The Globe-republican., 1895-08-01
The new depot at st. Joseph, Mo-, is
to be built of Kansas brick.

Wichita has abandonded her white
horse only to get on he- high horse.
Abilene people can't shut up there
houses for the summer and go away
for fear tramps will occupy them
while they are gone.
The Il. o. geological party reports
finding a massive skull. 1t is sup
posed to be that of senior the sum
| mer after his graduation.
John Mccullough. of Norton, has re-
ceived Cadet appointment to the U.
5. military academy, with Arthur A
Green, of Lecompton, as alternate.
X. Dome Geza who is at Enterprise
says he is still monk. 1t might pro-
baby be said further he is trying to
get the people to ''giva da monk mon.
E. Matte Shawhan has given up
| padding her own canoe at Arkansas
City, and has commenced work for the
Western Newspaper Union at Wichita.
Will White says the ''Sybarites- of
! EmpOria were arrested for not ringing
their bells at a street-crossing. At
first it was reported that they were
young women.
IA piece of furniture is such rare
thing in the Allen county court house
that when the treasurer got a new desk
he had to have answers printed to &C
commoda the questioners.
Late telegraphic reports says the
| corn crop in Kiowa county will be i'm
mense, and that Billy Bolton, of the
Greensburg Signal, will sell enogh corn
to pay his expenses to Florida in Jan.
The Hiawatha World says Governor
Morrill, came near owning the PAGER.
John r. Gentry. That is to say, he
paid enough money to Mr.. Gentry fo1
two other horses, to buy the now IA
fous horse.
Fort Scott may be sleepy but when
it comes to playing checkers she doesn't
ask odds of anybody. A Fl. Scott mar
blindfolded beat Hutchinson man sc
badly in dozen moves that he threw
up the game.
Shipping intelligence: Arrived Sim.
Kay Kerr: Farmer Bugg, from Dodge
City, 8 days; alfalfa. Pilot reports
schooner in distress in corn field in
Kingman county, drifting seward, al
a. m. Friday.
A woman lawyer has been declared
from practice in the interior depart
conduct in pension cases. More evil
dence that the new woman is made o
the same clay as the old man.
Ex-Governor Lewelling has recently
opened up a trade with merchant in
the City of Mexico, and has made sew.
eral shipments. a duty of 10 cents
pound on butter is a serious drawback.
and many customers in that nation
have been compelled to cut off orders
from the United States.
Judge J. V. Beekman of Arkansas
City has brough suit against eX-War
den Chase of the Kansas penitentiary
for damages to the amount of SLIGO.
The plaintiff is A. NJ. Bum of Topeka
who was discharged bv Chase from the
position of mine superintendent at the
penitentiary. Bum was one of the
prominent witnesses against Chase al
the investigation which resulted il
ChaSe'S removal.
Mrs. Hatch. the mother of Clyde
MattOX, has been very successful il
getting signers to petition to secure
pardon for her son. There are many
people who will condemn the crimes
of Clyde MattoX but very few people
can be found but will admire the de.
votion of this faithful woman to her
erring son. Mrs. Hatch is now in
Washington and will present her petit
ton to Attorney General Harmon and
President Cleveland and she will make
a personal appeal for her boy life.
An agreement has been made be-
tween the officials of the Maple Leaf
and the Santa Fe, whereby the Maple
Leaf will lease for term of years the
track owned by the Santa Fe from
Leavenworth to the Soldiers Home,
and also the LeavenwOrth, Topeka
and Southwestern tracks along the
terminal grounds. This gives the
Maple Leaf new route of entrance
to Leavenworth via the new steel
bridge over the Missouri River, the
the contract going into effect Septem-
Der first.
The compilation of the states fourth
decennial census is now in full progress
at the Office of the state board of agri- |
cultural. where addition, division and
silence" are the order of the day and a
LOB in the state house" is found to be
no snap. Secretary COburn being him !
self an old soldier has sc en- to it that |
in the selection of his assistants the |
old soldiers and their families were