The Globe-republican., 1901-07-04

Captain Ralph ingalls, has recei ved
his discharge from the army
Kansas cornfields include more acres
than the state of New Jersey
Railroad men say it takes carload
of beer a week to supply lola
Much loss from fires in wheat fields
is reported from Central Kansas
A new laundry building and outfit
at Eureka is burned at a loss of $780,
The pasture lands of Kansas are
greater in extent than Pennsylvania
Kansas wheat harvest covers 200, 900
more acres than all the state of Della
ware.
Bank Commissioner Albaugh is of
the opinion that Kansas has too many
banks.
Two hundred Odd Fellows attended
the dedication of a new hall at Hum
boldt.
Northeastern Kansas complains OF
a severe drouth during the last week
in June.
The cost to Butler county in the Sec
ond trial OF Miss Morrison will be
about s., ooo-
The files of the Atchison Champion
show that on June 20, in the years, 1851,
1891 and 1901, the thermometer regis
tered 1O2 in the shade.
Miami county has just paid Se12, 900
to take up its bonds voted to the NJ. K.
& Z. 80 years ago. The county has not
another dollar of debt.
The Birdseu family, of Nortonville,
consists of father, mother, three sons
and five daughters, and the average
weight of the ten is 200 pounds.
In Dickinson county chinch bugs
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work upon the corn. They multiplied
enormously during the dry weather.
While the county teachers institute
was in session at Westmoreland a game
of baseball was played between the
girls of the institute and the town
girls.
Bethany College, at Lindsborg, has
been presented with all the important
works of the $50 most noted authors,
which constitute the best Swedish
library in America.
Alfred Swanson, 3 farmer of Nc
Pherson, county died in his harvest field
after working continuously three days
and two nights 1t was called sum
stroke, but was death from over
work
Twin boys, Is months old, were play
ing the railroad track near Wood
ston, Rocks county, and both in
stantIy killed by train. They Were
children of c. c. Cook, whose home is
near the track.
The city ordinance of Wenin ton
which places occupation tax of
81, eco a year on druggists who hold
permits to sell liquor went into effect
on July l. The tax is payable semi
annually in advance.
81 {f1,-f led for 1a
agent to keep track of the prisoners
paroled from the state reformatory, and
j. w. Leibengood, of Hiawatha, has
been appointed 10 that office. The
salary is 81 900 year.
It is asserted that the board of com
missioners of Shawnee county has con-
tracted with lawyers to prosecute the
50 insurance companies doing business
in the county. under the law which
puts a penalty upon the use of rate
books by their agents
A hobo entered the house of Frank
Kestler in Barton comfy, while the
| family We're all in the harvest field.
| He found 800 and left, but was follow
| ed when he fred upon his pursuers
| without effect, but received shot from
them, which may be fatal. The money
| was recovered.
A ton OF IregO county Shale has
yielded SIS worth of silver and $50
/ worth of gold.
State Labor Commissioner johnson
| is harvesting his , 40 acres of wheat in
/ Sumner county.
| Pittsburg has IL 6.6 people and with
the mining camps surrounding the city
| the number is 16, 562.
| Elmer Mott. Topeka mail driver, is
| in jail charged with robbing mail
| packages of jewelry-
New York alderman has scheme
| to send 5000 unemployed men and
| women to Kansas and Kansas will not
| stand 1T and has told the New Yorker
| so. Governor Stanley sent this mes
! sage: kansas always welcomes
| thrifty, helpful people, but doesn't in
| tend to become the poor house of the
| nation
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