The Globe-republican., 1899-04-13

! The Santa Fe through trains the
coming summer will be equipped with
electric fana
In Jetmore Il the western part OF
the state. every man in town owns the
house he lives in.
Collins was entered in the peniten-
tiary as convict No. 1892. He gave as
his best friend Grace Collins. Grace
is his sister.
In his next report Secretary Coburn
will take up the Kansas sheep and
show how the Kansas climate acts rs q
hair luxuriant
The election il over, stories of the
fight have been told, and now there
will be q chance for the news of the
day to get in the papers
May is Prohibition day in Kansas
1t is also Dewey day, and in some
states has been made a holiday. Just
as likely as not it will be snowy day
Dewey day in Kansas
The Pioneer reports that a Smith
Center real estate dealer cleaned up
$500 in profits on his deals in one
week. This year is going to be good
deal of Christmas tree for the real
estate agents
Within short time a paper mill
will be in operation at Cherryvale, and
it is also expected that the canyons
will go to work there on $4,000
smelter this summer. The canyons
are the big s.nelter men who gave
lola such boost.
A Wichita citizen wants some kind
of book or statement prepared show
ing the progress of the town The old
germ of whOop has a streak of life left
in it yet, but it will be held within
reasonable bounds this time and not
be sent forth to rip up the universe.
There can be no doubt that money is
plenty in Kansas. At Canton, a town
of 400 inhabitants, one merry-go-
round could not take in the coin of the
people rapidly enough to suit them.
A second one was set up. and now
both Of the whirling machines are do
ing land Office business
The interest in the zinc and lead
prospecting at Pleasanton is more in
tense than ever before. On April 9th
the workmen in shaft No. / struck q
good vein of lead which is estimated
by an expert miner from Cripple Creek
to run 60 per cent lead and 10 per cent
silver. The extent of the deposit is
not known, but indications are that it
is large. The zinc vein is showing up
fine.
There is at least one Kansan who is
lining his pockets nicely in the Klon-
dixie country, aud if he only knows
enough to let well enough alone he
will be enabled to come back home
well fixed. Mike Walters, formerly of
Norton, writes Postmaster Lockard as
follows concerning the young fellow
in question: ''Do you remember Sam
Bonnifield, the gambler who was in
Norton in 1ss5-a young fellow? He
has all kinds of money here. He is
worth $500. .OOO. He won $40, 900 from
one man here"
The state board Of education has de-
termined what requirements are nec:s
essary to enable the various colleges
in Kansas to avail themselves of the
provisions of the new law placing
them on an equal basis with the State
Normal school at Emporia in issuing
certificates to graduates. The new
law is lame in the provision pertaining
to pedagogy, failing to specify just
what shall constitute graduation The
board of education has adopted reso-
luton requiring that each institution
shall maintain separate department.,
presided over by a special teacher for
this branch. This. action disposes of
the questions involved in the new law
and all institutions will be required
to comply with the rules prescribed by
the board
Erie will have creamery in opera
ton within a week or sooner.
Governor Stanley has forwarded to
President Mckinley an invitation to
come to Kansas during the latter part
of May or early in June to attend the
Transmississippi Commercial congress,
which meets in annual session in
Wichita The invitation which the
governor has forwarded was provided
for by the house and senate in adopt
ing concurrent resolution extending
an urgent request that the president
come west at that time.
The farmers in north Dickinson