The Globe-republican., 1904-11-03


penitentlary, has just completed TAX
Ing finger print records Of all the pris-
oners confined in the big prison. the
task has taken several weeks, but the
records compiled are most valuable.
The finger print method Of identih'
cation is being used in all the fore
most prisons over the country now and
many police departments are keeping
the finger prints Of all criminals who
pass through their hands. The records
are made by having the prisoner lay
his finger tips on a piece OF glass
mixed with printers ink. He then
pressed them on record sheet, in des
ignated spaces, and the sheet Is filed
by a peculiar system and held for H.
ture reference.
PIalnviIIe Prospers.-This town gets
two free rural routes on and after
December /. One of them Is " miles
long, has 1O7 houses, and contains a
population Of 42S. The other is ~
miles long, with liz houses and AN
population. The acreage OF wheat
sown on Paradise Flats, Of which
Plainville is the center, is large and
nearly up to the acreage sown two
years ago. The crop is growing fine
and the season is unusually favorable
for 1t, Some fields are already being
pastured. The corn crop has com
menced to move The yield is larger
than for several years.
Apples in Cold storage.-Product
men say there are now in cold storage
in Hutchinson something like 200 cars
Of apples. The crop is nearly all pick
ed and the select fruit that is to be
held is about all in storage. There mas
been a continuous heavy shipment OF
APPLES from Hutchinson ever since
the early summer apples began to
come in and scores Of cars OF the
fruit have been sent out in this way
besides the carload shipments. There
are a great many lots being held in
the farmers cellars all over the
county.
College for Nesroes.-The coloreo
people of Crawford and Cherokee
counties are taking the preliminary
steps toward the building Of a COL
lege to be used exclusively for the
education Of their race, and for their
sneral improvement morally, intel
lectually and religiously
Mystery Broken.-G, G. Jordan the
picture man, who was reported al
mysteriously disappearing from staf
ford, has been heard from. lie SEM
a cipher message to some brothers
who did not disclose the fact, bu'
went to him.
Candidate suicides.-C. G. Rhodes
candidate for justice Of the peace
in Emporia township, committed sui
eide by drinking carbolic acid. Des
, pondency over business reverses AMI
his ill health caused him to end hi
life.
Ware to Resign.-The report tina
I Eugene Ware, pension commissioner
} is to resign, has been started again
. James L. Davenport is named as HI
successor after Roosevelt's election
!. Davenport is first deputy COMMISSION
/. err.
r Scarlet Fever.-The schools c
Humboldt have been closed indefinite
r " on account of scarlet fever. On
d child has died from the diseas'
James Hayford, seven years old. Anotl
er child in the same family is very i'll
{, Missionary schooI.-Miss Allt
v Cooper of Jewell, starts November
5. for Calcutta, India, where she WI
a teach in a missionary school for te
% years.
I Tours Of Inspection.-Col. A.
Wagner of the general staff has a
~ rived at Fort Leavenworth to !
" spect the infantry and cavalry school
,r Chambers Among Horses.-Mal
c. cases Of CHAMBERS have been report'
,e among horses in the country west
Hill City. Several have been Shot
#. Native Of lreIand-Thomas BUCKLE
as a native of Ireland and pioneer RI
in ident of Leavenworth, Is dead
leaves a son and two daughters.
ur Breaks JalI.-Son Partee, a Gale
ed negro, who was held in the coun
nd Jail at Columbus on a charge OF M
gs der, escaped from that institute
lei partee Is said to have murdered b
m Wagner, at Scammon early Ii
he spring. While Guy Cooter, an emplc
&C. at the Jail, was giving the PRISON.
their supper, four or five Of them
ou tempted to overpower him, but Par
w was the only one successful IN gett
rot away.
1t Manufacturing Cement Blocks
or John Is to have mandatory Of t
kind.
, a Struck by Train.-Word has b
lin. received at St. John Of the death
an. George L. Garrigues, assistant SUI
non intendent Of the Pullman compal
aw. properties at Denver, formerly a
ver John how Garrigues was struck