The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22

@ Governor Durbin, of Indiana, on til
gas question. Governor Durbin say
B that Kansas should adopt the Indian
q laws in regard to the control of ma,
4 ural gas. Indiana doesn't try to pre-
I hibit the piping Of gas out Of tn
y state, but II throws strong regulation
I around tho handling Of gas. Govern
. or Durbin says that the piping out o
! gas doesn't count so much as tn
| waste Of II. Governor Bailey say
that 1t Is ridiculous to think of pre-
venting the piping of gas out Of Kan
sas.
Pressing Old CIaims.--J. G, Mich
, olson, Of Newton, is at Washington
, pressing some old claims which The
state holds against the federal gov
eminent for property destroyed dur
ing the year. These claims amount
to q big sum and Judge Nicholson Is
handling the proposition on q per
centage basis. He has worked fol-
several months to set the claims III
shape for presentation to congress,
and he hopes to secure appropriation
covering them.
Land 10 Advancing. - Ford county
has been covered with a six.inch
blanket of snow, which melted and
puts the ground and wheat crop in
fine condition. 1t is covered again
with about seven inches of snow.
This practically puts the wheat in
fine condition to go through the win
ter. Farmers are jovial and a great
many claim that it assures a wheat
crop. Land seekers are numerous
and land is rapidly advancing in
price.
81 BusheI.-- The Stout boys are
doing business in the vicinity of
Manchester. Speaking of the yield
of seed, the boys say their Jobs SO
far have hulled out fairly well. They
charge Sl.5O per bushel for hulling.
The present price of alfalfa seed is
about 81 per bushel Mr.. Seeley had
80 bushels Of seed from 30 acres Of
the plant, and this is said to be
about an average yield in this sec.
ton,
+ Testing Water Pressure. --- The
Spring River Power Company, c0nl
posed Of Chicago men, has completed
large cement dam across Spring
river al Galcna, and a test Of The wa
ter pressure is being made. A $500
horsepower electrical plant will be
generated and will be used in the min
ing plants Of this district. The i'm
proyements made by the company
amount to more than half million
dollars.
Gas Symptoms,--D. H. Shepherd,
representing the Hanson Milling
company, Of southern Kansas, is in
Atchison, consulting with Nicholas
Bremen, Thomas Langan and others,
about prospecting for oil, gas Or coal
in Doniphan county. Shepherd wants
to lease ten thousand acres, and I'M
der certain conditions, will give
guarantee to begin active operations
at once.
Challenge BY Cornhusker.-Franh
Davis, farm hand at Smith Center,
has issued a blank challenge to any
man in Kansas and Nebraska for
corn husking contest. Ile wants the
contest to run ten days. He wants
the wager to run ST for the first day,
50 for the second 81 for the third and
so on, doubling each day. That would
make the prize $50 for the ten days
contest, He bars no one.
Stock at Premium.--Stock in the
Atchison coal mine Is now at a prem
ium. Atchison people have taken
100000 worth Of stock in the coal
mine voluntarily. Almost every bit
Of the stock in the mine is owned by
Atchison people.
Most Successful Week. -- The sew
enth annual Barton county poultry
show closed at Great Bend, after the
most successful week in the history
of the association.
Want Oil and CASA large and en-
thusiastic meeting Of citizens of Perry
and vicinity, looking to the develop
ment Of oil and gas in this locality,
was held in the opera house this af-
ternoon and a committee on organi.
cations was appointed. There are
many favorable indications that oil
and gas exist here and much interest
is being taken in the matter
Prize Potatoes. - j. P. Brown of
Atchison, sent nine potatoes TO rela-
tiyes in New Jersey, which weighed
collectively thirty pounds, and com
plotely filled a half bushel basket
Mules Burn to Death.-At Pittsburg
fire Of unknown origin was dscoy-
cred in the mule stables Of No. s
mine Of the Mount Carmel Coal Com
nanY and before II could be eXtin-