The Globe-republican., 1904-08-11

Tastooed Eye.-A local physician
d Parsons performed a feat on an eye
that is considered one Of the most diff
flcult things to do in the oculist's pro-
fession. A certain Parsons person
who has heretofore had bad eyeshas
been taking treatment under the doc.
tor, until one Of his eyes Is as good
as ever, but the other eye Is totally
blind and now has turned white. The
doctor tattooed the eye and restored
to 1t the natural color giving 1t the
appearance of a perfect eye even to
presenting the exact color of'the ma
tural eye.
Big Mortgage Fled.-The Kansas
Natural Gas Company has filed a
mortgage for four million dollars, in
the registers office, to the Fidelity
little and Trust Company OF New
York. The mortgage is secured by
81 leases in Chautauqua county, and
by leases all over the gas belt. This
Is the concern which was recently
refused a charter by the state ai.
thorities at Topeka. 1t Is going to
pipe the Kansas gas to towns be-
yond the gas belt Already 1t has
many car loads Of pipe for mains "
Galena.
Getting Mineral rights.-According
to information made public one Of
the most extensive mineral leases,
with which the Katy has had to do,
has, 1t is understood been consum-
mated between the Katy Company
and B. P. Mcdonald of Fort Scott,
whereby the latter is to acquire a
mineral right to all land lying within
the boundaries Of the Katys right Of
way between Leroy on the Neosho d.
vision and the Kansas line, one and
one half miles south Of Chetopa.
Returned Home.-All the marksmen
who participated in the northern d.
vision carbine and pistol shoot, ex-
cepting those who won places on the
carbine and pistol teams, have left the
camp at the Fort Riley target range
for their respective stations. The sew
enteen officers and enlisted men on
the northern division carbine team,
and the eighteen on the pistol team
will remain in camp until after the
army competition, which commences
August II.
Ohio Day at Falr-The Kansas state
Ohio association has made arrange
ments with the state fair association
Topeka to set aside Friday Of Fair
week as Ohio day. The Ohio associa-
ton will have a headquarters tent on
the ground during the entire week
which will contain toilet room and
a rest room free to all Ohio-Kansans;
also a register and an information bu-
reau which will enable Ohioans to 10.
cate their Ohio acquaintance.
Reformatory Refugee.-John Smith,
a negro who escaped from the Kansas
state reformatory at Hutchinson, Kan,
July 81, was captured by L. P. Hewitt,
deputy sheriff. Smith was taken to
the county jail in Kansas City, Kan,
and will be returned to Hutchinson.
Smith is 6 feet, 4 inches tall, and is
"a years old. He was sent to the
reformatory from Emporia.
To Save Nephew.-At Topeka John
Jenkins, a Santa Re fireman, and his
12-year-old nephew, George johnson,
were drowned in Soldier Creek. They
were fishing. The boy went in wad-
ing and stepped in a deep hole. His
uncle saw that he was drowning and
jumped in to rescue him. Both
went down.
Wichita Girl Mssing.-Bertha Mel
son, the ffteen-year-old daughter Of
Mrs. H. B. Nelson of Wichita it is be-
lieved has been abducted. The girl is
and the search made for her
by the police has thus far been un-
successful.
Superintendent Dead.-H. e. Horn
aday, county superintendent of schools
of Crawford county, is dead at the
home of his parents near McCune, af-
ter a long illness, He was a candi-
date for reelection on the republican
ticket.
Pioneer Dead.-Dr. James Hutchin-
son, a pioneer of Leavenworth, Is
dead at his home near Boiling, aged
63 years.
Postmaster Appointed. = John F.
Price has been appointed postmaster
at Cherokee, Kansas.
Cummings Paroled. John Cum
ming, convicted at Wellington of the
killing of Anna Dishman, a thirteen
year-old servant girl, has been par.
oiled by Governor Bailey and is back
in Sumner county. His wife, who
was alleged to have been more gull
ty than he, died a few months ago in
the asylum for the insane.
Mulvane May Get it.-Unless Chair
man Cortelyou Of the republican
national convention, changes his slate
David W. Mulvane, of Kansas, will be
a member Of the new executive com.
mittee.
Coal Oil Exploded At Kansas
City. Kansas, Johanna Meddan, %