The Globe-republican., 1901-11-21

Contracts aggregating s14.166 have
been closed for new county Jail at
Marysvi1Ie.
Eight Winfield jointists pleaded
guilty and four We're fined $500, three
500, and one Sill
Yates Center viii be liberal to parties
who viii put in waterworlxs there on a
satisfactory footing
The business men of Wellington have
formed a club to do things They viii
first go after oil and gas
The Choctaw grade has been compile
ted to Anthony and the track is crawl
ing along in that direction
The hole bored for gas at Abilene at
the depth of / ,26O feet, now overhovs
salt water 20 per cent strong
Tt would seem that some of the farm
ers of the southern counties are pastur-
ing their wheat too heavily
Contracts for supplies for the state
charitable institutions will be let, at
Topeka. on December and TO-
Three privates of the Fort Riley gar
rison went to jail at junction City,
charged with stealing S32 from a farm
A company is being organized at To-
pel<a to establish creameries in Mexico,
country which now has no cream
cries.
The Coffeyvil1e pottery plant is to-
tally destroyed by fire It is said that
it viii be rebuilt on a much larger
scale
Prof E d Adams has resigned the
chair of history at Kansas university to
accept a place at Leland Stanford uni
versity.
Walter Studer, a Bourbon county
farmer, shipped quails to Chicago.
When indicted he plead guilty and was
fined $40.
Out of 457 tax receipts issued by the
treasurer of Sumner county in the first
half of November, only six were less
than the full amount of the tax.
A newly organized company has pur-
chased a site in Cofeyvil1e upon which
to build a factory for making plows
and other farming implements.
The estate of Allen Sells holds 1850
acres of land in Kearney county which
has been appraised by appointees of the
probate court at 80 cents an acre.
Two young negroes are in custody at
Hiawatha. charged with highway rob-
berry. They attacked T. c. Horr and
left him minus his valua bles, and with
serious injuries He loses one eye.
A bank at Milan, Sumner county,
which had been doing business but a
short time. was raided and the safe
dynamited- There was but little money
in the safe and 81, 900 in currency in
the vault was not taken. Two stores
Were robbed on the same night.
The Kansas Association of Charities
and Corrections has elected as its Off
GERS, President, f. W. B1ackmar, Law
renee: vice presidents, DIR. d. NJ Fisk
Topeka. and r. Vincent, Washington;
secretary, Rev. E. A. Fredenhagen, To
peka; treasurer, Mrs. T. f. Carver, To-
pelSa.
The attorney generals Office has ad-
vised enquirer that it is doubtful if
a city council could be authorized by
state law to order the vaccination of
pupils. but that there is no doubt that
it has authority to prohibit children
who have not been vaccinated from at
tending schools
Department. Commander Martin Nor
ton and the auditing committee of sac
Kansas G.. A. r. have ironed out all
their troubles and everything is now
serene. There will be no removals from
office and more rows. All have
agreed to quit qurrreling and pull tc-
gether for the upbuilding of the order.
Postmaster p. w. Ransom, of Chero-
kee, drew claim near Lawton and a
prospecting company put down well
on his claim. getting over the line by
mistake, and discovered oil.
Prof Lentz, of Kansas Agriculture
| college. finds that there are 6s counties
| of Kansas which have prairie dog
| towns, ranging in acreage from half an
| acre each in Covvley and Douglas to 6s,-
500 acres in Wallace The number Oh
acres in all these 6s counties is estimat
ed at 1,1a4. s541z which are given up te
| the dogs
| j. w. Weatherford, the Eureka tele
| graph operator. has been sentenced te
one year and four months imprison
| ment for robbing mail sacks. Denning
| who was charged jointly. was acquitted
Thos- Denning was found guilty bu-
/ will appeal.
Members of the q. A R. are asked K
| give 10 cents each for a monument t