The Globe-republican., 1902-09-11
Kansas ITEMS OF 1NrEEEsr.

have died with diphtherla, and others |
arc dangerously ILL
Coleman Grady, of Arkansas City,
has been ordered to return to the peni- !
Tertiary for violating his parole
The five leading alfalfa counties, in
the order of their rank are: Jewell,
Norton. Republic, Smith and Phillips
1t is said that it cost Governor Nor
rin SO, 900 while he held that Office to
meet the demands of begging solicitors.
The last day of the old soldiers re-
union at Washington was abandoned
account of high water. The heav-
lest rain for years fell the night be-
fore.
James Simpson, U. S. revenue col
lector. has moved to Topeka from his
Mcpherson county farm. He has taken
a house in Potwin, the aristocratic
suburb of Topeka.
Junction City reports n rainfall in
Geary county during August of nearly
eleven inches. Much hay and alfalfa
was spoiled after cutting. 1t is still
impossible to cut corn.
VIM Davidson and James Houcl
We're target shooting at Valley Center
Sunday, when Davidson was acct
dentally killed by a bullet which struck
and cut the spinal cord just below the
skull
A large acreage of fax about Read
ing is ruined by the rains and will
never be threshed. In the same vicin-
ity the ground became SO soft that
when a strong wind came corn fields
We're laid fiat, and what is gathered
from such fields must be done by hand.
Superintendent Edwin C. Jones, of
the government printing office at Ma
Mia went from EmpOris4 to the Wash
ington printing department.. His
letters are inducing others to go to
Manila; among them number of Kan
sas men now working in the depart
ment at Washington.
r. H. Boiling has resigned as deputy
oanlz commissioners. He has been an
Inspector of building and loan associa-
ions. He proposes to engage in the
banking business. Harry Finley, a
son-in-1aw of Cyrus Leland, has been
appointed by Mr.. Albaugh; the bank
commissioner, to fill the vacancy.
The Union Pacific was given u touch
Of Colorado troubles near Topeka.
Three miles east of town the line runs
between the Calhoun bluffs and the
Kaw river. The bluffs about 80
feet high. The heavy rain Saturday
9oosened a big stone in the bluffs and
1t rolled down on the track, delaying
traffic for two hours
The reduction of train service to
Oberlin by the Burlington route has
caused an agitation for an electric line
to Jennings on the Rock Island, Il dis
lance of fifteen miles. Scarcely any
grading is required; the Rock Island
company will furnish the rails, having
old rails on hand from putting down a
heavier track Oberlin proposes to
raise money to build the power plant.
The following twenty cities of Kan
sas head the state list in populations
Kansas City, So. 625; Topeka, IS, sO9;
Wichita, %, 163; Leavenworth, 22,411;
Atchison, 1851; Pittsburg, 1874;
Fort Scott, 1889; Lawrence, 10, ITO;
Hutchinson, 10, 256; Emporia, 9,619;
Parsons, 1906; lola, s,2s2; OF tawa
1917; Salina, 1855; Arkansas City,
7,o5s; Newton, 6.727; Winfield, $500;
GaIena, 6,6s4; Coffeyville, 6,673; Argen-
tine, 6,5I5.
DIR. s. w. Williston, who had re
signed from the faculty of Kansas
university, has gone to Chicago to take
up his work at the University of Chi
cago- He was given a farewell dinner
by the physicians of Lawrence
Residents of Belleviile are making
great preparations for the second an
nua1 Repu bic County Corn Carnival,
which will be held this year on Sep
TENDER 80 and October 1 and 2. AL
ready the sum of ST.. 500 has been raised
for premiums and to secure attrac-
tons
James Kittner, prominent farmer
of Bourbon county, SO years old, was
drowned in the Marmaton river while
driving home in drunken condition.
His horse and buggy are both a dead
loss
Five years ago the treasurer of a
Montgomery county township default
ed and escaped He is now under ar
rest
james Purcell Worrell, of Post No.
s. Larned, is appointed aid by Com
Chief Torrance, of the G.
A r.
mule went into the penitentiary
coal mine 20 years ago, when St John
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