The Globe-republican., 1898-05-26

Several cases of measles have broke
out at Camp Leedy.
Il Nature has begun to tie knots in th
Kansas climate again.
Throughout Cloud county crops n
all looking favorable.
Early wheat is heading in Cowle
county and corn cultivation has CON
menced.
The ice in Kansas this year seems t
have formed on the clouds instead O
on the ponds.
In the Cherokee county compan,
there are fifteen school teachers an,
five lawyers.
Very few married men are going t,
war. There were but two married me,
in the Beloit company and six in tn,
one from Parsons.
The volunteers from Hays City and
Russell were each given a ring by the
citizens, and Capt. Roy Mari was pre-
sented with sword and uniform.
Nearly every band in Kansas is buy.
ing new instruments or new uniforms.
This is great year for frill in Kansas.
A band is frill but it is mighty
good frill. if it is a good band.
The first thing the Philippine regi-
ment of Kansas boys attacked was a
pie counter in Colorado. Pies were 40
cents apiece and the boys retreated in
confusion.
Everything is looking fine in Barber
county and the farmers feel much en-
couraged over the excellent prospects.
Corn, cane and kaffir corn planting
nicely. Cattle on range
in good condition.
1twould be just like the usual run of
contrary luck of Kansas for the boys
who 60 to Cuba to never see a fight
and for the boys who have gone to
to get into the thick of it and
De shOt all to pieces.
The most irate man in Stafford coun-
y is George Schmid, who is accused of
being Spanish sympathizer. He gets
light before the public in a card pub
ished in the Republican and while
cards" generally deserve a horse
augh, his is probably justified in this
The Superintendent of the Ellsworth
and and Cattle company's ranch in
ellsworth county reports that he has
tainted 800 acres of corn and 400 acres
4 kaffir corn and sorghum this spring,
nd he has 40 acres of wheat in excel |
emit shape. This is going to be great |
ear for plutocrats to hatch out in
Kansas
Narka is swelled up because the
men say that it does more
usiness than many towns Of twice it's
lze, and it is the most hustling city on
heir beat. This is a jolly that the
raveling men work off all along the
ne. 1t tickles people and keeps them
God natured. 1t is impossible to sell
Gods to man when he is in bad
umor and no one is better aware of
lis than the wise travelling man.
Prof. Haworth, geologist OF the state
University, has been Investigating the
alter supply of Wellington. He en-
'rtains a very decided opinion that
sufficient water supply cannot be Sc
lred in the Rock Island bottoms or
carer than the Nennescah, Arkansas
Chicaskia valleys. He advises against
any money in prospecting
,ar the city, because he claims it is a
lysical impossibility to secure water
sufficient quantities.
The month of A pril, according to the
cords of the register of deeds, shows
e people OF Leavenworth county to
i've released S4,217 more mortgaged
debtedness than was filed for record,
en- including the building and loan q
ISOLATION mortgages in the total of
ose fled. The total number of mort =
ges filed during the month was "a,
counting to S37,759.OO. of which 10
ere building and loan mortgages and
aounted to S11,6OO. Forty-two mort !
ges were released, representing a S
operty value of SAL ,977, and GO trans t
rs OF property represented 1851. r
An old river man at Atchison saws
at the Missouri is now lower than
has ever been in the history of west
a civilization, and he does not look
. any more of the old time tears" $
) gives as his reason the fact that a
eat deal of the old desert territory
S been broken up and thus a great G
al of moisture is absorbed. Then ir-
alton plants and the large towns f
= u prodigous amount of water. He {,
IS there will be no floods like the A
q Of 1881 Whon nv old r;vo, -