The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08

Kansas gained in births, over deaths
in 1899, II, 615-
j. B. Baden, the well known Win
| field miller, is dead
Reading business men are talking
about establishing a bank
Bids asked for completing the
fourth floor of the capitol
E. E. Bi11eter. of Sterling has made
over 100, 900 barrels for salt
Stafford. with 500 people, is talking
about an electric light plant
The Kingman soap fac cory has diff
Guilty in finding soap material
Money orders from the Philippines
reach Kansas postoffices quite often
Sumner county proposes to try a
grand jury to get rid of its jointfsts-
Miami county has its fourth free
rural delivery route instituted this
week
Pittsburg has captured a factory for
the manufacture of gas and gasoline
engines.
Wichita has let large contracts for
the extension of the sewer system of
the city
wamego has about 1000 people It's
two banks report $500, 100. Oh on de-
post.
Demand for farm land is larger than
for many years; especially in Western
counties
The State Normal Mandolin club is
negotiating for five months service at
Manit0u Springs this summer
The largest COW in kansas is owned
by Dick Clacl1, of Gaylord. She weigha
1000 pounds and is six feet high.
A ten pound she'll filed with grape
shot was found in w. r. Fishers field
in jackson county few days ago
The taxpayers of johnson county
have already paid 7s per cent of their
taxes this year. They had until next
July to pay so per cent.
Connection of city schools by tele-
phone demonstrates, where it has
been tried in Kansas, that it lessons the
necessity for frequent teachers meet
ings.
Next January, the second Tuesday
comes before the second Monday in the
month and the legislature will convene
one week before the new governor is
inaugurated- One of the botches OF
the constitution.
A number of Linn county farmers
are about to bring suits against the
Pittsburg and Gulf railroad for dam
ages to their farms from overflow upon
them of the waters of the Maris Des
Cynes river. caused by damming in the
grading of the road.
Not counting the present administers
ton, Kansas has had fourteen gov
errors, seven of whom are living;
secretaries of state, ten living:
twelve state auditors, seven now living;
fourteen state treasurers, nine now
living: seventeen attorney generals,
eleven now living; thirteen state super
seven now living; and six
teen lieutenant governors, twelve now
living
Frank Montgomery gives these
figures: Alaska is 1,131 miles from
north to south, 3.os1 from east to west
Kansas is 900 miles from north to south
400 miles from east to west. Alaska
cost S., 600. 900. Kansas cost practically
Alaska has yielded in thirty
two years total of S16a, $50, 900 in furs
gold, fish, whalebone. and oil and wal
rus ivory. Kansas in the one year OF
1899 yielded in farm products, livestock
not included, 500. 747. OBJ AlaslSa-s
total gold product since its purchase
from Russia has been So. 900. 900. Kan
sas' Helpful Hen has IL the same
length of time produced more than
double that sum.
The Santa Fe has surveyors at work
finding a route between Kinslev
and Great Bend, to escape the heavy
grades.
Julius Neuman- who preempted the
first 16o acres at the I-ecompton land
office. is dead He had lived a hermit
life on his land
Jim Brennan, who killed Sam Wood.
now resides near King1sher, Okla,
and is a prosperous citizen He owns
a good farm and a big herd of cattle.
and is said to be getting rich. He has
been sheriff of his county
There is a sport in jail in Seneca, for
having several saddles 1aprobes and
w ps which had been missed at Viii
ting
New chair cars have been placed in
daily service, on Santa Fe trains No :
and 5. running between Kansas City
and San Antonio, Texas.