The Globe-republican., 1902-11-13
KANSAS COMMENT.


weeks.
FIVE Tons FOR BALLoTs.-It took
about that amount to print the Shaw
nee county ballots and about two tons
of that was used in reserve ballots that
will go into scratch pads after the cleo
ton.
FARMERS AND HoUsEKEEPERs--
ing the two past years. the Osavatonnie
asylum admitted 5s3 patients. Of this
number 13o We're farmers, 13s were
housel1eepers, 6s We're laborers, 10
were miners and one was a police
man.
INSPECTING PACKING HoUsEs.-Col-
one1 S. R. Burch, chief clerk of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, holds one
of the most responsible positions in
the agricultural department., and he is
making n tour of the west for the pur-
pose of inspecting the work of the
packing houses.
COLLEGE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Campbell
university at HoIton proposed to con-
vey to Lane university of Lecompton
all it's holdings, amounting to SITS, 900,
Lane to pay Campbell SIT, 900 for APP
paratus, dOrmitory, etc The Kansas
conference of the United Brethren
church accepts the offer and the deal
is expected TO be consnmmated next
June
WAsHBURN STUDENTs.-Among other
Halloween pranks played by Wash
burn students was the burning of
old and unsightly frame building
the campus. The loss is $500. The
faculty is trying to find out what stu
dents committed the crime. Expulsion
from college and criminal prosecutions
await the perpetrators if they are dis
covered.
UNIVERSITY FooT BALL-The stand
taken by the university of Kansas for
the publication of ath letics has borne
frlit this year in the remarkably clean
grade of foot ball being put up by the
University team. Not once in all the
games played far this year hrs there
been a single complaint for unsports-
man like conduct upon the part of the
players.
FooT BALL INDIGNITIEs.-AIem
of the Holton foot ball eleven complain
that they narrowly escaped being
mobbed in Sabetha, after defeating
the Sabetha team by a score of to O.
At the conclusion of the game the Wis
itors had hard work to get to the rail
road station and say that they were
obliged to submit to all kinds of in
suits and indi entities
AFTER "a YEARs.-Some Leaven-
worth parties have just received title
to a tract of land which they purchased
in 1865. At the time of the purchase
a deed was ordered given them but the
sheriff died and it was not done Ever
since then the purchasers have been
trying to get the deed. There was no
reason for withholding it, but it was
not made out until thirty-four years
after the date of the purchase.
ROOFING TILE FACToRY.-The COT
feyvi1le Shale, Brick and Roofing Tile
Company is the title of Il new concern
which will begin operations in Cofey-
Vile within few weeks. There are
already two vitrified brick factories in
Coffeyville. The new plant will have
a capacity of 100, 600 brick and 10. 1000
roofing tile every ten hours. This will
be the first roofing tile factory ever
established west of the Mississippi
river.
SEIZED IN Box GENERALIZATION city
officers made a raid on a box car in the
yards and seized twenty seven cases OF
beer consigned to John Hoboe. It was
being unloaded when the officers made
their appearance Litigation will fol
low, but a similar case few mon tbs
ago resulted in b victory for the city,
the liquor being destroyed.
A PROUD CoUNTY.-Reno county is
IN arrears for personal taxes only 5000
and the people about the court house
claim that no county in the state can
make as good a showing.
Four ORPBANs--Charles Hooper and
his wife, of Independence, had been
divorced and eheir four children give1
to their mother There was trouble
about that The man and wife met in
the postoffice building and he shot and
killed her and then killed himself.
GAVE OF THEIR CUTIcLE--At pic
ME at Brownlee's lake in Reno county.
recently, fifteen girls gave up a part o
their skins to be grated on the arm o
Archie BrOwnlee's nephew The arm
had Eeeu burned and would no
heal
WILD CAT MISUNDERSTANDING Insur
ance Commissioner Church. though
vigi1ant, is unable to keep Wild ca
companies from issuing policies il
Kansas. He is now after a Mcpherson
agent for unlawfully writing policie