The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25

that town.
Burlington wants a new court house
but the country people don't want to
help pay for it.
Abilene will extend the glad hand to
any grand lodge meeting in Kansas
except the o. NJ. B.
The streets in some of the Kansas
towns are almost impossible for vehi-
eles due to heavy mud.
Charles Mann, IN old settler, 10 visit
ing Cowley county At present He
drove from California.
A Wichita man owns stable of "a
nous trotters, but when he is in a hur-
r. he drives a ten-dollar pony.
Several men at Wellington will start
state bank there this year if the crops
begin to turn out well, by summer.
The gas companies of lola which
have recently consolidated supply
three hundred and sixty consumers.
1t is said that Anderson Grey. of the
famous hypnotic trial, is organizing q
company at Kansas City to 60 to Cuba
It is reported from the social circles
of Ell Dorado that the widows are grad
ually crowding the girls off the stage
Over At lola they really believe that
Fred Funston stands up and lets the
Spaniards fatten their bullets on his
chest.
Nine hundred and sixteen more votes
were cast at the last election in Frank
lin county than the assessor found last
spring.
When Galena's four hundred give a
ball they announce on the Invitations
that policemen be present to preserve
order"
Il never saw mud like this" confess
ed the old lnhabitant, ''but the Indians
said there was worse mud here in 1861.
1 think they led
1s-year-old runaway boy has been
capturpd by the Topeka police and is
held awaiting the arrival of his parents
who reside at Wichita.
lola and Humboldt are now connect
ed by telephone. The old way was for
the two towns to swear at each other
through the newspapers.
Hundreds of Kansas weekly papers
are becoming independent in politics.
The change is gradual and has been
taking place for two years.
Over one thousand steers, costing
$4,000, were put off the train at Larn-
ed the other day and driven to a ranch.
They came from Ell Paso, Texas.
A swell party was given at Garden
City recently. The guests all came,
sat down and looked at each other for
a compile of hours and then went home
A western Kansas paper thinks that
advertising may get black eye if the
''dear little child which has been ad-
vertised as ''lost" in every paper in the
country is not found pretty soon.
The city of Eureka pounced down on
a man for selling a boy cigarette pa
pers. The town thought it would be
test case and got ready to take Sides
But the case was compromised out of
court
The Garden City roller mills, with a
capacity of $50 barrels day, was burn
ed recently. Three car loads of flour
and 5000 bushels of wheat were also
destroyed. The insurance reaches
So, 500.
In making an excavation at Medicine
Lodge coin bearing the date of ITS
was brought up. 1t is of silver and
copper, has crown on it, the letter G
and the word ''Faderneslandet" in Ro-
man capitals.
Garrett has failed to pay its preach
ers lately and one of them remarks
that if few righteous men were re-
moved the difference between that city
and hell would be that Garrett would
have more water.
A Rush county woman who don't
read the newspapers sent fifty cents
for receigpt for making good coffee.
Sac received the following: Practice
until you get it exactly right and then
keep on making it that way
From all sections Of the country
round about us come reports of the
fine appearance of wheat fields. The
season has been especially good on
this crop. We hope to see It produce
bountifully and bring a good price.
McPhereon boys stand in the hall
way and wait for their girls to come
from church. Their mammas are OBJ
jecting because the boys catch cold.
They might make the boys go to
church and see how that would work.