The Globe-republican., 1905-01-05
ESCAPED FYDm Sanitariun,,


{ capped from that institution Christina
Y eve, and no trace of him has yet bee
> found, The information came by wir
Y today via Dodge City, his home. H
1 escaped in the night while the attend
} ants were asleep. The sanitarium Of
, ficials think perhaps he Is headed TO
Kansas. Later.-The body of ]. H
Churchill, president Of the Kansa,
board OF agriculture, who ESCAPED
from the sanatarium at Palmyra, wa!
found after weeks search. He was
frozen stiff and was found only foul
miles from the sanitarium.
Paying crop.-The farming indus
try IN Kansas took a notable step for
ward when the cultivation of alfalfa
became general. 1t appears now that
another great step is to be taken in
the establishment of mills for the
grinding of tbs wonderful product in
10 meal, which operation is said to
double its feeding value. Alfalfa that
sells for Sc per ton IN the bale is
worth $l2 as meal. The expense of
grinding can not be very great, and il
the statements made concerning the
industry prove to be correct, alfalfa
mills will soon be as common as corn
shelters. Jewell county stands at the
head of The great alfalfa counties of
Kansas.
Pipe Line Protects Itself. - The
Kansas Natural Gas company has its
pipe line repaired and will test the
line to the Labette county borders. A
00-pound pressure Will be turned on
the first day and this will be gradu-
ally increased to $50 pounds pressure.
1t is said a shut.cff gate will be put
in at the Labette line and the press,
ure left on the pipe while the rest OF
the main is being laid. 1t would be
a dangerous piece of business to at
temp. 70 blow up line containing a
45O-pound pressure of gas.
Western Kansas Wheat. - Wheal
throughout the western part of the
state has taken on a dnlerent color
since the heavy SHOWS have left much
needed moisture in the ground, A
large acreage has been sown and II |
the season continues favorable, q
larger yield will be harvested this
year than last. While the southern
part of the state is not SUFFERING,
Snow and rain would improve the
wheat conditions.
Burn Cancelled Mortgage. - New
Years day was celebrated at Arkan.
5as City by the members Of the Con
gregational church by burning the
mortgage on the church. The mem
)ers have been paying this mortgage
ever since the church was built and
made the last payment in December
The church is the finest in the city.
The burning of the mortgage was wit.
lessed by large crowd and took
place at a big meeting.
Business Administration. - Atchis
N Is enjoying the profits of a strict
y business" city administration,
The cash collections Of the police de-
)artment for 1904, mostly from So
oons, amounted to S27,4l76O, the lar.
,2st in the history Of the town. The
expenses Of the department are 500
month, which leaves q balance of
early $4,000. The license collector
urned in $C,11760.
Raided Jolnt.-At Topeka Patrol
len Hutton and Small raided a
oint and captured a small stock of
GODS, but the owner escaped. Later
n he came back with a gang of thir-
y-five men and demanded his liquor,
he officers stood the mob off for
bout thirty minutes until reinforce.
rents could come from the police sta
ion. Then they confiscated the
tuff.
Largest In Kansas. - Mrs. J, N,
!uackenbusch died at her home near
'lpe, twelve miles south of Emporia.
lrs. Quackenbusch was the heaviest
oman In Lyon county, if not in the
tate. She weighed over 400 pounds
nd was five feet three inches tail.
Pioneer Badly Hurt. M. Scruggs, {
ne of the earliest settlers of Leav-
nworth county, was thrown from
Iissouri Pacific train at Fort Leav- !
nworth and received injuries which G
lay prove fatal. He was picked up S
nconscious and was revived with c
reat difficulty.
Destroyed BY Fire. - Jefferson Dn .
US store, about ten miles south Of :,
tafford, was totally destroyed by 1.
re, entailing a loss something like =
1000 Or $4,000, together with the h
Hiding, which was probably WORTH
100.
overseers Inspect Model Road. -
here were between 200 and 800 road r
'erseers from Kay county, O. T., a
I'd Sumner, Cowley and Sedgwick b
,unties in Kansas at Arkansas City e
see the work being done by the p
)vernment road experts in building p