The Globe-republican., 1905-06-15
Pave Emporia streets. - The ctty

Fave Emporla Streets. - The city
council has let the contract to pave
State and Union streets. This will
be the first paving done In Emporia.
1t will be paid for by the residents
who petitioned the council to let them
pave the two streets.
Killed by Fall Of Rock. Samuel
Van Nest, employed at the Beck &
Tucker mine, southwest Of Pittsburg,
was killed by a fall Of rock. He was
found with heavy stone lying across
the back Of his head. neck and should
ers by fellow workman
I Masonic Lodge Acqults.---Chauncey
Dewey, who was recently acquitted Of
numbering members Of the Berry
family in Northwest Kansas during
ranch feud, has been acquitted by
the Masonic Lodge. Charges Of un-
Masonic conduct were preferred
against him as a result of the Berry
case.
Southern Kansas Interurban.--Ind
pendence is absolutely sure Of street
car services this fall The power
house will be completed by Septem.
Der, when the city will be lighted by
electricity. The road will be built
Immediately to Coffeyville. after that
to Neodesha and then to Cherryvale.
The road was financed in the East.
Convicts at Lansing.--J. G. Brown,
| chief clerk of the penitentiary, was
in Topeka to file his report for May.
The report shows that there are 1900
convicts in the institution. the larg-
est number by thirty in the history
of the prison. The prison population,
Mr.. Brown says, is growing steadily.
A third of the convicts are from OI
lahoma.
Contract Awarded. - The board of
directors of the Kansas penitentiary
met in monthly session and awarded
a contract to put in water purifying
plant. The legislature voted an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for this purpose.
A plant to both purify and soften the
water to the amount Of $4,000 gal
Ions a day is to be installed for
! $3.50.
Accident Claims Victim. - Harry
Hawkins, negro, killed Florence
Price, young negress, at her home
near Falun, Saline county, while
shooting at target. The rifle was
accidentally discharged while in Haw-
kins' hands and the ball entered the
young woman's face, ranging down.
ward and causing death in very few
minutes.
Again Drinking Geuda Water. - A
temporary injunction has Teen issued
against James Tuttle, owner OF the
springs at Gueda, restraining him
from charging for the water The
people are now using the water as
they have for the past eighteen years
The hearing of the case will take
place on June Is in the district court
of Cowley county.
Having Good Crops. = Crop pros
poets in central Kansas are better
now than they have been at any time
in the past four years. The first few
days of June, previously the culmina-
ton of the flood period, have been
passed in safety, and all over Lyon,
Coffey, Greenwood, Chase and Morris
counties the farmers are preparing
to harvest one of the bumper crops
In history.
Marshal for coffeyvlIle. - Governor
Hoch appointed T. c. Harbourt to be
marshal of the city Of Coffeyville. s
Coal Miners Strike.-The miners in
the Atchison coal mine. so in mum.
Der, are out. The union demanded
the reinstatement of four men who
had been let out. The directors re.
fused to accede to the demands OF
the union, and 1t looks as IL there
will be fight to a finish.
Ate His Own Ear.-James Frazer, /
reformatory inmate, was adjudged in
sane in the probate court at Hutchin'
son. He tore part of one ear off with
piece of tin few days ago and ate
the flesh. Frazer was sent up for bur
glary from Saline county, but his
home was Council Grove. He escaped
during the cold weather last February
and was recaptured at Burton. He
has not been right since then.
Book.keeper Wanted. - The STATE
Board of Control is looking around
for book-keeper and for some funds
with which to pay him salary. The
legislature In creating the Board OF
Control for the charitable institutions
failed to make any provision for
book-keeper, apparently thinking the
board could worry along with ST.,
900 secretary and 5000 stenograph.
er. The members of the board think
however that a book-keeper is neces
sary.
Shells Were Loaded. = A band OF
cowboys andsIndians was secured to
give Wild West show and broncho
bushing exhibition at the band re-
union held In Inman. The cowboys
and Indians rave an exhibition of a