The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-23
CATTLE BUSINESS GROWING
Reports of Assessors to State AgricuI-
turaI Board Show Fourteen Per
Cent Increase.

Observation-Disclosures m n
Kansas stockmen lost money in their
feeding operations last year, owing to
unsatisfactory market conditions, they
have abundant faith in the future Of
the industry, as evidenced by the re-
turns of assessors to the state board
Of agriculture, showing more cattle on
hand on March 1 than in any year at
similar date since 1907.
The total cattle population of the
state, according to this years emu
meration, is 2,1S7,723 exclusive of
milk COWS. This is a gain of nearly
IA per cent in the year, and is the
first time since 1909 when the num-
Der has exceeded the 100000 mark.
This increase may be accounted for,
in part at least, by the Kansas farm
ers more largely engaging in the
breeding business signs of which are
numerous The most beef cattle Kan
sas ever had was 2,757,542 head, in
! 1904
| The following table shows the num-
Der of beef cattle, all ages, in Kansas,
for each of the five years indicated:
Years. Numbers.
! 1O1O. . . . = zsIO - %
1915. 1913, 756
! 1914 /, Asa, $50
/ 1917. 1,551, 1872
1912. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50, 263
This years report shows that Butler
/ county leads in beef cattle with 54,294
| CowIey is second with 4S,O1S, and Bar
Der third with 1882. Other counties
ranking high are, in order: Dickinson,
with 39,45S; Marion, 39,447; Green
wood. 3S,864; Mcpherson, 38,799; Pot
tawatomie, S6,S02; Clark, 36,754; Lin
coin. $500; Lyon, 36,191, and Wa
baunsee. S5,O96.
James Locklin, who has lived in the
NortonvilIe neighborhood for more
than forty-one years. died recently.
Mr.. Locklin was rs years of age.
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Jewel Robbery in Topeka.
Topeka police are looking for the
thief who robbed the home of Mrs.
A A Hurd, widow of the late 4. A.
Hurd, who was general attorney for
the Atchison, Topeka e Santa Fe
Railway Company, of more than ST.
500 worth of jewels.
Liquor Stamps OFF in Kansas.
Only eighty-nine persons in Kansas
held government liquor stamps Sep.
TENDER /, according to F. NJ. StahI
superintendent of the Kansas State
Temperate Union.
Kansas has 1o1, COO Autos.
Kansas has passed the 100000 mark
in automobiles. To be exact the state
registration department has issued
tags up to 101, O0O This doesn't in.
clude the big stock of cars carried on
the garage floors, but only cars in
actual use.
Guardsmen Still in Militia.
Kansas National Guardsmen will moi
be discharged from state service wher
they are mustered out of the federal
service. They still will be members
of the national guard, C. L Martin, ad
jutant general, said recently.
City Milk Plants Sought.
A bill providing for the establish
: ment of municipal milk plants is tt
go before the state legislature mex
: January. Certified grades of milk and
, lower prices to the consumer is thu
argument behind the demand.
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Prizes for Kansas Schools.
W. D. Ross, state superintendent o
: public instruction, announced recent,
4 he would give two prizes of $40 eacl
d to the best Kansas rural schools tia
: become standard" schools with tn,
best plant and equipment
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Lumber Trust Is Alleged.
0 An investigation of the alleged lum
q Der trust in Kansas is to be conducte,
:. by the attorney generals office. "
e P. Montgomery, special assistant al
+ torney general, is to start probe Q
the lumber companies at McPhersol
at once.
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s Confessed Slayer Asks Trial.
e Fred Bissel. confessed murderer c
= Edna Dinsmore, a S-year-old schoc
0 girl. has announced that he viii refus
; to stand by his written confession an
wiH demand a trial "a Noveuh her.