The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-11-10
KANSAS STATE. NEWS.
Kansas Pensions.

Kansas Pensions.
Pensions lately issued to Kansas vet
Grams: Original, Daniel K Crandau,
deceased. North Topeka: William ID.
Ravlif. Cottonwood Falls: Henry Ii.
Hare. Elk City: Leander J. Allison,
Winfield: John VI Gornlv, Norwich:
Lindley l. Walker. Plymouth; James
Fl. Tilton, Topeka: Frank E. Pratt,
Wichita: Leonard E. Patterson. Keats;
Elijah T. Read, Oswego; Reid Perry,
Saint Clare: Joseph N. Howell. Win
field: - Isast, Rutland: William H.kiul-
bach. Kansas City: Jesse z. Thomas,
Wichita: James NJ. Kennedy, Hill City;
Henry C. Friedt. Osborne. Original
widows. etc. Albert Baldwin tfather),
Idana: Sarah Smith (mother), Sherman
CITY: Malissa Bush, Smith Center; En-
ma 7. Sage, Topeka: Emily Long,
Hiattville; minor of Henry Mochlman,
Manhattan; Margaret Roberts (moth-
er). St. John; minor of Jackson Sand
ers, Neodesha: Cynthia A. Crandall,
North Topeka: Margaret Peters, Fort
Scott. Mexican war widows, Eliza c.
Kimmel, Harper; Barbara Billiard,
Leavenworth.
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State Finances.
The October report of State Treas
urer Biddle shows the total receipts for
the month to have been s3S, 703 %; dis
bursements. Sal. 1872. So The balance
on hand at the close of the month was
1854, AL. Sc. During the month the
state penitentiary earned s7,321.2S.
The receipts from direct taxes were
$3.50 SIS: from the secretary of state on
account of fees, S99 SIS: from the bank
commissioner. S4OS. The expenditures
in school bonds during the month ag.
gregated Sill, $50; school bonds paid off,
$40, 100; bonds on hand, So, SS3, 2SS. H.
Rain Much Needed.
Correspondents of the state board OF
agriculture are beginning to complain
again of the insufficient rains and con-
sequent injury to the growing wheat
CROP There has been very little rain
in any part of the state during Octo-
Der, and in some localities no rain has
fallen since September 90. The fall
wheat ha been making good progress
and farmers were much encouraged at
the prospect, but it is important that
the growing crop should have moisture
before cold weather sets in.
October Weather.
Chancellor Snow. OF the state uni
versitv, in his weather report for Octo-
Der, says: THE month was one of the
five warmest Octobers on our twenty
six years record. The first black frost
of the season occurred on the 18th, five
days earlier than the average date.
The most charitable meteorological
feature of the month was the insigniti.
cant rainfall of less than two-tenths OF
an inch, as against an October average
Died Standing Up.
John DonahEe. a shoemaker, was put
i'm Jail at Fort Scott the other night foI
minor offense. He complained of be
ing sick and next morning when the
TAILOR entered his cell to give him his
breakfast he was standing against the
window in Il very natural position dead
He had evidently died while standing
up early the night before and the body
remained in that position until discov
cred in the morning.
No Hop Tea.
Some weeks ago Abilene adopted q
hop tea ordinance forbidding the
sale of that and similar beverages, eX
cept under license. A test case was
carried to the district court and Judge
Humphrey decided against the city
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it did not name the beverages pro
hibited. 4 great deal OF beer was sold
under the name of hop tea.
African Saptists Eesolute.
In the African Baptist convention
of the western states and territorie:
lately held ~ AtchiSon, resolution:
were adopted GcnouncirC both the re
publican and democratic adninistra
tions FOR permitting mob outrages OIL
colorei people. and saying that tn,
chasm between the races was widenin:
and threatened the nation.
Mad DEC Victim.
Willie Anderson, of Leavenworth, L
years old. was bitten By dog whil
in Kansas City a few weeks since. Blu
little was thought of II until 4 fe,
days ago. when the boy was attacks
with all TIE alarming symptoms of ny
drophobia-
Arrested for Fraud.
J. ]. Strickland and A. 5. Nelson
two prominent real estate men c
Wichita. were taken to Olathe tn
other day. charged with defraudin
DIR. W. p. Furguson. of Holiday. on
of $500 worth of property, Septembe
is. 1891.
Insane Patient Suicides.
The other morning George johnson
an inmate of the insane asylum at TIC
pela. was found dead, having hange
himself. He seemed to have stood o
a chair. adjusted the moose and the
kicked the chair from under him.
Minor State News.
Alta Jackson. 81 years old. was she
and instantly killed at Osawatom
the other night by James Rainey.
discarded lover
David Hart. of Dodge City, fell frol
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