The Globe-republican., 1901-05-02

The teachers pay roll in Topeka is a
little more than s1a, 900 month
President McKinley-s visit to Kansas
will be the first 81 ce the visit he made
in 1894.
Riley county is to build two s1e. 900
bridges over the Kansas river this sum
mer.
Potato planting in the Kaw valley is
later than usual on account of the wet
weather
half block of frame buildings in
Enterprise was destroyed by fire on
April 22-
Mrs VIM Roth. of North Ottawa,
was seriously burned by the explosion
of lamp
S. ". Sprague has won out in the
contest for appointment as postmaster
at Olathe.
One firm at COTS claims to have
handled $40, 900 worth of eggs in one
months time
James f. Legate. the veteran poll
tician of Leavenyv orth and of Kansas.
is almost blind.
Every Joint in Galena and in Empire
City closed and the goods and fixtures
We're moved away fearing prosecution.
Miss frankie Brown has graduated
from I110 I-lE1 N4ty SGAAOCAo ~ ANA4 q ANO~A>%
of never having had a tardy absent
mark against her.
The multiplication of canneries
adds new industries for many farmers
of Kansas who contract the raising Of
supplies for them.
The recent heavy rainfall at Wichita
was 1. 67 inches in one hour AT An
thony. 50 miles south, three inches fell
4vx-0 hours
A township of Wilson county pro-
poses to encourage rural mail route
by buying rock crusher and macad-
amizing the roads
A p inch coal vein has been found
near Seneca at the depth of 10 feet
Several thinner veins were found be-
tween that depth and the surface.
DR. Alfred A Woodruff, just retired
with the rank of colonel from the posi-
tion of assistant surgeon general, was
a Kansas man. coming here in terri
torial days.
A p Jetmore, the retiring county
attorney of Shawnee county. has gone
to New York city and into partner
ship with s. NJ. Gardenshine. formerly
a Topeka lawyer.
Report says that at least 5000 visit
ors were in Arkansas City on April 26,
in attendance upon the Odd Fellows
gathering there, and drawn by the
usual attractions with such an occa-
sion.
Postmaster John Nvinn, of Manhat-
tan, has become insane. This is his
third attack, the last occurring over
year ago. The probab BILE cause this
time is believed to be the certainty of
the appointment of a successor in the
postoffice-
At the commencement of the Spanish
war Jesse George, a Leavenworth law
YER disappeared after leaving certain
of his effects on the river bank Until
now it has been supposed that he was
dead. 1t is learned that he is now
chief clerk in the department of educa-
tion in Manila
The Burlingame Chronicle says about
prices of last year and this, the fol-
I'VE saw sullxy p1ow offered
for S3s that brought $45 last year;
S14 walking plow is down to $3.50: $2S
listers are sold for SCI; cu1tivators that
the farmers had to pay S2s for last
year can be had now for S25; SIS plant
ers are cut to $3e- In binders the
price of last year has been maintained
The board of railroad commissioners
propose to personally investigate every
complaint of any Importance They
will go to the town where the COM
plant is made to save the expense of
bringing witnesses to Topeka
Miss Cora Shel1hammer. whose par
ents live at Conway Springs. died at
Collran, Colorado, and her remains
were brought home She was head
boolxkeeper in her brother-in-law's
store at Collran. The family came
from Michigan in 1877, and settled on
land now occupied by Conway Springs
Senator Harris sold an l1-months-old
Shorthorn bull at the Shorthorn auc-
ton sale at the Kansas City stock yards
for SII25- The bull is known as Lord
burlington and was bred by A H.
Gentry, of Sedalia, Mo.
The meeting of the David L Payne
Memorial association took steps for the
removal of the remains of Payne and
for securing a suitable tablet or monu-
ment to his memory Payne was bur
led at Wellington and his grave has
been cared for by the G. A. r post
there