The Globe-republican., 1899-10-19

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renee.
The canning factory in Topeka has
about 300 tons of pumpkin piled up in
their backyard
It is estimated that in 1900 Kansas
will hold six hundred political conven-
lions of various kinds.
A Barber county man last week re-
fused 81 800 for quarter for which he
paid 5000 last spring.
The Ellinwood Leader actually en-
courages the organization Of an anna
teur dramatic company.
The new dairy barn at the Agricul-
tural college will accommodate eighty
two COWS when completed.
Topeka society girls are going to act
as mattresses at the banquet to the
Twentieth Kansas regiment.
The papers are beginning to appear
with the usual fall stories of cattle dy
ing as the the result of eating cane.
Five complaints have been fled by
F. B. Dawes and Thomas Fenlon in
Leaverworth county against keepers
of joints at klondike.
Secretary Barnes, of the State Hor.
ticultural society, is trying to collect a
car load of Kansas apples for an ex-
hibit at the Paris exposition.
The Wichita local lodges of the Fra
ternal Aid Association chartered a
special train to Ell Dorado to attend a
picnic and celebration at that place.
A thrill passed over all Kansas when
the reception of the Kansas boys in San
francisco was read. Kansas will long
have a warm side for San Francisco
The Grand Lodge l. O. O. F. defeated
plan to assess members five cents each
on the death of a brother, the same to
go to his heirs. The vote was fifty.
seven to 236.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
closed their work at Wichita and ad,
jorrned to meet next year at Topeka.
that city having secured the favor af.
ter hard contest.
J. c. Lowry, of Scdgwick county, says
his sweet potatoes are running 2Oc
bushels to the acre. He exhibits sim
gle vine with twenty-three sweet pota-
! <coc ~o,,-l.
| p. Anderson & Co.. of Monterey,
Kas., have closed a deal for the pur-
chase Of the Duncan mill property at
Blue Rapids, Kas., and will at once
| erect 15O-barrel mill and an elevator.
A reunion and reception of the Off
GERS of Grand Lodge, Grand Encamp-
ment and Rebeka Assembly, is called
for Wednesday evening of the week
| during the session of the Grand Lodge
in Topeka next year.
j. G. Groves, the wealthy colored
farmer of Edwardsville, owns one of
the largest potato farms in the state,
and he is recognized as the wealthiest
cOlOred man in the western country.
He lives in a mansion at Edwardsville.
Lieutenant Fred Bugbee, who was
member of the regiment of Rough
Riders. was married in Eyandotte
county, kans., the other day. with Miss
Grace Cornell. He went Immediately
to join his regiment. the Fortieth U.
S. Infantry. to proceed to Manila.
Topeka has an ''Aunt Martha" a ne
gress who is 1s1 years old. She says
she remembers seeing soldiers march
past her home in Virginia during the
revolutionary war: was in Washington
and saw General Jackson in parade
at the close of the war of 1912. She
cooked for soldiers during the civil
way and was in Washington when the
great review occurred. She now asks
for a good position on the reviewing
stand when the Twentieth Kansas
marches in Topeka.
Cne of the special cars of the United
States fish commission, in charge OF
Captain Groves. is now engaged in dis
tributing fish in Kansas. The car is
fitted with every conceivable convent
ence for transporting fish. There are
twenty-five departments for the differ.
ent kinds of fish carried. and each is
connected by water and air pipes.
A beauest OF 81 600 was received froyz
Philemon and Mary Jones of McLouth,
Kansas. for an endowment fund for
the Friends university. in addition te
the same amount given last year.
Upon disembarking at San Francisco
Lieut.. Col. Ed. Little picked horse to
ride to the Preside. 1t had been re<
served for Governor Stanley. He pick,
ed another. 1t had been reserved 70.