The Globe-republican., 1905-02-02
KANSAS COMMENT


long enough.
Leases Secured.-Over talf OF the
5000 acres Of Sumner county land re
CURED as leases by the Morton-Lever
Ing company before they will bore
hole, have been secured. ... p
Good Financial Showing. Seventy
dollars is deposited in the banks OF
Pratt county for every man, woman
and child, with thirty cents addition
al that might be credited to the
heirs.
Kansas School Exhibit-John Mac
Donald, superintendent of the Kansas
educational display at the worlds falr'
has received notice Of the awards
which Kansas captured in the educa'
tional line.
Pipe Line Proposition,-The trouble
between Arkansas City and the Nor
ton.Leyoring company is at an end
for the present. and the company is
making peace with the city. The pipe
line is tied up and under guard
Driving Out GambIers,--The gamD'
ling resorts of PiLtsburg were closed
by orders OF Mayor Price, and inc
gamblers are leaving the city IN
droyes for other parts 1t is the pOF'
nose Of the mayor and city council to
keep up this wave of moral reform I'M
I'll gambling in pittsburg is entirely
stamped ont
Fire With Kcrosene.-At Oyer0rooh
w. Il. Ralph, an empIoye of the harns
jewelry store, had a narrow escape
from Instant death In attempting TO
light a fire with kerosene, the can eS'
ploded. His face. hands and lower
limbs are a mass Of burns, All his
clothing was burned. He is moi eN
pectGd to recover
Tried to Kill FamiIy.-Carl Cattrell'
% years of age, living near Perth,
Cowley county, became violently in
sane and attempted to kill his mother
and sister with a butcher knife. His
father came to the ruscuo OF the wo'
men. and, though thrown to the floor
by the maniac, managed to hold on IN
til help came, and the young man was
dsarmed
Rural Routes in Miami. - Within a
month four new rural mail routes will
be established. Three OF these routes
will be out Of Paola, giving this town
nine routes. The other will be out OF
Spring Hill south into Miami county
The various carriers in Miami county
are now serving 2,25l families; with
the new system and additional routes,
2.719 families will be brought in daily
touch with the outside world through
the delivery of mail at their doors.
Was Pernciously Active William
Ward has been removed from The OF
flee of postmaster at Severance,
Doniphan county Kan, on the charge
Of pernicious political activity, The
inspector detailed to make the inres'
tigation reported that Ward had not
only grossly violated the presidents
order respecting otficeholding but
that he had violated the rule Of the
department in spending much Of the
governments time away from lis
post of duty.
Want Real State Fair,--'Ghe house
agricultural committee has put in
bill providing for a state fair and APP,
propsiating $4,000 year for
premiums. The fair is to be conduct
ed by the state board OF agriculture,
No location is fixed in the BILL This
means a fght between Topeka and
Hutchinson and the agricultural board
will have 10 decide the question. Each
of those towns now runs what they
call a state fair but the state has
nothing to Do with it.
Brought His Wife Back.--The po'
lice arrested Mrs. Mike Mitchell and
Mel Nicholson at Empora. The w0-
mans husband arrived from Win.
field and took his wife ind SlGO of
his money back home Mitchell is
section foreman at Winfield and is
about GO years DID, His wife and
Nicholson are both ab0st 80 and are
said To have clipped nearly two weeks
ago. Nicholson was released, as
Mitchell refused to prosecute when the
money was returned
His Money Found.-A search Of the
premises Of Charles Tuxharn, who
killed two of his children and burned
his home and barn in Mcpherson
county, disclosed small cave in
which $1,000 in gold coin and more
than $4,000 in bills, besides many
yaluabloS we're found 1t is now be-
lieved that the skeleton found in the
ruins Of the home was not that OF
Tuxharn and the opinion now Is that
the skeleton found in the ruins Of the
home was not that of Tuxharn and
the man is still alive.
Hope For Hurd.--At Topeka there
Is some improvement in the condition
Of A. A. Hgd, general attorney for the
Santa re, who Is suffering from pnel-
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