The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Swedish mission church Will
probably establish a college somewhere
in central Kansas.
There is a movement for the repeal
of the law making city treasurer, clerk
and attorney elective
The country residence of Cashier
HolIingsworth, of an Independence
bank, is burned to the ground.
Miss Bertha YarneI is deputy regis
ter of deeds in Anderson county. Her
predecessor. also, was woman, who
resigned to be married.
State Grain Inspector McKenzie's re-
port for November shows s., 537-1o col
lection of fees, at an expense of So
3s3. 20, leaving balance of 1888. 40
When the canyons erect their pro-
posed additional smeIter in lola they
they will reach the position of being
the largest zinc producers in the world.
A ten-year-o1d boy tried to jump on
a moving train at Cherokee and lost
both of his legs. He said to the doctor,
''Say Doc, I won't have to go to school
now, Will L
The judges of the probate courts of
Kansas will hold meeting in Topeka
December %. The object is the form
ing of an association and to discuss
needed legislation
Senator Tapp from Sedgwiclz county
is preparing a bill to provide for the
examination of telegraphers, under
which they must obtain licenses before
they can do railroad work
The governor has sent the assistant
attorney general to Ness county to as
s5st in the prosecution of a boy charged
with criminal assault The culprits
father asked for this action.
d. J. Fair & Cos IuD Der yard in Bur-
1ingame caught fire and the office and
a large shed filed with finishing 1um-
Der We're destroyed. A great deal of
lumber in the yard was destroyed
The little girls of Kiovva have pur-
chased dolls and dressed them for the
little folks at the Wichita Orphans
home. There is regular organization
of the girls in Kiovva for charity
work
The Law and Order League at Tope-
ka raised in pledges S25, IT'S to prose
cute violaters of the liquor law, in one
meeting and it is their intention to
make it $50, 900. There were .. 500 peo-
pie at the meeting.
James Z. Cole, of Alma, and Andrew
Lang, of Topeka, propose to establish
automobile factory in Topeka
They have patented an oil-propelling
auto which they claim be put on
the market for $3.50.
Mr.. Long, a Montgomery county
farmer, sues for a divorce on the ground
that his wife will not let him work on
Saturday, she having joined the Sew
enth Day Adventist church. They
have been married 80 years.
Citizens of Atchison are preparing
Christmas presents for the 155 children
in the Soldiers Orphans Home. The
veterans at the Leavenw orth Soldiers
Home viii probably follow their Gus
tom of sending presents also.
Rev. and Mrs. John NJ. Rankin OF
Burlington celebrated their golden
wedding on December 10. They have
lived at burlington about 40 years,
where Mr.. Rankin was for many years
rector of the Episcopal church.
Governor Stanley says he wants to
hear from the people as to what they
want done by the state for the semi
centennial exposition in 1904.
Miss Florence Hall, head of the de
partment of physical culture at the
Kansas Agricultural college. died il
Manhattan on December 9, of malaria
fever.
w. j. Costigan, of Ottawa, has beer
selected to prepare a memorial of tn,
life of Ex-Governor Lewelling, to b,
read before the State Historical society
at its january meeting.
Miss Pearl Murdoch, only daughte
of NJ. NJ Murdoch. Eagle editor an,
postmaster of Wichita. and William p
Eato., We're married on December IL
The groom is employed at the Care,
hotel owned by his uncle, b L. Eaton
The supreme court has unanimousl
refused the writ of mandamus to com
pei the state board of charities to bull
the insane asylum at Parsons. The re
suit is likely to be the repeal of the lay
for the erection OF another asylum an
the passage of a new one which wi
name a location for it.
A passenger train on the Santa f
ran into the rear end of freight trai
at Clare, south of Olathe. Mob