The Globe-republican., 1892-10-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The Osborne city schools report IN
enrolment Of 3O5, the largest for .
number Of years.
| The cashier of tho Dexter bank has
identified Grafton Dalton and Tom
Evans in their coffins at Coffeyville as
the men who recently robbed his bank.
Kansas has a permanent state school
fund Of $5,90O.OOO which draws inter-
est at the rate of per cent. The semi
annual dividend from this school fund
for the past two years is S1.000,514.04.
ElDorado Republican: One bank in
this town has 500 depositors. In 1854
this bank had S1O2, 900 on deposit. To-
day this same bank has $780,, 900 on de-
posit. the great bulk of it belonging to
the farmers of Butler county.
Great Bend Democrat: John Loom
iller, q blind man of this county, tells
that he was recently down in the Indian
territory and was robbed Of $S,4OO
which he had on his person and with
which he was gong to buy tax sales
certificates.
From Dighton: The machinery for
the new mill is now practically in place
and in few days will be in operation.
Mr.. Hendry, the contractor, informs us
that it contains first class machinery,
and the engine is the very best made.
Dighton may be justly proud of the
mill.
Dodge City Globe Republican: We
notice the Arkansas river Is rising, while
Duck creek and other small streams are
overAowinP where they did not fow be-
fore. There has not teen sufficient rain
| to account for this, but it is undoubted-
ly caused by the lower temperature re-
Gently prevailing.
From Seneca: Marian Luck, living
about eight miles from kere, had his
barn, three head of horses, harness.
buggy, grain, ETC., burned; his neigh
Dor, Mr.. Adams, living within quar-
ter of a mile of him, had his barn and
five head of horses turned last week !;
also Mr.. Thompson, fourteen miles
east OF here, had his barn. grain and
bay burned last week.
Cedar Vale Commercial: A sad acci-
dent occurred that brought gloom to
the home of Joe Pearson, of Pawhuska.
AS Mr.. Pearson and his little boy were
practicing With target gun he shot at
a knot-hole in an out-building, when to
his horror he found his little daughter
was inside and the ball had taken effect
in her head, killing her instantly.
Wa-Keeney World: Miss Lille Rich
had been riding in the country, and her
gloves becoming dusty and soiled she
clsaned them with gasoline without re-
moving them from her hands. After
wards she undertook to light the gaso-
line stove with match when her gloves,
still on her hands, ignited. and before
the fire could be extinguished her hands
we're quite badly burned.
Atchison Globe: There are several
geniuses at the central Branch shops.
One man as the shops is working on
pump which will almost run by perpet-
ual motion when completed. Another
man is an astronomer and fOretells
storms. Another is student of fossils
and has big collection of petrifactlons.
The mind Of another genius runs on car
couplers, and he is inventing a coupler
which he thinks will revolutionize the
coupling of cars. Still another genius
is making a snow plow, and his wife is
inventng . weed-cutter.
Anthony Republican: The Y. NJ. c.
A. of Harper has opened reading room
in the Merrick block. where they have
on file copies of all the county papers
and also many Of the leading magazines
and daily papers. They have lately
aGded system of bath rooms, which is
SO arranged that any person holding
membership in the association can uso
the bath either at the rooms in Harper
or at the rooms OF any Y. NJ. G, A. in
the state where they have bath rooms.
The boys in Anthony are arranging to
provide rooms in Anthony, and it is to
be hoped that the people will respond
literally. as it will certainly be good
thing for the town.
Fort Scott special: A fatal accident
occurred twelve miles south of this city,
in which Henry Humphrey. farmer IS
years old, lost bis life, and as result o.
which Joe Cate is lying very low. Mr..
Humphrey was engaged in digging
we'll, and when about twenty five feet
deep large stone was encountered,
which he blasted. After the shot he
went down to ascertain the result, and
when the bucket landed he was seen to
fall out. Joe Carter, a neighbor, was at
once let down, and he. too, fell q victim
TO the poisonous air. Charles Humph-
roy, a brother-in- law of Henry's who
was at the we'll, called for assistance,
and after some effort the two men were
brought up. Humphrey leaves a
family. The doctor says Carter cannot
recover.
Kansas university football team re-
returned to Lawrence from Denver,
where they defeated the Denver Athletic
club. The team, on their arrival in
Lawrence were met bv the entire stu