The Globe-republican., 1893-02-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Butler county.
Louis Wilkins, the Fsola giant, has
accepted an offer of S75 week from q
Chicago museum manager. He il 20
years old, stands seven feet eight inches
high end wears q number twenty one
shoe.
At Solomon Rapids there ara not less
than 10000 bushels of CORD cribbed
near the depot, a Central Branch sta
ton Just west Of Beloit. An elevator
will be built there this year by G. J.
johnson.
Neosho Falls Post: While DR.. Lieur-
ance was filing prescription the COM
pound exploded. the contents going in
to his face, and burning him quite Sc
verely. 1t was the union of sulphuric
acid and camphor that caused the ex-
plosion.
Norwich News: D. A. Cragile, who
has resided in this neighborhood for the
past two years for the purpose of col
Letting agricultural statistics for the
British government, is about to make
tour for the same purpose through the
western states.
Cimarron special: The county seat
election between Cimarron and ingalls,
in Gray county was decided in favor
of Cimarron, the vote being 3O4 for
Cimarron against 269 for ingalls,. A
great deal Of interest has been mani
tested in this election.
Kansas City Gazette: A very hand
some portrait of NJ. DeBoissleris, the
generous Frenchman who gave 8, 156
acres of land in Franklin county and
about $40 in cash to the Odd Eel
lows of Kansas, for their orphans home,
has been hung in Summunduwot hall
Kinsley Mercury: A man feeding
cattle for L. G. Boies, near Burdett,
came into town with his hands very
severely frozen. They are SO badly
frozen that it is feared he will lose
some of his fingers at least. This is
the only casualty occasioned by the
extremely cold weather, so far as
learned.
From Abilene: The question Of Ed
Titles right to appoint deputy coun-
ty attorney and then sail away to fill
the office of consul general came up in
the district court. Judge Humphrey
decided to appoint county attorney
for the present. He appointed o. L.
Moore to the place until further orders
from the court.
From Emporia: Samuel Millinger, q
prominent citizen Of this county, was
crushed to death by falling tree which
he had cut down. The wind struck the
tree as it was descending and changed
its direction. Mr.. Millinger was
crushed to a jelly against the hard.
frozen earth. his neck being broken and
his head nearly severed from the body.
From Newton: The Richardson gen.
eral merchandise store was nearly de-
stroyed by fire just before daybreak.
The origin of the fire is not known.
The stock, which is being sold under
chattel mortgage, was damaged to the
amount of about $4,000; insured for
$4,000. The damage to the building
amounts to about 1000 and is covered
by insurance.
Kansas City, Mo-, Star: Mrs. C. G.
Foster. whose melancholy fate is known
to many Kansans, is dying in the Atch-
ison county poor house. She is q
woman of fine intellectual gifts and at
one time was prominent in social and
literary circles in Atchison. She has a
daughter who Is in comfortable circum-
stances, and United States Judge in
Kansas was once her husband.
From Atchison: A. C. Low. a prom
inent citizen and grain-dealer OF Atchi-
son, who was accidentally shot, is dead.
He had started out Of the house to the
barn to shoot rat, carrying q revolver
in his coat pocket. On the doorstep
he slipped and fell. and by the fall the
weapon was discharged and the bullet
passed entirely through his body. He
left an estate valued at $4,000.
Newton Journal: That part of the
residence OF the Rev. LOwther, pastor OF
the NJ E. church, in which is located
tho print shop" from which a small
church publication is issued, took fire
from an over-heated stove and caused
quite q loss. Considerable printing
material was burned and Office furniture
damaged until Of no further use. The
fire department responded promptly
and soon had the fire out.
Downs Times: Among the many i'm
provements which have recently been
made in Jackson & Bros mills is
steaming arrangement which is the first
one used in this section of the state.
An the wheat passes to the first set OF
rolls, a jet Of steam il forced through
it, which moistens the exterior 80 that
the bran is separated from the flour
without being broken, az is the case
if ground or rolled when dry. An en-
tirely now set OF corn rolls was also
added last week.
ElDorado Advocate: Our patients at
the Pasteur institute at Chicago are