The Globe-republican., 1895-09-26

will meet in Topeka, October eth.
P.L Bonebrake's name in the orig
| inal Greek is Parkinson Isaiah Bone
| brake.
Lacrosse girls have hip pockets in
their bloomers-not for pistols but for
curling irons.
A woman in Butler county makes
honey out Of muskmelOns. 1t is said
to be very fine.
Prof. Dyche is now riding on sled
hauled by Eskimo dogs. A Kansan
rushing the GROWER.
An old maid in Hiawatha says there
| will be no marriages in heaven be-
cause there'u be SO few men there.
It is said that a church in Topeka
has employed woman whistler to
whistle sacred music every Sunday.
Among the inmates of the Lansing
penitentiary the feeling is said to be
unanimous against the third term
idea.
It is said that the broom corn crop
in Stevens county is SO great that the
schools have been postponed till 1T
can be cut.
Dell Valentine says it may please a
dead man to have the undertaken call
ed Funeral director" but it costs
the living more money.
Since the Hiawatha girls got to
wearing boomers, they are not afraid
to tackle anything. They are now re-
hearsing to give Queen Esther.
Sol Miller says some one has made
the discovery that buttermilk will kill
cabbage worms, and ads this catchy
testimony: 1--WE drink buttermilk
The architect has figured up the cost
of repairing the State Normal school
at less than So 1000. The newspaper
estimates were not far out of the way,
only about S21. 900.
Atchison boasts of Charles Krebs as
twelve termcr in the county treas
urers Office and Lawrence comes back
at her with the statement that Charles
Prentice has been city marshal of that
place since the Quantrell raid.
It is said that one of the young lady
school teachers of Lacrosse got cinch
on the gale Saturday by sewing lead
around the bottom of her dress skist.
Bet that young lady turns down the
lamp when she changes her mind.
Andrew Nicholson of Westmoreland
was killed by lightning while he was
asleep one night last week. His wife
and baby, who were in the same bed,
were unhurt, but dog. which was ly-
ing on a porch down stairs, was
killed.
A. A. Gerhart's livery barn, at Sum-
merfield, was burned to the ground
at 11-3O o'clock Monday night. Fiji
teen horses were cremated and twenty
tons of hay consumed. The family
living overhead barely escaped with
their lives Some think it is the work
of an incendiary. The pecuniary loss
is small.
Governor Morrill, has pardoned Rob
ert Hile. Kansas City man who was
sent to Jail last fall for stealing pota-
toes. Hile was told that if he did not
plead guilty to petit larceny he would
he would. be sent to the penitentiary
for burglary. Acting on this advice he
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
serve term of one year in the county
Jail.
In quarrel Monday night at Ed
wardsville, Winter Jordan shot John
Gearo through the heart. After the
shooting Jordon: who has the name OF
being bad man, cody walked into
his boarding house near by, where
bothllived, reloaded his revolver, paid
his board bill and walked out without
anyone trying to stop him. Jordan
has not been seen since. Both are ne
groes.
All interest is centered upon the ap-
pearance of the famous Ringing Bros. =.
| monstrous and marvellous Circus which
is billed to appear in Wichita ON Sat
! uTOay ScptcLuUCE ~Ctu. 4hCAO 10 III
| Circus or combination of Circuses which
have received the plaudit that has
been accorded the popular Ringlings
during their outing this year. Praises
are showered from pit to pulpit, and
all 90 into ecstacies over the handsome
| Canopied Caravan of Curios.
Tug Wilson. tie Cowley county pugi-
list. ard Jap Murray. of Galena. fought
| twelve rounds at Galena Friday night.
The contest was arragned for twenty
rounds, but was stopped by the police
at the end Of the twelfth round and
was decided draw, although Wilson
had the fight practically won. A. L.
Richardson of Galena, offered to match
Wilson against Murray for $500 side
for finish fight. but since the con
viction of Purtell and johnson, the
match will hardly be arranged:
The last seen of the editor of the Ii
Crosse Clarion was on last Monday ev