The Globe-republican., 1899-02-02


Within the past year oslty hes -
ken mp fifteen hundred dollars worth
Of outstanding honda
The state insane asylum fight At To-
peka is by far the most interesting
thing in the legislature. It is thought
that Wellington will get this institu-
ton if it is located.
The extra session of the legislature
will be held to have been constitution
al. A similar session was so declared
by q court in Delaware. A governor
is sole judge of emergencies
The quarters of the Twentieth Kan
sas at Manila are much more comfort
able than the quarters were at San
Francisco. Few notes of discomfort
are heard from the Kansas boys over
sea-
Wheat is climbing up rapidly in
price and will not slump, if it does.
until after the Kansas crop is harvest
ed Kansas will be cutting capers be-
fore high heaven before this time next
year.
A Kansas constable sent to levy on
some calves returned without them
and with this memorandum: ''The
above calves were seeable through the
kraks but not gitable as the door was
locked"
At Pretty Prairie, Reno county, two
dogs fought. The owner of one dog
threw a rock and hit the owner of the
other dog. A law suit resulted and
jury held that the man threw the rock
at the dogs
Dick Holmes, Saline county man,
insists on sparkling young women who
do not want to be spanked. and so an
noying them. The other day he was
tried for insanity and the jury quickly
acquitted him.
The Horticultural department has
prepared a printed price list of the
vines, fruit trees, shade trees, and o.
namental shrubs that can be disposed
of in the spring. 1t will be mailed to
any one in the state upon request.
There is only one man holding any
state Office whatsoever who lives west
of the center of the state-Grimes who
is state treasurer. Western Kansas is
getting ready to execute picolo solo
in F sharp soon, if it doesn't get more
pie
| When it comes to raising broom corn
all the other counties in Kansas have
to stand back and give Mcpherson
clear track. In 1893, 4,79o acres were
planted to this crop. The yield amount
ed to 2, 734, 500 lbs, valued at S., s62.-
so. The previous year was far ahead
of this though. for then the acreage
was nearly doubled, 4,49o, 500 pounds
being produced and the value of the
crop reached the handsome figure of
s112,e45.
That most dangerous combination,
small children and matches, caused the
destruction of the home Of q Smith
Center farmer last week. Very little
was saved, but among the things Ia
ken out of the house was the farmers
coat, in the pockets of which he had
stuffed 500 in bills. A few years ago
the average farmer up in that country
with $500 cash would have carried it
securely strapped to his body, and
during the nights would have set up
with club in his hand, keeping guard
over it.
Excursion Rates via Santa Fe Route.
On Jan. II and Feb. and 81, March
2 and 81, the Santa Fe will sell round
trip tickets at the very cheap rate of
one fare plus $500 to all points in
Arkansas, Arizona, Indian Territory,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
These tickets will bear going limit,
with stop-over privileges of fifteen
days, final return limit 81 days from
date of sale. Before purchasing tick
cts, you will do we'll to call on some
representative of the road that reaches
all points of Importance 1.-The Great
Santa Fe."
w. j. BLACK, G. p. A.,
Topeka, Kans
Reduced Rates via Santa Fe Route.