The Globe-republican., 1901-07-25

wheat SOl0 at the same price on q re-
cent day
Jefferson county had inch of rain
while there was not cloud in sight in
Kansas City
A new coal mine is to be opened in
the Pittsburg district which will en-
plov 600 miners.
Wheat is going to market slowly. re
ceipts being nuch~ less than at this
time last year
Miss Helen Gould has given a 81, ooC
Y NJ. c. A, of Ellis.
Contract has been let for the build
ing OF new $4,000 Presbyteriar
church in Hiawatha.
The broom corn crop is short in Il
linois and also in Kansas, where a great
quantity is usually produced
Ed Heeny, of Doniphan county, is
dead at the age Of over 1o3 years. He
had lived in the county since 1870
Farmers in the dryest sections of the
state are said to be blowing their early
cornfe1ds for sowing wheat and al
falfa.
Warden Jewett was Frustrated by
heat for several days so badly at the
penitentiary that he could not receive
visitors
1t is &c miles between Hays City and
Russsl1 and 27 separators were to be
seen from the Union Pacific trains be
tween the two towns
Since Governor Stanley has been in
Office he has made more speeches at
more places in the state than any other
three former governors
Ian Independence woman has sued for
AZ i
and hauled it to town all last winter
while her husband 1oafed
A tramp erawled into an engine
tank at Wichita and when the train
took water at Mulvane he was almost
drowned when the tank was filed.
The new law became effective this
the insurance commissioner and the
secretary of agriculture from s.. 900 to
So, 500 year each
Threshing machines burned are re
ported daily from some place in the
state. The latest was a new one which
burned near Cawker City, together
with $50 bushels of wheat.
Farmers of Jackson county have pc
titioned the railroads to fix low rates
for the bringing in of stock feed and
fix rates for the removal of stock from
one point to another in the state.
Harriet G. Melvin died at Troy re-
Gently, aged % years. She was prob
bly, the only real Daughter of the
American Revolution in Kansas. Her
father fought with General Stark.
j. g. Mohler has been appointed by
Secretary Coburn of the state board of
agriculture as assistant secretary at
81, 500 a year. This office was created
at the last session of the legislature
The police of Wichita say that the
town has more thieves than ever be-
fore They have conferred there to
operate their calling upon the heavy
travel caused by the opening of the
new lands.
Cattle in Barber county are reported
as doing finely, have good pasture and
enough water, though there is some
complaint about the latter. They have
buffalo grass there Barber county
will have plenty of fat cattle to ship.
A drive of 60 miles over the western
part of Sedgwic1 county by James
of Wichita, showed evidence
that the condition of the country is
badly represented. The pastures are
green and there are miles of corn fields
in good condition.
Linn and Barber counties will elect
county printers this fall, who will do
the county work at prices fixed by law.
Current prices of corn, bran, shorts
and wheat should be adjusted to
more consistent basis. At some points
the price Of a pound and a quarter of
wheat is required to pay for pound
of corn, when wheat IS worth more
than corn for any purpose Again,
while wheat brings $40 ton bran is
sold at s22 ton and the flour from a
ton of wheat is worth more than S34
ton.
The engine room of the Hutchinson
feed mill is burned. An elevator and
the Missouri Pacific depot We're in
danger.
The bonded Indebtedness of Shawnee
county, townships, cities and school
districts is SOLO. 600 The assess
ment of property for taxation in the
is SIG, $50, 425.
Men and teams working on the