The Globe-republican., 1902-06-26
KANSAS ITEMS or 1rrEnEsr.

The Northwest Kansas Consolidated
Oil and Gas company is to drill for oil
at Oberlin at once
Zinc workers at Cherryva1e struck
because of the 81 a month assessment
for medical services
The fifth district log rolling of the
Modern Woodmen will be held at Abb
iene on August 27-
On June 10 the Missouri Pacific was
under water at lola, and passengers
were transferred in boats
Nine state banks were installed last
week This is the largest mum Der ever
set at work in the state in one week
Harry Severant, aged 10, of suburb
of Topeka, lost his life in trying to
rescue his little dog from drowning
The state board of charities are pur-
chasing supplies to last to the end of
the year 1t will require se5. 900 worth
The Anthony salt plant has been
placed by the railroads on an equal
footing with those at Hutchinson as to
rates.
The assessors found the population
of Hutchinson to be 10, 254, a gain of
PAS during the last year and of nearly
900 since 1900.
James A Beates, of Junction City,
has been appointed an observer in the
weather bureau to be located outside
of Washington.
James Page, colored teacher of To-
pel1a. received word from Charles Cur
tbs that he had been appointed to a
clerl<ship in the pension office
VIM q. Allison, steward of the in
stitution for the deaf and dumb at
OIathe, is dead, aged 60 years He
was veteran of the civil war and his
home was at lola.
The Wellington Mail says the presi-
dent of the leading bank in that town
pays taxes $50 worth of personal
property, while barber in the base
ment of the bank pays taxes on S12o
worth.
Sunday harvesting has been a feature
in Kansas always to some extent, but
it has probably occurred to greater ex-
tent this harvest than usual The
rains have been interfering with the
work.
Eliza ]. Graham, widow of Robert St.
Clair Graham, an early Judge of the
Atchison district court, who died at her
home in MoberIy, Mo-, was daughter
of Dr. w. H Grimes, who settled in
AtchisOn in 1858.
VIM. Coclzerill, an old citizen of Mar
shall county, was drowned in Blue
river lie was crossing boat IND
the swift current capsized the boat.
He was 20 years old and had lived at
Marysville SO years.
Rev. Albert Watkins, of the Salina
Episcopal church, has accepted the
archdeaconry of southern Missouri
with headquarters at Springfield, and
he will leave in a few days for his new
field of church work.
Personal property assessment in
Shawnee county shows valuation OF
Abs, oSo for the city of Topeka, ano
S5,673, 7TO for the rest of the county
And it is with most every article O:
the assessors returns.
The Sixth battery which took the
seven new field guns on a carriage ties
trip rom Fort Riley to Topel<;
and return, made firing test on theil
arrival at the post. The battery vii
be sent back to the Sandy Hook prov
ing grounds
The government pays certain sun
to the state for each veteran sO1die
supported in the State home at Dodg
City The last remittance received a
tue state treasury was So 800
Eunice Batch and Bertha Woolsev
two little country misses of Covvle
county, recently wrote a letter to Tedd
in Kansas and asking him about thing
in Washington And Teddy responde
with a eptlemanly little letter to eac
of the girls Those letters are lilzel
to be long preserved
w. II. Parsons, agent for the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific road at Ho1tor
Kan, died at the home of his parent
at Lamont, Mo, of diabetes He wa
to have been married to Miss Marth
Drake. of Holton, the day fo1lovvin
that of his death.
Decatur county has 10, 264 acres
alfalfa. Last year it had coll acre
In wheat the county has 65, PA acre
against Al, 1928 acres in 1901. The a
erage of corn has fallen off about 5, OF
acres, there being only 1oa. 393 acr,
this year
There are three separate interests
building an electric line between Kal
sas City and Topeka: the third OF
having lust com pleted its survey