county met and organized
under the provisions of the law and
took the initial steps toward install
ing the proposed government irriga-
ton plant under the reclamation act.
The plant is estimated to cost $780,
600. 1t will pump from the under
flow, or sheet water, and reclaim
about $4,000 acres. 1t will be operat
ed in connection with the farmers
ditch and covers lands mostly in Fin
ney county. A water users associa-
ton was organized. The installing of
the plant by the government will be
the1 most important step in irrigation
interests taken in Western Kansas
After More Water.-The first step
toward obtaining government aid in
irrigating Finney county has been
taken. The Finney County Farmers
| Irrigation Association met and by a
unanimous vote declared in favor of
| the government proposition. They
at once organized themselves into the
Finney County Water Users Associa-
ton in accordance with the plan of
tition will be forwarded to the depart
ment. asking that part of the ap-
preparation under the reclamation act
be used here in building plant and
as the government engineers have
practically decided on the plans of the
plant, the location here is assured.
This means that lands will be as
valuable as any in the state.
Physicians to Aid.-The physicians
| of. Mcpherson county have issued a
call for meeting of the members of
the profession to organize an asso-
citation to provide for such disasters
as the Marquette tornado. There will
be a standing committee of arrange
ments so made that physicians can
be promptly furnished in serious
cases of accidents and medical neceS-
stiles provided for
Ellis II. Roberts Coming. - The
Kansas Bankers Association will hold
its eighteenth annual convention at
Topeka June CTS. The association
has secured Ellis H Roberts. treas
urer of the United States to address a