Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-17

/ of his store room by shooting himself
| through the head with a revolver.
He was 40 years old and unmarried.
| He left a note saying he had nothing
! special to live for He had been a
resident of Lenexa for several years
and was doing well. Parker had been
in Kansas City and it was not known
! ne had returned until his body was
found by his clerk.
% Hour Law Cases.-Judge J. S.
| West, Assistant United States Dis
| trict Attorney has fled suits in the
| federal court at Topeka against the
rock Island Railroad Company and
ne Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail-
way company for alleged violations
of the twenty-eigh+ hour law. There
are four counts against the Rock Is
| land and one count against the Katy.
| The law is one which provides that
| i've stock must no. be kept in cars
while being shipped more than TWEEN
| ty-eight hours without being unloaded
| for rest, food and water. There have
been a number of similar cases filed
against the different railroads in the
| federal court at T.peka and thus
far none of the cases have been fought
by the railroads.
What Alfalfa Has Done for Kansas.
- Since the considerable introduc-
tho of a1falfa into Kansas fifteen
years ago no plant in the States agri-
culture has grown so in the esteem OF
farmers and stOckmen or increased so
rapidly in acreage. In fact Kansas
leads all others in area devoted to
his wonderful legume; yet while it IS
steadily advancing in popular favor
throughout all portions of the United
States each passing year widens the
margin between Kansas and her clos
est competitor in alfalfa acreage. It
is noteworthy, if nGt significant, that
the States present era of unprecei-
ented prosperity dates from about the
time alfalfa has been potent factor
IN increasing bank deposits and pros
perity. AS its value has become more
recognized it's area has been constant
~ extended, as shown by the Stats
tics. In 1891 there were in the State
but "a 1884 acres, AMI in 1906 Jewell
county alone had $4,000 acres. 1t has
Tuadrupled the States output of tame
hay. In 1891 the tame hay aggregat-
cd 401 $40 tons, while in 1906 the to-
tai was / ,682, 9G9 tons The value OF
| the 1891 crop was two million dollars,
while that of 1906 was worth $10,500
600 It's increase in esteem is indicau-
ed anew by the 1907 assessors reports
received thus far by the State Board
IF 4 srli(.1rI%Uro from fOrtV.ciY of thP
counties which show gains in alfalfa
Of nearly 10000 acres since one year
ago. or an increase of % per cent. If
The net gain in these fOrty-seven coun-
ties is representative of the increase
in the other ffty-nine the total acre
| age has been greatly extended, and
| prhaps nothing beper agricuIturally
could happen to. thu State than such
additional areas devoted to a crop
that yields its three, four, five or more
cuttings annually f; so many years,
and at the same time enriches the soil
| for the benefit of ether crops that
may. and properly should follow. The
! obstacle in the wav of its wide use
in rotation is that comparatively few
| have the courage tc pillow up goo4
stands of alfalfa, oyd thus it is per-
mitted to occupy the same land indie
! initely. All who know alfalfa best
esteem it. AS one of the richest acquiS-
| ;tions to American agriculture, and i'll
K apsas conditions seem naturally
adaptcd to its most abundant and
economical productions. D. Co
! burn
Haskell Opens September 2.-Has-
kell Indian school at Lawrence will
onen September 2. The big fire
caused a report to be circulated that
the school would have to close tenn
! porarily. but Superintendent Pearls
SAYS that the work will not be hind
cred. There are enough other rooms
to allow it to continue until another
building is erected.
Missing Village Blacksmith Found.
William Doty, the Piqua village
blacksmith, who disappeared from
there over a month ago, has been
heard from. He wrote his wife
letter from Kansas City telling her
to sell the property and come to Kar~
! sas City.
Reunion at Arkansas City.-The
| OOulH ASSOCIdIlOn VIII
hold it twenty-second reunion in Riy-
erside Park, Arkansas City, on Sep
TENDER II. IS, 10 and 20 this year
This promises to be one of the best
reunions that the old soldiers have
ever held in this part of the country.
Over one thousand dollars have been
raised by the business men of the city
| to make this affair an agreeable time
tor all that come
Supposed to Have Killed Himself
Hugh w. Barr. farmer so years Of
age. residing four miels north of Sa-
lima. was shot in the right temple and
died. The shooting is a mystery hut
there is a general opinion that Barr
took his life because of i'll health. 2
Fatally Hooked by cow.-Mrs. s. A.
Dever linving in the eastern part of
| Leroy. was attacked by vicious cow
and so badly trampled and gored that
her recovery is doubtful. Three men.
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