The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-22
WHEAT THRESHING BEGINS
First Car Load Sold in Saline County
Averaged IS BusheIs-Harvest
is Nearly Finished.

The first carload of Saline county
wheat Of the 1916 crop was sold at
Salina recently. It was raised near
Mentor. The yield averaged twenty
five bushels to the acre, tested sixty
one pounds and graded No. 2. Thresh-
ers report the yield in every instance
greater than expected.
A few more days Of weather like
that of the past two weeks and the
Kansas wheat crop from ~ million
acres and the million acres of oats
viii be harvested. ]. G. Mohler, Sec
rotary OF the board Of agriculture, has
begun receiving the county crop re-
port sent to him every month by the
secretaries Of the local fair associa-
tions. Throughout Eastern Kansas
where there is a small amount Of
wheat and the largest acreage OF oats
the reports show the wheat and oats
all in the shock. In Central and West
ern Kansas, where the big acreage Of
wheat stands, the harvest viii be al
most completed by the end Of the
week The reports all said that the
conditions had been unusually favor
able for the harvest except the need
Of hands in many sections. In South
ern Kansas, where the wheat is ready
to thresh, many machines are unable
to begin work for a lack OF men.
John D. Lichtenhan marketed the
first load Of new wheat sold in Geary
county recently, receiving 90 cents q
bushel. 1t tested IS pounds. His yield
is twenty bushels to the acre, slightly
better than anticipated Threshing
has been begun In several other
fields.
Lightning Kills cattIe.-One bolt Of
lightning killed twenty head Of cattle
belonging to Ira Brothers, near Ster-
ling. The cattle were standing near
a wire fence.
chetopa Roller Mills Burn-The
Eagle Roller Mills at Chetopa, valued
at $4,000 and insured for $500,
owned by c. G. Livingston, were de-
stroyed recently by fire Of unknown
origin.
Big Grain FiTm.-A grain dealers
and milIers' corporation with q CAPT
tai of million dollars has been Or
gained in Wichita by mill and grain
men in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
and louisiana The home Office is to
be in Wichita.
Dog Saved Four LIVes-A dog at
the z. L Pitzer home, twelve miles
south Of Pratt, saved the lives Of four
harvest hands the other night The
large barn they were sleeping in was
on fire and the dog ran in where the
men slept and barked and eIaEed IN
time to escape.
Paralysis Case In Kansas-A 8
year-old boy is under quarantine at
Winfield by order Of the state board
OF health as the result Of the discoY-
cry that the child had been stricken
with infantile paralysis last Sunday.
Smoking Was Fatal r McKain.
so years old, was burned to death by
sparks from his pipe while enjoying
his evening smoke at his home, nine
miles east Of 1IulTane the other night.
He leaves a widow and i've grown
children
A Boy Drowned in Whirlpool
While swimming in the Cottonwood
river below Soden's Dam, John Ran
dolph, son Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Ran
dolph OF Emporia, was drowned re-
Gently The boy was caught in a
whirlpool
Shock Fatal to Won1an-As a re-
suit Of seeing her grandson, Harry
Hunter, struck by baseball bat in a
Fourth OF July game. Mrs Hannah
Hunter, a years old, died at the home
OF her son, R c Hunter. at Cotton
wood Falls Of hemorThage OF the
brain
Three Drown IN cree@c. L Nan
shardt. mis- wife and 10-yesr-OId son,
Leonard Aanshardt. were drowned
IN Wildcat creek four miles vest Of
Manhattan While On a fishing exDedi.