The Globe-republican., 1905-04-13
KANSAS COMMENT

burg will have natural gas in two
weeks. 1t will be supplied by the
Kansas Natural Gas Company. The
pipe line is connected up to the city
limits.
Working on Double Track. - The
Santa Fe has begun work on the dou-
Bile track from Peabody to Florence.
The graders are now at work and the
bridge gang will be here in few
days. Forty cars of bridge material
have arrived.
Fair Dates 'Fixed.--At meeting Of
the directors of the Miami County
Fair Association, it was decided to
hold the fair this year September 26,
~, 20 and 20. W. H. Bradbury, one
Of the editors. of the Paola Record,
was elected secretary.
Thrown Out Of court.--C. D. Bur
nette, Of Wellington, who was dis
barred from the Sumner county bar
short time ago, has filed in the SUI
preme court an appeal in suit by
which he seeks to get judgment for
$4,000 against Charles z. Elliott, his
former law partner, for damages. The
case was thrown out Of the district
court without coming to trial.
No Foreign observation-disclosures
Is a kick being made because Kansas
does not get any foreign appoint
ments," said Charlie Finch, the well
known Kansas editor. 1.-THE state is
entitled to seven, but so far as heard
from we have but two, the other five
going to some state where the mem
bers Of congress do not have to spend
all their time trying to hold onto
their own jobs"
Job For The coroner.-E. G. Nc
Callen of lola, general agent for the
Missouri, Kansas C Texas Railway
Company for lola, Gas City and La
Harpe, was arrested on complaint
sworn to by the American Surety
Company for the embezzlement of
$1,000 of the funds of the katy "
railroad in Gas City. The lola office
will also be investigated. So far as
known there is no shortage in the
express accounts.
Against OIL Kings Gift. - At the
Congregational church at Mcpherson
the Rev. Schnackle preached an elo-
quent sermon on the subject of giving
in connection with the gift of one
hundred thousand dollars to the
church by John D. Rockefeller. At
ter the taking on the acceptance or
rejection of the gift, as an expression
of the sentiment Of the congregation,
the result Of the vote was to !
against the acceptance.
Light Frost Hurt Fruit. - At Nc
Pherson on April the thermometer
at the government station registered
80 degrees. A light frost covered the
ground and all early garden plants
suffered and the early fruits, such as
apricots and plums. Some of the
farmers in from the country report
that the late sown oats that were just
coming up will be badly injured. The
prospects for the wheat crop never
looked better, the stand is heavy and
the wheat has a good color and the
ground is full of moisture.
VIII Double Rural DeIivery-The
quarterly report issued by Postmaster
Guthrie to the postoffice department
shows that the rural mail carriers
going out of Topeka have delivered
the first three months of the year
about 100000 pieces of mail and that
they have collected about 10000 let
tiers and papers. This is decided
increase over the last quarter of more
than 5000 pieces of mail delivered by
the carriers. The report from the
officials is that the rural delivery is
increasing all the while and that it
will not be more than year before it
Is doubled
To Mark Santa Fe Trail.-Mrs. w.
g. Stanley and other officers of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
ton met at Topeka to plan the work
of the marking of the. old Santa Fee
trail. The legislature appropriated
81 900 to aid in the work. The women
want an additional $1,000 and will ask
the school children to raise it. Each
child is urged to donate at least one
cent to the fund. Stone monuments
will be erected along the trail at ev.
cry travelled road The railroads will
be asked to place similar monuments
wherever the trail crosses their lines.
The old trail forms street in each
of several Kansas towns. 1t Is the
main street, now called Commercial
street, at Council Grove. The various
towns will be asked to change the
names of these streets to 1.-The Santa
Fe Trail The people can call 1t
1.-THE Trail for short. 1t is the
hope of the women that the trail can
be marked this summer They also
intend to buy beautiful American
flag for the battleship Kansas when
1t is launched.
Don't Want Burton to Speak. - A
few weeks ago the G. A. r. post Of