The Globe-republican., 1901-04-11


The news of Funston's feat reached
his mother her 6sth birthday.
The city officers of Nfankato hold over
because the people were too busy to
hold election
health sees the approaching end OF the
smallpox in Kansas
Leavenworth elected city clerk,
whose sir name has eleven letters, only
two of them novels.
army notab1es, will hold ministerial
council in Wichita May 40.
The issue at the election at Severy
was on free range for chickens and the
women's votes set the chickens free.
Leavenworth goes to the limit and
pays the mayor annual salary of
So, 600 and its councilmen $500 each
Barney Sheridan. his wife and II
children have arrived at Jamestown,
Cloud county, direct from ireland.
President Mckinley informed Repre-
sentative Charles Curtis that he will
stop in Topeka on his western trip.
Colonel y. b. Hedriclk, a Chanute
lumber dealer, committed suicide be-
cause of dependency over i'll health
Joseph Bates, a wealthy farmer and
stockman, living north of La Cygne.
hanged himself, the cause, is be
1ieved, being i'll health.
The Rev. G. W. Todd, formerly as
sistant state librarian has been APP
pointed to a position in the govern
ment school at San Juan, Porto Rico.
Scottish Rite Masons meet, with
their dignitaries at large, in Wichita
April 1918 Great preparations are
made for this centennial of the supreme
council.
NJ G. Holiday, recently appointed
lieutenant in the regular army, is
native of Sumner county. He was
student in the county high school when
he enlisted.
Major Edwin Gettings, cashier of the
Harvey eating house at Dodge City, has
killed himself with a pistol. He was
GO years old and had been in bad health
for several weeks.
new league of veterans has been
started in Atchison county with the
purpose of covering the state. Its OBJ
ject is to secure just treatment at the
hands of politicians.
t E Stice, of La Bette county, start
ed farming without a dollar, and be
fore buying the last 200 acres of his
farm at $40 an acre, was the largest
400 acres. He paid cash for 200 acres.
The ancient court case against Emil
Werner, Wichita merchant, for dam
ages in putting Mrs Vcgeli's name on
the black list of the Merchants Pro-
tective association, reached the supreme
court and has been decided against
Werner.
The McCraclxen elevator at Derby is
burned at estimated loss of SIC, 900,
with only $1,000 of insurance. Two
cars filed with grain were also burned
Near the elevator there were stored in
a small building four barrels of gaso-
line which was removed by five 1ner-
chants of the town. at the peril of their
lives
The literary scientific and musical
clubs of the Fourth congressional dis
trict have organized district fedora
ton at a delegate meeting in Council
Grove. Their officers are: President,
Mrs r. H. Morehouse, of Council Grove;
first vice president, Mrs. Sadie Grishan,
of Cottonwood Falls; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. F. E. Rogers, of Marion;
recording secretary, Miss Florence
Snow, of Neosho Falls; treasurer, Mrs.
Ida NJ. Irwin, of Emporia auditor,
Mrs. A. W. Dennison. of Ell Dorado.
President Brooke. of Lane University
at IeconptOn, has resigned He has
held the position for ten years Dur
ing that time a SO, 900 mortgage has
been paid and the college is practically
out of debt.
The city clerk of Topeka is receiving
heavy mail from eastern parties who
want to buy the bonds voted on April
for more Ssanta Fe shops.
Mrs. Cynthia Ashton, aged 81, is a
resident of Wichita. She IS one of the
three or four widows left who draw
pensions for the war of 1912
E. J. Ward, who has been division
superintendent under R1r. Webb at
Wichita, has been made superintendent
at Osawatomie- c. E. Nedro, who has
chief dispatcher, succeeds Ward, and
Q. E. Gillian of st. Louis takes Nedro's
place.
The Eden Park ranch of Il. 900 acres,
which is located partly in Saline and