The Globe-republican., 1904-07-28
No Nearer settlement.-At Pitts.

ii No Nearer settlement.-At Pitts.
burg the miners and operators are
no nearer settlement In regard to
the new scale than before The min
ers are maintaining that the operators
can afford to increase their pay, and
have statistics which they claim show
that the cost of living has increased,
and the operators are better prepared
to pay more. The operators however,
stand pat in their declaration that
they cannot pay more than their COM
petitors in the Eastern districts.
chautauqua At cawker.-The pros
perity Of Kansas and her citizens Is
nowhere more evident than at the
Chautauqua assembly at Lincoln park,
between .Cawker City and Downs.
Farmers, travelling men, lawyers and
ministers are tenting in this beautiful
4 thirty-acre grove Of gigantic oak trees
and enjoying the beauties Of nature
while they are entertained by the fD'
est program ever given In the park.
To Enjoin company.-In Harper
county the Missouri and Kansas Tel
ephone company has set some Of Its
poles almost in the center Of the pub
lie highways. The county attorney
wants to know II the authorities
should chop the poles down. The at
torney general has advised him to
bring full suit against the company to
enjoin 1t from obstructing the high
ways. 7
Sued For $6,0oo.-The owners Of
the Eldorado Water Company at
Keenes New Hampshire farm, have
been sued by Tom Fitch for $4,000.
Fitch claims the company owes him
that amount for twelve years SER
vices as their agent. Judge Altman
appointed N. F. Frazier receiver and
the works are now in his hands, pend
ing hearing.
| Left The Track.-Six minutes be-
hind time, and running at the rate of
forty-fve miles an hour, Santa Fe
passenger train No. left the track
on July %, five miles west Of Kinsley
]. D. Sewell, of Kansas City, an ex-
press messenger, was instantly killed,
and one postal clerk was slightly in
jured.
Changes in Auditors Office.-Isaac
Jones has resigned IS chief clerk in
the state auditors office. Iry. Cole
has been promoted from bond clerk
to chief clerk, Mrs. Maud Gilyeat has
been promoted from stenographer to
bond clerk, and Miss Arvilla Rose
berry, of Erie, has been appointed
stenographer.
Prospect Fattering.-The oil we'll at
Clyde is now down over 800 feet and
the prospects could not be better.
OIL sand developed at depth of 735
feet, and the formations are such as
are found in the proven oil fields just
before striking pay sand.
Killed BY Lightning.-Andrew Ad-
amson, farmer, who lived eight miles
northwest of st. John, was killed by
lightning, He was standing on the top
of a threshing machine separator when
the bolt struck him.
Lights Fire With oiI.-Clara Mont
gomery, the 19-year-old daughter of
Henry Montgomery, died as the re-
suits of burns received from the ex.
plosion of can Of coal oil which she
had used in lighting fire.
Slight Decrease.-The pay rolls for
the Topeka pension agency show a
decrease of just nine pensioners over
the previous year, according to the
annual report just received by Pension
Agent Metcalf. ,..
Largest Potato crop.-smith coun'
ty will have the largest potato crop
raised for many years. II other
counties do as well potatoes should |
not be over 40 cents bushel next
winter.
Reviving Granee.-President Ira
Jones Of the National Grange Society
spoke to farmers at the Grange pic
mic. The Grange order Is being re-
vived among the farmers of Garnett
Atchison At Rosebud.-Atchison |
has been represented at the South |
Dakota land drawing by three hundred |
men and about twenty women
Log RoIling.-At salina bills are out !
announcing the Woodmen picnic,
which will be held in Oakdale park,
the 2Sth of this month.
Swedish Convention.-The annual
convention of the Young Peoples So
cieties Of the Swedish Lutheran church |
in Mcpherson, Saline and Dickinson
counties will be held at Marquette
September 7 and 5. D. J. Ekholm of
Lindsborg, is secretary of the So
ciety a-~,inra'-.' 0'-,--- ''''. ''--
New Packing Iant,-Joseph Schott
and five other business men of At
Gibson have started movement to
establish a packing house to supply
meat for local consumption only. 1t