The Globe-republican., 1895-07-05

Wallace's Big Shows seem to be Civ
Ing the best satisfaction everywhere.
They snow at Wichita July 5th and
Hutchinson on Saturday, the 9th.
A former citizen of Wichita, Robert
Phillips, was killed in Washington, D.
c., by falling to the ground from a
high bnilding on which he was work
Ing.
The colored womcn's Order of the
Eastern Star of KaLsas held meeting
at Topeka last week. A membership
of 400 is reported throughout the
State.
The coroner's jury in the Edward ].
Byrne inquest case 1T Leavenworth.
returned q verdict that the deceased
came to his death by ! pistol shot
wound inflicted by Policeman E. F.
Clark.
Among the names of cadets recently
appointed to tine Naval academy ap-
pear the following from Kansas: By
ron Kirkpatrick, Fredonia; Ralph II.
Barger, Smith Center; A. E. Draper,
alternate, Ellsworth.
James H. Garfield, formerly presi-
dent of the Kansas State university at
Lawrence, but more recently with the
university of Nebraska, was installed
as president of the Ohio State univer-
slty at Colum bus, Monday.
Rev. Ella Thorp. of Bentley, scdg-
wick county, OBLIGATED at the wedding
of L c. Kennedy and Miss S. F. Hell
vie few days ago. This is said to be
the FIRST marriage ceremony ever per-
formed in Kansas by o woman.
The case of George w. Rogers, the
Harvey county record burner, has
been appealed to the supreme court
from Reno county. The case was Or
iginally tried in Harvey county and
was appealed from that county and
has reached the supreme court the Sec
ond time.
The following Kansans have re-
ceived appointments as West Point
military academy cadets, to enter in
June, 1896: Earnest Watson, Marion,
Kan; Frank Richardson, alternate,
Augusta, Kan; F. A. Hope, Marvin,
Kan; Dclbcrt Smith, alternate, Prai.
review, Kan.
w. B. FAINT, farmer living near
Garden City, has been arrested for in
terfering with the operation of the ir-
rigation ditch of the Garden City Irri-
CATION company. He damned up the
lateral ditch and prevented the water
flowing farther than his farm, to get
even with 4 neighbor with whom he
had been having trouble.
2Friday at noon 25 prisoners were re-
leased from the United States mill
tary prison at Fort Leavcnworth, and
at noon the remaining &C
were turned out, leaving that institu-
ton without a prisoner for the first
time in "a years. The Leavenworth
prison was transferred Monday from
the War department to the depart
ment of Justice,
The State executive council, at its
last meeting, fixed the salaries of the
police commissioners at $500 per year,
and provided that Sl2O be added to
the compensation of the member act
ing as clerk of the board. The ceun-
Gil also appropriated $4,000 of the con-
tengent fund of the state penitentiary
to rebuild the wash house which was
destroyed by fire.
The treasurer of the Grand Lodge
Of the Knights of Donor of Kansas,
George Klockson, who left Fort Scott
in September, '94, to attend meeting
Of the Grand Lodge at Leavenworth,
and who disappeared with $500 of the
lodge funds, has been located on q
ranch, in Oregon, living in good cir
and will probably be
brought back to Kansas on State
charged with embezzlement
The State board of irrigation wiil
open for public inspection
and exhibition Pumping Station No. 4.
1t Goodland, Sherman county. Kan
sas, July 9. This is the first plant
and consists of a 6-inch
tubular we'll, $50 feet deep. fitted with
> cylinder 5]ax6O inches, operated by q
lo-horse power gasoline engine. The
reservoir is sOx125 feet. A suitable
program will be provided for the en-
of the visitors, and big
crowd is expected. Invitations are
to tho State officers, United
States senators, members of Congress
d the legislature, the press, promi-
nent promoters of irrigation and
Ill interested persons.
Some time ago John Mccullough, of
Norton, desired to 60 to Downs to
take the competitive examination for
An appointment to the military acad-
envy at West Point, such a place being
,oon due that district. Having no
means with which to defray the ex-
penses Of the journey. he tried to Dor
-o~ q few dollars, but failed. How
.vcr, the boy went to Downs. He
lrove in gig, camped out, took the