The Globe-republican., 1905-07-27
KANSAS COMMENT

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Kansas City Mrs. Thomas Neale, aged
62 years, was fatally injured by a
Frisco train. She is very deaf, and
did not hear or see the train when she
started across the track.
Gas Belt Fight Off.-The Gas Pro-
tective League at independence has
reached an agreement with the Kan
sas Natural Gas Company whereby
there will be no further obstacles
placed in the way OF piping out gas.
Big Run Of Wheat.--Figures secur-
ed from A. ID. Crotts, chief clerk OF
the Kansas state grain inspection
bureau, showed that 1,142 cars Of new
wheat from the Kansas fields have
been inspected by the department
during the past two weeks.
Good Crop of Apples.--The prospect
for an abundant crop Of apples was
never better at Great Bend than at
prc9ent and the different orchards
around over the county are loaded
wit! apples and the early varieties
are selling for good price now.
Body Is Identified. The military
authorities at Fort Leavenworth. az
ter thorough investigation, have de-
termined that the body of a soldier
found on the Leavenworth, Kansas &
Western tracks five miles from the
fort is that Of Private Charles F. VOL
ford, company F, Eighteenth infantry,
and not John O. Duncan, as was at
first supposed
To Increase Endowment Rev.
A. w. Lindquist, pastor of the First
Swedish Lutheran church at 1888
Penn street, Kansas City, has ac-
cepted an invitation to go to Linds
borg, Kas., for two months and as
sist in the work of Bethany. The
Rev Mr.. Lindquist will work to in
crease the endowment of the college
and pay off its debts.
lola Bonds Registered. The state
auditor registered $4,000 worth of
lola bonds, issued to take up water
works warrants for that amount. 1t
was question whether warrants
could be legally issued to pay for wa
ter works extensions, and the auditor
withheld registration until he got an
opinion from the attorney general to
the effect that the bonds were valid
and were entitled to registration.
Trouble With Union Pacific. - st.
Marys, Kan. has kick coming
against the Union Pacific. That road
won't stop its two fast trains there to
let off or receive passengers. The
town doesn't like to be made whist
ling station for the road. Its mayor,
T. J. Ryan, complained to the railroad
board and asked for an order to com.
pei the road to stop all passenger
trains there.
Substantial increase Expected. -
in the oil fields and the
general prosperity of Kansas have at
tracted many people to the Sunhow
er state in recent years and the 1904
returns of population show the larg-
est number of inhabitants in the his
tory of the state. Every circumstance
would seem to warrant the expecta
ton this this years enumeration will
reveal another substantial increase.
To Operate With oi.-The nam.
moth Yost milling plant of Hays City
is installing an immense oil tank for
the purpose of operating the mill
with oil instead of coal. A G00-bar
rel oil tank is now being put in place
for the purpose. |. M. Yost, the own
er of the milling plant, has thorough
ly studied the use of oil for fuel, and
believes it will be a saving over coal.
This mill will be the first one in west
ern Kansas to try the experiment.
Traction Engine Explodes. The
explosion of the boiler Of a traction
engine near Bluff City, Kan, killed
Daniel Tobias of Coldwater, Kan, the
owner of the outfit, and fatally in
jured John Huddleson of Ottawa,
Kan, the engineer. The outfit had
been out OF use for two years and
was in bad repair. Tobias was pre-.
pairing to load 1t onto the cars and
had the engine steamed up to haul
the separator to Bluff City. The en-
CINE was ready to start when the ex.
plosion occurred.
To Re-vote Bonds.-H. S. Lincoln
and A. M. Dennis, representing the
Orient railroad, are preparing to have
the taxpayers of the Pike, Emporia
and Jackson townships in Lyon coun-
ty reyote bonds for the Orient. The
three townships voted bonds when
the Orient was first talked Of, on the
promise that the road would be
through here inside of two years. The
bonds were annulled because the road
was not built within the required
time. The road promises now that If
the bonds are revoted 1t will have
trains running through here by next
spring.
Averaue Crop Of Apples. - Reports