The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
KA.zsAs 1rn.1s OF INTEREST.

Inc legislature VIII De asked TO ana
in making a showing at the Pan-Amer-
lean exposition.
Only IL county treasurers attended
the late meeting of tlae County Treas
urers' association
The electric wiring and fixtures of
the new Missouri Pacific depot in yyich
5ta cost nearly 81 300
Circus talent is plentiful in Parsons
and it is to be utilized TO make the
auditorium fund grow.
Rob Torringeor,, Of Wichita. has been
advanced to the position of tourist
agent of the Rock Island
The industrial school for girls at
13eloit received 9s inmates during the
past year and parOled 90.
Union Pacific surveyors have been
running lines and setting grade stakes
Dorthvvard out of WamegO.
Kramer Bros. large elevator at Wei
1ington collapsed There was about
Is, 600 bushels of wheat in It.
The appellate court disoountenances
the right of a police judge to cause a
witness to testify against his Will.
The recent flood of the Nerdigris
river did great damage TO corn in the
shock, hay, alfalfa and winter wheat
Walter r. swingle, of Topeka, an ex-
pIorer for the department of agrieeil
ture, IS in Africs. studying the date
palm
a box car which was used for depot
at Valley Center in place of the burned
depot. caught fire and was partly
burned
II. X Bates. who died suddenly at
Fort Scott, was master mechanic at the
Tort Scott shops OF the Memphis road
for es years
Miss Agnes Curry, OF near Norton
Vile, has started for the Philippines TO
marry Luther 9 Douglas. OF the Sixth
Infantry band.
An Atchison man, Iegless, deaf and
dumb. who lays paving brick is OBJ
iect of much curiosity to the able
bodied loafers.
furnished room in the Wichita hos
pital as nursery for children who are
charity patients
I. NJ. Devore7s house at Andover was
struck by lightning in recent storm.
Mrs Devore was stunned and the roof
of the house was torn up
VIII Parker, son of J. o. Parker, of
T-akin, is in a Manila hospital suffering
from four 'sbolo'' wounds. lie is in
the Forty fourth regiment.
There had been shipped from Wame-
go az last report 25 carloads of sweet
potatoes. 1t is predicted that there
viii be as many more shipped before
the season closes
Two carloads of machinery have been
purchased for the Independence paper
mill for which the projectors have ptlr-
chased Is acres of land They viii use
natural gas for power
1t would be very strange if the con-
stitutional amendment did not carry
at the election, as it was in both of the
party platforms and urged by both
candidates for governor.
w A. Van Voris of the State normal
has demonstrated that oxygen can be
supplied by the use of oxydized sodium
sufficient to sustain healthy life to a
mouse sealed in a small jar.
Mrs. Noble L. Prentis IS visiting the
comfy superin ten Tents of public in
structiou throughout the state with
the object in view of trying to get the
late Noble Prentis' History of Kan
sas-' introduced in the schools of the
state
1t is said that there are 500 Mont
gomery county farmers who will re-
CSeaNe 1rSe Tor neaI1ng ana
lighting their homes. or its equivalent
as the gas is to be furnished to them
in exchange for leases to the gas com
pany.
The Walden shoe factory. of Griggs-
Vile. H.. is looking over openings in
Kansas to choose a place to move their
plant Chanute, Emporia and Wichita
are being considered and perhaps more
places will lie.
John s. Moor. aged 6s, and his broth
er Jonas Moor. aged So, lived together,
alone, farm some ten miles south
of Wichita On Sunday evening, Oc-
tober as, a tornado demolished their
house and John s. Moor was killed
The wind did damage at two other
farms near by.
IN Independence lad who wanted
spending money bad enough to work
eor it. planted five bushels of potatoes
last spring After they We're well
grown he sowed sorghum seed through