The Globe-republican., 1902-11-20

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will be installed as governor on Jan
uary -, and the Legislature will meet
the following day. On January 20 the
house and senate will meet in joint
session and elect state printer Just
one week later, on January 81, the two
houses will again meet in joint session
and select United States senator.
SEVEN Contested SEATs.-The gen
tiemen named below, all Republicans,
propose to contest for their seats in the
lower house of the Legislatures: O. B.
Stark, Barton county; N B. Sharp 1ess.
Atchison; p E. Pococlz, Wyandotte; J.
d. Miller, Lincoln; A A Sharpe. Paw
nee; H. FL. Wolcott, Leaven worth, and
E. Fl. Nixon, of Barber county
ASSISTANT STATE TREAsURER--T- II.
Kelly, state treasurer-e1ect, has offered
the position of assistant state treasurer
to State Senator Frank Sponable, of
johnson county If Senator Sponab1e
accepts the position, which pays So, 600
a year, it is proba BILE he will not begin
the duties of the Office until after the
close of the legislature.
HAD BANK BooK-A drunk who
was arrested in Topeka, had with him
bank book showing that his deposits
in a Topeka bank were Sc, 900 and
ceipt showed that his county taxes
were $3.50. It is seldom that such plu-
tocrats get caught by the police and
they hate to let them go for the Gus
tOmary sum of So.
CURTIS 0fAJoRITIEs.-It is found by
returns that Charles Curtis got the big
gest majority in Shawnee county this
year that was ever given any Republi-
can candidate for any office there. He
also got more votes in Nemaha county
than w r Raileu did in
Doniphan than Cyrus Leland did.
THRoUGH HARVEY CoUNT9-The
promoters of the Mcpherson "A rlzansas
City electric line have asked the COM
missioners of Harvey county for right
of way through the county. They say
that the intention of the parties who
are to build the line is to commence
work soon as possible.
BURLINGTON SCHOOLS PAcKED.-The
most important question before the
people of Burlington now is to obtain
more school room. Every room is
packed to its utmost and this in spite
of the fact that many younger children
are not allowed to go to school
SAFE BREAKERS ARRESTED
men who are supposed to have blown
open the Rock Island depot safe at Alb
ilene and the Tampa bank safe last
week, have been arrested at Sa1ina. A
revolver taken from them tends to inn
plicate them in the robbery.
THAT mo NoNfINATIoN'' LINE-The
greater part of the defective ballots in
Kansas were those which the voter
had marked in the square opposite mo
nomination. - There was no sense in
putting u square opposite those lines.
A HUNDRED TO FoUR.-In one town
! ship in Mitchell county where hum
! dred votes were cast again st the a1neud-
ment providing for increased pay for
mem ers of the legislature. but four
! votes were cast in favor Oft.
| IN WINTER QUARTERs.-The train
! bearing the Sells circus pulled into
| Topeka and unloaded the circus para
| phernalia at the fair grounds The
| circus Will winter there.
| A $50, 900 CHURcH.-The Methodists
of Ottawa have laid the cornerstone
for new $40, 600 church. One man
donated two-thirds of that amount
SENATOR INGALLS, GRAvE.-The
! grave of the late John J. Ingalls, will
be marked by native boulder deposit
ed in Kansas soil in the glacial period.
! This will be done in obedience to a
| letter written in the senate chamber at
| Washington. December 10. 1890, to
| Mrs Ingalls, in Atchison.
SENATOR INGALLS, BROTHER Rob
! ert Morris ingalls,, brother of the
late John j. Ingalls,, died at hospital
in Boston Mr. Ingalls, was president
of the Standard Fire Escape company,
| and was 65 years old.
SHORT Horn SALE.-Groom Bros,
raisers of fine registered range Short
| horn cattle, in Texas, Will hold a sale
of some OF their cattle in Wichita De-
f > -
the firm. has completed the arrange
nent for the sale This sale will be
the first one of its kind ever held in
Wichita
SIXTY DEFECTIVE BALLoTs--In one
precinct in kingman county sixty de-
fective ballots were thrown out. and
forty-seven of these were cast by Re-
publicans.
MAKES MONEY AT IT--Miss Nellie
Morrison. OF Salina, is laying up large
sums of money which represents her