The Globe-republican., 1905-01-26
Exnlosion Of Gas. So At Garnett an

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basement. ], W. flashing, the owne
Of the bakery, died of his injuries al
ter several hours Of suffering. Thu
other injured are Mrs. J. W. flashing
Edward Stewart and two children o
Mr. and Mrs. ]. W. flashing. The lat
ter are not dangerously hurt.
Farmer Suicides. $3.50 N. A. Cham
beers, a prominent citizen and retired
farmer, committed suicide at Wells
vile by cutting his throat with a
razor. He was found in barn at MS
home about o'clock with his throat
cut and lived but a few minutes A
daughter died two weeks ago ana
worry over her death and failing
health arc assigned as the cause OF
the act. MIR. Chambers was past ~
years of age and had lived IN thlS
county since the early '7Os.
Against carpetaaggers. - Jones' OF
Norton, ia against the carpetDesger
in Kansas politics and proposes IL
enact law against him. He has
introduced a bill making person
ineligible to hold Office until he has
resided in the stale SIX months
d" We have a law which requires II
person to reside In the state six
months before he can vote, - said
Mr.. Jones. "And If q man is inel-
gible to vote he should be ineligible
to mold office.
Public Aid For MISREPRESENTATION
NofSger has a bill providing for pub
lie aid for free libraries. II author
ICES cities Of the second and third
class to levy a 3 mill tax to establish
and maintain free public libraries
Most of the libraries in the small
towns are now maintained by cubs
at private expense. The demand for
books has reached such proportions
that Il is deemed a duty to maintain
libraries in. small towns at public en-
pense.
A Double Wedding. -- The town Of
Everest has had its second double
within q few months Miss
Myrtle Price and Miss Bertha Price,
the daughters of Mr.. and Mrs, H. G,
Price, were married by Rev, C., +.
reetor to George R. Anderson and
John w Swartz respectively. The |
.wo bridal couples are now spending |
/ short honeymoon in Kansas City be- |
ore returning to Brown county to |
make their homes.
On Forgery charge.-Bert Morgan, |
ION Of a farmer living near Bculah, |
Tx niles north of Pittsburg, was ar
eated on The charge of forging the
lame of A. ]. Gehritt, farmer in the
ame neighborhood, to cheek for
$3.50, made payable to II. G, Robb,
II his arraignment he waived prelim'
nary examination. lie refused to
i've a $1,000 bond and was commit
ed to Jail to await his trial in district
onrt
FraternaI Orders Merge. - An
Is made by an official Of
be Ancient Order of Pyramids, re.
iding at Concordia, of the consoIida-
ion Of that order with the American
uild, an insurance fraternity OF
richmond. Va. The Pyramids have
eadquarters at Kansas City, Mo-,
nd have 10000 members in the Cen
raj Western states.
Double Tragedy.--At Wilson, Kan.
lily Marshal Tillman shot and kill
Sam Hutchinson, the postmaster
nd editor Of paper there, and then
suicide. Several days ago
illman whipped Hutchinson's boy
nd the latter scored the marshal in
is paper. Today they met and quar-
lied. Hutchinson was the editor OF
le Wilson Echo.
Veterinary Hospital. $50 Arrange
cnls have Just been completed Tor
Ie erection of a model veterinary [
)spital and a large commissary {
orehouse at Fort Riley, the cost Of l
e two being about $4,000 The veter- c
airy hospital will be about 200 feet '
ng. 1t will have operating rooms,
spensary and stalls for twenty'tour I
Jrses, s
Minute Resolution, - 1t took only I
le minute for the district Judge and
unity officials down in Miami county Y
adopt this resolution after they s
ID been asked to examine the county
n: ION account of persons con h
led in said jail afflicted with a dis Z,
se called smallpox, we think it best a
stay away g
Verdict Of $4,000. - AT Fredonia t
I'm A. Nuchmore, who sued the
andard Oh companyof Kansas for
5000, received jury verdict for g g
5000 personal injury. This is the
rgest verdict of the kind ever rem !"
red in this district during the u
-enty.one years service Of Judge
iIwell. r
Two curfeW Bells, - Two curf5w S
VS. are what Coffeyyille young folks Il
We to combat. One of them applies fl
the kindergarten, with a time limit
9 O'Clock, and the other touches y