The Globe-republican., 1905-09-07

RequIsltion for Jointlst.-
Attorney General q. D. Miskesell Of
Wilson county, has filed a requsition
with the governor for Frank Smolarek
who is wanted for selling liquor on
thirty-seven different counts. Smol
arek Is said to be tending bar In Jop
lin, and the requsition will have to &c
to Governor Folk Of Missouri.
August Weather.--August weather,
according to the monthly summary Of
Dr. F. H. Snow. OF the University oi
Kansas, was about normal In most
respects. On the record kept by DR..
Snow, there have been twenty-six
Augusts with = lower average temp
erature and eleven Augusts with q
higher average temperature.
Only One cheap Rate. The Forest
ers and Woodmen camp 400 will run
an excursion to Leavenworth about
September 21 instead Of the one to
Topeka as announced few days ago.
The Santa Fe railroad has made a
one fare rate to the state fair for ev-
eryone and declined to give the Wood
men special train for Topeka on
that account,
Wreck at Peabody.-The Santa Fe
freight No. 1119 was wrecked at Hor-
ner, three miles east of here. The
train just started in on the switch
when the engine turned over on the
main line. The cause Of the accident
is not known. No one was injured.
East bound passengers No. 2 and No.
6 and couple Of freights were tied
up here until track was built around
the wreck.
Bonds Voted Down. - The election
held in Rosedale to determine wheth.
er bonds should be voted for a new
$4,000 city hall and $4,000 worth Of
water improvements resulted in the
bonds being voted down. The total
vote on the city hall proposition was:
Seventy-four for, 1S0 against. The
totals on the water works proposition
were: Seventy-sexen for, 17G
against. =
Promotions on Rock lsland.-Gener.
al Manager D. e. Mccain, Of the Rock
Island railroad, announced the ap-
pointment of w. H. Davidson to be
engineer OF the Southwestern dis.
trict at Topeka and H. G. Clark to be
engineer of the Choctaw district at
Little Rock. Mr.. Davidson comes
from Chicago and Mr.. Clark from Ok.
1ahoma City. Both have been con-
nected with the Rock Island for sev.
eral years.
Cutting Corn in Geary.-In an parts
of this county farmers are busy cut
ting their corn crop. The county has
over $4,000 acres Of corn this year,
and Notwithstanding the past six
weeks Of drouth the crop for the most
part is in excellent condition. The
corn on the bottom land has not re.
ceived any perceptible injury, and It is
estimated that the crop along the riv
ers will average sixty to seventy-fiye
bushels per acre.
, Victim of Wood Alcohol. - Scott
Barber, colored porter at the Upton
hotel at Downs. died the other night
from the effects of an overdose OF
wood alcohol. Some time ago Barber
found that three or four drops OF
wood alcohol in glass Of sweetened
water made cheap and charming
drink. He tried to mix up a drink
in the dark the other night and got
too much wood alcohol, and as re-
suit he died In great agony.
Working the Farmer-A new swim
die is being worked among those farm
ers who are foolish enough to want
to sell their good Kansas farms. A
farmer will receive a letter asking
him to list his farm for sale with
company, which company agrees tc
advertise the farm for so many
months. The farmer signs an agree.
ment to pay them so cents an acre
when they have fulfilled their part Of
the contract. And here is where the
rub" Is. They don't agree to sell the
farm, as the farmer finds to his sor'
row, but simply to advertise It. So
there is nothing to do but pay up.
Divorce Case Ends.-The suit for
divorce, filed by Mrs. Nellie Kretsin.
ger vs.. William Kretsinger, secretary
Of the state senate, was dismissed al
Emporia by the plaintiff, an agree
ment having been made that Mr..
Kretsinger will arrange for the main.
tenance. of the plaintiff and their child
during their separation. +
Pays for His Fun. - Prohibition Is
on pretty tight. Henry Derringer was
arrested in Minneapolis and taken to
Delphos upon a charge Of violating
the prohibitory law. The trial was
short and resulted in finding Derring-
er guilty on four counts. He was SEN
fenced to serve term of four months