The Globe-republican., 1905-01-12
Negro Fatally Burned. - Georg

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| Hodges, negro workman from IL
1 lola Portland cement plant, was burr
t ed to death. He was living alone in
small shanty some distance from tn
works. He had left the gas fire turf
; ed on too strongly when he went
bed, and when the gas came up du
ing the night it set fire to the dr.
floor. The fire was discovered by til
night Waterman in Bassett, a suburb
but before Hodges could be arouse
he was burned so badly that he die
soon after. staggering from the built
ing.
Gets High ShcooI. - At the recen
election a proposition was voted W
on in Trego county to establish
county high school. There were 49,
votes cast for president. Only 49,
votes were cast in favor Of the higl
school, while 317 were cast against it
The authorities didn't know whether
the proposition carried. The attorney
general rendered an opinion that Il
took only majority of the votes cas-
on the proposition and that 1t had car
ried.
Ninth Kansas Pythians. - The an
nual convention Of the Knights Of
Pythias for the Ninth district Of Kan
sas met at Salina. Among thoso pres.
ent were Grand Chancellor George NJ.
Culver, Concordia; Vice Grand Chan.
cellor Charles N. Miller, Minneapolis;
Past Grand Chancellor 5. 0. mellow
ell, Minneapolis; Brigadier General
Uniform Rank, J. II. Lyon, Leaven.
worth, and District Deputy Grand
Chancellor r. A. Wilcox.
Husband Gets Damages, - In tho
$4,000 damage and attachment suit
in which Con Johnson sued Frank
Warner for alleged alienation of his
wife's affections, undue worry, loss
Of children and household property
the jury in the district court at Man.
haitian returned a verdict in favor of
the plaintiff, allowing him the full
amount Of damages asked and assess.
Ing costs to the defendant.
To Drill For Gas. -- An ordinance
granting H. G. Brown q franchise to
bore for natural gas and minerals on
a tract on the Missouri levee at Kansas
City, Kansas, was passed by the coun
Gill; Brown agrees to pay to the city
20 per cent Of the proceeds Of the sale
Of natural gas, 10 per cent on The sale
Of oil, Ola cents per ton on coal and
10 per cent Of the money derived from
the sale Of any other minerals.
Married Fifty Years. 49, Mr. ana
Mrs. August Plamann, for many
years residents Of Brown county,
celebrated their fiftieth wedding ami.
yersary at their Hiawatha home. In
all, about fifty children, grandchild.
rem and grcat-grandchildren were
present, and the family reunion was
a most happy one. The aged bride
and groom are still in the best of
health. They received many fine
presents.
Secures Glass Plant. Among the
new Industries that Chanute has SO.
cured is glass plant, to be installed
by West Virginia syndicate Sever
al months ago a large tract Of land
was purchased north Of town, Drill.
ing was commenced, resulting in the |
of big gasser and then the
Intention of putting in the plant was
made known. The plant will start |
with fifty employees
Gave Baby Away.--Alrs. Lizzie Tip |
on, of st. Louis, gave away her little |
oaby to the Topeka Orphans Home |
without a sign Of reluctance. She |
zane here to look for q runaway hus-
oand, and couldn't locate him. She |
was out Cd funds and applied for help. |
The orphans home offered to relieve |
lpj Of the baby if she would give a |
fee simple" title to it, This she |
lid.
Struck Two Caves. go At Arkansas
Jity members of the Crescent Oil and
las Company received news of an
other freak well on their Chautauqua
county lease. When the drill was
Town about 700 feet 1t struck a cave,
going down 100 feet more. After drill
ng q short distance the drill struck
what appnrs to be another cavity
)ut which contains oil.
Engine Starts Fire. .-- An old,fash.
oned prairie fire caused 4 great deal
If excitement near Medora, In Reno
county. 1t was started by a Frisco
,ngine and swept over parts Of three
arms before Il was checked, doing an
unusual amount of damage to crops
stacked in the fields. 1t was finally
stopped by blowing.
Shipped Three cars.-0ne hundred
md eighty-seven wagons loaded with
chickens lined up along the Santa Fe
racks at Ottawa to unload their car.
,oes. The shipment Of this quantity
- twenty-four thousand pounds -
hree car loads---is Franklin county's