The Globe-republican., 1902-12-25

"A. Ii. Smith is successfully cultiva-
ting huclx1eberries near Topeka
The I. o. O. F. school of instruction
was in session most of the week at
Usage City.
The Abilene school board has raised
the age for admission of pupils from
to 6 years
At the Ness City high scheo1 % re-
ceived diplomas; fifteen of the number
were boys
Shawnee county has made quite
extensive beginning in making macad
-anized roads
An automobile factory is to get at
work in Parsons. Thirty five men are
to be employed
The United States Geological Survey
will make map Of the gas and oil re-
gions around lola
A number of Topeka men have or
gained company to develop an oil
field in Wyoming
A joint just outside of Conway
Springs, was burned in the night, pre-
sumably by citizens.
President J. d. Drake of Lane uni
versity at Lecompton, has resigned on
account of his poor health.
There is talk of a yeast factory to
be established in Wichita, to have
a capacity of five tons per day.
Twenty-Five graduates of WashburL
college received degrees ON June H.
number of honorary degrees We're
also given.
The German societies at Topeka
passed resolutions that the slot ma
chine is crying evil which calls for
abatement.
Michael Dennen, an old settler of
Shawnee county, is dead at the age of
70 years. He had lived on the same
farm 43 years.
Riley county harvesters could not
stand it to have a good harvest day go
to waste, they kept their reapers
going Sunday
at Council Grove the Neosho river
beat its record and for time the cur
rent of the river was flowing through
the principal streets
At the Goth commencement at Kan
sas university 224 students We're grad
uated- There was an unusually large
attendance of alumni.
The assessors count gives Wichita
%, 1913 people, increase OF 1901 over
1900 figures. The total assessed valua-
ton of the city is SIS, 2s2, $50.
The oats crop in central Kansas is
the finest in years and the corn acreage
is very large. Fruit is light but pas
ture and hay are in fine condition.
The enrolment of the normal school
at Emporia has, the past year, been rs
per cent greater than ever before. The
graduating class is composed of Is men
and four women
John E. Martin, of Whiting, sold Sc
hogs on the Kansas City market for
$7.65 cents a hundred pounds. Mr..
Martin bred them and they were in
prime condition.
The G. A. r. council of administra-
ton fixed upon September % for the
state reunion and located it at Wichita.
Commander III. c. LOOMS was charged
with its management.
D. c. Stoffer, a young farmer of Dick.
inson county, was working in his field
when he saw hail storm sweep over
| his house. He ran half mile and was
| exhausted and died from the shock.
Harvesting of soft or May wheat go
| ing on in the central counties, shows q
| yield far in excess of what was expected
a few weeks ago. Dickinson county i:
now expected to weigh out million
bushels, half of last years crop, and
| twice what was expected in A pri1.
At Ottawa the Marias Des Cygne.
reached the 90 feet mark some time be
j fore it stopped rising
The Rock Island tracks in the soutl
| part of Dickinson county were washed
out for 1000 feet and many bridge
| were weakened. Lexington had tel
feet of water in the lower part OF tn,
| town
The Santa Ee commenced to NOV e it
| trains on schedule time, or nearly so
on June = The damage by the flood
| to the railroad is estimated at from
SIS, 900 to SOS, 600
The railroads have not granted an.
| rates for harvest hands this year a
they did last. because they feel that n
| outsiders are needed, and that troub1
| might follow if they brought lot O
men into the state who couldn't fin,
| employment
DR.. C. z. Mum, who died in Topelz
last week. served Al years in the med
icai of the limited 4e