The Globe-republican., 1893-03-17

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Mrs. Preston B. Plumb, Il i sai6
Will build fine residence in Empori
this year.
Tho city Of Atchison was .sked Z.
appropriate S25 a month for the cit,
library, but the council thought 81. 81
was the proper figure
Topeka Capital: About three out Of
every five persons are carrying quinine
these days. The doctors are kept on g
run to attend grip cases.
Burr Oak station has forwarded since
September. 1S92-six months-fortv.
six cars Of cattle and hogs. $50 cars
OF grain, and eleven cars of butter and
eggs.
Lyons special: A. NJ. Lasley, an at
torney, shot DR.. Terry. a lead ng ply
stefan. One ball passed through his
side and the other into his bowels.
He cannot live The cause il an old
feud.
Mrs. Hilary Gre'n, an aged widow
living five miles from Cherokee. was so
badly burned that she died IN hour
afterward. She bad got fire to some
trash in her yard, and her clothing
caught fire.
l. Wayman, secretary Of the Kansas
State Bee Keepers association. has
issued notices calling tho annual con-
vention of the association to meet at
Ottawa April 6 and Z. All bee keepers
are invited and requested to bring
something to exhibit.
From Sterling: Mrs. McKeown, wife
Of farmer living south of here, during
the temporary absence of her husband,
rose from her sick bed to arrange some
thing about the stove, when her CLOTH
ing ignited. Two children who were
with her ran to a neighbours for help,
but before assistance came the woman
was SO badly burned that she died soon
after.
Lenora boasts of her excellent schools.
The school has grown from an enroll
ment OF seventy-fve to lis, which
necessitated an additional teacher after
the holidays. The school has a valu-
able library of nearly 100 volumes. and
a new supply of charts, etc. has been
added this year. Her school was Or
ganized in 1871, and the building and
appurtenances are valued at $500.
Topeka Capital: In digging . well
upon the farm of William Foster, three
miles south OF Pauline, at depth of
from thirty t. forty feet, three very
thin veins Of coal, somewhat resembling
camel, were struck, and below the
coal . drip of heavy black oil was
found. The enclosing rock is q sort
OF sandstone, but until the coal ap-
peared the digging had been in sand
stone.
Tribune letter: The most successful
farmers institute ever held in western
Kansas was held at this place last week.
The attendance was large and the en-
thusiasm exhibited was immense. Pro-
lessons Mayo and Graham of the agr;-
cultural college. DR.. Sewall. of the
Denver university, and Hon. Martin
Allen of Hays City, were present and |
delivered able addresses. A large num-
Der OF citizens took active part and read
papers on various subjects.
Representatives from Baker unver-
sity. Washburn college and the State
university met at the Eldridge house,
Lawrence. and arranged the intercol-
legiate base ball games for the spring
serson. State university will play Wash
burn at Topeka, May ID; Baker and
state university at Lawrence, May %,
and Washburn and Baker at Baldwin
May ~. An intercollegiate field day,
all colleges in the state participating,
will be held at Lawrence May 20.
Topeka il to have a high school
Tho bonds carried at the election by
nearly 1000 majority, every ward
voting In favor Of them except the
Second ward. On location the strife
was between the John Martin home.
stead and the Baptist church property,
tho latter winning by about 500 p!urel-
ity. The site selected faces the west
front OF the state house, on Harrison
street. It consists of nine lots with q
south and east front. A good place for
. good building. l.
Atchison Champion: The action of
the police commissioners in compelling
the jointists to close their places Of
business on Sundays and at 10 o'clock
every other night in the week has OK
cited the wrath Of the liquor element to
such an extent that all sorts OF threats
have been made against the commits
sioners. The saloonists and gambling.
den keepers were boiling over with in
dignstion when the order came to close
at 10 o'clock. There are eight saloons
in tho town that pay $50 each month
into the city treasury, or total Of $4O(
monthly and $4,000 annually. There {
are also three gambling dens that pay ,
$500 monthly, or $4,000 annually ,
making a total of Ss.4OO that is de
rived from these two sources alone eacf =
year.
Ellis Review Headlight: A dispatch
vas received from Wa-Keeney stating /
hat the town Was on fire and aakin0 G