The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09

kansas. Is Getting More Rain.

In q meteorological summary of
| 1902. Or. f. III. Snow, of the University
| of Kansas says: Among the no..
| table meteorological features of the
year 1902 were the cool summer, the
warm spring and autumn, the album
dant and well-distribgted rainfall,
the lowest aggregate wind velocity
| on record and the latest. date of the
| first killing frost of autumn. The
total rainfall has been but twice ex-
| ceeded and then only by few hun
dred' thousandths of an inch-in 1876
and 1888. It is fact to be empha-
sized that the average annual rainfall
at this station has now passed sc
inches, notwithstanding the great de-
tfciency of 1901. There is no doubt
that the rainfall of Kansas is slowly
increasing, while the. wind velocity is
slowly decreasing-two points of
great Importance to the welfare of
the state."
The Bride Was Hysterfca1.
At Hutchinson New Years eve. just
as Prof E. NJ Scott and Miss Lillian
Randall had reached the point in the
ceremony that united them in the
holy bonds of wedlock, the cry of
fire" from one of the guests brought
the ceremony to a sudden end.
Smoke was seen pouring in great
volumes from the ceiling above their
heads. and in moment the room was
illuminated by flames. The groom
rushed away to give the alarm of
fire, while the bride. overpowered by
what she considered to be an i'll
omen, sank onto a sofa and cried,
despite the threatening flames. The
fire department soon extinguished
the flames and the wedding party
again resumed their places and the
ceremony was completed.
Not Feasible, Says Jewett.
Warden Jewett is opposed to Rep
resentative Billiards. scheme to have
state prison convicts build macadan
roads. He says the degradation of
a convict makes him worse. In
building roads, the worst criminals
could not be employed because it
would be too hazardous to risk them
outside prison walls. The only con-
victs who could be taken out would
be those who are in for short terms.
AS rule, these men are capable Of
being reformed.
Risked Her Life for baby.
At the home of Herbert Levitt at
Emporia an upset lamp caused an ex-
plosion which resulted almost fatally
for Mrs. Levitt. In trying to prevent
the flames setting fire to the cradle
which held siX-months'old child, Mrs.
Levett's clothing caught fire and she
was perhaps fatally burned. She
put out the fire, however, and her
child was uninjured.
Topped on All Passes.
The Codding railroad in Pottawat-
omie county enjoys the distinction
of being the only railroad in the
United States which does not issue
passes. The line is Is miles in
length Senator J. K. Codding is gen.
eral counsel and general manager of
the road, yet he has to pay his fare
Just the same as the humblest citizen.
Rescued from a Cake of Ice.
Alone on a cake of drifting ice in
the Missouri river and almost frozen
from cold and exposure, Albert Ow-
ems, a young man from Pomeroy,
was rescued at five o'clock in the aft
ernoon by Alfred Mercy, a big negro
policeman of Kansas City, while 300
excited people stood on the river
bank and cheered the brave officer.
But One Cloudfer.
The month Of December just closed
was the cloudiest. save one, in the "a
years. record of the Kansas weather
bureau at Lawrence. The rainfall
was 25 per cent. above the December
average. The temperature was 2.72
degrees below the December average.
A Knnsan Going to- Jerusalem.
The State Sunday School associa-
the field secretary, j. 81. Engle, as
the Kansas delegate to the Worlds
Sunday School convention at Jerusa-
lem. The Kansas Sunday schools
will raise fund to send him.
strong Support for Harris.
Senator Scott, OF west virginia,
had conference with the president
and urged the appointment of SEN
ator Harris, of Kansas, as one of the
members of the isthmian canal COM
mission.
salina Has s23,5oo Failure.
The P. A. Brown Clothing company
of Salina has passed into the hands
of it's creditors, comprising "a firms.
The liabilities are S23,500.
New Church at We1lsville.
A handsome new Methodist church
has Just been dedicated at Wellsvil1e,
to take the place of the one destroyed
by fire year ago.
whisky Hidden in Bed Springs.
A negro restaurant was raided at