The Globe-republican., 1902-07-17
KANSAS 1rnms or rNrEREsr.


Carnegie's gifts to towns of Kansas,
up to date, amount to Ses5. 500
There are 40 divorce cases pending
in the Crawford county district court.
Judge Hazen of Topeka has appointed
receiver for the Masonic Mutual
Benefit society.
General Funston on his tour of inspec-'
tion of army posts = -
Clay Center has a new hospital which
has just been opened. It will accom-
Inodate 20 patients.
Ex-senator L. K. Kirk, a prominent
citizen of Garnett for 25 years, died on
the night of July f.
The dome of the state house at To
pel1a has been closed because of van
dalism by visitors
R. E Michaels, a Missouri Pacific
fireman. fell from his engine near Dill
lon and broke his neck.
The Salina postoffice during the past
year had receipts amounting to S3e,-
Ss7- o. The office employs 25 persons.
Attorney General GODDARD holds that
school boards cannot deduct pay for
holidays from the wages of school
teachers.
Sheriff Seitz, of Mcpherson, lighted
a cannon cracker and was slow in
throwing it. He lost his forefnger
and thumb.
H. NJ Grafton has harvested his po-
tato crop off two Wichita city lots and
it produced at the rate of 367 bush
els to the acre
Mrs. Thorpe, police matron of To-
pel1a, has founded an Industrial school
for young children which has an at
tendance of Isl.
The old and honorable town of Sedg-
wick is building long stretches of brick
sidewalk this summer. The crossings
laid with stone.
The Cattlemen's picnic at Kingman
this year is announced for Tuesday and
Wednesday, August 10 and 20. Re
duced rates on all railroads.
D. N Hanna, employed at the Santa
Fe depot at Dodge City was celebrating g
with powder in gas pipe and the top
OF his head was blown off.
The Santa Fe is about to build a spur
from its Leavenworth line into Oska-
1oosa. The depot of the road is mile
from this county seat town
A. H. Williams has taken charge of
the Holton postoffice, relieving NJ. NJ.
Beck, who served 16 years. Williams
has lived in Jackson county since 1858
the Frisco in Wichita, has been pro-
moted to travelling passenger agent
with headquarters at Oklahoma City.
John Kiefner has bought another
quarter section west of Garden Plains
and now owns ?, $50 acres in Sedgwiclz
and Harper counties He paid So, 500
for this last purchase.
The fuss between the Choctaw and
the Orient roads over their crossing in
Harper county has been amicab bly, set
tied 1t looked for a time as though
there would be legal battle.
In a wreck on the Rock Island on
July z, Fireman w. c. McNabb was
sca1ded to death and Engineer Myers
was seriously sca1ded. The train
wrecked was an extra freight running
between Herington and Horton. Both
had families; McNabb lived al
Horton and Myers at Kansas City.
Both were new men on the road.
Railroads have heavy orders for cars
to move the Kaw Valley potato crop
1t is now estimated that the crop viii
reach 1000 carloads. Digging com
menced week ago.
Uncle Charlie Moats of KingmaI
county, was not well all winter and i!
still feeble His wheat was put il
shock by some of his neighbors, enough
of them taking their machines to d.
the job in one day The only kicking
done over the job was from some mel
who were left out in making up tn
party
The Emporia city council has accept
ed the gift of site by Mrs Preston B
Plumb, for the new Carnegie library
The site is 100 by rs feet, worth abou
$4,000 Mrs, Plumb will also pay fo
plans and specifications
Miss Maud Holmes, at her home il
Mcpherson county, while retiring fo
the night, was shot, full load strilxin
her head, neck and breast The sho
came through a window screen. Sh
was considered fatally hurt Mis-
Holmes belongs to of the best fam
lilies in the county.
Henry Starr, of Hagerstown, Ind
followed Miss Alice Ressler to Milan