The Globe-republican., 1904-11-17
KANSAS COMMENT

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Had III Health.-Because Of contin
ued i'll health and financial troubles
John Slama, aged about 60, commit
ted suicide at his home few miles
from Burlington by shooting himself
with 2 revolver in the presence Of
his daughter. He had often threaten
ed to kill himself. Mr.. Slama came
to this county two years ago from
northern Kansas. A
Doing scaIping Act.-The Women's
Federation Of Emporia is doing the
newspaper scalping act with the may
or as victim. The women com
planned to him of immoral resorts in
the city and demanded that they be
searched out, whereupon he answered
them saying that II there were any
their husbands knew their location
and they would better 60 to them
Died Of Wounds.-Carl D'Avignon,
Santa Fe conductor accidentally shot
while hunting, died at the Axtsl hospi.
tai in Newton. His wife, who was with
him at the time Of the accident, and
drove Immediately to the hospital with
the injured mar. is Frustrated by the
shock. D'Avignon had been in the
employ Of the Santa Fe for nearly fif-
teen years, and was well known by
railroad men along the line.
Northwestern Teachers-The North
west Kansas Teachers Association,
which meets at Oberlin November "a
rs, have out a programme. Senator
Beverage Of Indiana is to lecture on
Thursday evening and Ed Amherst OFT
of Chicago School of Oratory will lee
ture on Friday evening. Other promi.
nent speakers are Prof, johnson of
Lawrence, Prof. McKeever Of Manhat.
tan, Hon. W. H. Haskell, Editor John
W. Conway, Judge ]. R. Hamilton, and
fine list Of school men.
To Establish Laundry.-The Associ-
ated Charities of Kansas City, Kansas,
which recently established free
wood yard, has decided to establish
hand laundry. The plan is to give
work to deserving poor women who
are unable to secure work during the
winter. Many of these women are
now taking in washing. Often they
are compelled to wash in shed kitch-
ems and in places where they are ex-
posed to cold drafts, which often
cause sickness.
Scotland Yard Detective.-J. X.
Ferrier, the finger print. expert from
the Scotland Yard detective force,
London, England, who is at present
the guest of Warden McClaughry of
the federal prison made a trip to the
state prison with Detective Mcdonald
and went through the institution with
Warden Jewett. The coal mine work
ed by the convicts and the Irvine plant
were interesting places to the London
detective, who highly complimented
Warden Jewett upon them, and said
that when he got back to London he
would have a good report to make con-
corning the manner of employing con.
victs in Kansas for the good of the
state.
Arkansas city's New HoteI.-W. R.
Ranney has purchased the FifthAve-
nue. hotel at Arkansas City which was
built twelve years ago at a cost of
100000. The hotel run for a few
years previous to the opening of the
new country on the south, but for
many years has been used by many
families as dwelling. The building
covers quarter Of a block and is five
stories high. 1t is the intention of
Mr.. Ranney to thoroughly equip the
hotel and make it of the best hostel.
ry in southern Kansas. This is one
Of the improvements Arkansas City |
Is heir to on account of greatly i'm,
proved condition since natural gas has |
been found in paying quantities.
Nearly compIeted.-At Ottawa the /
Independent Telephone company has
received six cars of telephone poles
and two cars of material for the new
line to Kansas City, The line is being
built from Kansas City and at present
only a small stretch of four or five
miles remains to be covered
Is Looking Better.-The drouth in
Kansas has been broken and nearly
every section of the state has been
visited by rain The wheat which |
was badly in need of moisture, has
been greatly benefited, and already it
is greening over.
Turkeys are Scarce. The advent Of
the month of Thanksgiving has devel.
oped the fact that turkeys will be
scarce. The word again Is used be.
cause of the fact that turkey has
been like a visit from an angel for
the past three years. 1t Is said by
the pro5rce men, who are in a posi-
ton to wv, that the Thanksgiving
bird will De scarcer than ever.
Not Enough War splrit.-The re.
cruitlng Office has been closed at Cha.
mute. Chanute hasn't enough war
spirit to qualify it as a peace confer.
ence town.