The Globe-republican., 1898-01-13
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

In central Kansas the wheat Eelds
look fine.
Will White believes country CORE
spondents pays better than editor
iaL
A Wichita man has gone as mis-
sionary to China That looks like an
insult.
The Topeka fall festival manage
ment paid its bills at IS cents on the
dollar.
The silver communion service was
stolen from the Christian church at
Abilene.
The students of the State Normal
have given up their attempt to run
newspaper.
A young Saline county man attempt
ed suicide last week by taking large
dose of morphine. He was in deadly
stupor when found but after a physi-
clan had worked on him for q couple of
hours he was pronounced out of dan
ger.
Republican patrons of the Beloit
postoffice will vote their choice for
postmaster. An election will be held
in a manner to be agreed upon by sew
eral candidates. The party receiving
the highest number of votes shall be
given the Office.
Water in some sections of Kansas is
becoming very scarce and if there is
not q rainfall soon, it is feared that
there will be suffering among the
stock. Already some of the stockmen
in the northeastern part of the state
have been compelled to pay fifteen
cents a tank or three cents q barrel for
water.
1t is amusing to see the number of
people who are too stingy to subscribe
for their local paper and as long as
they can borrow one from regular
subscriber they won't subscribe, says
the jefferson Rustler. Some of these
stingy people have been at work for
some time on q new invention by
which they can cook their meals by
the smoke of their neighbors chin.
neys.
Ralph Wilson, the 15-year-old son of
farmer living near Powell Siding, Mia
mi county, was instantly killed at Buzz
card RoOst school house, near Powell,
while practicing for dialogue with
Marvin Hale, another farmers boy.
In one act of the dialogue the boys
were called upon TO use pistols. They
had borrowed two old ones which were
empty. but these did not suit Hale and
he procured another kind. When he
brought his weapon into play he pull
ed the trigger. Much to his surprise
and dismay, the weapon was discharg-
ed. and Wilson fell to the stage with &
bullet in his temple His death was
instaneous Hale did not know the re-
volver was loaded, and was not ar
rested. Wilson's youngest brother
Frank IS almost Frustrated over hi:
brothers untimely death.
The other night John Huff, a Naror
township farmer, heard a great com
motion out at his hog pen, and, hurry
ing out, was surprised to find one o.
his best hogs lying outside of the per
with its throat cut Taking in the sit
uation at a glance. he at once conclud
ed to do the butchering himself. Wa
ter to scald the animal was placed OF
the range, which was soon pronounced
to be in prime condition, and thu
picking" began. When the hog wa
strung up and rid of the inside surplus
and waiting for it to cool, breakfas
was announced, and all hands repair
ed to the kitchen, leaving the carcas
suspended in the bring morning ar
but, on returning, about daylight, jus
imagine the surprise of the men I
find that the thieves had carried avn;
the pork.
The month of December just passe
has been colder than the average Ok
cember in Kansas. Also more mois
ture has fallen than is usual Their
were more cloudy days in the mont
than for several years. Weather OF
server Jennings gives official figure
for the weather for December ~ TO
lows: Mean temperature for the mont
IS degreeA The normal mean temper
ature for December in Kansas is SO d.
grees The highest temperature IL
the month was Is degrees on the 9tl
the lowest degrees on the 10th I'll
precipitation for the month was l.
inches. The normal rainfall for D
cember is "a inche& There were se
en- DAYS ON which there was . measu
.hlo rr>~;n;%. ton Duriu.p the mont