The Globe-republican., 1905-11-23
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Gets Telephone Control. The. Mis-.
,sonri and Kansas Telephone Company
has bought a controlling interest in
the wellington Independent Tele,
phone Company, which owns and
operates a local exchange and has
toll lines toI all nearby towns.
Strawberries Frostblttsn. ~ o. "A.
Brown, Of Morrowville has kick
coming Oh the recent frosts They
have killed a portion Of his second
crop Of strawberries. However, he
harvested the bulk Of the second crop
before the vines were laid low by JacI
Frost. NJ 3.ss
I Kansas Boy Does Police Duty. -
Marion Russell, Great Bend boy
who ID attending a medical school in
philadelphia, was special officer on
| the police force Id that city election
day. His picture appears in the
North American as one student who
did police duty for the reform forces
Monument to Veterans. - The Wo-
mems Relief Corps of Coffeyville has
just placed an order for a 100000
monument to beserected in the MEM
DRY. of civil war soldiers. The monu-
ment represents a soldier at parade
rest, stands fifteen feet high and will
be In Elmwood cemetery where many
soldiers of the civil war lie buried.
New Waterworks Superintendent
E. s. Wills has rendered his reslgna-
ton as superintendent Of the Atchis-
on Water Company, on account Of i'll
health, and will retire from the posi-
|ttion January /. 1t is expected that
James M. Chisham will be elected to
succeed him, although Chisham's
term as postmaster does not expire
until July /, 1906. Mr.. Wills has been
superintendent of the company 81
years. A
Killed by Horses Klck.-Word was
received at Hiawatha Of the death of
Walter Hauber, near Kingman, Kan.
He was kicked in the stomach by a
horse and died a few hours later. Wal
ter Hauber was one Of the youngest
sons Of William Hauber, well known
and prosperous Brown county farm
err. He was engaged with two broth
ers in running big Kingman county
ranch. The body will be brought to
Hiawatha and the funeral held here
An Official Who Does.-It is differ
ent now. When Tom Wagstaff, coun-
ty attorney Of Montgomery county,
first took Office he served notice on
the joints to abdicate. They ignor-
ed the notice. The county Jail is now
full to overfowing with jointists, and
the rest have pulled their freight"
Recently Wagstaff served notice that
slot machines had to go, and their
owners removed them at once. They
knew Wagstaff meant what he said.
Historic kansan Dead Frank H.
Betton, State Labor Commissioner OF
Kansas from 1885 to 1893, died, aged
70 years. His grandfather, Matthew
Thornton, was signer of the Decla.
ration of Independence. Mr.. Betton
was prominent in the Kansas border
troubles and organized a Union cav
airy company, which participated In
the battle of Westport, Mo. He was
married in 1860 to Miss Susanna
Mudeater, daughter of Matthew Mud
eater, head chief Of the Wyandotte In,
dams .ast
Curb on Extravagance~-At meet.
ing of delegates from the college fra
ternities at the University of Kansas,
tt was decided to institute social re-
forms along the lines that have been
advocated by Chancellor Strong since
he became the head Of the Institution.
The annual fraternity parties are to
be made simpler and less expensive,
none are to be held except on Friday
and Saturday nights Of the week, and
every effort is to be made to do away
with the idea that they are extrava-
giant features Of college life here.
Looking After cattemen. - A. r.
Greene, special agent of the interior
department, will not only investigate
land frauds in connection with home.
stead entries, but will also find out
how many cattlemen in Western Kan.
sas are fencing up government land.
This fence business used to be look
ed after by Colonel A. H. Burtis, but
he has been transferred to North Da.
kota.
No Kansas Material Usee.. = Somt
time ago there was some talk that
the Panama canal would be great
boon for the brick and cement indus.
tries of Kansas, which were expected
to supply great quantities of material
for the canal. 1t seems, however, to
have been an optimistic talk to arouse
enthusiasm for nothing has been
heard Of 1t Of recent months, and.
there is suspicion that nothing far
Their will be said. i