The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-03-31
STATE NEWS.

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lumber to build it.
Kansas University has students from
seventy three counties of Kansas and
from twenty-five states of the Union.
North Topeka item: Mr.. Kennedy,
an elderly gentleman from Kentucky,
stopped over in town to see Ben Page,
and few other colored people who had
been his slaves in old slavery days.
Topeka Capital: About fifty people
from Topeka took advantage of the
Santa Fe's Oklahoma excursion yester-
day to 90 down and look the landscape
DER. From 400 to 500 went from this
section of the country.
Enterprise Journal: Old winter has
sat in the lap of spring this time as If
he expected to spend several weeks in
that luxurious position. One week the
farmers were sowing oats; the next they
are shoveling snow. Well, this is Kan.
sas.
Olathe.-John Reed, farmer living
two miles south of here, was found
dead near the Kansas City, Fort Scott,
& Memphis railroad track. Hewas about
50years old and had been partially deaf
for several years and it is supposed he
was struck by an engine while walking
on the track.
Louisburg.-Bert, Lowe, 12-year-old
son of James Lowe, of this place, was
passing through gate when it closed
suddenly, and he threw back his head to
avoid being hit. This threw his neck
out of joint He walked home, over half
mile. The doctors set his neck, and
he is resting as well as could be ex-
pected.
Sabetha letter: Hon. Martin Mob
Ter, secretary of the State Board of Ag-
ricuiture, and Mr.. W. H. Smith, secre-
tary OF the Worlds Fair commission,
spoke to large audience at the opera
house in behalf of the work for the Col
umbian exposition. The meeting was
composed largely of farmers. They were
enthusiastic and propose to take right
hold of the work. to make it 60. They
intend to see Nemaha county fifty rep
resented at the Worlds fair.
Ellsworth letter: Martin Mohler,
secretary of the state board of agricul-
ture, and w. H. Smith, secretary OF the
board of managers Kansas exhibit, held
q successful meeting at the court house
in this city and arranged Columbian
Exposition association for Ellsworth
county. The meeting was we'll attended
and great interest was manifested. A
large portion of their allotment of the
worlds fair fund was subscrit I'd before
the meeting adjourned, and determi-
nation to produce and collect first
class exhibit was expressed. They will
also organize an agricultural society,
and county fair will be held this
year.
Wichita-Suit for the recovery of
quarter section of land known as Col
lege Hill, fashionable residence suburb,
is commenced in the United States cir
cult court here by Antoinette Sanders,
of Springfield, Ill. The petition sets
forth that in 1873 Lindley Lee, of Full
ton, n. Y, decided the land, then farm,
to George A. Sanders, as trustee for the
three minor children Of George and An
toinette Sanders and grandchildren OF
the grantor. All the children died in
youth, and in 1882, after their death,
George Sanders decided the property to
Thomas Devereux. Mrs. Sanders alleges
that the deciding was illegal and sues for
her half as heiress of the children.
Kansas City, Mo-, Journal: A Kan
sas man, Judge Tillotson, formerly of
Eureka, is the Judge before whom Lieu
tenant Hetherington. the man who shot
another man for annoying Mrs. Hether-
ington, will be tried. The Judge is con-
sui general in Japan. The Kansas man
is omnipresent. 1t is probable that
when Gabriel executes his skittish little
scherzo, and the heavens roll together
like nice new high school diploma;
when the morning stars sing Com
rades;" when the innumerable caravan
gets at last to the pearly gate, there will
be found a Kansas man serving as
tials, and another serving in like
capacity on the committee on rules and
order Of business.
The Kansas Christian Endeavor Union
will hold its fifth annual convention at
Kansas City, Kansas, May 4-6. DR.. F.
E. Clark, the national president, will be
there. The people of Kansas City, Kan
sas, want to give free entertainment to
1000 delegates. Address all inquiries
regarding the convention to Edwin C.
Hadley, S2S Valley street, South side,
Kansas City, Kansas. Those expecting
to attend and desiring entertainment
should send their names as soon as pos
sible to the chairman of the entertain
ment committee, C. L. Brokaw, Wv
andotte National Bank, Kansas City.
Kansas. Every society in the state
should send their annual report to
Geo. p. Stitt, state corresponding score
tary, Hutchinson. Kansas.
The senate has passed the bill, by
close vote. authorizing the erection of
federal buildings for postofices where