The Globe-republican., 1892-06-13
STATE NEWS.

was inundated with much damage.
At Fort Scott heavy rain inter
rupted the orator on Memorial day.
Fifteen years ago in May the waite
was four feet deep in the business par
of Wichita.
Woodson county has settlement o
Christian scientists. They have Sun
| day school with an average ATTENDANCE
Of forty scholars.
Meriden: A. j. Ault, farmer ivinl
three miles east, was seriously shocke>
BY lightning and the horse he was lead
ing was killed. Rain fell in torrent
from $50 to ITO p. m.
Tonganoxie Mirror: E. G. Carr, VII,
lives nine miles west of here on MIN
Mile, made nine wolves bald-headed tn,
other day, and took the scalps to Leav
enworth. His sport netted him $27
Wolves are numerous over there.
Atwood Wilson and James
Lewis, who were arrested twenty milei
southeast of Atwood on the night o.
the 18th inst, charged with burglar
ling J. C. Arbuckle's. store. pleaded
guilty and were sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary by Judge Bertram
Sheriff Miller started with his prisoners
to Lansing.
Lawrence hundred university
students reported to the street commits.
sioner with shovels. Squads of them
were scattered over the city, working on
the streets and shouting ''Rock chalk,
Jay hawk" to inspire them in athletics.
At the recent republican primaries the
students turned out and voted; conse-
quently the street commissioner held
them liable for street tax.
Postmaster Serviss, of Kansas City,
Kan, suspended Superintendent of
Mails r. T. jackson for disobedience of
orders in not participating in the Dec
Grafton day parade and services. Mr..
Jackson took his place in the ranks as
they fled out of the postofice, but when
out on the street left the line and re-
fused to return or take any part in the
proceedings; hence his suspension.
Ellsworth Messenger: Real estate
continues to change ownership in this
city and county. Each week number
of sales or trades are made. This is an
evidence that times are better and that
our people have confidence in the con-
tinuance of the present condition of
affairs. Land is now as cheap as it will
ever be, and those who wish to invest
in Ellsworth county dirt should do so
now.
A country girl near Kincaid recently
wrote her name and address on an egg,
which she took to town with other eggs
and sold. 1t was shipped to California,
where young man in store saw it.
He Immediately opened correspond
ence with the girl and on last Tuesday
came east and is now visiting her at her
home, with prospect of marrying her.
This will probably cause the egg indus
try to grow apace.
Topeka Journal: The county COM
missioners have issued special order
giving Sheriff Wilkerson authority to
work all county prisoners on the stone
yard. The first orders governing the
stone yard did not permit him to work
boys under sixteen years old. But that
is changed by the new order. There
are at present four boys under sixteen
in the county Jail, and they are willing
to work out their fine and costs and be
released.
Ottawa letter: Miss Nellie Drum, of
Princeton, aged Is, while on her way to
Ottawa, was thrown from her cart and
becoming tangled in the lines, was
dragged by the frightened horse until
death ensued. She was on her way to
take part as one of the of the graduates
of the county school in the annual grad
uation exercises to be held in Forest
park. She was the niece of Presiding
Elder Chaffee and was highly esteemed
by all who knew her.
Emporia. annual catalogue is
out. Lightweight counties Of the state
of Kansas are represented, and seven
teen StdtcS duu ucTIlUOIIcS. OuCSlUo VI
Lyon county, Usage sends the greatest
number, viz: AZ; Morris sends 80,
Greenwood 30, Reno %. OF the pupils
reporting, $50 were born in Kansas, 1853
in Illinois, n in Ohio, rs in Iowa, 76 in
Missouri, "a in Indiana. etc. From
English parentage, 297: German, 1877;
Scotch, 1874; Irish, 12O, etc.
Anthony letter: The commissioners
of Harper county met in special session
and appropriated 1000 from the coun-
ty funds to aid in the relief of the dis
tressed people of the north part of the
county, who were made destitute and
homeless by the terrific cyclone of last
Friday night. Commissioners Moore
and Terrell went to Harper to turn over
the money to the relief committee.
Mayor McCuloch and c. S. Poole, active
members of the relief committee at this
place, also turned over $40 to the re-
lief committee at Harper. Every effort
is being made here to obtain aid, and
several hundred dollars will follow this