Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

of health that representatives of
chemical manufacturing houses are
attempting to sell personalities for
meat products like bologna. hamburg
| and veal loaf in Kansas. 1t Is declaT-
ed that these statesmen say the pre-
sentative is guaranteed and author
lied because the chemical carries a
serial number. The board of health.
at the instance of John Kleinhaus,
chief Inspector, is planning to punish
some of these people.
10000, 900 Bushels Short Kansas
raised 7o,O57, 1862 bushels of winter
wheat this year according to the re-
ported issued by F. D. Coburn. secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture.
Last year the yield was approximately
| 100000 bushels Reno county has
the banner crop, :2,903,927 bushels.
About 100000 more acres were sown
this year than in 1906. The present
average condition for corn for the
whole state. Mr.. Crbuon figures at "A
per cent with per cent more acreage
than last year. The statement is the
first given out by the board of agri-
culture as to this years wheat yield.
Travelling Man Suicide = Albert
Iced, travelling salesman for the
Lampl Produce company of Wichita,
was found dead in his room at
Winfield rooming house. Near the
bed was found a bottle of chloroform
with the contents partially drained.
The man was lying on his face when
found, and it was thought that he
had committed suicide. Later devel-
opments were to the effect that it IS
probable that the drug was used to
produce sleep. The body was cold
in death when found and he had prob
ably been dead for hours. The young
mans parents lived at Guthrie, Okla
One brother lives at Wichita.
Fight on Excursion Train. Al
Blades, car cleaner for the Frisco
road in Wichita, was slashed with n
razor by negro woman on the San
ia Fe excursion last Sunday west OF
Newton. Mr.. Blades story is to the
effect that the negress came in the
car and sat down in the seat with
him. He objected to her occupying
the seat when she drew a razor and
began cutting. Blades was cut across
the breast, on the shoulder and on
the arm. Two or three negro men
joined in the scrap and Blades was
struck over the head with a beer bot
tie by one of them. When order was
restored it was found that the ne
gress had jumped from the train.
Blades was taken to the Wichita hos
pital and his wounds sewed up.
Kansas Population Increasing. =
The population of Kansas March 1,
1907, was 1851, S31. net increase of
$3.50 or "a per cent over the pre-
ceding year. according to the enumer-
alton of inhabitants, returned by as
SCISSORS through their country clerks
to the State Board of Agriculture.
This is the largest population ever re-
ported for the State. BY far the larg-
er per centages of increase are in the
western counties. Seventy-four coun-
It's show an aggregate gain of ASSOC,
and 80 loss, altogether of 1926. The
largest increase reported is in Mont
gomery county. which has gained S.
$40, followed by Wyandotte with
$50, Crawford with 2,757, -Finney
with 2,441 and Leavenworth with
2,096. The smallest increase is in
Osborne county, which gained 2. The
largest decrease is in Usage county,
who1e officials certify to a falling off
of 1889. Neosho, Johnson, Jackson,
and Chautauqua, as named, show the
next largest decreases.
1.o2 Per Capita for School. = The
appOrtionment of the state school
fund for August as announced by Sup
Fairchild shows that the
per capita is 63 cents, or a total of
S31 GIGS. This is the largest semi
annual apportionment since 1879 and
the largest total for the whole wear
since 1882. The February apportfon-
ment was 80 cents, a total for the
year of $1.O2.
Fine and Jail for EagIes.-Tom
Jones, H. A. Mechtley, John Gallam.
John Perrier, james Mechtley and
Robert Sims. members of the Eagles
lodge at Emporia who brought replev-
in suits against Marshal Francis for |
the recovery of beer seized in the !
raid on the lodge room two weeks
ago. and who were afterwards arrest |
ed on charges of maintaining a NUS
ance, were each fined 800 and sen
fenced to thirty days in the city Jail |
by PeIice Judge Parker. W. N. Smell
ger who appeared for the defense. at
the close of the trial gave motive of |
an appeal to the district court. All |
of the cases will probably come up in
the October term.