The Globe-republican., 1897-03-25
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


There are no daily Democratic papers
Atchison, Leavenworth or Topeka.
Lewelling, it is said, will not give in
his resignation as senator until after
the special session.
John Temple Graves of Georgia
loves Kansas. Every year he travels
up here and delivers his lectures.
The Christian church at Salina has
made net gain of thiriy-six. with
several precincts to hear from.
T. F. Eaton, the leading merchant OF
Lane county. whose mind has been un-
balanced for the last six months, is
dead
The imbecile asylum at Winfield is
to have an additional cottage for which
the legislature appropriated the sum
Of $685. 900.
A Hiawatha doctor has made the dis
coyery too late for legislative action,
that sitting in revolvidg chairs causes
insanity.
Dan Muck, farmer near Haven.
Reno county. last Sunday pointed an
old revolver at his wife in fun. The
bullet went through her and killed
her.
An expert accountant went over the
books of the treasurer of Elk county
and found that the county owed its
officer money. The expert also charged
for his work.
Bernard Kelly has been appointed
presiding elder Of the independence
district of the Methodist church and
is consequently considered q political
power again.
A gcn.lemanly promoter proposed
to the merchants of Norton to put up
a compress His offer was accepted
but he at once disappeared and hash t
been seen since.
When the Cheyenne bottoms in Bar
ton county become an inland sea, Ell
linwood and Great Bend will he COM
PEELED to support navies to use in case
of actual hostilities.
An Atchison girl has gone to New
York to go on the stage. This is bet
ter than organizing amateur shows
and invading ncighboring towns like
they do in Lawrence.
A Topeka school teacher told boy
that when she was his age she knew
all the presidents names by heart.
'.Huh.' he said "There weren't sc
many of them them"
Senator King of Cowley county is be-
ing roasted by his constituents because
he prevented the passage OF a mcritor'
GUS bill by attending theatre with
the bill in his pocket.
The fine rain on the night of March
18th put the finishing touches on the
ground and placed the soil in prime
condition for spring planting and the
farmers are taking advantage OF il
and pushing their work along.
The good housekeeper is just nov
ousily engaged with the spring house
cleaning, arranging her outdoor flow
er beds and preparing her garden TO
the usual spring seeding, which is thu
general routine as the spring-time ap
proachcS
Mr.. Delesdernier of Greeley count.
has at last found his calling. lie i
taking a part in amateur theatricals
People go miles to see him. If peopl
didn't go miles he wouldn't have an.
audience, as he lives in tina: kind of
country.
Charley Strohn. who used to live il
Arkansas City, moved to Chicago, be
come superintendent of terminals G
the Santa Fe and bought jewelry
burglars took it the other night. Til
moral to this is that Kansas is safe
than Chicago. if you are poor in Kansa
and rich in Chicago.
Peter Roach. farmer living at Bas
hor. between Lcayenworth and kal
SIS City, has been placed under ARE:
for spreading hog cholera. 1t is r
ported that Roach dragged twent..
seven cholera hogs into a ravine
Stranger Bottoms. instead of buryiu
them. causing the disease to sprea
Roach paid no attention of the r
quests of the neighbors to comply wi,
the law.
The Grain Dealers association he
their convention at Topeka on St Pa
rick's day. This association is col
posed of buyers and grain dealers wi
have organized for unusual protecti'
all over the state of Kansas. The c
ganization has about 100 member
The topics discussed at their meeti'
were show to secure a margin on t
grain you ship: undue shortage