The Globe-republican., 1901-09-12


The state board is to pay S2s ,o45 for
the site of the Parsons asylum
Kansas lost more soldiers by death in
the Philippines than any other state
There are occurring mysterious burn
ing of farm barns in Labette county
The Topeka pension office rolls We're
increased 161 names during the month
of August.
At lola c. G. Staley7s 1o-year-old son
Lee was killed by lightning while go
ing to the pasture
Political gossips say that Major T. J.
Anderson, of Topeka, is to be given
consulate in Germany
Only nine bankruptcy cases have gone
to the courts in Kansas under the new
federal bankruptcy law.
national convention of the blind
assembled II Kansas City, Kansas, to
see each other, you know
great many new telephone wires
are being strung in Western Shawnee
and eastern Wabaunsee counties
Fight inches of rain fell in Ness
county the other night There was
damage done to bridges and buildings
The Sania Fe will have damage suits
to defend Emporia people who lost
two blocks of buildings will bring the
suit.
The colony of Mennonites in Lyon
county are proposing to sell their farms
and seek a new location Much of their
lands have been bought by Iowa farm
ers.
special policeman at Topeka was
hauled up by the mayor in an investi-
cation of the charge that he had said
he would shed no tears about the shoot
ing of the president
For the first time the steward of the
Topeka insane asylum has turned into
the treasury money received from the
sale of articles produced in the asylum.
The amount was 800.
The best thing about the new $40, 900
court house just dedicated by the peo-
pie of Coffey county is that it is entirely
paid for Taxes were levied and col
lected for the purpose in advance
The spread of telephone wires in
Kansas of late took the news of the at
tack on the president to many places
hours ahead of the time that would
have been required only a few years
ago.
A young colored couple went to sleep
the Southern Kansas tracks in Law
renee and a freight train took off both
of the young mans feet and one foot of
his companion They are believed to
have been stupefied with whisky
A Topeka mail driver said that the
shooting of President Mckinley was no
more to him than the shooting of dog
He lost his job on the instant. Post
master Guthrie told him, 1--WE don't
want traitor carrying the u s mail
An Atchison mill recently shipped a
consignment of flour which was made
of Kansas wheat sacks which We're
stamped Minnesota Patent with the
special brand of New York firm.
Can Minnesota's stealing the fame of
Kansas be stopped?
OF the forty office holding women in
Kansas there is not one who is not a
woman of dignity, education and cul-
ture- The offices to which they have
been appointed or elected are county
clerk, county superintendent of public
instruction and register of deeds
Attorney General Goodland, known
as man of peace, says the only way
to punish incendiary speeches is to
knock the speaker down the spot,
and that any citizen would be justified
in assaulting a man who gives vent to
anarchistic sentiments. He said that
any court of law would hold the act
blameless-
tories and smelters at lola call for S45,-
600 each time
Henry f. Aultman, of Parsons is said
to have registed twice at Ell Reno and
and drew claim. His fling will be
cancelled and he viii be arrested.
At Council Grove there We're de-
stroyed by fire 500 tons of coal in the
chutes, five coal cars, two cabooses, one
| car of wheat and two cars of rails The
| chutes We're outside of the fire depart
| ment limits and water was avail
able. The fire started in the coal
The reunion of the South western
| Soldiers and Sailors association at Ar
kansas City brought 1s. 900 people to-
| gether- Colonel Weldy conducted the
| campfire
| Bids We're opened at the Indian office
/ in Washington for construction of five
| cottages and domestic buildings at the
| Haskell institute Kansas The bidders
| We're: Ernest H. Schneider. Lawrence.