The Globe-republican., 1904-08-18
KANSAS COMMENT

BY AccIamatIon.-The Democratic
convention OF the Seventh Kansas dis
trlct nominated M. G. Belisie, Of Lar
ned, for congress by reclamation.
Negro Baptlsts.-The Sunday school
convention Of Central Negro Baptist
association in session at Lawrence
has elected officers for the coming
year.
Won tho Championship Syracuse
won the base ball championship for
Western Kansas by defeating Garden
City in a close and well played game.
Fine fielding and base running by Syr'
acuse were the features Of the game
LIndsbors growlng.-Lindsborg is
enjoying good growth. Several new
business houses are being erected.
twenty-five residences are in process
Of construction. The population Is
now over 1900, according to the as
SCISSORS report.
Her Eyes open.-A grocer filled an
Argonia family's can with gasoline
the other day and when a match was
touched to the wicks that night they
burned all right, for the hired girl dis.
covered the grocer's mistake before
filling the lamps.
Laying Heavy steel.-The Santa Fe
has almost finished the task of laying
over 125 miles Of S5-pound steel on
the western division The old steel
Is being shipped to Newton to be run
through the railsaw, and 1t is under
stood that 1t Is to be used to re-
place the light steel on the Panhan-
die division.
Fine Prospeet.-There are $4,000
acres planted to corn in Osborne coun-
ty this year, and there is every indi-
cation that the crop will be enormous.
It is estimated that the crop in the
county will amount 2,4OO,OOO bushels.
Estimating the crop at rs cents per
bushel, the total means 100000, or
$50 per capita for the entire popula,
ton of the county. 1t will take 1000
cars to transport the Osborne county
crop alone.
Dynamite Injured Him. Joseph
Strickland has brought suit hor ST.
900 against the city Of Wichita for
damages alleged to have resulted
from the explosion Of dynamite which
had foated down the Little river at
the time of the June flood. He says
that it was dynamite which had been
sunk for the purpose Of blowing up
the dam, but which did not explode
until it struck sandboat belonging
to him.
Authority on Apples.-According to
the Kansas Farmer, which is the best
authority in the west, the Kansas ap-
pie crop this year will be above the
average in quantity and quality. Reno
county alone will ship out from 300 to
400 cars of apples. The varieties
mostly grown are Ben Davis, Winesap
and Missouri Pippin. There are doz-
ems of fruit men who will have from
1000 to 5000, and one or more will
have $4,000 or 100000 bushels to take
care of. This will mean lots of work,
but with a good profit to pay for the
work and the worry,
To oil Roads.-The board of coun-
ty commissioners Of Montgomery coun-.
ty will be asked at their next meet
ing to try the experiment of oiling
the roads Of the county. The Stand
ard Oil Company is not purchasing the
heavy oil which is produced by
many of the oil wells In this county.
The oil Is worth about 50 cents a
barrel and those who are interested
in improving the condition of the
roads in the county will ask the com
missioners to use this oil. Wherever
oil has been used on roads 1t has
been found to be one Of the best ma
terials for improving the condition
Of the highways. 1t not only keeps
keeps the clouds Of dust down, but
tends to prevent the damage done by
the heavy rains.
Claims lnnocence.-Hollis Lebaron
Is in the coutny Jail charged with at
tempting to assault pretty Ada Will
son, a 15-year-old-grl Of Sterling, Le-
baron it is said, brought the girl to
q Hutchinson hotel. He Is barber
in Sterling and formerly lived in
Hutchinson. He has been married
less than year and his wife came
with the officers who brought him,
claiming that he Is innocent.
Better Than Expected.-Whe in
Osborne county is doing much better
was expected, much Of 1t bringing 30
bushels to the acre.
To Enforce Payment.-Assistant At
torney General Pestana, who has
charg Of the school fund work, is now
laboring to enforce payment Of bonds
issued by organized school districts.
ut is an endless job" said he, "and
the state school fund stands to lose
some money"
Brown County Pcnlc.-The farmers
Of Brown county will hold their an
nual institute picnic at Sun Springs
on August 81. Among the speakers
for the occasion will be Charles Cur
lis, Ex-Governor E. N. Morrill, and