The Globe-republican., 1901-12-26

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Six carloads of mineral water bottles
| ment.
Earl H. Ellis, of Pratt, has been
given a commission as second 1ieuten-
ant in the marine corps
1t is the town agrieu1tuta1ists who
have the wheat killed by freezing
The farmers are keeping still
Marie and Mary Mcfarland, twins,
who are to sing at King Edwards coro-
nation, were born in Atchison.
The public schools of Horton are
closed on account of the prevalence of
diphtheria-
Jud Shive, a switchman at Hutch
inson, was run over by freight car
and killed.
Frank Kurt has bought the Thomp-
son ranch on the Chicaslia in Kingman
| county for $4,000.
Representative Long is advocating an
increase in the pay of rural mail route
carriers to 5000 a year
1t is said that within year more than
S23, 900 worth of tombstones have been
placed in the Bur1ingame cemetery.
o. H. Coulter, of Kansas, is made a
member of the committee on legislation
for veterans in the public service. by
the chief of the 6. A. R.
An agent of the internal revenue
bureau has been visiting money loaners
in Kansas towns who have neglected to
pay the war revenue tax required of
them.
A plant is proposed to be operated at
Wichita for making white brick from
gypsum and sand. The protector says
they can be made cheaper than other
brick.
General Metca1f, the new pension
agent. says he will retain his residence
and his business of mortgage and loan
agency at Lawrence, which is very
large.
The Wesleyan Methodists have been
given by VIM Tussler, of Eskridge,
grounds and a building and enough
money to found a college there which is
to be opened next March
Chairman Allen, of the state board of
charities, will go to Craig, N. Y, to in
spect the epi1eptic institution there for
ideas for the special building for cpl
1eptics that is to be erected at Parsons.
During Christmas exercises in a col
ored school in Atchison Precil1a Ker-
ford's clothing caught fire from candles
Christmas tree and she was so
badly burned that she died in a few
hours.
Several years ago business man of
Lincoln county became drunkard.
His wife procured divorce and raised
their son, who became teacher. Moth
ing was heard from the father until his
death in Oklahoma the other day 1t
was then found that he had kept in
good standing with his insurance lodge
and left his So, 900 of insurance to the
wife of his youth
Willie Sells, the circus man who was
adopted by Allan Sells and his wife
when an infant, both of whom are
dead, has just learned that he is not
their son, and has brought suit to break
Mrs Sells will, alleging that his own
parents gave Sells cash for his educa-
ton which he used in his circus bust
ness, and that the thousands of dollars
worth of diamonds that Mrs. Sells left
were presented to her by him, in trust
for himself when she should die
Judge J. c. Peckham pioneer resi-
dent of Winfield, dropped dead near
Lawton, o. T., where he was on bust
ness for the B. E. & 5. railroad
General. J. c. Stone is dead at the
age of 70 years. General Stone was a
veteran of the Mexican war and at the
beginning of the civil war he was made
raised and Differed the 10 regiments
raised during that war in Kansas He
was also a prominent factor in the
building of the Union Pacific rail-
road.
During the month of November the
same number of recruits were obtained
in Wichita for the United States army
as in Philadelphia: 81.
Three thousand people depended upon
| the Argentine smelter for their sup
| port It is shut down, its owners say,
| because it needed modern machinery
and it would not pay to put it in
Workmen begun on the work of the
| construction OF the stairways in the
state house These stairways win run
from the basement to the fifth floor
| and will cost about $50. 900.
An explosion OF gas occurred on east
bound Santa Fe passenger train No. s,
near Garden City The smoker. chair
car and one sleeper We're entirely