The Globe-republican., 1904-08-11
KANSAS COMMENT

Received Appointments. M.
Burris and John Scboller, both Of To-
peka, have been appointed book-bind-
ers In the government printing Of
nee.
Old Settlers Reunion.-The annual
reunion Of the pioneers and old set
tiers al Marshall county will be held
lat Irving, August 81 and September !
and 2. @
Drowned While Bathlng.-Private
Jones, Twenty-sixth battery field artil-
Ilery Of Vancouver barracks, Washing
ton, who has been attending the Far.
rier's school at Fort Riley, was drown
led in the Kaw river while bath.
Ing. Oe
Review the Soldiers. = Extensive
preparations are being made to give
o splendid review of the troops at
Fort Leavenworth during the visit
Of Lieutenant General Adna R. Chat
fee, chief Of staff Of the army, who
will arrive on August IL.
Thrown from Horse.-At Winfield
Miss Carrie Hiatt was thrown from
her and severely injured, having dis
located the fingers of the right hand,
broken both bones Of her right arm
above the wrist, broken her nose and
lacerated the tissues If the chin from
the bone.
No Campaign Assessment.-F, D.
Coburn, secretary Of state board Of az.
Ticulture, will not permit his office
force to pay the ~ per cent which
the republican campaign committee
has suggested as a contribution from
state officers and employees. He says
his department is non-partisan and
II he gives to one party he will have
TO give to the other.
Missing In Old Mexico-Frank King
man is anxious about the whereabouts
of his brother, Will, who left Salina a
year ago last March and went to Old
Mexico. For few months after leav-
ing Mr. Kingman wrote to relatives
but suddenly the letters were discon-
tinued. Attempts have been made to
reach him by letter but have failed.
Scarcity Of Broom corn.-Owing to
the scarcity of room corn the factory
at Alton has closed. Farmers general
ly do not seem to realize that money
can be made by raising broom corn,
and this years crop is practical fail
ure The price Of brooms had steadily
advanced in the past three years ow-
ing to the continued neglect Of the
broom corn industrv
Big Real Estate Deal.-One of the
largest real estate sales in the history
of Chase county was made when d,
4. Holmes OF Wichita sold his ranch
OF $500 acres east Of Clemalts, KS, to
david wood OF Fox Greek for $780,
OOO This is the ranch which used to
belong to Ed. Holmes ST., with several
sections Of pasture land added. There
are about lOO acres OF alfalfa and 200
acres OF corn land in the bottom and
the rest is as good pasture land as
there is in Chase county. Mr.. Wood
gets possession the first of November,
a. ~ nv WA" '"A' p0t'0n'' 0n''e0 VI
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Robbed the Warden.-About the 3D.
dest thief on record is John Thomp-
son, a negro trusty at the state pris.
on, who robbed the warden of two
suits of clothes, two rings, and SIPS
in cash. Thompson is a mulatto of
aout the same build as the warden
He has been emploved as Warden
JEWELS personal servant ana mad
accesS u 'ne resiaence portion OF tne
prlson' Last nlgnt ne gathered up
Ills piunoer ana aller dressing IN the
Warden sui coolly walked out, the
him for tbo wordon as tho do r,,nas,
nroventod Ii, faoo from hoinn I soon
,ihoroI rau.rd IL oTonod q, ~.
canturo '
ouaran''neo Pas'ures'- Inc state
callle inspector quarantlhed number
OF pastures near Maple City, east OF
ARKANSAS Clty 1or Texas fever' the
disease mas caused four deaths in
1ected Cattle driven from hollow mo
quarantine limo into Tho stoto oon
trarv IN Law .ro cold n no tho oomso
~ tho disease