The Globe-republican., 1896-09-24
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
JOHN DILLON.

"A MOOcl nuSUduus Ia shS sAoAS ~
one Of the plays Mr.. Dillon will put
on during his appearance at the Craw
ford Grand in Wichita during the weeh
the State Fair is held, commencing
Monoay, Sept 81.
The story ''Of a Model Husband,
deals with the fortunes and misfor'
tunes of a New York stock broker, who
has long experienced the unpleasant
restraint placed upon him by his
strong minded and jealous wife. After
many years of feminine reign during
which time the hen-pecled husband
has continued to say, Eyes my dear,
to every command from his better halt
the wife ventures to leave him alone
while she goes away on visit This
proves turning point in the hus-
bands career which leads to the many
ridiculous incidents and laughable sit
uations which befall the "Model Hus-
band" He recklessly takes advan-
tage of his freedom from petticoat gov
eminent to have what he styles "a
good time" He passes himself off as
q single man, attends balls, clubs,
operas. etc. and leads his younger as
sociates lively race of gaiety.
The many complications arising
from the husbands sailing under false
colors and fl ON his practice of decep-
ton to avoid exposure, are most in
geniously worked out by the author,
who finally brings about a happy re-
Cancellation for an ending after SEEM
ing hopelcssness.
The supporting company has been
carefully selected to suit the require
ments of each character in the pay,
thus insuring a perfect performance.
This piece will be put on for three
nights and on the other three Mr. Dill
Ions great success, "Wanted-The
Earth" will &c given.
The police commissioners will not tie
suspended at Kansas City, Kas-
The O. NJ. B. have changed their
grips and passes-but-well, the price
of beer remains the same.
It is said to be unusual that fruit
and grain are good yields in the same
year in Kansas This has been an un-
usual year.
A Topeka young man who took his
best girl to the Uncle Uom show last
week and then laughed at her because
she cried is now looking for another
girl,
The fe male cyclists of Fort Scott
came out on the streets os scantily
clothed that the modest were shocked
and made complaint to the city author
tiles.
1t is not merely a given number of
years that bring age. That woman at
Robson, Brown county, who was mar
ried at II, who is now "a and who is
the mother Of twelve children, is as old
as her grandmother to all intents and
purposes.
Eugene Ware, who will be chief in
command of the carnival masquerade
at Topeka during the festival week
has issued general order No. 1, as fol-
lows: Everybody is expected to turn
out and make noise; people who are
handsome will wear mask; prizes
given for the best costume, the noisiest
sound and the biggest lunatic; most
everything goes"
Hay is selling at Glen Elder at Sc q
ton. It is the best crop since 1889.
Guy Stoddard of the Muscotah Re-
cord took q young man ''snipe hunt
ing" After the sport, the victim
drove Stoddard and the other con-
spirators to Everest sixteen miles dis
tant, and decoyed them out of the
vehicle, drove of and left them. When
Stoddard met the young fellow he
thumped him, and the next day Stod-
dard settled with the police Judge.
Strange election wagers and agree
ments are made. A pretty country
girl living near Burns has been wor.
Eied . great deal BY two ardent lovers
who have given her no rest the past
year. One Of the lovers is . Republi.
can and the other q Populist The
other day the girl got them together
and entered into this agreement: II
Mckinley is elected she will marry the
Republican and the Pop is to give her
. hundred dollars and her successful
lover . like amount with which to buy
their wedding 6nery. II Bryan wins
the Pop gets the girl and the Republic.
an will have to put up the two hun.
dred hard dollars. The wedding will
occur during the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
One popularity of the affair is that the
mother of the girl chose her husband
exactly the same way.-Florence Bull.