The Globe-republican., 1897-07-22

Sumner county claims SIX million
| bushel wheat crop.
Missouri threshing machine outfits
are invading Kansas.
A bathing club mas been organized
| in Chanute. And yet some people say
this is not an age of progress!
The swell dances of Topeka society
are held at the wooden mill And yet
it has been said that the bonds were
wasted.
Jetmore claims more loafers than
any town of its size in the state. Anc
it is right in the center of the the
wheat belt, too.
| One of the Emporia dailies got .
scoop on the other recently by an
nouncing a wedding which occurred
eight months ago.
The city authorities Of Wichita have
decided that bicycle cannot be made
to pay license tax. Heretofore only
| the saloons have been the privileged
characters in Wichita.
The Thirtyfourth judicial district,
including Rocks. Graham. Sheridan,
Thomas and Sherman counties, has in
teresting contests in both parties over
the nomination for distric: Judge.
Nickerson has offered Reno county
the Nickerson high school building,
costing $4,000, provided it will be
used as the county high school. The
county commissioners will probably
accept the offer and thus supply the
demand for higher education than
country and town schools afford.
Houston Carr of ChaEete was in To-
peka last week comforting with the al
jutant general in regard to the mus
tering in of a new company at Chanute
into the state militia. The company
will be composed entirely of Sons of
Veterans. Mr.. Carr has made applica-
ton for uniforms and guns for the
company and it will be mustered in
shortly rs part Of the X. n. g.. having
he Distinguishing feature of being
opposed entirely of Sons of Veterans.
While Mrs George Dunlop, near
Ottawa. was recently engaged in clean
ing fruit cans, she used for the pur-
pose a solution of concentrated lye.
small quantity remained in one can,
and unobserved her little three-year.
old child picked it up to drink from it.
Screams of agony from the child cali.
ed the mothers attention. The mouth
is frightfully burned and terribly
swollen, making the introduction of
food and drink painful and extremely
difficult.
Hans Anderson. an eighteen-year old
lad, was struck and instantly killed
by lightning at Ed Lafferty's sheep
ranch few miles southeast of Jet
more, Friday night of last week. The
circumstances attending his death
were peculiar. The works of the watch
he carried were melted and the hands
had stopped at exactly ten minutes
past ten-an awe inspiring reminder of
the advent of the grim messenger.
Around the body were scattered sixty
three sheep, which had all been killed
by the same death dealing shaft.
The regents and faculty of the Kan
sas state normal school were much
elated on the 10th on receipt of the fol-
lowing message from the University of
Chicago: Some time ago the Univer-
sity of Chicago sent out members of its
faculty to investigate the work in the
various state normal sc's,ols, for the
purpose of giving recognition to grad
yates of such as might be found main
tanning satisfactory standards. Action
upon these reports has just been taken
and of only four state noHnal schools
approved. the Kansas state normal is
one
Two young Stafford county lovers
were ont riding recently and met with
an accident which resulted in the
death of the young lady the next day.
While the young man was recklessly
handling u 3s-caiibre Smith & Wesson,
the contents were accidentally dis
charged, the bullet entering the stom
ach of his companion. Tie young
man is the son of DR.. Ruggles. Il prom
inent physician of Stafford county.
while the young lady was the 1s-year-
old daughter of Mr.. Ramsey, promi-
nent Stafford county farmer. 1t was
indeed sad accident and will cause
Young Ruggles a life of rcmorse.
Henry Harp of Sumner county, met
his brother Abraham last week whom
! he had not seen for A. years. The two
brothers had been living within six
miles of one another for the past two
years without either of them knowing