The Globe-republican., 1904-07-21
KANSAS COMMENT

ll3U 1eet, cltlzenS OF Atcnls0n Will
now sink a churn drill $500 feet fol
oil and gas.
New Rural Route.-A rural free de
livery route will be established Au
gust Is, as follows: Kansas.Valley
Falls, Jefferson county, additional
length Of route twenty-six and one
half miles, population served 42S.
Mail Clerks Plant Wheat-Six mail
clerks on the central branch Of the
Missouri Pacific have formed a pool
and will rent 600 acres of wheat land
near the western end Of the road in
western Kansas, and plant 1t in wheat
this fall.
Honored Requlsltion - Governor
Bailey has honored a reQuisition is
sued by the governor of Nebraska
for the return of Page ]. Bowman and
John ]. Oliver, wanted at Hastings,
Neb, for obtaining money under false
pretenses.
Should Use It In Coops.-A Butler
county poultry raiser followed the ad-
vice of a farm journal which told
him kerosene would kill vermin on
poultry. 1t did SO and incidentally
killed seventy-two turkeys at the
same time.
Local Market Glutted.-The crop OF
early apples, peaches and plums in
the vicinity of Sterling is very large
and the market is glutted 1t is es-
timated that thousands of bushels of
these fruits will go to waste unless
handled quickly.
First New Wheat.-The first load
of the new crop of wheat was brought
to Mcpherson by Blackman brothers
and was sold. The wheat tested fifty
five pounds and had good color. 1t
sold for Is cents. The machine meas
ure runs fifteen bushels per acre,
Insane Through Fear Of Flood
Mrs. Will Hartman of St. Joseph was
placed in the Wells asylum at Atchi-
son, insane, as a result of fear of
the flood in Kansas City a year ago.
She lived in the flooded districts
of Kansas City at the time, and was
sick during the flood. The fear that
she would be drowned in her bed
when the water came around her
house, caused an excessive nervous
ness, which she has been unable to
overcome, and which has finally de-
veloped into insanity.
Gets Rhodes SchoIarshp.-E. W.
Murray was elected to the Cecil
Rhodes scholarship to Oxford college
by a board consisting of Chancellor
Strong of the university, President
Plass of Washburn, and President
Murlin of Baker. Out of the five who
took the examination in May, three
passed it. They were e. W. Muir
ray and George Nutting of Kansas
university and Mr., Elbright Of Baker.
Murray ranked high in every branch
of the examination, The scholarship
consists of a three-years course at
Oxford, England, with 300 pounds
per year. Residence at Oxford will
begin in October.
Kick on Assessments.-At Topeka
the state board of equalization heard
representatives from several counties
on their assessment, as returned to
the state auditor. Atchison county
looks for a raise. 1t doesn't want the
raise to be higher than 10 per cent.
Hamilton county wants decrease
of 50 per cent on its real estate. Bar
Der county want 20 per cent reduc-
tion on both personal and real es.
tate. Dickinson wants a slight re.
duction. Sumner asks that its land
valuation be reduced to correspond
with the assessment Of land in ad-
joining counties. Morton wants Its
assessment lowered rs per cent. Nc
Pherson Ellsworth, Marion and An
derson want to be left alone.
Struck a Handcar.-A freight train
ran down handcar near Emporia,
on which four persons were return
ing from the country. John Owens
was killed and Arthur Denham and
Mae and Pearl Miller were fatally
hurt. The freight train, after strik-
ing the handcar, passed on without
stopping, and Owens body and the
injured were not found until two
hours later. Owens and Denham
were round house employees.
Fruit Going to te.-Fruit Is said
to be going to waste in Rice county
because of the lack of a market.
Nine Wells on One Farm.-The
Wyandotte Oil and Gas company, of
Kansas City, brought in La Rue oil
well No. |, two and one-half miles
west Of Toronto. 1t gives promise of
being one Of the best wells in the dis
trict, and extends the local oil field
more than mile south. A contract
calls for nine wells on the same
farm. Pumps were put on Stone
siphe's No. for the first time, and
pumped more than thirty barrels in
five hours.
Prosperity EvIdent.-There are g.
022 pianos in Neosho county.
Reports From Shawnee County,
Farmers say that from 80 to 30 per
cent Of the wheat will be saved, al.
though little Of 1t will be Of infer.