The Globe-republican., 1904-06-30
Asleep on Tracks-A stranger, Civ.

Asleep on Track-A stranger CIV
ing his name as W. J, Lovewell, and
his home as Arkansas City, fell asleep
on the Missouri Pacific bridge, three
miles east of Salina, and was struck
by a switch engine and hurled into
the river. His left arm was broken
and he was otherwise injured. He
managed to swim to the shore and the
train crew picked him up ard brought
him to town, where his injuries were
attended to. He Is now in the hospi-
tai, but may lose his arm. Lovewell
said he was travelling east when he
became tired and sat down on the
track and fell asleep. He did not hear
the engine until it struck him.
Wealthy Insane Man,-August Frei-
tag had been an inmate at the insane
asylum at Topeka for twenty years.
Recently the pension department al
lowed him an increase in pension and
back pay amounting to 1913. Freitag
owns a farm near Ottawa, and, SO far
as is known, he has no living rela-
tives. 1t Is proposed now to charge
his estate at the rate Of SO week for
board at the asylum and what is left
Of his property at death will pass to
the state.
Farms Worth More. Erasmus Jan
sen has sold 80 acres of farm land to
Henry Hagen for SlO25O per acre.
This is the highest price ever paid
for farm land in Atchison county. Mr..
Jansen paid $500 for tract of land
of 12O acres five years ago In Feb
ruary last he sold forty acres of 1t
to Samuel Day for $4,000. He has now
sold the other 50 acres for $4,000, thus
making profit of $4,000 in the five
years.
First Month With None.-During
the month Of May not one child ap-
piled at the Soldiers Orphans home at
Atchison. This is the first month
since the establishing of the home,
that no applications were received
One child was received as a ward
last week, the first in seven weeks
There are now about las children in
the home. One hundred and ffty-fve
is the usual average number.
Kansas Man Won.-At Indianapolis
William Heer, of Concodia, Kan, in
professional shooting from the twenty
yard line, won the concluding event
of the Great American handicap shoot.
breaking 9S of possible 100 targets.
A stiff breeze, with intermittent show
ers and hazy atmosphere, handi-
capped what might have been a rec
ord breaking score.
River Brethren-The minutes of
the general conference of the River
Brethren at Stayner Canada, show
that there are nine churches of this
denomination in Kansas. They are
the Abilene, Bethel, Zion, Newbern,
Belle Springs, Rosebank, all in Dickin-
son county; Clay county meeting
house, Brown county church; Har-
vey county church.
In Steel Tank.-The 2-year-old
daughter of William Hurtig, Swed-
ish farmer, was drowned in steel
water tank at Delphos. The child was
not missed. Mr.. Hurtig looked in
the tank to see if there was plenty of
water for his stock, and was Mortified
to see the little girl in the water.
Date is changed.-The North-Cen-
tral Kansas Editorial Association will
meet in Concordia July 2S and 20, in
stead of July 21 and %, as heretofore
announced. The members of the as
sociation will dispense with the usual
excursion this year.
Grocers' Rate Case-The state board
of railroad commissioners has set the
hearing of the grocers' rate case for
July 1S. All the wholesale grocers
and all the railroads are interested.
Encampmcnt Located Governor
Bailey has ordered an encampment
of the Kansas national guard at To-
peka, August Is to "a. Two regular
officers will instruct the Kansans.
New Eating House.-The plans and
specifications have been made and
the cite has been selected for the
new Harvey eating house at Empora.
This is to differ from others on the
Santa Fe in that it will not be
part of the depot 1t will connect
with the depot building, but will be
about seventy feet from the structure
itself.
Believes in Water.-Phillipsburg
has ordered GOO feet of new hose be-
sides large number of private orders
that have gone in.
Slxty-Five Years.--Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Barker of Chase county have passed
their slXty-tifth wedding anniversary,
having been married in Wyoming