The Globe-republican., 1902-12-11
KANSAS COMMENT


Erb, of Newton, has bought two cream
cries; one at Wellington and one at
Harper.
KANSAS PEOPLE THERE--Some for
ner residents of Abilene are in Guate-
ma1a, in the region affected by the re-
cent earthquake and volcanic erup-
tions-
HARRY P. LUsK-The death of the
editor of the Parsons Morning Sun is
announced. Mr. Luslk was At years
old and was one of the best known
newspaper men in the Southwest
DEMAND FOR HoUsEs--There is lack
of shelter for families going to Neode-
sha. The Rev. Mr.. White, the Baptist
pastor there, is living with his family
in barn until he can build a house.
GLASS PLANT BRINGS PEoPLE--The
new glass plant at Independence re-
suited in the building of fifteen new
houses and every one was taken posses
sion of soon the last nail was
driven
WICHITA MEN IN ELooD.-A party of
Wichita hunters went to the Choctaw
nation and their camp was surrounded
by freshets Their supplies gave out
leaving them both dry and hungry in
the midst of waters Two of them
swan out and they tell the story
FAMILY WITH A RECoRD.-John A
Reeds, of Fort Scott, is of family
with a fighting record His great
grandfather was a soldier in the Revo-
luton, his grandfather served in the
war of 1912, his father served in the
Mexican war, he himself spent four
years in the civil war. and his son was
n volunteer soldier in the Philip
pines
ONE WICHITA MULTI had II cars
of wheat in its yard within a week.
This mill recently sold %, 900 barrels of
flour and bought 134, 900 bushels of
wheat which is now being delivered
1t is the inten ton of Mr.. Watson, the
proprietor, to double the capacity of
the mill before another harvest a soon
as there is reasonable assurance that
a good crop will be raised.
MANAGED HIS MoTHER's Pantheon
Bixler, who lived six miles from Read
ing, was leading a mn1e with the rope
tied around his wrist The mule is
supposed to have kicked the young
man and then ran dragging him eighty
rods, when the rope broke The in
juries received by Bix1er were fatal.
He was the support of his widowed
mother.
No COAL AT LIBERAL.-A number of
citizens of Liberal and vicinity have
no coal and those that have coal have
not enough to divide. No coal has
been shipped there since August and
then there was not enough to supply
the demand. Coal ordered by the
dealers was confiscated by the railroad.
There are threats to hold up engines
and take coal from.
AN EQUINE HosPIrAL.-It is pro-
N1nSa6 nv the Foster Humane Society of
Topeka to erect n large building where
MANNED and crippled or abandoned
horses, those which have in any
way been mistreated be given at
tention. The society was founded by
the late ge c. G.. Foster. His hob
by was TO get after people who mis-
treated their horses. He gave va1u-
able lot on Kansas avenue opposite the
Copeland hotel. to the society for a
home.
SIXTEEN POUND SoN.-Mrs. A NJ
Ricl<lefs, who lives near Bendena, Don
iphan county, has given birth 10 her
sixth child which weighed 16 pounds
Her other five children weighed al
birth-two girls, 10 pounds each an6
three boys IL pounds each.
MORE COUNTRY BANKs.-Two small
towns of CowIey county. Atlanta and
year. The former bank is capitalized
at s.. 600 and tie latter at IS. COO Thi:
makes five small towns in the county
having state banks
Took THE GOLD MEDAL--Larnet
won the honors for the second time a
the meeting of the Southwest kansas
Teachers association. Miss Mae kim
ball IS the successful this tim,
at the Kinsley meeting, who takes tn
gold medal in the Evolutionary contest
Miss Alberta Whitney was the WHINE
last year.
FIRST SNOW Nov as.-The rain which
fell all that day in a large part of Kan
sas turned into a heavy storm of slice
and snow In some central countie
nearly two inches of snow fell.
EIeHrY CARS OF APPLEs.-,Tohl
welmer, of Hiawatha, packed an,
shipped ~ 500 barrels of apples. maxim,
eighty carloads, during the season
ha+ will lSa.s