The Globe-republican., 1900-02-15
KANsAs ITEMS OF INTEREST


Fwo teams of horses by theft
A baggage car on the Frisco was
burned while the train crew were out
70 dinner.
The Strong City Citizens band of
eighteen members is preparing for cam
9aign year
The Wichita chain gang prefer to
stay inside and live on bread and water
rather than to work on the streets
There is movement to get the rail
road traffic managers and the catt1emen
together to adjust their differences
without the aid of the courts.
Trip1ets in Miami county, two boys
and a girl, at four months old weigh
6orty-tvvo and one-half pounds. The
boys 10 pounds each and the girl 125z-
Representative Long has introduced
a bill to pay the city of Wichita, Kas-,
1,e32 for assessments paid for the
benefit of property on which is erected
the United States public building in
that city
AS an example of the large amount
of business done in the Topeka yards
may be mentioned that Ed Fuller, the
switch tender, threw the switch in
front of the cabin just $50 times in
one day.
refused a cool 81, 900 in cash for his 1eo-
acre farm, Salem township. The farm
is wen improved and splendid soil, but
no better than dozens of others in that
splendid valley
Mrs. Diggs, state librarian, viii visit
New York to promote her plan to
bring the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Library Association to Topeka
this year She also will try to organize
a Kansas association
There are 35 Sac and Fox, SIS Chip
pewas, 256 Kickapoos, $50 Iowas, and
5s4 Pottawotomies now the Potta-
Nvotomie reservation. These and all
other Indians in Kansas are in charge
of Agent w. r. HOnnen.
The Miners Industrial Union met in
Labor Commissioner Johnson's office
and reelected Edward Keegan as mine
inspector. John II. Pratt, of Leaven-
worth, was elected president and James
Orr, of Weir City, vice president
Attorney General GODDARD is prepar-
ing to prosecute coal mine operators
who do not obey the screen law. The
supreme court upheld the law in de-
cision rendered some time since and
most of the operators have obeyed it
but not all.
Hon. o. L. This1er, of the Riverside
Stock farm near Chapman, has just
completed one of the finest residences
fn the county 1t contains fourteen
rooms, including bath and wash rooms.
1t Is brick veneer, with stone trimmings
and is finished in the latest style of
hardwoods and is heated throughout
by furnace and Will be lighted by gas.
The wealthiest colored man in Kan
sas is 1. c. Groves, of Edwardsville,
Wyandotte county. He owns one of
the largest potato farms in the Kaw
valley, and ships potatoes to market
by the trainload. Eighteen years ago
he began without a dollar in the world.
He now owns $50 acres of fine Kaw
valley land valued at SIS, 900. He also
owns city and town property worth
several thousand dollars, and his per
sonal property amounts to more than
s., 900.
Nemaha comfy has a zinc boom
Mining leases are being obtained for
land about Corning. An assay has
been made which is encouraging
The only cattlewo1nan who attended
the national live stock convention at
Fort Worth recently was from Kansas
1t was Mrs z. w. Pinkston, of Chase
county.
DIR. J. Frank Davis was shot and in
stantly killed at Halls Summit, by
Fred Denhart. Davis, Denhart and y |
o. Hin were at Denhart's house. drink
Ing whisky and singing.
The prevalence of chicl1enpox in |
Kansas towns has cut off opportunities |
20 get small jobs by the poor. Fear of |
eonta gion is the cause. Poor commits |
sioners' supplies are overtaxed from |
this cause
On February there were in the To |
peka post office 1891 January money i
orders which had not yet been pre-
vented for payment
Charles Bailey Of Ottawa received a |
plum pudding from England which /
came IN good condition although % |
days on the way.
During 1899 the Edgerton creamery /
paid for milk, $50, ,soT- es, an average |
price per hundred pounds of a little in |
excess of 20 cents
The poor commissioner of yvyandotte