The Globe-republican., 1904-08-18

| AAoH 0AA Poio Va AoAouo 1nuW shA'
the corn outlook has greatly improved
| In the last month, and that with fay
orable weather the corn on oil but
! the bottom lands may be expected to
make q fair crop in spite Of the food
disasters this spring. Hundreds Of
farmers planted two or three times
and some even planted the fourth
time. There are many sections IN
which any kind Of a crop was despair
ed Of, which are now expecting a yield
of forty bushels per acre. The yield
of hay has broken all records,
Bore for olI.-The Holiday COM
pany will bore for oil in Topeka.
The drilling outfit is ready to be put
up as soon as the site Is selected
The man who will have charge Of the
drilling Is R. Kestenger Of Indepen-
dence. He has a frst-class drilling
outfit. The derrick to be used in drill
ling will BETA feet high. The officers
of the company have several loca-
tons for the first well in view. Elk
perienced drillers who have been over
the ground say that any one Of the To-
cations shows good surface indica-
tons.
Float to FaIr.-First Sergeant Aug
ust Stratton, of the Nineteenth bat
terry, field artillery, Of Fort Riley, and
four other members Of that battery,
will leave Fort Riley in a boat of
their own building, and will float from
the post to st. LouiS where they will
attend the worlds fair. Their boat
Is equipped with stove and well filled
larder, so that the trip may be made
without stops. 1t will fly red gull
don with cross guns marked Nine
teenth F. A., Fort Riley"
Took cramps.-Ralph Hoover, a
young man who was baggageman at
the Santa Fe depot at Strong City,
was drowned in the Cottonwood river
while in swimming. 1t is supposed he
took cramps as he was a good swim
mer. He called for help but the boys
who were with him paid no attention
until it was too late. The deceased was
leader of the Auditorium band at
Strong City and had only been mar
ried six weeks.
Beyond Expeetaton.-In Kingman
county, James Carson, a big farmer,
has threshed thirty-seven acres Of
wheat which averaged thirty bushels
to the acre. He sold the grain for II
cents a bushel. He has 1850 acres
more to thresh, which he says will
yield as much per acre as the first
field threshed.
Old Settlers Reunion-The Old Set
tiers of Leavenworth county, will hold
picnic and reunion at Springdale,
Kans., August IS, Congressman Curtis
was billed to speak but word has been
received from him that it will be i'm
possible for him to get back from
Washington in time to attend.
Girl to Carry MaiI.-Miss Katie
Waters, of Junction City, has just
! been notified that she has been ap-
pointed as carrier on one of the rural
mail routes. She will commence de-
livering mail daily over a twenty-five
mile route on September |.
Wathena chautauqua-The opening
of the Wathena Chautauqua saw q
900 people on the grounds to listen to
the celebrated Sam Jones, of Georgia,
who has been on the programme and
a prominent factor since the origin
Of the chautauqua,
Is Attracting Attention.-What is
known as the Hewins oil field in the
southwestern part of Chautauqua
county, is at the present time com
handing more attention Of the oil
people than any other field in the
county,
Strike Leader Jailed.-Thomas Will
son, in charge of the strike of the In
ternational Association of Machinists
on the Santa Fe railroad, is in Jail.
He was arrested on a state warrant
charging him with disturbing the
peace.
Old Settlers Meet.-The annual re-
union of old settlers will be held in
Oskaloosa August II and IS, and a
big attendance is anticipated. An in
teresting programme and a lengthy
! list Of prize have been arranged,
Big Corn Yield.-Encouraging re-
ports come from nearly every part of
| the state and indicate that the corn
crop will be excellent. Most OF the
upland will produce a good crop,
while the only failure comes from
the wash-out in some of the low lands
Generally, the corn crop for 1904, is
considered excellent.
Prevented by FIood.-At Ottawa a
programme is being given at Forest
park by the Chautauqua assembly
management, which was prevented
from giving its regular programme in
June on account Of the food.
Run Over by Train.-A man known
locally as Mike Murphy" was run
over by Rock Island freight train at
Peck in Sedgwlck county. One leg
was cut off and his skull crushed. He
died two hours later, while the sur