The Globe-republican., 1904-07-28
KANSAS COMMENT

School Teachers Scarce. There Is
a decided shortage Of school teachers
in Jefferson county. and the various
country school boards are experience
ing much trouble in securing teachers
for the coming terms.
Oldest Woman Livlng.-Reno coun-
ty claims to have the Oldest woman
on the globe. Her name Is Mrs. Anna
Owens, colored, and she is alleged to
be 121 years old. According to the
census returns she was born in 1888.
Struck Rock salt.-The Salina King
Oil, Gas and Mineral Company, which
is boring for gas on the Burkholder
place, three miles west Of Salina,
has struck, at a depth Of 100 feet,
vein Of rock salt sixty feet in thick
ness.
oil And Gas.-The Wellsville Gas
and OIL company brought in a new
oil well in new territory, when 1t
struck eighteen feet Of rich oil sand
at a depth Of no feet The indications
are that the well will produce from
fifteen to twenty barrels. A good flow
Of gas was found at the same time.
Phone Officers Eected.-The annu-
al meeting Of the Northern Kansas
Telephone association held at Con-
cordia, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: ]. M. Doyle,
Belleyille, president; G. W. Baldwin,
Osborne, vice president; G, G. Hill,
Concordia, treasurer; D. G. Tyler, Cliff
ton, secretary,
Wheat Tests Light,-Two hundred
bushels of the first Of this years
crop Of wheat to be threshed in this
county has been sold at Junction. 1t
tested only fifty-four pounds to the
bushel, and came from one of the best
pieces of upland in the country. The
grain was all very wet, even before
the rains of the past few days.
Grinding New Wheat.-A milling
company at Atchison began grinding
new wheat after 1t had been threshed
only one day. The wheat had been
cut only a few days when 1t was
threshed. Millers here are in great
need Of wheat with which to make
-four, as last years crop is almost
exhausted and there is little thresh-
ing.
Wheat At PhiIlipsburg.-Threshing
has begun in several localities and
the yield Of wheat Is not as large as
was expected. That so far reported
averages about ten bushels to the
acre, and the grain tests about Sc
pounds to the bushel. Black rust,
caused by the heavy rains just be-
fore harvest, Is the agent that did
the damage.
Corn Promises Good-Superintend-
ant Russell, Of the Missouri Pacific,
after returning from a tour of North
ern Kansas in a special train, reports
crops as follows: Atchison to Blue
Rapids, indications for 80 per cent Of
a full corn crop; Blue Rapids to Stock
ton, in Northwestern Kansas, 30 to
100 per cent Of full crop, In several
places he found corn eight feet tall.
Hurt BY Mule,-William Britain,
son of T. Britain, a farmer several
miles northeast of Perry, Kan, was
found in an unconscious condition
with his skull crushed. He was hand
ling pair of mules and the SUPPOSE
ton is that he was kicked by one of
the animals. 1t is thought he cannot
recover.
Old Settler Dles.-B. W. Gardner,
one Of the oldest residents of Saline
county, is dead at his home north
of Salina, He was aged II years. Mr..
Gardner was a native of Rhode Island,
but came west in 1859, when he went
to the gold fields in Colorado. He
later returned to Saline county, and
settled down on a claim on the Saline
river. In 1864 he was driven away by
the Indians, and remained away for
two years, when he returned and has
lived on the place since.
FIagman Cut In Two.-A Union Pa
Icifc freight train ran over D. F.
Hughes, fagman, at a recent wash
out four miles east Of Wamego, and
cut his body in two. 81
Pioneer Mnlster.-The Rev. Samuel
d. Pendleton, pioneer Methodist
minister in Kansas, and trustee Of
the Baker university, is dead at Bald
win. IA
Reno County Convention The call
has been made for the democratic
county convention and the primaries.
The convention will be held at Hutch
inson on Tuesday, July rs. M
New Deal With Tramps.-The town
of Colby, in Thomas county, had
thousand meal tickets printed and dis.
tributed among the women. When
Itramps called for handouts" the
women give them meal ticket signed
Iby the city marshal. Upon present
ing the ticket to Mr.. Dimmitt the
tramp is given a meal and required
to work two hours on the streets in
payment G wv
Arm Torn Off.-Elmer McGrew's
left arm was torn off in Touring mill
at Humboldt 1t was amputated above
the elbow. .n