The Globe-republican., 1902-11-06

the south western part of the state
looking up matters pertaining to de-
Iinquent school bonds in the state
school fund. He went to Garden City
and drove from there over considerab BILE
of the surrounding country. As re-
suit the state school fund will receive
several thousand dollars which he
found in the sinking funds in some of
the county treasures awaiting applica-
ton to the payment of indie btedness-
RAPID LIBRARIANs.-Miss Anna Wei
gand, city librarian of Wichita, gave
out II books in just one hour Saturday
night This is breaking the record for
quick lib airy work. for it included re-
ceiving the books, stamping the cards,
writing the ticket, and finding and
giving out the new book. Miss Gross
and Miss Weigand together often wait
on over 100 in an hour, but this is the
record for one alone.
SERVED 81 YEARs.-Moses Bertrarn.
an old resident of Junction City, was
killed by being run over by Missouri,
Kansas & Texas train. Mr.. Bertram
was a retired sergeant of the United
States army. He had served thirty
years and seven months in the army
and four years in the navy. The body
was given a military burial and the
funeral was held at Fort Riley.
FISH HATCHERY WLNTED.
Fish Commissioner John Haughey says
that he intends to ask the next 1egisla-
ture for appropriation for the esta b.
1ishment of a fish hatchery in this
state. This project has been agitated
for a number of years but every at
tempt thus far to secure the necessary
appropriation has failded-
WINFIELD LIBRARY.-That city has
accepted plans for the Carnegie library
building and work will commence on
it soon. 1t will cost SIS, 900, the full
amount of Mr.. Carnegie's donation. 1t
is to be located on the Central school
grounds and will be of Roman-Ionic
style, built of stone, 35 by 20 feet
MACHINIsTs WERE SURPRIsED.-Ofi-
cia1 notice has been received that the
machinists the Eastern Grand di-
vision of the Santa Fe have been grant
ed raise in wages from 81 to 81 cents
per hour effective November 1st. The
boys are very happy over this raise and
it came to them surprise.
BUILDING TRADES PULL OUr-The
members of the building trades unions
of Topeka have pulled out of the gen
era1 trades council and organized a
building trades council. They have
200 members.
Sons AND DAUGHTERS Now.-The
Native Sons of Kansas have decided to
admit women born in Kansas to the
order, and the name has been changed
to the Native Sons and Daughters of
Kansas.
OVER AN REPRESENTATION
Nelson, aged "a, son of Christian Mel
Brown county, drove over emba nix
naent at Geary City and was Instantly
killed.
of charities i'll present to the iegis-
lature their conviction of the necessity
of giving to the institutions in their
charge more land.
RENO HOLDS REcoRD.-Less than 5000
of the personal taxes of Reno county
are in arrears. This is said to be the
the best record in the state.
RETIRED FARAiERs.-Ehe total num-
Der of voters registered in Wichita as
retired farmers is 435- There are 37s
railroad men registered, 397 carpen-
tiers and 900 commercial travellers.
There is a large number of the last
named who did not register.
STORY OF MoRTeAGEs.-In Dicl<in-
county, which is near the center of
Kansas and solely agricultural
county, 136 mortgages We're foreclosed
in 1892, 90 in 1898. 81 in 1894. Sc in
1898, 16 in 1899, "a in 1900, 10 in 1901,
and in 1902 only two mortgages
FRIENDS UNIvERsITY.-At the an
nua1 meeting of the Friends church
held at Indianapolis President Edmund
Stanley of Friends university was
made a member of the standing COM
n1ittee Oh education Miss Martha
Woodward. of Wichita, is member of
the board Of foreign missions.
SIXTEEN BERRY DIsHEs-At the
wedding of a very prominent couple in
Topeka the presents included sixteen
cut glass berry dishes At the same
wedding the police scattered a charivari
mob carrying noise producers
FIFTEEN HEAD BRoUGHr 81, eoo.-J
L. Dawdy, of Atchison county, took
fifteen OF his blooded cattle to Gales
burg, Ill. where he sold them for
$4,000. an average of $3.50 head. He
sold one heifer. t.Queen of Iowa. to