The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-06-19
KANSAS ITEMS DE INTEREST.
KANS

the memorial address at Topeka
Cherokee gets the Crawford county
high school after a tedious controversy
over its location
81 900 to the Western Theological sem
mary at Atchiscn-
Prof. c. E. Arnold, president of the
Mcpherson college, is dead from
operation for cancer.
The town marshal of Lyndon is given
$40 a month, all fees taken to be turned
over to the treasury
Governor Stanley has pardoned Car
rie Nation out of Jail upon payment of
her fine of 500 and costs
Lon Altman shot and killed Charles
Keefanner at Paola- They both
of well known families.
Very heavy rains occurred on June 2
at Reading, Emporia and Arkansas
City Wichita got a sprinkle
A local firm at O1athe has offered
prizes of SIS and SO for the best and
second best kept lawn in the <sty.
An Atchison county township trustee
utilities old boilers. He takes out the
dues and uses the shells for culverts.
The total value of farms in SedgwicI1
county is estimated at SIS, OPS, 555,
which is % per cent more than last year.
The old soldiers of Topeka gave Pen
sion Commissioner Eugene F. Ware a
reception the night of May 81, at
Lincoln Post hail.
E. Sample is the prosecuting attor-
ney in Osborne county. Another E.
Sample is a candidate for the same
office in Barber county.
Emporia has raised 81 900 in cash
leased the necessary grounds and ar
rod 60
cure the annual encampment of the
Kansas National guard in the fall
The president of the Epworth League
of Washington is u young man from
Wichita, now in the employ of the gov
eminent. His name is Edwin s. La
Fetra. He is the proprietor of a hotel
in Washington.
George w. Miller, charged with the
murder of Santa Fe Detective G. c.
Montgomery, waived preliminary
examination and gave a So, 900 bond.
His trial will occur in the district court
sometime this month.
Sheriff Daniels, of Cowley county,
was arrested on two counts. One count
was in connection with the arrest of
G. W. Miller; the other was a charge
of misuse of a I4-year-o1d girl whom he
taking to the reform school, stop
ping over night with her on the way.
Judge T. B. Wall, of Wichita, has
sold =. 200 acres in the north part of
Seward county to J. b. Rhoads, of Ok
1ahoma, for So acre. Mr.. Rhoads
is now establishing a ranch on the
land 1t is located in the section of
the country known buffalo flats
and it is thought that at some ancient
time it was under water. Wheat has
been successfully grown the land.
The land is not enclosed.
Mrs Mary Fisk, of Newton, had just
finished decorating her husbands grave
Memorial day and had climbed into
the buggy, when, without moments
warning, she gasped two or three times
and fell against her stepson's shoulder.
She was taken from the carriage and
laid on the ground. The efforts of
physician failed to restore conscious
ness She had died while in the buggy.
Mrs. Fisk was CO years old and had
lived in Newton 90 years.
There is a bargain being negotiated
for the sale Of the Topeka waterworlzs
to the city: $500, 900 being asked The
city had previously offered $3.50, 900.
During the cloudburt at st. Marys
water enough fell to leave the streets
flooded with from eight inches to two
and half feet of water. The Union
Pacific tracks were washed out and
moss of the stores were flooded. There
was four feet of water in the basement
of St Mary's college Besides the loss
of much other property considerable
stock was drowned.
Contract has been let at 1915 for
repairing the north and west steps of
the Kansas capitol; also contract at
S5,615. 90 for marble skirtings for the
stairUs IS in the building.
The executive council received bids
for paper to be supplied to the state
and awarded contracts to Game Bros,
of Chicago, for binding material and to
the Butler Paper company for paper
The Moore Book and Stationey COM
pany. of Topeka, got the contracts for
stationery. The first two contracts
named are worth about $50, 900.