The Globe-republican., 1899-02-09
KANSAS ITEMS OF INrRREsE.


KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST
There never has been a territorial
governor, beginning with Steele, who
did not use the veto freely.
In Kansas an ecclesiastic calls him
self clergyman; his Pensioners call
him minister, and the politician refers
to him as a preacher.
Every Kansan has said this when it
was ten degrees below zero in Kansas
and 40 below in Minnesota: but the
wind isn't blowing there"
Charley Mcdonald, an old ex-banker
and ex-politician of Concordia, has
gone to Cuta. with the intention OF
making that island his future home.
Miss Frances Babcock plucked up
courage the other night and gave a
party, the list of those present prob
ably being kept away from John Col
Inns.
Gillett's return to Kansas from Mexi-
co has been fixed for March by c. r.
Troxel, his attorney. On that date
Gillett will meet his creditors at Kan
sas City.
Several of the horse and cattle stalls
along the north side of the fair
grounds at Wichita were burned Tues
day night. The origin of the fire is
not known.
The jointists of Atchison pay $50 a
month fine. Thirty-three joints exist
in Atchison, but it keeps them scratch
ing gravel to make a bare living for
the jointists.
The agriculturists are preparing to
storm western Kansas again. There is
no doubt of it. No Kansan ever re-
Trained from scalding drouth when
he saw one.
A bill has been introduced in the
Kansas legislature prohibiting people
from carrying weapons to church. The
butt of revolver will scratch up the
best pew made.
Buffalo Jones will start on lecture
trip in the spring. He will travel by
means of team of buffalo hitched to a
cart. 1t is said that he has q very in
teresting lecture.
A Kansas editor demands that the
barber bill be amended to read that
any barber cutting hair on Saturday
night when everybody is waiting for
shave, shall be subject to fine.
Leavenworth has two United States
senators, one federal Judge. one SUI
preme judge, a federal prison, federal
fort. soldiers home, a state peniten-
tiary and capacious appetite still
operative.
At a meeting of the county commits
sioners of Sedgwick county it was de-
cided to oner a general reward of $50
for the capture of each and every horse
thief having stolen a horse in Sedgwick
county.
Since the Videttc. the first paper in
Wichita, was started in 1870, there
have been ninety other newspapers of
various grades and kinds started in
that city. They did not all persist in
living.
There are 1874 kinds of grasses known
to grown in Kansas. Some of these
are rare and others are of no agricul-
tural Importance, while still others are
weeds. There are sevaral species that
are of importance from the standpoint
of grazing, but at this time only few
will be mentioned. In short time a
more complete enumeration and de-
scription will be issued as bu.letin
from the Experiment Station.
Newton, from Thursday. has a paid
fire department which will cost the
town in salaries about Sl70 a month
Mrs. Elizabeth Trask, well known in
central Kansas, once assistant post
master of Emporia, in 1861, under
Jacob Stotler, died in Chicago Mon.
day.
Judge Simpson of Mcpherson county
holds that wheelman has q right to
half a country road. He also has the
right to run into q farm wagon and
knock one of the large hind wheels off
the Studebaker.
James Bell, who was sent to the
peuitentiary from Sedgwick county
short time ago for trying to pass a
forged check. is an old offender and is
wanted in Iowa to answer the charge
of forgery as soon as his term has ex-
pired in Kansas.
The Baden Milling company of Win
field sued the Kansas Farmer for dam
ages for publishing an article in which
it was stated that the company adul-