The Globe-republican., 1905-02-23
Officer TO prison.-paul II. McDon.


le infantry, was placed in the fodert
]. penitcntiary at Leavenworth to serv
IS a two years sentence for conduct III
n becoming an officer and a gentleman
e Mcdonald was brought from For
d Lawton Wash, in charge of Lieuten
s ant II. +. McFeely and two sergeants
S Mcdonald was tried by court MARTA
II in Seattle and found guilty Of dupli
I. eating his pay accounts, obtaining
t money under false pretenses, givinl
t mortgages on furniture that did MOI
g belong to him and with making false
statements.
Baseball For Wichita. - About ff-
, teen leading business men of Wichi.
ia purchased the Pittsburg franchise
, In the Western Association and turn.
ed the management of the club over
to Frank Isbell, who will have full
control. Isbell has been a pitcher on
the staff of Charley Comiskey's Chi
cago American League team for the
past four years. He is engaged in
the plumbing business in Wichita,
but spends his summer playing pro-
fessional ball. Manager lsbell has
already begun arrangements for Sc.
curing his players for 1905.
Patent on observation-disclosures w.
Winters, a student in the Wichita
Business College, has secured a pat,
ent on typewriter that in many re-
spects is q great Improvement over
any others. In size 1t is very small
and can be doubled up so as to be
laced in the pocket, The letters are
situated On a typcwhoel, which is
operated by gripping lever. The
speed is not as fast as the ordinary
typewriter, but the inventor is posi- |
tive that the work will be as good.
Arranged For School Contest.-Re-
representatives. OF the senior class Of
the Wichita high school and the
Lewis Academy are arranging for an
oratorical and dramatic contest to bo
held during The latter part OF April
between the two schools. Final agree.
ment was made between the two
schools al a meeting Of the commit
tees in the high school and the propo-
sition will be submitted to the board
Of education at their next meet
ing.
Burlington Wants Gas.-Burllngton
again has hopes for gas. The city has
granted franchise to the Ohio-Kan.
,as Oil and Gas Company, The coun
Ill vote was a tic and it required the
ioto of the mayor to pass the ordi
lance. This company has oil and gas
wells about u miles southeast of here
md will pipe gas in il it accepts the
as amended by the Conn. Il
ii. i
Abandon Work on WelI.-Work Oh Il
he prospect well at Harrington has II
cen abandoned until spring. The
rill reached depth Of GOO feet when =,
he tool was broken off and lost. AZ .,
II several weeks Of unsuccessful il,
shing the company has decided to n,
bandon the well and start a fresh h;
le when the weather opens In the
,ring. b1
To Erect 5ank.-Stingley Bros. III
Manhattan, we're awarded con 0l
act by the Union National bank to 1T
ect a fine twenty thousand dollar ~
nix building in that city. The
ilding will be modern in every re.
Get and is to be completed by Aug
t /, ,h
After Pool Rooms, Senator Brewer he
after the pool room and race track on
ting stands, He introduced a bill Of
king it unlawful 10 operate such hcI
lcerns in the state, either for the on
pose of making books or bets OH Dill
es, either at home or in other
tes or On election results, ma
Dire
Mil Hunt Wolves. A big wolf !
At has been arranged for Washing cist
Is birthday at Reading, near the 7
der line of Lyon and Usage coun- era
!. Several, hundred men will part- arr
ate and sixteen square miles of Gre
rt0ry Is to be covered. !
'Ienty Of Moisture.--Erom ali over .aa
state comes reports OF abundant 4
isturc and splendid wheat pros. fote
ts. The heavy SHOWS will leave tort
ground in fine condition for spring hor,
wing and planting wan
arrie Is Elected, - Carrie Nation her
elected from bus, whose drlv spe'
she had insulted on arriving at i"'V
liclne Lodge the other night. Nc , A''D
cum goes with the folks al
lie, A,
nxious About Job.-The Standard II
office boy at Wichita desires to ccjy
" of the state legislature II 1t will has
Necessary for him to commit muir 'aue
in order to retain his steady Che
Rich
giyel
ust Be Conceded.--It will have to NJ n