The Globe-republican., 1905-02-02
cracksmen Blow Safe. - Cracks.

their WORK 10 nave Deen allaIeuTeTs
blew open the safe in the office OF TIT
Arkansas Milling Company at Peck
in Sedgwick county, and stole notes
AMOUNTING to $4,000, besides somt
papers which were Of value only tt
the owners. The robbery was re
ported to Sheriff Schad by T. X
Bell. manager Of the MILL The rob
bers escaped by taking a Santa FL
handcar.
Church Dedicated. - The new
Christian church Of Yates Center was
dedicated by Rev. L. L. Carpenter, Of
Wabash, Ind. The building is the
handsomest in Southeast Kansas and
cost $4,000, and the balance unpaid
was $4,000. Before the morning ser
vicea were over every dollar Of this
amount was raised. The pastor, |. G.
Slick, has labored faithfully and sue
cessfully with his people and has a
large membership to worship in lie
new church.
Wants to Vote Bonds.-At a meet
Ing of the Hiawatha Commercial Club
1t was decided to ask the state legis'
lature to give Hiawatha the privilege
of voting $4,000 bonds for the pur-
pose of erecting city building. At
present the city council rooms are
in one building, the library in another
and the jail in a third. The plan Is to
build a building large enough to ac'
conlmodate the council, fire depart
ment, library, all the city offices and
a city jail.
May Have No Taxes.-lt begins to
look as if the secret orders had got
| ten In their work with the legisla-
ture. Committees in both houses
have reported fayorably the bill to
exempt real estate owned by lodges
| from taxation. The lodges put up the
argument that they are engaged in a
benevolent and philanthropic work
and should be aided by the public 10
| the extent of being exempt from pay
ing taxes On their property.
To Aid oil Producers.--The Kansas
Land Owners, Producers and Con-
sumers association, an auxiliary OF
the Kansas Oil Producers associa'
ton, was organized at Chanute. 1t
was the sense of the meeting that
similar organizations b0 formed in
every township of the state, the pur.
pose being to lend moral and finan.
cial aid TO the producers. A, HickoE
was elected president and W. a.
Tanksloy secretary.
Old Settler Dies. - Mrs. Minerva
Pierce, wife of Daniel j. Pierce, eX'
county commissioner and presiden'
tial elector died Friday at her home
in Seely, of pneumonia. She was Sc
years old and, with her husband, was
one of the earliest settlers of Cow
ley county. Mr.. Pierce is uncOn'
scious from pneumonia, and two sons
are so helpless they cannot attend
their mothers funeral.
Made Assault. 49, Mrs. Leona Husteo
of Bushong, near Emporia, has been
arrested, after weeks Of work by Kan
sas City detectives. She is charged
with making murderous assaults on
Mrs. Wesley Riley with pitchfork,
while the latter was in the barn after
dark. The last time Mrs. Riley's hood
was pinned to the side of the barn by
the fork. There has never been a
peaceful feeling between the two fami'
lies.
Good For PlainvlIe.-The farmers
of Paradise Flats, which Plainyille is
the captal, are enthusiastic over
their wheat prospects. Tho late snow
which covered the entire Flats to a
depth of six inches or more was OF
great benefit. 1t lay on the ground
for more than ten days, gradually
melting and soaking the ground,
Good Roads Meeting.--At Emporia
a good roads convention was held by
Colonel W, II. Moore, president OF
the National Good Roads association,
and party, who are travelling the
length of the Missouri. Kansas &,
Texas railroad in a special good roads
train,
Not Enough Rabbits. - The first
annual meet of the Cowley County
Coursing Club came to a sudden CON
clusion, when it was found that no
rabbits could be obtained to continue
the trails. The prizes were divided
and the dogs were taken home
Issues Proclamation. - The health
officer of Scott county has issued a
statement advising every man, wo'
man and child who has not been vac
cinated because Of tho epidemic that
is sweeping over the state to be vac
cinated.
Santa Fe Depot Burned.-At Thayer
a strong gas pressure coming on caus'
ed the Santa Fe depot to burn down.
Nothing was saved. The building CON
tanned considerable freight and ex-