Free press., 1907-09-21


diers' home. at Leavenworth. thirteen
months ago. was taken from the Mis-
souri, river. near Wolcott 1t is be-
iieved the body has been in the river
over year.
Freedom For Convicts. - Govern
or Hoch last week, upon the
recommendation of the prison board.
signed thirteen paroles for these pris-
oners in the state penitentiary:
| Thomas Muchowl:s, Shawnee coun-
ty. grand larceny; Henry Tecsiger.
Cove county. false pretense; John
McCrow. Miami county, grand lar
ceny; Guy L. Wilson, Wilson county,
L. H Helms, Doniphan county.
grand larceny: Edwin Foster. Mar
shall county, grand larceny; Jack
Smith. Ford county. larceny; James
Preston, Leavenworth county, for
gerry; Frank Wilson. Crawford coun-
| ty. grand larceny; Spencer Alexand-
er, Reno county. larceny; Henry AL
bright. Franklin county, forgery:
John Smith, Reno county, grand lar
| ceny; William Hoxie, Washington
county, manslaughter: Arthur Curtis.
| Cherokee county, stealing from per-
son; Carrie Thomas, Saline county,
grand larceny: James Lennen. Geerv
county. larceny from person; Alonzo
Millett. Allen county. grand lar
ceny
Kansas Big Bill for Charity. 1t
cost the state over half million dol
lars to care for its charity patients
during the six months between Janu-
ary l and June 80, this year. The ex-
act figures are $577,7 ,727.51. The ma
jor portion Of it went for salaries and
maintenance. OF the total amount
expended the Osawatomie State Hos
pital secured the greater amount 1t
IS the largest charitable institution In
the state. The cost for salaries and
maintenance alone was $96,520.7O
The Topeka State Hospital comes
second. The total amount spent for
salaries and maintenance was $341,-
1871: for commissaries. $107, ,836.2S;
for property and repairs, $116,41145.
OF the special appropriations made
by the last legislature $12,320.07 was
spent. Of the amount under the prop
erty statement $29,329.14 was spent
for repairs and improvements.
742,14o Acres in Alfalfa. = Secre-
tary Coburn has issued a report show
ing that the acreage Of alfalfa in Kan
sas has grown in the sixteen years
during which he has kept record,
from 34,384 to 742,14O acres. Alfalfa
can be grown in every county in the
state and 103 of the 105 counties re-
port greater or less areas devoted to
it in 1907. OF the 103 counties,
ninety-two counties show increases
aggregating 130.669 acres In 1891
there were nine counties having
1000 or more acres; this year there
are eighty-one; in 1891 Finney had
over 5000 acres, now there are forty
four such counties, twenty-nine Of
which have 10000 acres and up
wards. Jewell. a central county bor-
dering Nebraska, has nearly $4,000
acres in alfalfa. Smith. its neighbor
on the west, ranks second with
30,939 acres, and Butler, south and
east of these, comes third with 3O,355
acres. Counties with about 10000
acres each are Cloud, Mitchell. Phil
lips. Republic, all north central
counties, and Sedgwick adjoining
Butler. The largest gains in area in
the year are likewise reported by
Jewell and Smith, or 1927 and 6,25S
acres, respectively; followed by
Mitchell. with an increase of 5.4o1
acres; Washington, with 1891 acres;
Wabaunsee. 1888 acres; Sedgwick.
4,613 acres, and Republic, 1929
acres.
Robbers Get Big Haul. = Three
masked' men entered the Missouri
Pacific at FL Dorado, bound and
blind-folded E. w. Abbott. the op-
orator. robbed the safe of over $4,000,
and in making their escape took Mr.
Abbott with them to a point three
miles in the country, where they
turned him loose, while they drove
away in the darkness. No clue has
as yet been obtained by the officers
or detectives for the railroad com
pany.
Hunters Help Fill Treasury. -.
The collection of license fees for
hunting and fishing in Kansas. 81 for
residents and SIS for non-residents.
has proven a profitable source of
revenue for the state according 70
figures compiled by the state treas
urer. The law went into effect July
I. 1905. and up to August 1. 1907. a
total OF $50 ,S97 has been received by
the state. Wyandotte county has the
largest showing. $2.565: Shawnee is
next with $2.204; Sedgwick third.
with 5000: Barton fourth. with
s1,972. The smallest showing ie
$14 for Greedy county. Stanton anc
Grant made no reports.
the bank and state Treasurer Kelly