The Globe-republican., 1901-05-09
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

10000 bushe1 elevator in Wichita.
Robert A. DIaxey, manager for a 1urn-
Der company in Arkansas City, has
killed himself
The extent of Webb McNall's wheat
field is reported at 400 acres for this
year; all in Smith county
The superintendent of the high
schools of Kansas hold a meeting at
Chapman to form a state organization
The 47th. annual session of the state
association of Congrega tional churches
is held in Wichita from May 2 to Nay
Mrs Frank Kitchen. of Horton, gets
$50. 900 by the will of an uncle in Hin
dis who make his money in the Klon-
dixie.
The Pao1a Commercial club offers a
prize of 5000 for the best culverts buiIt
during the year roads leading to
town.
A Wellington paper reports joints
running there wide open under agree
ment to pay a monthly fine CT 500
each.
Atchison is getting to be q better
town to live in; the saloon keepers can
not live and pay monthly assessments
both
ings and additions going up, besides
its SIS, 900 court house and 4 S35. 900 Ii
brary.
While George Head was resisting ar
rest in Topeka, he was struck on the
head by Policeman Hall, and died six
hours later.
The Topeka city engineers report
shows the amount improvements
and city work during the past year to
be 1919, 9s-
The electric line between Leaven-
worth and Kansas City has cut the
business of the two railroads which it
parallels fully one-half.
An I Owa man has purchased Is quar-
ter sections in Sherman county as an
Investment. Prices paid We're low,
of it at 81 an acre.
Inspector Gilbert of the rural mail
service in Kansas, says that 200 routes
are now in operation and that applica-
tions are in for 300 more.
Atchison has a man employed on its
street paving who is deaf and dumb
and has lost both legs, yet makes a
good living for his family.
Miss Alice A. Stebbins, of Atchison,
has been appointed pastors assistant
to DIR. n. d. Hills, in Henry Ward
Beecher's church in Brooklyn.
Colonel John c. Carpenter of Chanute
is much talked about now because he
preferred to refuse two appointments
rendered him by the president.
Contractors for the work on the
cutoff at Wel1sville, found difficulty in
securing laborers and imported a force
of negroes The white men employed
were dissatisfied and some of them
quit.
The board of managers of the state
soldiers home have taken charge of the
Mother Biclxerdylee home at Ellsworth,
which will be used for aged and infirm
soldiers and their wives and for widows
of veterans
The postoffice of Ellin wood, which is
in the same room with a jewelry store,
was robbed of So of postoffice funds
80 watches and much other jewelers.
stock. J. ii. Anderson was arrested at
Great Bend on suspicion.
The Southern Kansas Academy at
Eureka will devote the week com
mencing June B, to its graduating OK
ercises-
James Dunn was fatally wounded by
Ben 10y near Lincoln, Lincoln county
Dunn went to see Logs daughter, 10y
forbid his entering the house and the
shooting followed.
Elk, in Marion county for % years
and has just had his office checked up
by a postoff1ce inspector for the first
time Everything was found straight
The Sells and Gray circus is to spend
next winter in Topeka Willie Sells,
of that firm. made this statement while
in Topeka at the funeral of his mother.
The bargain for the Bennett proper
ty for a governors residence in Topeka
is complete and Governor Stanley ex-
poets to be occupying 1t some time in
May.
Chris Foust and Merle Richards.
Sumner county boys, We're hunting
plover and were accidentally shot, re
ceiving wounds which We're considered
fatal.
A loan has been negotiated by the
Catholics for the ompletion of the con-
vent at Coneordia- Work on their
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