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to draw at once on the Topeka Elks
lodge for $1,000.
No Shortages at Winfield. J. c.
Gafford, state accountant, has return
ed from Winfield, where he has been
investigating the condition of the
Winfield state hospital for the feeble
minded. Mr. Gafford says the finan-
cial condition of the institution is
good, and there are no shortages in
any of the funds.
More Deserter Than Vagrant. -
John Barnes, deserter from Fort
Leavenworth, has been arrested at
Salina. Barnes left Fort Leavenworth
sold his uniform at Kansas City and
started West He was arrested
among some tramps and was in dan
ger of being run out of town when he
told the officers that he was a desert
er
May Pass up IoIa.-C H. Wheaton,
manager of the Grand theater, says
he has heard nothing further from the
Chautauqua headquarters at Sloan
Springs, Ark, and it is his opinion
that lola will not get a meeting of the
Chautauqua this fall. Some of the
other Kansas towns accepted the
dates ahead of lola, and the Chautau-
qua people have evidently decided to
pass up lola this time.
To Build New Line.-Plans for the
construction of branch line of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe out of
Canyon City, in Randall county, Tex,
south to Plainville, Tex, has been con-
firmed by the company and work on
the grading of the line has been start
ed. In fact, several miles of grading
has already been done. This line is
branch line feeding the Panhandle
line that passes through Wichita 1t
is in the vicinity of Amarillo, Texas.
First Court House Since '55.-The
exercises at the laying of the corner
stone of the new court house at Man
haitian were conducted by the Mason
ic grand lodge of Kansas Masonic
lodges of Riley county assisted. Judge
Henry Mason, of the Kansas supreme
court, delivered the principal address.
Five thousand people witnessed the
ceremonies. Business was suspended
for two hours. The building is to cost
$4,000. Manhattan has been without
a court house since 1855.
Good New Well at Tyro.-Tyro has
three new oil wells, just brought in
One is owned by Mccormack G
Sheets, and flows from 600 to 700 bar
rels per day. One struck by Galbraith
& Co., was shot with a fine flow. A
new we'll was brought in by McCor-
mack & Banks. There are eleven 9th
er new wells being started south of
Tyro. Gas pipes arc being laid for
the newly incorporated city of Tyro
and for the new brick yard. Gas has
been contracted at cents per 1 900
feet
Wiped OFF the Map.-Gov. Hoch re-
ceived another message from Gov
Pardee, of California. 1t reads: 81
thank you for sympathy and offer of
help. Conditions in San Francisco
beggar description. City practically
wiped off the map. People are home
less and their industries destroyed.
Temporary food famine is threatened.
Would be we'll if trainload of pro-
visions could be started Immediately
from nearest cities in Mississippi VAL
ley.
GEORGE c. PARDEE, Governor. !"
Rural Carrier freed. = T. ]. Soud-
ers, a mail carrier between Eureka
and Flint Ridge, came near losing his
life while crossing a swollen stream.
He drove into the stream and when
near the center the Iunging of his
excited horses caused the doubletree
to break. The current washed the
buggy against a tree, where it hung
for a moment. and Souders, securing
the mail sack, climbed into the tree
from where he was rescued two hours
later by a farmer who threw a rope
to him and dragged him ashore.
A kansan in. Holland. - A former
Sumner county girl and her husband
went to Holland about year ago. The
husbands relatives in Holland paid
the couples transportation expenses
and agreed to pay their fare back to
America should they decide to return.
After living in Holland about three
months they decided they wanted to
come back home. But the relatives
refused to pay their way back as
agreed and the husband having no
money, had to go to work He receiv-
ed sixteen cents a day for labor as
an experienced machinist. 1t costs
the two people eight cents a day to
live, leaving a balance Of eight cents
a day to save to pay for their coming
expenses.
Horse Afraid of Train.-Mrs. Abner
Nichols and Mrs. Hugh Russell and
baby were driving near the railroad
tracks on their way to Eureka. The
horse became frightened at an ap-
preaching train, swerved sharply to
one side and threw the occupants
from the buggy. Mrs. Nichols left
arm was broken and she was injured
internally. Mrs. Russells face was
lacerated and her body bruised. The
baby escaped injury.
Carnegie Library at Mcpherson. =
Mcpherson college has secured the
money froa Mr.. Andrew Carnegie to