Free press., 1906-05-19
KANSAS COMMENT


Dickinson county the local assessors
have been able to find about twice as
much money and mortgages to tax as
they found last year. One assessor
found three times as much property
of that kind.
Dreaded Insect.-The Colorado po-
tato beetle has made it's appearance
in Franklin county and potato grow
ers are alarmed. The Colorado beetle
can do potato vine more damage IN
a minute than the old-fashioned Kan
sas potato bug can in a whole sea-
son.
Wichita's Carnegie Library. = The
Carnegie library for Fairmount col
lege is now practically assured.
President Morrison of Fairmount has
returned from his eastern trip and has
reported that he has secured enough
pledges to make the $4,000 to be
raised by the school in order to re-
ceive the $4,000 promised by Mr..
Carnegie.
For Disabled Soldiers. - Governor
Hoch received the sum of $5,200 from
the United States treasury to be used
in maintaining the National Home for
Disabled Soldiers at Dodge City. The
draft is a quarter of the amount which
will be received for the same purpose
this year Kansas maintains the home
with this assistance from the govern
ment
Fell Dead From 5uggy.-Matt Nc
Cumber, a young man living at Ga
lena, fell from a buggy at Joplin, and
when picked up was dead. In the
buggy with him was Miss Versia
Tracey, also of Galena. McCumber
fell directly across the street railway
track on Twentieth street. No warn
ing of the fatal attack was felt by the
deceased who was chatting with his
companion, when without a groan he
fell to the ground.
No Water For Him.-William Bond,
of Oak Mills, Kas., who is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Jane Berry, at 1114 Wal
nut street, Atchison, claims he has
not taken drink or water for fifty
five years. He quit using it because
it gave him cramps in the stomach.
He uses tea almost exclusively, when
thirsty. but occasionally takes a glass
OF beer. He is 73 years old, and a
native of England, having come to
America before the civil war.
Fruit Prospects Good. - Reports
from several sections of the state say
ing that fruit has been injured by late
frosts and hailstorms do not cover the
conditions of Marshall county fruit.
The prospects here are more than
promising. With the single exception
OF small strip of territory that was
visited by a hailstorm the prospects
for an abundant fruit crop in Mar
shall county this year are excellent
1t is believed the peach crop will be
the largest ever known, while apples
will be a close second. Pears, plums
and cherries will also bear abundant
crops.
Zinc Ore $44 Ton. - The highest
price paid for zinc ore in the Mis-
souri-Kansas district was $44 per ton
for the output from the Bumble Bee
mine. The buyers were successful in
forcing another reduction and are
now paying a basis price Of from $40
TO Al per ton of GO per cent ore. The
producers who have been most ac-
lively engaged in opposing the bear
movement now assert that there is
little likelihood of further decline in
the next few weeks and that the
smelling interests have been trying
since the first Of the year to lower the
price to the present figure.
Factory for coffeyvIle.-The plans
for a new enterprise have been care
fully considered for the past two or
three months and at last it has been
decided to launch another fruit jar
factory at Coffeyville.
Death Of Judge Peach.-Judge John
B. Peach. one of the best known citi-
zens of Republic county. is dead at
his home in Belleville. He has been
city clerk under four administrations
and in three weeks would have re-
ceived the unanimous Endorsement of
the republican county convention for
the Office OF probate Judge. he being
the only candidate for that office.
Judge Peach was in his sixty-second
year
Service Must BE Direet-Judge p.
J. Gale. of the Mcpherson county dis
trict court. has served notice on the
attorneys practicing before him that
he will follow the order OF the Uni
ted States Supreme court and grant no
more divorces in cases where service
on one of the persons interested has
been had by publication. This is the
first court in which an order follow
ing the decree of the United States
supreme court has been made.
kansans to Annapolis.-G. T. Alex
ander, E. H. Hicks and H. NJ. Whit
ing. all Of Kansas, are among the can
didates having passed the mental ex-
aminations for admission to the naval
academy at Annapolis.
New Targets Installed. = Sixteen
new targets of a new type, known as
the Williams parallel target, have
been installed on the rife range at
Fort Riley. for the purpose Of testing
them during the present season. The