The Globe-republican., 1902-07-03

as postmaster for Wichita
The Masonic lodge of Conway Springs
has laid the cornerstone for their new
hall
The annual meeting of the State
Mi11ers' association will be held in To-
pelxa on July o.
Lightning entered a house in Chanut-
and among other strange freaks melted
a set of silver the table
A windstorm in Labette county on
June 20 scattered wheat shocks and
blew down standing wheat
The safe in the Santa Fe station at
Minneapolis was blown open in the
night and a few dollars taken.
Eastern parties are securing leases
on lands near Wellington with a view
to re-opening the salt industry.
Natural gas from the Kan gas belt
is to be piped to Joplin and other
towns in the zinc mining district
Abilene people have put up $500 to
build ball park and work commenced
at once to build grand stand and a
fence.
The jury to try Jessie Morrison at
Ell Dorado consists of eleven farmers
and one Iaborer. The trial began on
June 20.
Kansas farmers are agitating the
abolishing of June terms Of court
They cannot afford to leave their farm
work in June
One-sixth of the total tax levied in
Kansas this year Will be paid by the
railroad, Pullman, telegraph and tele-
phone companies.
The race for supremacy between
Great Bend and Dodge City is close
Dodge City is now only 63 behind Great
Bend in population
The western branch of the state nor
NAL school at Fort Hays was opened on
June 23. The enrolment and the in
terest shown are encouraging.
An immense crowd celebrated John
the Baptist's day at the Masonic home
in Wichita. Almost every Masonic
lodge in the state was represented.
Mrs Charles P. Grosvenor, of Law
renee, proposes to donate a site for a
Carnegie library if the city council ac-
cepts Mr.. Carnegie's proffer. She de-
sires to make it memorial to her hus-
band.
About 600 visiting Masons of the
Northeastern Kansas Masonic union
held their seventh annual convention
at Marysvi11e on ST. John the Baptists
day. An outdoor meeting was tend
ed by 1000 people.
Edward w. Eslzridge son of the late
c. V. Eskridge, of Emporia, and Fred
E. Potter son of Thomas NJ Potter, of
Pea body, graduates from the law de-
partment of Ann Arbor college, have
arrived at their homes in Kansas.
A slick thief robbed three young lady
stenographers in one building in Wich-
ita- The thief watched for the ste
nographer to be alone, then te1ephoned
I &c
a story below. While each girl was
away to meet the call their purses
were robbed.
Otis Thompson, son of the Rev. j.
w Thompson, pastor of the Presby-
terian church at Marion, last week
passed out of the junior grade of a
great Philadelphia medical college at
the head of a class of $50 students.
His rank high anyone has
ever received in the institution.
Five people were hurt in a runaway.
They We're Blue Rapids people return
| ing from Marysville. the neck yoke
broke and the horses ran away. The
! injured Mr. and Mrs E. A Win
ters, Mr.. and Mrs. James A Death and
| Miss Ricl<ard. The condition of Mr.
Winters was serious The party had
been attending the Masonic ce1ebra tion
| at MarySvllle.
Col. Charles f. Hills, who with Sam
| Wood founded Cottonwood Falls almost
SO years ago, is dead. He had become
a millionaire in the wholesale tobacco
| business in St. Louis
Mother Superior Bernard, at the
head of the Catholic order of the Sisters
| of St. Joseph, in Kansas, with head
! quarters at Wichita, left for a trip
II
| by Sister Rose of the order and Miss
Mayme Prendergast, of Abilene, and
| they will visit all the principal cities
| of the continent
kansas is calling for 5000 men te
| help harvest its ruined wheat crop,
| says the Nebraska State Journal 1T
| is really an honor well pleasure
to live in state adjoining Kansas and
keep tab on the prosperity of its people
Henry WorraT is dead. Mr.. Wor
rails work has peen seen and admired