The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
KANSAS COMMENT

Woman a Hunter. - A license to
hunt game has been issued here to
Miss Myra Stores of Lansing.
Want to Name Director.-The 700
Equitable policy holders in Sumner
county are running w. H. Burks, OF
Wellington, for director Of that in
surance company. BY all pulling to-
gether and casting 700 votes for their
man they believe they will land him
/ 200 Tons Of Hay Burned. ~ At VIII
liamsburg while section hands on the
Santa Fe were burning fire guard
along their track south the fire got
away and burned about 200 tons of
hay. Most of this hay was on the
Bilkville ranch, which is owned by
Troutman & Stone of Topeka.
Caught With Wet Goods. - At Ar
kansas City County Attorney Kream-
er personally arrested Andrew Ward,
a negro, on the charge of bootlegging,
and took charge of several bottles OF
liquor which the negro carried in a
basket. The county attorney saw
Ward coming out Of an clley with the
basket, and suspecting that 1t con-
tanned liquor, arrested him later. turn
ing - prisoner over to an officer.
Robbed of $1,585. = w. H. Davis,
manager of a repertoire company
showing in Winfield, was robbed of
$1,5S5 in cash and drafts at the Pal
mer hotel. He had gone to bed late,
leaving his vest with the money in 1t
on chair, and the .cbber finished the
on chair, and the robber fished the
vest from the room through the tran
som over the door. The drafts were
drawn on the Fourth National Bank,
Wichita.
! Must Garry More Drugs. - w. w.
Naylor, a member of the board Of
pharmacy, has begun action against
several Topeka drug stores, claiming
that they do not carry the required
amount Of drugs. The law says a
drug store must carry at least 1000
worth Of drugs. Naylor claims that
several drug stores here are simply
the running gears of joints; that they
haven't the required amount of drugs
and should be closed up. Probate
Judge Hayden has instituted an in
vestigation. If MAYORS claim is sus-
tanned the druggists will lose their
permits.
Flour for the Army. - Capt. G. P.
Stivers, of the United States army is
at Salina to inspect the -four which Is
to be shipped to the department of the
Colorado by the Western Star mill.
The buying was done by Col. B. X.
West. In determining the quality of
the -four an analytical test of the flour
was made, and the flour We also test
ed as made up into bread. Fixed pro-
portions of the different ingredients is
used, and the baking is done in a stove
for which the heat is furnished by
electricity. The ship,hent will occupy
nine cars, and will be of 353,40
pounds weight.
A Lady EIectrician.-Mrs. H. l.. Ru-
bardt, who has been in Kingman a
number Of months assistin~ her hus-
band in wiring the residences and
business houses for the local electric
light company, bears the distinction
of being one Of the very few women
electricians in Kansas. She is an ex-
pert and few men can equal her in
proficiency or speed. She has assisted
in some of the most difficult jobs of
wiring so far done in that city, and all
the numerous force of linemen and
electricians so far employed on the To-
cal work concede that she is an artist
at the business.
Court House Rest Room. = The
board of county commissioners has set
aside the northeast corner, room on
the first floor of the court house as
rest room for women at Lawrence. To
Deputy Clerk Julia Kerns has been
delegated the task of furnishing this
room, which will include rugs, chairs,
a couch and other accessories to a
room of this nature. The decision to.
establish rest room at this place will
prove most popular one with out-of-
town visitors and should In no wise
conflict with the city rest room at the
old court house. ftf
On Trial for Murder.-Albert Love
Is being tried at Lawrence for the al
legged murder of Merle Barnes last
summer. The two were on circus
train coming from Ottawa to this
place, and Barnes, who was only E16
years old, was thrown off the train
and SO badly hurt that he, died the
next day. Before dying he said that
a circus employe who was drunk had
thrown him of. Love was the only
man on the train drunk and he was