The Globe-republican., 1902-12-11

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gressmen; South Carolina, with about
the same population Kansas. count
ing white and black, cast %, 295 votes
and elected seven congressman. 1t took
%, 900 votes in Kansas to elect mem
Der of Kansas, while South Carolina
has a congressman for every 1000
votes.
CATTLE ARE FAT.-ssThis cold, wave,''
said NJ c. Campbell, chairman of the
State Live Stock Sanitary commission,
sis not going to hurt the cattle any
to cause any loss. The pastures this
year have been unusually good and
they remained green much longer than
is generally the case. AS a result the
range cattle are fat and are in good
shape to go through hard, cold win
ter It is only thin cattle which suffer
from cold weather.
ding to- Auditor Coles estimates the
appropriations this winter, for the
coming two years will amount to
81, 900, 900. Heavy expenditures are
necessitated by the proposed erection
of new buildings at the state charita-
bic and corrective institutions. Two
years ago the legislature appropriated
about 81, 900, 900 for the two years.
236 OUT OF 35o.-Dr. Hutchinson,
physician of the state reformatory,
produces figures to show that cigar
cites the cause of the downfall of
more inmates in that institution than
all other vicious habits combined. OF
the $50 inmates in the reformatory last
year, $50 claimed that cigarettes had
driven them to crime.
JUDGE DosTER sAYs-The Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme court has an
nounced that he does not propose to
sit in any case where the Missouri
Pacific railroad is interested for the
reason that when he retires from the
bench in January he will take posi-
ton with the Missouri Pacific in its
legal department
A THRIVING TowN.-Council Grove
has had a building boom the past
eighteen months not equaled in the
same period of time since its early ex-
istence. Besides the new $40, 900 court
house wing, which is nearing compile
ton, many substantial business houses
and residences have gone up.
ODD FELLOW SO YEARS.. I. Nor
ton of Sa1ina has been presented with
a gold medal by the grand lodge, /. o.
o. L. of Kansas, for continuous mem
bership in the order for a period of
fifty years. The medal is very hand
some. ana one winch but few mem D6rS
ever obtain.
WELLINGTON MEN IN Ir.-A number
of Wellington men have bought 40
acres of land along the river bottom
south and east of Neodesha for the
purpose of boring oil wells. There are
wells on three sides of the land which
sold for $22, 900. Drilling will be be-
gun at once.
ET0T1v JT-Er = I-xs11 4
meeting of the officers of the Kansas
State Editorial Association, February
| 1O-11 was fixed as the dates for hold
| ing the annual meeting. Topeka was
| selected as the place
USED TO BE AT WIcHITA.-W. d.
| Murdoch, who has been appointed gem
era1 passenger agent of the Mexican
Central. was formerly district passen-
| ger agent for the Santa Fe at Wichita.
/ By HIS OWN DoG.-George Robinson,
a negro of Wellington. was attacked
| by a vicious dog which he was endeav-
oring to keep away from height Dor girls
| There is fear that he will not recover.
! He kept the dog watch dog and
! when it attacked the girls he ran to
! their assistance.
To SUCCEED FIKE--Pat German, OF
| Fort Scott, is a candidate for Demo
i
succeed J. n. FilSe, of Colby, whose
term expires in January. Fike is also
an applicant for reappoin tment.
DEwEy's RANCH FIRED.-Fire was
started in several places on the ranch
according to the Colby Tribune's ac
| count At one place Irvine was sat
| urated with kerosene and stretched
across road. In this way a strip Oh
several miles was fred. Blood hounds
| were sent to the ranch.
GIRT. BABIES WANTED Globe
says that there are nineteen babies al
the State Orphans home and only two
girls in the bunch AS soon as a girl
baby appears, some one wants to adopt
It.
KILLED IN SANAR--Aylmer E. Hen
dryx, a Wichita volunteer. who was
acting as constabu1ary inspector. was
killed by ladrones in the island OF
Samar His father first conceived the