The Globe-republican., 1905-09-28

and operators are cheerful because Of
the small reduction in coal rates from
this point.
Fined for Wife Beating. -- Charles
w. Brown, Of zeandale,, was fined in
justice court here for wife beating.
His fine was $50 and ninety days in
Jail.
Own Water Works.--At an election
held at Ell Dorado, proposition to Is
sue city bonds to purchase the water
works system carried by over two to
one.
| Rural Lid Off.-The new game law
is being enforced about as rigidly
throughout the state as the prohibit
tory law. Why not put the lid on in
the rural districts?
"Arld" Kansas. A farm near
Hollywood, in Western Kansas, sold
for sl00 an acre the other day. Still
Secretary Wilson, Of the agricultural
department, says that Western Kan
sas is semi-arid and hardly fit for
farming.
Escaped Jail Bird 'Recaptured.--
George Dunning, wanted in Edwards
county on charge of horse stealing
and jail breaking, and who has been
doing time on the local chain gang,
was recognized by citizen Of Kin
sley at Wichita. Cunning escaped
from the Edwards county Jail some
time ago by knocking the sheriff
down.
After the Draymen.-E. d. Mikesell,
assistant attorney general, appointed
to enforce the prohibitory law in Will
son county, has taken new tack. He
has served notice on the draymen in
the various towns of that county to
stop hauling liquor and beer from the
depots to the joints. He makes the
point that they are common carriers
and can be prosecuted for aiding in
the violation of the law.
Attorney to Stand TriaI.-E. He'd
rick, county attorney of Stevens
county, has been arrested on the
charge Of attempting to kill Eli Bow
err. Inasmuch as Hedrick can't prose-
cute himself, Attorney General Cole
man appointed A. w. Lamkin, of
Hugoton, to sign the complaint and
prosecute the case. II Hedrick Is
found guilty his Office becomes va
cant. He will be tried next month by
Judge w. e. Hutchinson.
Woman Smashes a Saloon.-At Cir
ard Mrs. ]. w. Wilkerson, whose hus-
band has been drinking, attacked
saloon on the south side of the square
with hammer knocking out the glass
of the bar fixtures. Her hammer was
taken from her and she was carried
out. She then went to saloon on
the east side, but was stopped at the
door. She was allowed to go home
without being placed under arrest.
There are five open saloons around
the square.
Asks for Reorganization. = State ID
Dor Commissioner Johnson will urge
the next legislature to reorganize his
department into four bureaus. One
bureau will be for the collection Of
statistics about labor and factory con-
ditions in the state; another will be
In charge of factory inspection and
the enforcement of factory laws; the
third will be the free employment |
bureau, now conducted as separate |
department.; and the fourth is a
bureau for the arbitration of labor
difficulties.
Place Is Promised. - Congressman
J. M. Miller, who is attending the
Coffey county fair, has announced |
that, if he is still congressman from
this district when there is another va
cancy at West Point, he will appoint
Ted Lang, son of E. ]. Lang, of Bur-
lington, it being this county's turn
to have the appointment. 1t will be
four years before regular vacancy
occurs, but young Lang expects to at
tend school until he graduates and
then go to Kansas University. I
Remembered by His Mother.-Jas.
Wood, who has resided In the Chip
pewa hills Of Franklin county for a
quarter Of century, has just fallen
heir to $4,000. twenty-five years
ago Wood had a dispute with his
father, rich artist in New York City,
and left home, coming to Kansas to
live the life of hermit in the hills.
His father died later on, but disin-
herited the son. The mother moved |
to France. She died recently. In her
will she didn't overlook her son in
Kansas. She gave him one-fourth Of
her 100000 estate.
Remembered by His Mother.-Jas.
Wood, WHO has resided in the Chip
pewa hills Of Franklin county for a
quarter Of a century, has just fallen