The Globe-republican., 1905-11-30

- ~ s~%tN tAAsJ AVAA0Ap AAaNO 0OSAA W.
lected In Topeka by the Jewish resi-
4 dents In behalf Of the relief fund
which Is being contributed from the
United States for the Jews Of Rus
STA,
Small Fire at Wichita Fire which
broke out in the Sedgwick block dam
aged that building 100000. The build
Ing Is occupied as an apartment house.
Several women were overcome by
smoke and 1t was necessary for them
\ TO be removed by the firemen. ~
Heir to Dutch Uncle.--Mrs. John
Lowe, of Severance, is one of the
heirs Of T. Metster, Of Holland, who
loaned his government money at 4
per cent compounded annually in
$685. There are 1872 direct heirs and
sixty-six live in the United States.
The amount to be divided is $128,000,-
300.
Fort SCOTS Syrup Mill.--It is not
known to all Bourbon county people
that there is syrup mill here, but
there is, and considerable plant,
too. 1t does a big business and turns
out large quantity Of syrups of ev-
cry grade and class. 1t has been do
Ing fine business this season, as 1t
has been good year for syrup pro-
ducing materials.
To Furnish Meat at $5.55.--At Fort
Riley proposals for the supply Of meat
for the garrison for the first six
months Of 1906 were opened by the
commissary, Captain M. s. Murray.
The Nelson Morris Packing Com
pany's bid Of $5.55 per hundred for
beef was the lowest. The commits,
sary has recommended that this COM
pany be given the contract.
Wants !. o. o. r. Home.-The local
Odd Fellows lodge is raising a fund
to locate state home in Winfield,
the Rebekah lodges Of the state hay
Ing undertaken to raise money to
build 1t. Delegates from every lodge
In the state will meet in Topeka next
month to select a location. Ten thous-
and dollars has been raised by the
Rebekahs.
Consumption Death Rate Leads. =
Vital statistics issued by the state
board Of health for the month of Oc-
tober show that there were IS cases
and Al deaths from consumption; 22S
cases and 80 deaths from typhoid
fever; 1854 cases and Al deaths from
diphtheria; al cases and no deaths
from scarlet fever; "a cases and
death from smallpox. and SO cases
and deaths from dysentery.
Changes on Missouri Pacific.-It is
rumored in railroad circles that the
headquarters Of ]. Russell, superin-
tendent Of the Missouri Pacific, are
to be moved from Atchison to Omaha
December l. In the same connection
It is stated that J. M. Walsh, super
lntendent of the Missouri Pacific at
Nevada, Mo-, will come to Atchison
to be superintendent of the Central
Branch lines, which are now in Mr..
Russells territory.
Verdict for conductor.-E., s. Loos-
ley was awarded a verdict for $4,000
damages 3ainst the Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient railroad by a jury
In the district court at Wichita. He
asked for $4,000. Loosely was a
conductor on an Orient construction
train In April, 1903. He was thrown
from the top of car at Cafhlsh, |
Okla, while his train was switching.
One Of his ears was cut, one eye was
injured, his spine and brain suffered |
and both wrists were broken. NH
Little Feeding In Franklin. - The
greatest corn crop ever raised In
Franklin county is now being hara
vested. Several fields along the bot
tom have turned out seventy-fve |
bushels to the acre. and forty bushels 4
on the uplands is regular. The Bulk |
Of the crop will be out Of the fields
by Thanksgiving. Little feeding is
being done in Franklin this fall. In
stead, the mills and elevators are
crowded daily with corn wagons, and
1t is no uncommon sight to see doz.
en- wagons in line, waiting fort
chance to unload. NJ
Liquid Air Plant.-The University
of Kansas has the only liquid air fac
tory west Of Michigan. For the last
Ave years the chemical department Of |
the university has had an outfit cost
ing $4,000 that has capacity Of $3.50
worth Of liquid air an hour. The only
colleges with equipment for manu-
featuring the frozen air are Cornell,
Connecticut, Wesleyan, Michigan and
Kansas. There are factories in Wash
ington and New York for making the
afr for commercial purposes. The
Cornell plant was the first equipped
and Kansas was second
/, Easy on Truants. ~ County Super