The Globe-republican., 1905-03-16
KANSAS COMMENT

ell has authorized the buying of min
acres of ground adjoining Island parl
the assembly grounds on the east, an
1t will be fenced up for field sports,
Kind Hearted People, - The goo'
people of Arkansas City started pro
ceedings against citizen for whip
ping mule half to death. When the.
discovered that the mule was balk!
they dropped the proceedings an(
helped make business pick up for tht
mule.
Which Is It?-Ottawa Is consider
ably worked up over bunch of oli
clothes found on the river bank
Tracks lead from the clothes to the
water but the closest scrutiny fails
to reveal any leading back. The ques
tion is, is it case of suicide or plain
hobo.
Big Sale Of Farm Land.-J. L. New
man has sold his ranch adjoining
Reading to c. c. Patten for $4,000.
There are 800 acres in the ranch. Mr..
Newman paid $4,000 for it two years
ago. 1t is known as the Hood ranch
and was formerly owned by Calvin
Hood of Emporia.
Suicide Of kansan. - R. P. Miller,
who lived near Dover and who was
pne of the earliest settlers of Wa
baunsee county, committed suicide
today by shooting himself with
shotgun. Mr.. Miler's health has been
very poor of late. This is assigned
as the reason for his action.
To Put the Lid On. - Attorneys
Lovitt and Millikin, employed by the
State Temperance Union, have noti-
fed all jointkeepers in Salina that
they must close their places of bust-
ness or action will be brought against
them. All the jointsts have signifed
their willingness to do so. and 6atur-
day night closing time has been set
for the date the lid - is to be put
on,
In Box Car Four Days. - David
Bradley, Is years DID, who lives in
Salina, was found locked in a freight
car in The st. Louis & San Francisco
yards at Wichita, after an enforced
Imprisonment Of four days. While at
play with other boys in Salina Satur-
day, young Bradley hid in a carload |
of machinery. The car was locked and |
taken out of town before he realized |
the situation He was without food
and water four days.
Milk Causes Sickness. - DR.. G. A.
Hamman, secretary of the Douglas
County Medical Society, created
sensation at Lawrence by issuing
statement to the effect that much Of
the milk consumed in Lawrence was
contaminated by the cows being fed
ensilagc from the canning factory. He
declared that this impure milk is re-
sponsible for the big increase of sick
ness that has been puzZllng the doc
tors. An investigation will be made
at once.
Keep Marriage secret.-A wedding
tinged slightly with romance, has
Just been made known at Manhattan
and has caused a little sensation.The
Miss Aurel Davis and
Chester Steele both Of that city, were
married at Independence, No., May
4, 1904, and have lived there ever
since, separately, with their parents,
keeping the wedding a secret. The
secret could be kept no longer and
knowledge of their marriage came as
a surprise even to their most init I
mate friends.
Assessment Raised.---Property own
srs in Lyon county will pay more
axes this year than last, The board
)f appraisers raised the valuation on
horses and cattle from 81 to $40.
Hogs, sheep and mules were left at
heir former valuation. Wheat was I
raised 50 cents a bushel, oats 80
cents, corn 20 cents. kaffir corn 20
cents, alfalfa 10 and blue grass 20 {
cents. Automobiles were the only
private article added to the list, They /
we're appraised at from $500 to $500. g
The assessors gave as their reason (
or the raise that indications pointed
o good year, and that farm pro-
lucts will be higher than in former
Years
Are Taking Depositons.-Thc tax, a
ng of dispositions in the suit brought +
| few days ago in Chautauqua county G
lgainst the Santa Fe under the anti i
rust law began in the attorney gen
rails Office r. R. Simon, who is
ustice of the peace, is presiding. .
frank Monet is doing the principal =
work. for the prosecution. The defense
s represented by Robert Dunlap, =
General solicitor, and 0. j. Wood, gen u
'ral attorney, of the Santa Fe The g
lrst witness put on the stand was '
,yrus Anderson, secretary of the
tate board of railroad commission. n
RS. He was put on the stand to intro. D
luce portions Of the annual report c
lied by the Santa Fe with the state 4,
'oard. D
Gets $4,000 Damages-The minor
eirs of T. H. Alley and wife, Of Ce- k
arvale killed in the Missouri Pacific q
,reok al Warrensburg, October 10. 4,