Free press., 1906-06-02
KANSAS COMMENT

manufacture of window glass
More Trouble for Convict. = When
William Smith steps out of the fed
eral prison a free man he was imme-
diately rearrested on a United States
warrant charging him with biting an
ear off Frank Hood, a fellow convict,
last December.
To STUDY Cucolic Ways. = County
Superintendent ]. E. Baker, Of Otta-
wa. brought a party of farmer boys
and girls to visit the Kansas Agricul|
tural college. The afternoon was
spent in visiting the experiment field
and gardens. agricultural, hortlcul-
tural and dairying and science build
ings.
Killed in Drunken Fight.-Charles
McEwen, farmer of Cowley county.
was killed in a drunken brawl back of
a joint at Winfield By Amiz Thomas
The two men were drinking and
fight ensued in which Thomas struck
McEwen across the face and temple
with a heavy timber, killing him al
most instantly.
Buy the Caney Plant. - The Caney
glass plant, one of the largest window
glass houses of Montgomery county.
will start under new management. A
deal by which the plant is transferred
to a number of Coffeyville men has
been practically completed and at the
close OF the present fire a number of
changes will be made in the equiD-
ment looking forward to the opening
of the plant next season.
LeaVenworth's Building Boom. -
According TO Leavenworth lumber
dealers the biggest building boom
which has struck Leavenworth for
more than a decade is now in pro-
gress. Real estate agents and lumber
dealers are united in the statement
and they back the story with state
ments of their own business this
spring which is declared to be eclips-
ing anything known in this city for
the past ten or fifteen years.
Woodmen Hold Session.-A county
meeting of the twenty or more camps
of the Modern Woodmen located in
Sumner county were held at yelling
ton. Public exercises were held at
Burford's rink, where Hon: E. A En-
right of Kansas City. Kan, one of
the directors of the head camp, ad-
dressed an immense audience on the
subject Of fraternity. This was fol-
lowed bv secret work, a class of over
100 receiving the degrees of the or
der.
Adopts Parking System. - At the
last meeting of the city council of
an ordinance was passed
looking to the parking of all the resi-
dence streets of Marysville. The plan
outlined is similar to the one used at
Topeka and it is the intention of the
council to inaugurate the system at
once. Eventually every residence
street will be parked for a width of
ten feet from the sidewalk line to the
curb line on each side and trees will
be set out on the parking
Violated Eight-Hour Law.-W. r.
Robinson, assistant labor commits
sioner, has returned from Pittsburg,
where he adjusted a case of violating
the state eight-hour labor law, and in
vestigated the coal strike situation
II. r. Nash, the state paving con-
tractor, who has been violating the
eight-hour law. paid fine of $50 and
has promised to obey the law in the
future. Mr.. Robinson says that the
miners are looking forward to an
early settlement of the coal strike. .
San Jose Scale at Dodge.-Prof. Pc.
pence of the Kansas State Agricul-
tural College, has been investigating
the encroachments of the San Jose
scale in the Kansas orchards. He has
only found it at Garden City.
Report of Dairy Products. - Secre-
tary F. d. Coburn, of the Kansas
State Board OF Agriculture, reports
the dairy products of Kansas for last
year as having a value of $S,499,-
243.S6. Adding to this the value of
milk and butter consumed in the
home. the total would easily be s15.-
100000 per year. Although in its in
fancy. the dairy business of Kansas
far exceeds in value the total yearly
product of all OF her gas and oil
fields. and all of her orcnards and
gardens. The dairy is a gold mine
for Kansas, and Kansas butter has
therefore ranked high in the New
York and home markets. Lately.
however, 1t is found that a large per-
centage OF Kansas butter ranks only
as seconds" in the New York mar
ket, and there is no sale for it. The
quality of Kansas butter must be i'm
proved or failure will be the portion
OF the Kansas dairyman
Wholesale Chicken TRief.-Wilnan
Reed, colored man OF Curranv.lle.
followed out the accredited mania of
his race by stealing 81 chickens from
his neighbors and fellow citizens. He
was trailed up the next morning and
the chickens all found. He escaped. 5
SaIlna Miller Hoaored. George
Warren, of the Lee-Warren Milling
company. has been asked to give a
fve minute talk on the subject Flour
Manufacture. Its Cost and Necess-
ary Accounting Methods" at the an
nual mill owners convention at Mil
waukee to be held June 20, 81 and %. 5
Dropped Dead at Bat.-Whila nav
ing baseball on Sunday at Engleyale