The Globe-republican., 1901-04-25
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Messiah week at Bethany college,
Lindsborg. netted 200 The gross
receipts were So, 400
Sheriff Simons, of Sedgvviclz county
has sold his 16O acre farm the Little
Arkansas river for So, 400.
An Odd Fellows lodge has been or
ganized in Lal<in. This is the sixth
secret society in the town.
Geo B. Landers, wealthy cattle
man and banker of Anthony, died at
the 0sawatomie insane asylum.
The Central Kansas Agricultural
Fair and Livestock association has
been organized at Hutchinson
The new fish law is interpreted to
mean that fishing with hook and line
is lawful at any time of the year.
The central school building in Usage
City is to be enlarged and improved
this summer to the amount of S., 900.
Fire has destroyed a SO, 600 hard
ware and implement store and stock at
BelOit, and did damage in a lumber
yard
The Rock Island gathered towards a
hundred men in Wichita to work at
their new ballast crusher in Marion
county
w c. Edwards, of the Orient, says
that in less than two weeks graders
will be at work out of Wichita both
both ways.
OF course some planted corn viii rot
because of the cold rains. but that is
only u common occurrence and fright
ems one
Many eastern Kansas lands who al
lowed their property to be sold for
taxes are now endeavoring to clear
their titles
There has not been an acre of gov
ernment land worth a dollar in the
Topeka land district for more than
twenty years
The annual Christian church insti- |
tute convened at Lexington April
II, with 65 ministers present from all
parts of the state.
Governor Stanley has appointed each |
member of the tax commission dele
gate to the national tax conference to |
be held at Buffalo May 23.
H. K. Eberly fed $50 cattle at Valley |
Center last winter He recently sold /
them and has bought $50 half fed cat |
tie at the Wichita stock yards
F. w. Cunningham, associate justice
of the supreme court, has been super
intendent of the First NJ. e. church of |
Emporia for 81 years continuously
D. D. Bishop. father-in-law of the
late Governor Lewel1ing. died at Ar
kansas City April 13. He was a vet
Gran of the Mexican and civil wars.
A hotel at Atwood was quarantined |
and the inmates kept in by armed citi-
zens- The county health officer be-
came fearful of bloodshed and wired |
the state secretary for help.
The tax committee met in Topeka
and elected John Francis chairman and
Cyrus Hurre1I secretary. Sub commit
tees were appointed on special lines as
follows: On real estate, Representa-
tive c. f Biddle and Treasurer Grimes.
On personal property, Senator f ID.
Smith and Representative Emil Gros-
ser. On railroad telegraph and ex-
press compay and Pullman company's
property, Senator Hurrcn and Attor-
ney General GODDARD.
A NJ Thomas, colored lawyer of
Topeka, is said to be active in gather
ing evidence against the Leavenworth
1ynchers-
a constable. acting under orders of
court. destroyed the furniture of four
joints at Mineral, Cherokee county.
valued at $500 The property belonged
to a Kansas City beer company
carload of matches in the Newton
yards caught fire Next to 1T was a |
car of oil The situation had a bad
only the loss of four cases of matches
Rural free delivery of mails is val
uabIe stimulant for the work of max
ing good roads The postoffice de-
partnent makes at a condition for the
continuance of service Kansas com
Inunities are awaking to the occasion
There is a party visiting Kansas
towns soliciting advertising for a card
directory. claiming to be at work in
the interest of labor unions The Off
GERS of the Central Labor Union of
Wichita declare that the scheme does
not have their approval Look out for
the sharp
President NIcKinley's stop at juno
ton city on June s, was arranged for
visiting the Kansas G. A R encanp- t
ment- His stay there will be 40 min
utes. The encampment dates have
been changed until that time from
May So.