The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
KANSAS COMMENT

Woods is accused Of passing bogu
checks on Ottawa and Lane parties
The complaint against him is mad
by Lane parties who took up his pa
per.
First White chld.-The funeral o
the late Colonel A. S. Johnson, TIN
first white child born in Kansas, tool
place at the residence Of his Oh
friend, George M. Noble in Topeka
All of the slate officers attended in
body. Most Of the prominent men O
Topeka we're also there. The body
was inferred in local cemetery
Permanent Injunction.--As the re
suit of a permanent Injunction, issuet
by Judge Flannelly, all the saloons
and joints are closed at Independence
The injunction includes only foul
Joints, but the saloons closed for fear
of an action. Independence has been
an open town for ten years and con
tempt proceedings are pending
against several jointists now.
Youngest in the World.-Powhattan
has one of the youngest chauffeurs in
the world. His name is Grant Bred
ahl and he Is but four years old. He
started out for a ride in his fathers
automobile the other day but was dis
covered by some neighbors, who, al
Ter much argument, finally persuaded
him to take the machine back to the
Darn. They couldn't run the thing
oil Sand at Valley centar.-At a
depth Of more than 100 feet, an OIL
and gas company which Is sinking a
prospect hole noar Valley Center,
struck a two-foot vein of oil sand. The
lrillers say the conditions are The
same as as those found at Chanute
and that oil or gas is liable to be
found in paying quantities at any
time. The drill is kept working day
and night. A black shale and slate
were found beneath the oil sand,
Buried Together.-From the Ca
lhedral in Concordia occurred a
double funeral, that of Joseph Ma
deau, aged SO years, and his wife,
aged 70 years, who died within afeW
hours of each other at the home Of a
daughter south of Concordia. They
came here from Canada in the 'TOs
and were among the county's wealthy
farmers and highly respected citizens.
Mr.. Nadean spent thirty-five years as
. travelling salesman in Canada
Guilty Of Wife Murder.-At Troy
The jury in the case of Robert Hinch-
man found him guilty of murder in
the second degree after being out six
and one-half hours. Hinchman shot
and killed his wife at he. mothers
home in Severance, October IA. while
attempting to regain possession of his
adopted daughter, whom his wife had
taken to her mothers home. The pun,
ishmcnt for second degree murder is
from ten years to life imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
Membership Increasing. - The
sccretary's report at the thirty-third
annual meeting of the Kansas State
Grange states that eight new oranges
have been organized the last year, in
creasing the membership $40. A reso.
luton favoring the reorganization OF
the Grange life insurance was adj
opted. A resolution in favor Of a
county inspector to visit each grange
al least once a year was also passed.
Reports of the secretary on the fire
insurance department showed an in
crease Of 40 per cent in The bust
ness,
Hundreds Of Jackrabbits.--A wagon
load Of jackrabbits was sold at Wichi-
ia last week. The load contained 63l
rabbits, the result Of a hunt by the
Anti-Horse Thief Association at An
dover in a competitive shoot. Anoth-
er wagon load of G3S rabbits killed
in a similar way near Greenwich was
shipped to New York.
Out Of Montgomery. - The Kansas
Natural Gas Company today finished
the work of laying Its gas line out Of
Montgomery county. There is some
talk that at an unguarded moment it
will be torn up.
Oversee Model Road.--All the road
overseers of Sumner and Cowley
counties in Kansas, and Kay coanty,
Oklahoma, have been invited to Ar
kansas City as guests of the town De-
cember 81. to see the government
model road builders at work with
their machinery,
Lea Broken in FaII.--E. H. Hitch
cock, president Of the school board
and superintendent of the Reform
school Of Kansas, was thrown from
his buggy at Cherokee His right leg
was broken and he was otherwise
seriously injured.
4 Offered Position at Baker. --- The
tu,etnes nj Rpker university have of-