The Globe-republican., 1904-03-10

Il EAS'PS~s - 0'onAA'oA SSuhUJ ~
coming very discouragiugDS There hal
been practically no moisture for two
months The fields are brown ant
show little sign Of crop Pasturei
or not, the fields all look the same
The wheat appears to have rooted well
and may possibly turn out all right Il
sufficient moisture comes within thu
next two weeks The acreage Is very
large. 1
SwENssoN's Successor. The follow
ing educators are spoken Of in connec'
ton with the presidency Of Bethany
college to succeed the late Dr. Carl
Swensson: Prof. Pihlblad, Lindsborg,
the present head Of the institution;
DR.. Granville, Of Yale; DR.. Abraham.
son, Chicago; Dr. J. A. Brandelle, Den
yer, and Prof. Frank Nelson, .ex-state
superintendent Of public instruction.
FRAIRIE Fire LOSSES, Numerous re-
ports orc coming in from Kansas coun-
ties telling Of heavy losses from prairie
fires. In almost every instance the
fires were caused by tho people burn
ing stubble and pasture land, The
high wind came unexpectedly and the
fires were beyond control in short
time. Many narrow escapes from
death are reported,
FARMERS DEPOSITS. -- barton county,
the banner wheat county Of Kansas
for 1908, shows q condition of prosper
ity perhaps unrivaled in the world.
With population in the entire county
Of 1880 men, women and children,
the deposits in the eleven banks in the
county aggregate the sum of S9,9SO,OOO
or Sl66.66 for every man, woman and
child in the county. +
STATE s. s. CONVENTION Clay Cen
ter is preparing to entertain the State
Sunday School convention which will
meet in June. J. H. Engle, state Sec
Rotary, Of Abilene, has been looking
over the conditions and starting the
machinery in motion for the enter
tainment Of the guests. It is expected
that 700 visitors will be present to at
tend the session,
WAS HIS SECRETARY Governor
Bailey has appointed Herbert Jordan
Of Seneca, as stenographer in the ex-
ecutive office. Mr.. Jordon is a news
paper man and was secretary to Bailey
when he was congressman-at.large.
FoE FoRr RTLEY,-The proposals for
the construction Of a number of large
buildings and the alteration Of several
old buildings We're opened by the post
quartermaster The sum Of the lowest
bids on all the work is Sl2G,669.
CARE OF THE SICK. Assistant Attor-
ney General pestana hos handed down
o decision that all cities having or.
dinances governing health regulations
and boards of health must take care Of
the sick who come to the city.
ABOUT SUGAR RATES. Effective
March 6, the Missouri Pacific railway |
reduces the sugar rate from New Or
leans to Wichita to IS cents per hun
dred pounds. The rate has been 81
cents on the Missouri Pacific.
WERE BURNING TRAsH,-Farmers in
Saline county were burning trash
when the dust storm came, and a fire
started which did $1,000 damage on
one farm. Much damage was done
over considerable area
A JUROR SIcK.-Ihc court in the
Dewey murder trial at Norton ad-
journed on account OF the illness Of
0rville Darling, one Of the jurors. The
rial was about concluded at the time
of adjournment.
PRODUCE ExCHANGE.--T carload
shippers of poultry, eggs and butter
,ave organized the Hutchinson Pro-
luce exchange, They will meet at II
,'clock each day and regulate market
,rices.
0Nor A WRoNa NAME. --Atchison peo-
,le call slot machines "crime incuba-
,ors." I
WIcuITA STocK YAIDs.-The weigh
looks there show that 470 carloads of
logs received and hogs sold there to
he number Of 34,S69 Nearly all Of
hem were used by the local packers,
Besides these were 1900 delivered by
wagons from hog raisers around Wich-
to. During January there were 35,-
'95 hogs received. The shipments
rom Wichita during February was
'nly 9,loo hogs, the rest having all
,een slaughtered there. The cattle
eceipts were lighter thanin February,
9Oo, the number received being s,44S
CArrLEMEN TO MEET. Alta meeting
leld at Dodge City by the cattlemen
n the interest Of establishing an In