The Globe-republican., 1905-10-26

MCCARTHY, one Oh the lehulHB pHySl-
clans of Leavenworth, died OF brain
| fever. He was about 40 years Of age
and unmarried. He belonged to the
Elks club and was prominent Cath
| olic.
New State Banks. ~ In the past
three months the Kansas Bank COM
missioner's Office has instituted 81
new state banks with total capitali.
cation Of s359,000 And most Of this
money was put up by Kansas farm
ers.
Miner Crushed to Death. Martin
Vouck, an Austrian miner employed
in mine 81 of the Central Coal and
Coke company. northeast of Pitts
| burg, was killed while at work In his
room" in the mine. He was engag-
| ed In mining out "shot" when the
roof Of the room caved in and a mass
Of rock and slate fell on him, crush
ing him to death. r.
Grandmothers' Club. - Conway
| Springs has social club composed
OF grandmothers. The club was or
ganized twelve years ago. Since that
time ten members have died and four
have become great-grandmothers OF
the twenty members six are widows
and five are wives of soldiers. Alto
egther they have sixty-two children,
eighty-four grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
One Year Wasted.-Sam Workman
spent nearly $1,000 that he made here
and years time, says the st. Fran
els Herald, looking up better place
to live than Western Kansas, and af-
ter travelling from the golden shores
of California to his native state of
Kentucky, he is now thoroughly salts
fed to remain in Cheyenne county the
remainder Of his life, and. own as
much real estate as he can get hold
of.
Masterson' at Wichita.-"Bat' Mas.
terson of New York City, q deputy
United States marshal who was
terror to bad men when Wichita was
COW town, is here visiting his broth.
er-in-law, James Cairns. Masterson
came here first in 1859 and camped
with Bob" Carson on the Little Ar
kansas river when log cabin was
the only house on the townsite and
before there was such place as
Wichita.
Kansas in Need of Ran.--Kansas
is in need Of rain. Reports from sew
eral counties scattered over the state
show that the ground is dry and that
moisture is badly needed, not only on
the new wheat, but also for pastures.
In several counties the wheat plant
ed in September hasn't even sprout-
ed and may not come up now until
spring. In others it has been so dry
that all of the wheat has not yet been
sown. Unless moisture comes within
short time now there will be no fur
Their wheat sowing this year.
Half Fare For Veterans.-Depart-
ment Commander Coney, of the Kan
sas G. A. R., has sounded all of the
Western railroads in regard to the
proposition of giving half rates to all
old soldiers. He says that all of the
roads, except the Rock Island, turn
ed the proposition down fiat, but that
the Rock Island still has the matter
under consideration. He believes it
will graft the request. The Kansas
CITY Leavenworth electric line has
granted hall rates to the veterans at
the soldiers home.
Masons at Topeka. - The grand
master and the other grand officers
of the grand lodge of Kansas will pay
an official visit to Topeka lodge No.
II on Tuesday evening, November rs.
This will be an important event in
the history of Blue lodge Masonry in
Topeka, and the members are looking
forward to it with pleasurable antici-
patton. The officers of No. II will
exemplify the Master Mason's degree,
and are planning other arrangements
to make the occasion one of unusual
interest to the members Of the order.
Wichita Church Raises $11,142. -
Since the first meeting in the new
st. Paul's M. L. church last Sunday
SILL has been raised. The mag
nificent sum of $4,000 was raised by
public donation Of the congregation
at the evening service. This sum has
grown since the meeting, the most of
which has been given by the men,
bers of the church and all of which
will be paid the first of the year.
Three thousand dollars more will
place the church entirTly out of debt,
and this amount is objected to sbe
Forthcoming before Il first of the
year.
Not EhrenfeId's Body. - William
Ehrenfeld, Of Whiting, supposed to
have been murdered On pilya,c Peak