The Globe-republican., 1903-01-01

| % KNOWN dS unc Ndushb UulOu Lile
Insurance company. The Kansas Mu'
tual was organized more than 20 years
ago and has done big business The
Kansas Union was organized last July.
The deal has been approved by the
state insurance superintendent The
The officers and directors of the merger
concern are President, J, P, Davis
vice president W. M. Welcome; Secre'
tary, John D. Moon; directors, C.J. Dew
lin, ]. R. Mulvane, Edward Wilder, II.
G, Schwartzhopf and A. A, Robinson,
of Topeka; Z. N. morrill,, of Hiawatha,
and Scott Hopkins, of Horton.
| SHIFTY CoNvIcrs. This is Governor
Stanleys expression when telling Of the
stories told by conyicts who are asking
for pardon or parole. Some Of them
have heard Of the governors Sunday
school record and they work the relig'
ious racket The physical condition
racket has been used by many since the
governor pardoned cripple. Since
then everyone asking for pardon is in
failing health. Others parade the fact
of having relatives dependent upon
them. This crowd showed up after a
convict who had two crippled children.
The governor says that pardons mus,
be handled as a cold-blooded business
proposition without any show Of senti-
ment.
\ New IRRIGATION SCHEME. -Superin.
tendent Haney, Of the Hays City ex'
pertinent station, assisted by an expert
from the agricultural department al
Washington, will try new method Of
irrigation on the experimental farm
He will flood about 1000 acres Of the
bottom land early in the spring with
flood water from the stream which
runs through the farm. His aim will
be to soak the soil thoroughly several
feet deep and depend upon this mois.
ture together with the natural rainfall,
to pull the crops through. No irriga'
ting will be done after the crops are
put in. The only expense will be in
the construction Of a dam across the
small stream.
SECRET SERVICE GUARD. -Two years
ago the executive council without the
knowledge Of the legislature employed
a secret service man to guard the state
furniture in the Legislative halls and
committee rooms, So much stuff had
always been stolen in the past that this
precaution was taken. 1t proved q
good thing. The detective saved the
state five or six typewriter machines
and a lot Of other truck. A detective
will be employed by the council again
this winter.
SHOT AT MAIL Boxes. Smith Work.
man and Kearney Taylor, Of Beverly,
o small town north Of Salina, were ar
rested by q United States marshal or
the charge Of shooting at rural mail
boxes.
REsuBMIssloN Bale Waggener, Of
Atehison, said he would introduce re-
submission resolution to change the
constitution the very first day Of the
legislative session.
WRECK NEAR RANToUL.-lThe Mis-
souri, Pacific flyer left the track neal
Rantoul. -Four coaches left the tract,
and rolled into the ditch, yet no ont
was seriously hurt
DIED On TRAIN,-Mrs, Frank Boggs
Of Hutchinson, who was bringing the
body Of her husband from California
was taken sick on the train and died al
Ogden, Utah
KILLED Ar SALT MINE, AT the Bar
ton salt mine at Hutchinson, G. G.
Miner fell IA feet and struck on thu
back Of his head and died almost in
stantly.
| A BRIGHT Boy. "A candidate for page
in the next legislature has had his pic
ture printed on postal cards and j.
sending them to all the members.
STATE DAIRY COMMISSION. - At ;
meeting Of dairymen from differen
parts of the state it was decided to asl
the legislature to create the position o
state dairy commissioner and put thu
commission under control Of Secretary
Coburn, of the state board of agricul
ture.
SOLD His MINES. p. II, Anderson
the young Swede Of Abilene who mad,
a big fortune in the Klondike, has dis
posed Of all his interests at Cape NOM
and will invest in the zinc mines o
| Southwest Missouri
SIDETRACKED FREIGHT. AT Newton
last week there were at one time 3OI
cars loaded with freight which the rail
roads could not move on account Of lacl
Of engines. Like conditions existed q
towns west Of Newton. The recen
storms and soft road beds are also