The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-12-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Burlington has q free industrial
school where sewing and knitting are
taught to the girls.
It is not generally known that the
eggs used in Colorado are supplied
from Kansas. The largest shipments Of
poultry, too, into the state are made
from Kansas.
G. II. Langston, one Of the best known
colored man in Kansas is dead. He
died at his home in Lawrence. He was
q brother Of Congressman Langston of
West Virginia.
Topeka Journal: The public schools
OF the city contributed over $50 in
cash, besides several wagon-loads of
miscellaneous contributions to the Or
phans home on Thanksgiving day.
General A. B. Nettleton, who recently
resigned the first assistant secretaryship
OF the treasury, is connected with the
Leavenwcrth compressed air scheme
and expects to make his future home
there. He is now there and will imme-
diately 60 to work with Mr. Earle.
Ulysses Republican: Judge Hutch
lson made q ruling at Santa Fe this
week. It was that hereafter in mort
gage foreclosure cases he will require
the original mortgage to be surrendered
into court for cancellation. This is a
new departure in this district.
At Atchison Mrs. E. Seidner, while
transacting business at the court house,
was stricken with paralysis and died in
a few hours, without regaining con-
seriousness. The deceased was 66 years
of age, and had been q resident Of
Atchison county thirty years.
Gypsum Advocate: C. Melbert, man
ager Of the Pfa)zgrae lumber, grain and
coal business, showed us large crib of
last years corn, for which 80 cents per
bushel was paid to the farmers That
amount Mr.. Pfalzgraf has not been
able to realize for it and is still hold
ingit.
The Masons OF Kansas City, Kan,
have now completed and ready for use
the finest Masonic lodge room in the
state, and, with possibly one exception,
the finest one between st. Louis and
Denver. The work Of constructing and
arranging it has been in progress for
six months.
The Mound Valley Touring mill is
destroyed by fire, together with its con-
tents. consisting of several hundred bar
rels Of wheat, three hundred pounds Of
flour and good quantity Of corn and
meal. There was no insurance on the
contents, but the mill proper was par
TALLY insured.
Liberal Tyre: Since our last issue
there have Leen delivered at this place
127, 165 pounds Of broom corn. Added
to last weeks report of total number of
pounds delivered up to that time, this
makes 1,102,475 pounds. At the rate
Of $50 per ton, the uniform price for
broom corn this year, the amounts re-
ceived here for these shipments amount
to $33,O74.25.
Topeka Capital: The wire Of the To-
Peka electric railway was grounded in
some unaccountable manner at about
noon and the cars on the entire line stop
ped. The trouble was discovered after
a long search in the vicinity Of the
Santa Fe bridge. Cars did not run for
over an hour, and as it was just at the
time that church services ended, it is es-
timated that the company lost at least
$50.
At Hiawaths Thanksgiving services
closed rather tragically at colored fes.
tival Comodore True stabbed William
Waltham. True was drunk and came
into the hall insulting everyone
Waltham put him out. True soon re-.
turned with knife, and running up to
Wsltham, struck him Just above the
neart. Waltham died in fifteen minutes
True is in Jail. There was strong talk
OF lynching.
Arkansas City Traveller: Cowley
county was we'll represented at the |
meeting of the Southwestern Teachers
assoc alton at Wichita last week. In !
the election of officers this county was |
honored by the election of Mrs. Lida |
Brady as secretary and J. w. Spindler,
OF the Winfield schools,
as chairman Of the executive committee.
The next meeting will be held at Win.
field, beginning on Thanksgiving day.
Delphos Republican: Mrs. Geo. E.
Wright, Of this city, is an expert in
fancy work. Her creations in straw work |
attract attention wherever displayed.
She has a center table made Of straw,
which commands the admiration Of all |
beholders. 1t is SO purely Kansas
product and Of such exquisite workman
ship that the Minneapolis ladies' Column
bian club have secured the privilege of
using it in the decoration and furnish !,
ing of the Kansas building at the worlds |
fair
Pittsburg special: The body of a
dead and badly decomposed man was
found by some boys who
were out on hunting trip about three