The Globe-republican., 1905-05-25
KANSAS COMMENT

I KANSAS COMMENT
Not Enough Water. - Complaint is
made at Arkansas City that the water
pressure is inadequate since the Sun
day closing ordinance went into ef
4 feet.
Rubber From Crude Oil. - Charles
f. u. Porter, of Peru, has discovered
\ that good imitation rubber can be
"A made from Kansas crude oil. He
made this discovery while having a
test made in Chicago.
Inmate Recaptufed.-An attempted
escape from the state reformatory
was frustrated. John Lowe, sent up
from Labette county for attempted
robbery got away, but was recaptur-
ed less than a mile from the institu.
ton.
kansan to Colon. - ]. H. Travis,
superintendent of Missouri Pacific
bridge and buildings, with headquart-
ers at Atchison, has been appointed
\ superintendent of buildings and
docks of the Panama canal railroad
\ and leaves for Colon.
Decision Soon. - At Topeka Judge
Pollock, of the federal court, will
y probably render decision in the cele-
brated Blair case from st. Louis in a
few days. It involves 100000 in life
insurance carried by James L. Blair
who committed suicide. .
Stray Bullet Hits Woman. - Van
Bawdry, young negro, shot George
Williams, another negro, In a quar-
rel at the Santa Fe station at Ark
ansas City and stray bullet struck
Mrs. W. N. Wright the wife Of a
wealthy farmer who was standing on
the platform. Neither Mrs. Wright
nor Williams win die.
lnsaneIy Angry. - Charles Helm
sacker, a prosperous farmer living ten
miles southwest from Atwood, Kan,
because his wife asked him to go with
her to neighborhood picnic, became
insanely angry and shot her squarely
in the mouth with shotgun. He then
went outside the house and blew off
the top of his own head with the same
weapon. They leave two little child
rem.
Dog Tax to Park Fund.-At Arkan-
sas City the Women's Civic Improve.
ment Club has committees out over
town collecting the names of all own.
-ers of dogs. These will he turned
over to the city authorities, and I'm.
der an agreement with the courlcii
the club is to receive one-fourth of
the dog tax money realized from their
lists. The funds thus secured will go
to improving the new city park.
(, Not to Drop Santa Fe case.-In
letter to the local oil association,
Senator Fitzpatrick, of Sedan, assist
ing County Attorney Shukers, of
Chautauqua county, in the prosecu-
ton Of the Santa Fe for rate discrim-
ination, testimony for which was TAX
en- by Frank S. Monnett in March,
. oox VIC Tho tc 10 hn IrannaA
and negotiations for dismissal are not
pending.
: Chambers Among Observation-Disclosures
is quite prevalent among the horses
of Kansas. 1t has reached the cpl
demic stage in Southwestern Kansas.
The live stock commissioner is kept
busy nearly all the time looking after
new cases and establishing local quar-
antines. In more than half the coun-
ties of the state CHAMBERS is reported,
but the disease doesn't seem to be
making much Roadway except In the
Southwest Unless it shows abate-
ment soon that whole section may be
placed under quarantine.
Board Must Approve. - General
freight agents of Kansas railroads
have appealed to the state board of
railroad commissioners for permission
to issue their new tariff sheets with
out waiting for the board to approve
the charges, as the new railroad law
requires. j. C. Lincoln, general
(. freight agent of the Missouri Pacific,
made the request on behalf of the
ssroads. The board refused to make
the concession, but as compromise
decided to allow the railroads to dis
tribute their tariff sheets subject to
the approval of the board.
Accountants Are EmpIoyed.-Has-
Elkins & Sells, expert accountants of
Chicago, have been employed to make
the investigation Of state depart
Iments, as provided by the new law.
They submitted an application to do
the work for $25 day and travelling
Expenses. Their expert will not re-
ceive any expenses while working
in Topeka. Governor Hoch met his
advisory committee, composed Of
Judge Clark, Judge Benson and Sam
Howe, and went over all the applica-
tions After careful consideration