The Globe-republican., 1904-10-27

a. Movement Of Wheat.-From 50 :
g rs wagonloads Of wheat were the dali
r. market at Junction City last week b
r. farmers who have been holding thei
k grain for 81 per bushel. Most Of tn
o wheat tests ffty-nve or fifty-si,
" pounds to the bushel, and this weel
s the farmers have been receiving 8,
If cents to $1.01 for this grade. A sim
q liar rush Of grain to market exists q
v number of places on the Union Pa
cif1c west, and the railroad l1en ex
pect the big fall movement of whea,
to the east to commence in a week OF
r two.
Can't Take AppeaI.-At Ottawa
Judge Smart has decided in district
court that there Is 10 appeal in Kan
sas from the ruling of the probate
court on matters affecting the person
and estate of an insane person, and
that the state Of Kansas cannot re.
cover a board bill amounting to some
$1,000 against the guardian of W. H.
Walked, insane, Walker had a large
back pension allowance after having
been in the insane asylum some time.
The probate court refused the states
claim.
Cut in oiI.-At Coffeyville the an
nouncement of the Scent cut in the
price Of oil has been pretty generally
discussed by the local oil men, and
but two things are being talked off, one
is of the independent rehneries and
the other Of increased operations, to
produce more oil. Outside of that the
men seem passive for the present.
They declare there will be no decrease
in the amount of drilling.
New Experiment.-The batteries OF
field artillery at Fort Riley have been
experimenting with different sizes Of
megaphones to ascertain their useful
ness on drill. Several sizes of mega
phones have been distributed to the
five batteries for practical test
The largest megaphones have proved
unwieldy, and during the test the
smaller sizes have been found very sat
isfactory.
Buy oil Land.-The Rocky Noun.
tain Securities company, of Denver,
through W. L. Wilson, secretary and
treasury of the company, bought the
L. W. Hay eighty-acre farm about
three miles southwest of Paola. This
ID in the heart Of the district where
most of the best oil wells in the
Miami county field are. Developments |
on this tract will begin Immediately
Kansas Miner Arerested.-Thomas |
Miller, coal miner at Scranton, has |
been arrested by the United States
marshal, charged with embezzling |
postoftice funds at Hawks Run, Pa.
Miller was postmaster there and got
away with some money orders. He
came to Kansas and got a job in the
coal mines. He will be taken back to
Pennsylvania for trial.
For Better Roads.-The good roads
convention, just closed at Arkansas
City, succeeded in organizing the Cow.
ley County Good Roads Association.
This movement has created unusual
interest in Arkansas City, and it is
practically settled that the town will
get mile of model road to be con-
by the government road build
ers.
Cow Wrecks Trarn.-A Santa Fe
freight was wrecked a mile east Of
Enterprise, Oct. %. A COW was the
cause of the wreck. An engine and
five cars are in the ditch and much
coal and merchandise are scattered
along the track for several hundred
yards.
Increased Membership ,-The Anti
Horse Thief Association, which has
just closed a meeting at lola, reports
an increase of more than 1000 mem
bers during the past year. Next
years meeting will be held at En-
poria.
Killing Frost.-The first killing frost
Of the season made its appearance in
western Kansas on October %. The
frost caught much unmatured corn,
planted after the July overflow, Rain
is badly needed for wheat.
Escaped Prisoner Caught. Collie
Rosey, the prisoner who escaped from
the county Jail at Oskaloosa and who
gave Sheriff Swallow and his posse a
long and tiresome chase was captur-
ed a few miles above Perry, Kansas.
Rosey went to farm house and asked
to be permitted to spend the night,
He was caught there and taken 10
Oskaloosa.
Struck coaI.-At depth of 200 feet
a 24-inch vein of coal has been struck
at Seneca. Drilling is being contin-
led on the theory that thicker veins
lie at a greater depth.
Early Winter.-Snow and hail fell
IN western Kansas, Oct. 10TH driven
oy a strong north wind, and the TEN.
perature dropped to Al degrees above