The Globe-republican., 1902-11-13

coSSlOnS during their turned DOWN
all such propositions. Not a gambling
layout was permitted to do business
Some Kansas towns have formed the
idea lately that a fair or carnival can
not be a success unless a tough midway
and a lot of gamblers are allowed to
work their gratis. The Ellxs' fair at
Chanute was a success; but there were
no gamblers; neither was there tough
midway.
SPEAK WELL OF INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS
The state board OF charities speaks
very highly of the manual training de-
partment established at the Industrial
School for Boys and of the domestic
economy department. at the Girls in
dustria1 School. Both, the board
thinks, will result in much good, not
only because they give the inmates
some employment, but because the in
mates are, as a result of the training,
enabled to earn living after they are
released.
NEW TELEPHONE BUILDING--Hhe
Missouri & Kansas Telephone company
has let the contract for $40, 900 te1e-
phone building in Wichita which is to
be 30 by 90 feet, the front to be pressed
brick and Carthage cut stone and the
entire building is to be of hard brick
laid in cement. The building alone
will cost $40, $50, while the dynamos,
batteries and appliances will bring the
total cost of the building and its equip
ment to over 100000
SENTENCED FOR OLD CRIME.-Several
years ago a Geuda Springs butcher,
while looking in thiclet for a steer
he owned, shot a COW belonging to an
other man. To cover the crime he
butchered the animal and sold it. Soon
after he went east. Recently ne was
located in Toledo, Ohio, and brought
back to Sumner county for trial where
he was sentenced to a year in the peni-
tertiary.
DIED FROM FRIGHT.-A1bert Dixon, a
negro boy years old, died from fright
at a Leavenworth hospital. He was
about to be operated to remove a
small abscess from his leg as the result
of a splinter He became very nervous
and excited as the nurse was preparin G
him for the operation and when the
doctor removed his coat to perform the
operation the boy fell over dead.
PROPOSED UNION OF SECrs.-The an
nua1 conference of the United Brethren
church of the NeOsho district, compri-
sing southern and eastern Kansas and
northern Indian Territory, was held
at Pittsburg, the session lasting a
week. The conference favorably con-
sidered the proposed union of the Uni
ted Brethren and Methodist Protest
ant churches.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTs.-The
state expended nearly 50, 900 advertis-
ing the two constitutional amend
ments submitted to the people at the
election For the past three mon tbs
these amendments have been printed
in from one to three newspapers in
each county in the state. Each paper
received $40 for printing the amend
ment
DIPHTHERIA CLOSES SCHooLs--It is
| epidemic in the country north of Atch-
ison and three schools have been
closed From one to four children in
the families of John Myers, Albert
| Spears, Ferdinand johnson, Louis Mel
| son and Jacob Schaffer are down with
| the disease.
THE ELBERTA PEACH.-Tt was named
/ for a Kansas woman. A Kansas mar
raised the first alberta peach tree from
the seed and named it for his wife
| The new peach became such a success:
| in Texas that town was named fol
| it, the town of Ell Berta, whose people
do not know where the name origina
| ted.
SHIPPING CHEESE WEsT-The CHM
r.laron cheese factory is shipping abou
?. 900 pounds of cheese weekly to Colo
/ RADIO, New Mexico and Arizona. Thi
| is a new short grass country industry
ELECTION BOARDS GET MoRE.-Elec
| ton judges and clerks receive NOR,
compensation this year than in year
| past Their pay now is put on 'spe
voter basis They are each alIovec
| So. so for the first $50 votes or less am
81 for each additional 100 votes o
| fraction thereof.
AN OLD TIMER--H. w. Cochran. o
Linn county, is 81 years old Mr.
Cochran has never ridden on rail
road train or on a street car. He boast
thai in all his life he never attended
wedding save his own
RUN OVER AND KILLED--The 5-yea
old son of Luther Moore, of Auburn
| was run over and killed by n tear
/ while playing-in a field his father
farm The boy was picked up by hi
father and taken to the house, a shor
!