The Globe-republican., 1904-06-30
KANSAS COMMENT.

IHdI, lll6 l0WH mas enough surplus
cash to build city building.
LIGHTNING's Work. AT Leavenworth
on June 20 lightning struck several
buildings their occupants escaping in
jury.
Dropped an H.--Miss Charlson, of
Mcpherson, is now Mrs. Carlson, hay
ing dispensed with I'll" in her maiden
name.
Ten Rural Lines.-There are ten
farmer lines" connected with Burlin-
game telephone exchange, extending
in all directions,
BANNER CHERRY CoUNTy.-'Iewell
county is claiming the banner as II
cherry producer. Forty Thousand
bushels this year is what is claimed.
AErER 25 YEARS. Edward W. Long
shore, chief clerk of the state board Of
agriculture, is dead. lie had been en-
ployed by the board nearly twenty-five
years.
SPARKLING MAcIlINEs. According to
q kingman newspaper, some business
men of that town threaten to throw
out telephones because they are oftencr
used for sparkling than for business
and have become nuisance
FREE KISpERGAETEN.-Nearly $500
is now in the treasury of the Free
kindergarten Association of Wichita,
and there is every assurance thatSl.000
will be on hand at the time for open
ing the school in the fall
STRUCK IN FIELD.-Samuel A. John
son. II farmer. living west Of La Fon-
taine, was struck by Lightning and
died in few minutes. lie had been
cultivating corn and had started to-
unhitch his team. His team was un-
injured.
Retrenchment in Shops. A re-
trenchment policy has taken effect
at the Kansas City Southern railroad
shops in Pittsburg by which the ma
chinists and their helpers and black
smiths and their helpers are cut down
to five hours work a day. This ef-
fects about $50 men.
Bridge Washed out.--A bridge over
the Cottonwood river, three miles
southeast of Emporia, which cost the
county $1,000 twenty years ago, was
washed out by the high water. G. W.
Grow was crossing the bridge in
buggy when the structure began to
fall, and he barely got off before it
slid off the abutments into the water.
1t was twisted badly by the fall and
cannot be put back in place without
considerable cost to the county.
Farmer Saves Tran.-The prompt
action of a farmer in tagging a Santa
Fe plug train, which runs between
Leavenworth and Atchison, prevented
very serious accident near Lowe
mont. The heavy rains had washed
the foundations from under the pill
ings of long trestle and it was sus-
pended in mid-air. The engineer said
he would never have suspected trou-
Bile. About fifteen passengers were
on the train.
KANSAS WHEAT YIELD. Based on
the winter wheat acreage which is
standing at present, as given in the re-
cent report Of the state board of agri-
culture, and the present condition Of
the growing crop the average wheat
yield of Kansas this year will be about
16% bushels per acre. The total acre
age standing this year is 4,04O,OOO, ac-
cording to Secretary Coburn's report
and the total yield is estimated at 49,
431, ,24o bushels.
Mandamus ssued.-Judge AleXan-
der and Clerk Barrett, of the Wichita
city court, were served with a writ
of mandamus, issued by Chief Justice
Johnston, of the supreme court, or
dering them to issue warrants for the
arrest of certain "joint' keepers on
charges of gambling and conducting
gambling rooms, Or to show reason
for their refusal to issue the warrants
by June %.
Wheat CarnivaI.-Ellinwood is plan
ming for wheat carnival after har-
vest.
Two to Five Inches.-Two to five
inches of rain fell in Central Kansas
during twenty-four hours, causing
more or less damage to crops and
flooding forms and railroad tracks.
Several small streams were out of
their banks and the towns of Skiddy
and Gypsum were partially under
water.
Spoiled the Market.-Strawberries
shipped from Oklahoma and Arkansas
and southern points into Nebraska
and Iowa spoiled the market for.Kan-
sas horticulturists this year.
New Bank at PotWin.-Potwin Is to