The Globe-republican., 1902-12-18

market of the West,' said Banker
Hood 'tIn Kansas, particularly, and
in the territory, the number of real
estate transfers has been enormous 1t
merely shows the faith of the people in
the state. They placing their
money in farms and ranches instead of
leaving it to their credit of the banks
PAID CHURCH DEBT For several
years the Ladies' Society of the First
Congregational church of Emporia has
been carrying humber of shares in a
building and loan association These
shares have matured and a sort of jol1i-
fication ensued at the meeting of the
society, when it was announced that
every cent of debt owed by the church
had been paid. The salary of the pas
tor was raised $780,
INTEREST CUT DowN.-Compromise
with four counties whose delinquent
bonds are held in the permanent school
fund have been effected. The counties
of Greeley, Seward, Wichita and Ness
were delinquent their bonds to-
gether with quite large amounts of in
terest. The interest has been cut down
and the counties agree to keep up in
terest and to provide for taking up
their bonds.
has paid salaries to court reporters and
taken stenographer's fees instead
the courts have been lax in collecting
the fees, putting the state to the loss of
about $33, 900 a year. The legislature
is likely to go back to the old system of
giving the stenogra pliers the fees
REEDER's Lone GRAss.-Representa
tive Reeder took to Washington blade
of grass which me asures 2S feet in length
It was raised on his irrigated farm in
the short grass county. This Kansas
production has been placed on exhibi-
ton in the museum of the agricultural
department..
WEST DECLINEs.-Judge J. S. West
has reconsidered his acceptance of his
appointment as assistant attorney gen
eral, and has concluded not to take the
place. He assigns reason for pub
1ication except that he does so for pri-
vate reasons.
WATERwoRKs ELECTION. - Mayor
Parker has called a special election in
Topeka for April to vote on prop
osition to issue bonds for the pur-
chase of the old waterworlxs system or
the construction of new plant.
FIRE AT LIcTcoIN CENFER.-A fire
started at 1 o'clock a. m. in a restaurant
building and Morgan's general store.
The loss is estimated at SIS, 600.
on. AND GAS CoMPANY-Such u com
pany has been organized to prospect
for gas and oil in Pottawatomie coun-
ty- The organizers are men of West
moreland, the county seat.
FIRE AT STAFFORD. = It destroyed
the hardware store and residence OF
VoT Mt "a he *
estimated at S35, ooO
HIGH School ATTENDANCE.-On1y
II per cent of the pupils in the public
schools
| ALFALFA SEED--It is scarce in Kan
sas and next years seed must come
from other states.
SMALL. AsIoUNTs.-Aside from Law
| renee bonds the delin nquents are in
| small amounts.
| MEDICAL LECTURES AT K IA
course of lectures is now being offered
| to medical students at the University o1
Kansas. one lecture per week, on Fri
| day. a number of prominent physi
! clans at Kansas and Missouri have beer
/ engaged to deliver these lectures or
special subjects of their own choosing
GovERNoR's SECRETAR Y.-Governor
elect Bailey has offered to employ
| Harry j. Bone, of Clark county, as hi.
private secretary. He has held the
place of assistant U S district attor
ney in the past.
FACTS on REPREsENTATIoS.-L
| ana, with population of 1. ISL ,625, cas-
90. 265 votes and elected seven congress
men, one congressman to $3.50 votes
Mississippi. with population of 1.551,
| 27o, cast but Is, o7s votes. eIecting eigh
congressman, or one congressman t,
about 1000 votes Kansas elected eigh
| congressman on vote averaging 22,
600 for each
Mill AND LIGHT PLANT.-The peo
pie of Perry propose to bring to thei
town the Thompsonvil1e Touring mill
also to put in electric light plant
MAKE IT WARM FoR FAkIRs.-Th
Abilene city council will pass an ordi
nance making licenses on street fal1ir
and auctioneers of goods the stree
high enough to bar them out. Concordi
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