The Globe-republican., 1904-07-28

Provide Additional BulIding.-Nt
more boys will be received at the
state reform school until the present
congestion" Is relieved. The home
is filed to overfowing. The parole
agent is unable to find homes for the
old inmates as fast as new ones come
in. Last year he secured homes fol
tifty-seven. About a hundred boys
were received at the school. When
ever a good home Is found for a boy
he is paroled. The legislature next
winter will be asked to provide ar
additional building at the institu
ton. agA.@@%E g1.gE n sSs.
To Prevent Flood Steps Of some
kind to prevent floods in the Kaw val
ley will be taken by the Legislature
next winter. The leaders Of all par
ties and all factions Of each party
are agreed on this, so 1t doesn't mat
ter who controls the legislature, some
thing along that line will be done. II
will probably take several years and
a vast sum Of money to carry out
whatever plan is adopted, but astart
will be made next year.
Escaped Convict Drowned. jerome
B. Macklin, an Oklahoma convict, who
escaped from the Kansas state prison
at Lansing, met his death while try
ing to swim across the Missouri river
to Missouri. The fact was not known
until the body washed ashore at a
point below the prison. Macklin was
At years Of age and was serving a
ten-year sentence. The badly decom-
posed remains were buried on the bar
where they were found.
Gymnasium For soIdiers.-F. H.
Masters, Of Newton, representing the
Young Mems Christian Association,
has arrived at Fovt Riley to take
charge of the big gymnasium that will
soon be opened for the use of the
soldiers of the garrison. Another ad.
dition to the fixtures Of the Y. M, G.
A. headquarters was made by Miss
Helen Gould. She has presented the
soldiers with photograph valued at
$3.50.
Estimate OF Wheat crops-state
Grain Inspector J. W. Radford and q.
]. Smiley, secretary of the State Grain
Association, have been making a CAN
vass Of the wheat belt. They met about
twenty Of the big grain men of Har-
per county and discussed the situa-
ton. 1t was estimated that the wheat
crop would aggregate about C5,OO0,OOO
bushels for the state.
G. A. R. Reunion.-Department
Commander Charles Harris of the
Kansas G. A. R. has issued an order
calling attention to the twenty-frst an
nual state reunion which will be
held at Paola on September 6.1O. He
has secured reduced rates on all the
Kansas railroads. Tents will be fur
nished to all comrades.
Public Library.-Stafford is to have
a public library through the generosi-
ty OF one of her citizens, J. D. Laribee
He erects building to cost $4,000
and the city is to agree to maintain
it. Petitions have been circulated and
literally signed asking the council to
levy a small tax to meet the condi-
tons.
Damage BY Grasshoppers.-Grass-
hoppers are doing some damage in
the Arkansas Valley in Western Kan
sas, but farmers who are using the
poison bran treatment faithfully are
making Roadway against the pest. 2
Corn Prospects.-Corn Is reported
to be in fairly good condition every
where, while the oats crop is said to
be a failure. 1t is the opinion of
those posted in the matter that wheat
prices will rule firm this year.
Sued BY Housekeeper.-Fra
Schlinger, widower and retired
farmer, has been sued for $4,000 for
alleged breach of promise. The
plaintiff is Mrs Barbara Paul, who
has been his housekeeper
New Wheat Coming In.-Harper
county farmers are hauling their new
wheat to market. Threshing is well
under way, and in many instances the
yield is going beyond expectations.
Fertilizers For Kansas-Five manu-.
facturers of commercial fertilizers
have been licensed by Secretary Co
burn Of the state agricultural board
to sell their products in Kansas,
Bust OF Swensson.-A bust Of the
late DR., Carl Swensson, founder and
president of Bethany college, at Linds-
borg, has been made by Gustaf Err
icksson, of Cambridge, Mass, and pre-
scented to the officials of the st. Louis
worlds fair. The bust has been placed
in the Swedish building.
Its Seventh WelI.-The Osawatomle
Oil and Gas company shot Its seventh
well, and it bids fair to be a fine pro-
Queer This company Is operating
from two to three miles north of the
city and has six good wells and one
good gasser.
Bond ection-The special election