The Globe-republican., 1896-01-30

Last year. Fort Scott spent 4,o0(
ON her public library.
Fronfenac and Crawford county offe,
joint reward of 81. $50 for the arrest
and conviction of the murderers of the
McFadden brothers, December 30, 1895
1t looks like dispensers of the n
dent would be compelled to leave
Franklin county or quit the business
There are fifty Kelley graduates in
that county and they all ''stuck" but
one.
+. NJ. Whitlow, who last year irri
gated forty acres of Smoky Hill bot
tom land, was SO we'll plea sed with his
experiment that he will this year irri
gate 199 acres. which he will plant in
potatoes and cabbage.
A tramp barber at Scranton broke
into Sheriff Hoover's shop and stole
his trousers and S15 in cash. Word
was sent to the newly installed sher-
iff. and he gave chase as far as Max
son, but failed to find the man.
K. ]. Stewart has returned to Tope-
ka after spending two years term in
the penitentiary for appropriating A.
o. L. w. funds. He will make his
home in Topeka. During his absence
his wife procured a divorce from him.
At Clyde. Friday. Edward Stimson
met with a serious accident while get
ting his horse shod. The horse be-
came restless and suddenly lunging
forward threw itself against him in
such way as to break his collar bone.
| While helping friend at McCune
load gun shells Merit Karns let light
ed cigar fall into the powder which
| exploded. His face was badly disfig-
ured and the loss of his sight was
+! feared at first but he will escape that
calamity.
| Kansas takes the initiative in more
! things than any other place on earth.
Nobody had ever thought, or, at least:
dared to suggest a black ghost until
last week, when Lawrence colored
; man was chased several blocks by a
ghost. clad in shining black and only
gave up the pursuit when the scared
| man came within the glare of an arc
lamp.
Six conductors running on the 3, 4th
and l.. & C. districts. with
headquarters at Ellis, have
all been discharged within the
last fortnight. all for the same cause,
that of neglecting to give receipts for
cash fares. None of the unfortunate
men were accused of retaining the
money but for violating the cOmpanys
rule governing cash fares.
Bv a competitive contest among the
students of the senior class at the
Kansas University. representative
was chosen for a place on the program
of the annual meeting of the State
Bar association. These were exam
ined by Judge James Humphrey, and
Monday it was announced that Archie
Hogg of Lawrence had been success
full in the contest.
Daniel Gibson of Morton county wi ill
experiment, on a small scale, with ir-
rigation this spring. He has pur-
chased several lots adjoining his home
and will cultivate and irrigate them
for the purpose of raising small
garden. Mr.. Gibson bought new
Perkins windmill several weeks ago
and realizes the fact that it is better
to begin on a small scale rather than
not to begin at all.
A western Kansas genius has applied
for a cOrn-planter of original design.
1t consists of two boxes attached to
the forelegs of a horse, just above the
fetlocks. Cords pass over pulleys at
tached to the saddle down to the hind
legs. SO that every time the horse steps
the Tightening OF the cord opens the
boxes on toe fOrelegs. and corn is shak
en- into the holes made by the front
feet.
j. c. Murray, OF Ossawat0mie coun-
ty, who brought suit against the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis rail-
road company for S21 900 for injury to
his left leg near the ankle in August.
1889, and obtained Judgment for $500
January. 1891, which Judgment was
reversed by the supreme court, obtain
ed judgment Friday afternoon, this
time for $1,000. The case will again
so to the supreme court.
1t is said that a new custom Tor rat h.
er an old one) is To be revived in Clay
Center, and when it was made known
to Dell Valentine it caused the cold
sweat to stand on his alabaster eye
brOws. The custom during leap year
is that every time Il young man re-
ceives proposal. and he refuses, he is
to buy the fair wooer dress. AS
Dell has received from hree to four
proposals already. this seems like
.'piling Ossa on Pelion." as Clay White
man would say.
'sThe American Mutual Home AssO-
ciatiOn' is the name of new Organi-
zation now working a number of the
largest cities in Kansas. The object.
accOrsliu,r tC fhe ma mnliet iS IN havsa