The Globe-republican., 1905-07-27

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Of land near the Walnut river anc
convert 1t into park for the use of
that denomination.
lola to Protest.--Arrangeme are
being made for public indignation
meeting to protest against the. com.
ments of the press on the morals OF
lola since the saloon dynamiting ind
subsequent trial Of ex-Congressman
Funston.
Big Wheat shlpments.--The Santa
Re Is doing the biggest business Of
the year, handling the wheat crop.
For several years the cry OF the
farmers in the wheat belt has been
for more box cars in which to ship
their wheat.
| Fill In Flood Holes. - At Wichita
Mayor Ross announced that the street
car company had agreed to haul any
amount Of dirt to South Riverside
park to fill in the low places caused
by the flood Of last year and the rails
ing of the levee along the river
Horse Thieves causht.--A 2OO-mile
cross-country chase from beyond
Wichita ended at lola with the ar
rest Of Pearl Jones, girl 10 years
old, and three men, charged with
horse stealing. 1t is alleged that the
woman was the leader of the gang
To Launch New Bank.--A PROPOSE
ton to form new national bank in
Topeka to take the place of the de-
funct First National, is being con-
sidered by prominent business men
of the city and it is practically assur-
ed that the enterprise will be launch.
ed.
Was Almost a MiracIe.-O. Aldren
fell sixty feet in coal shaft near
Usage City, but landed, cat-like, on
his feet and escaped what seemed
certain death, with only few bruises.
w. A. Granstrom and Aldren had
been at work on scaffold, which
gave way. Granstroms clothing
caught on some of the timbers and he
did not 60 to the bottom.
Test With Fuel as oiI.--The frs,
test of fuel oil on the Atchison, To.
peka C Santa Fe railroad system will
be made soon. The engine with
which the first experiment is TO be
made passed through Chanute bound
south. The test will be made on the
part of the Southern Kansas division
between Havana and Cedarville. Mr.
Fox, superintendent Of the eastern d.
vision, is in charge of the engine.
Paint at Court House.-The county
commissioners of Sedgwick county in
structed the county clerk to advertise
for bids for painting the sashes of all
the windows in the court house. The
county will furnish all the materials
and only want painters to do the
work. The painting of the big circu.
lar tops of the court room windows. is
now being done and the commission.
ers want the sashes of all the win.
dows painted as soon as possible.
Gas at Three cents.--Gas for manu-
featuring purposes will be cheap in
the gas belt The Kansas Natural
Gas Company which was being bit.
terly fought by the Gas Belt Protec..
tive League, has come to an under.
standing with the company by which
they agree to furnish gas for manu-.
featuring purposes at three cents
thousand cubic feet. AT this price 1t
is cheaper than for the concerns to
own their own gas plants.
6rlston at saIina. - When Joseph
L. Bristow left Washington recently
1t was announced that the former
fourth assistant postmaster general
would locate in either Ottawa or Sa
line and engage in active work on one
or the other of the papers he is in
terested in, the Ottawa Herald or the
Salina Journal. Mr.. Bristow has now
decided to go to Salina. That city
will be his home and he will be the
active editor and publisher of the Sa
lima Journal.
Issues Rules For EmpIoyes.-The
Rock Island has notified its employees
that the following rules will apply to
garnishments and assignments of
wages; When the first garnishment
against any employee is filed he will
be suspended while garnishment is
pending and warned that second
garnishment will be cause for dismiss !
sal. Assignment of wages will not
be permitted under any circum-
stances, and the first assignment will
be cause for immediate dismissal"
Burned Wheat Stacks. = Many
wheat stacks along the road between
Butler and Hutchinson have been set
on fire by man who was driving
through the country, and no fewer
than fifty of them were burned A
granary near Buhler. which contained
$50 bushels Of wheat and $3.50 which
had been received by the owner for
wheat the day before and hidden In