The Globe-republican., 1900-07-26
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

with capacity of "a, 900 bushels
One Abilene dealer has sold this sea
son nearly $50, 900 worth of threshing
outfits
Henry Bell, farmer of Coffey coun-
ty. was accidentally killed while hand
ling target rifle
Mrs Maria Hopkins, of Solomon, is
dead at the age of %. She had lived
in Dickinson county 80 years.
There is boom in church building
in central and western Kansas Par
sonages are being fixed up also.
VIM Birch, near Scottsvi1le, lost
wheat stacks by fire which were esti-
mated to contain 1000 bushels.
Harper zerfoos has been held for
trial for the murder of D. a. Coats, the
operator who was killed at Winfield
3The imported harvest hands are now
leaving the state in droves, in some
cases taking command of freight trains
Rudolph Hatfield and Colonel Hois-
ington were the speakers at the laying
of the corner stone of the s25, 900 high
school at FL Dorado.
A train stopped between Kins1ey
and Offerle and the train crew and
passengers fought fire in a field of
shocked wheat, saving it.
Miss Morrison, of Ell Dorado, is held
for murder in the first degree, without
bail, for the killing Of Mrs. DIN Castle.
She was taken to the Wichita Jail.
The public generally, at FL Dorado.
holds the opinion that the motif of the
murder of Mrs. Olin Castle by Miss
Jessie Morrison, was infatuated jeal-
Ousy-
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a travelling salesman for a publishing
house, was found dead in his bed in a
Wellington hotel. Death was caused
by morphine.
Wheat is pressing hard on the power
of the railroads to move it. Indica-
tions are that the high prices being
paid for wheat will cause earlier sale
of large part of the crop than usual.
All Hallows academy in Wichita in
charge of Catholic sisters, has become
SO crowded with young lady pupils
that those interested have decided to
build an addition to cost at least S15,-
900.
Charles Wheeler, of Mcpherson coun-
ty, is said to be one of four heirs of his
brother, Francis Turner Wheeler, of
Chicago, who made his fortune of So
OoO, 900 in the manufacture of paper
bags. Wheeler is dead.
A strike occurred at the Lanyonvi11e
smelter- All the yard men stopped
work. About 200 men quit because
they did not like a change that had
been made of their boss. This may
cause closing of the works.
Work on the new cell block at the
Hutchinson reformatory is going on
rapidly. The board of managers have
Lot aofG for
iron roof, banisters, individual water
closets in cells and for material for
clothing.
NJ. f. Angel came from Chicago to
Wichita, where he lived 43 years ago,
for the sole purpose of paying a debt
to dentist which he contracted when
he lived there. Ten dollars settled the
debt and Angels railroad fare was
S2o.6o
A woman of Severance, whose hus-
band used beer, took baby carriage
full of stones and broke all the win
dows in Turner hall.
Wichita and the Orient railroad Off
Gals have closed bargain which is to
make Wichita a division point and To-
cate there the general shops of the
line
Miss Jean Creighton, of Wichita will
it as prize for securing the largest
list of subscribers in given time to
The EndeavOr World.
Mr. Oebel, of Anda1e, Sedgwicl1
county, is feeling good over two fine
crops already made, alfalfa and wheat
and good prospects for like fine crop
of corn He is confident that the corn
crop when husked out will surprise
those who have been crying drouth.
The returns this year show that Kan
sas has 2,111 more pianos, 724 more
silver watches, e,T92 more gold watch
es, 1889 more carriages, Il, 994 more
wagons, 16,445 more mules, 1,eo3, 453
more cattle and 14e,o5s more horses
than last year
Adam Bicl1e, near the south line of
Saline county, lost 20 stacks of wheat
by fire Fire started from a passine e
engine. No insurance
The Kansas Midland station at
Lorraine was assaulted by BURGLAR s