The Globe-republican., 1904-06-30
Reduced Tariff. The action Of the

business in opposition to the Stand
ard Oil Co., which has its pipe lines
throughout the district, and which Is
laying pipe lines now as far north as
Kansas City.
Paying Dlvidenda. Within twenty
four months the Chanute oil com
panies have paid out more than $780,
600 in dividends. They are still pay
ing at the rate of one per cent per
month. In nearly every instance the
stock in these companies was sold
for 10 cents on the dollor, or less, and
the dividends of | per cent per month
are on the par value.
Grimes a Drcctor-Frank s.
Grimes, ex-state treasurer, has been
elected a member of the board of
directors Of the Orient railroad, He.
Is highly pleased. He has been the
Orients fiscal agent for Kansas for
two years. He has the friendship of
A. b. Stillwell and will climb higher.2
Helps Her Father.-Mrs. May Nor
ton of Burlington, probably the only
female drayman in Kansas, was re-
Gently given divorce from O worth
less husband, and the custody Of the
children. She assists her father in
the dray business, and does the work
Of q man every day.
Longevity in CIoud.-Statisticians
say that only one out of one hundred
persons live to be sixty-fve years of
age, Cloud county statistics show
that one out Of every forty-seyen has
passed seventy years, while those
over siXty-6ye are without number.
Strong City Foodod.-The heaviest
rain Of the season caused a rise of
the Cottonwood river Of seven feet.
Water flowed down the main streets
of Strong City like a rapid river. A
number Of business houses were flood
ed,
Married by Phone,-Frank Gould
and Mary iIelbcrt were too busy with
their work 10 go to Hutchinson to
be married, so they called up the pro-
bate judge, who married them by
phone.
Block Burno.-The whole of a bus
mess block in Bucklin, Ford county,
burned, entailing a loss of about $780,
900. Bucklin is a Rock Island divi-
sion point, but the railroad property
escaped.
Tortured and Robbed d.-Isadore
Neidhardt, a farmer living at Bethel,
Kan, eighteen miles west of Kansas
City, Kan., was tied hand and foot
tortured and robbed of $1O0 by three
men.
Good Bye crops.-A four-inch rain
again flooded the creek and river bot
toms at Emporia. This is the third
time this year, and practically wipes
out all prospect for crops on the low
lands.
Harvesting stopped-Another heavy
rain fell at Sterling, Which stopped
harvesting for a couple Of days, but
there was no damage done to the
wheat.
State Owes Only ltseIf-The entire
state debt of Kansas amounts to sG2,-
O00, and is all held by the state school
fund and the state university fund,
Many Like This one.-A wealthy
Harper county farmer says he was
happiest when he lived in a dug-out
and warmed his hands by a fire made
of buffalo chips.
Degree Of D. DAT the commence
ment exercises of Williams college
the degree of D. D. was conferred
upon Professor Norman Plass, 0f
Washburn college.
Not Very Deep.-The Clyde people
claim to have struck both gas and
oil at depth of 345 feet. They are
going deeper.
Motion OverruIed.-The motion for
rehearing in the Billiard Bible case
was overruled by the supreme court.
The board held that the Topeka board
Of education had right to suspend
Mr.. Billiards. son from school because
he would not comply with the rules
regarding the opening exercises, which
consisted of Bible reading, etc.
THREE KANSAS Men. Ed H. Wilson,
of Paola, Stephen j. Osborn and Roy
Y, Osborn, both of Coffeyyille, have
been admitted to practice before the
interior department.
CoMeyville Again.--The river Verdi
girls which had barely gotten set
tied in It's banks after the record
breaking raise of tow weeks ago, has
again been very high. Many fami-
lies in the lower part of Coffeyville
moved out again.
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