The Globe-republican., 1906-11-29
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M"OUT THERE IN KANSAS
II PROSPERITY AND PLENTY
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spreader over eighteen acres of land
once a year for two years. Last
spring he planted the land to corn
and 1t raised eighty bushels to the
acre. to say nothing Of forty wagon
loads Of pumpkins.
Must Sllo Their Beets.--The sugar
company at Garden City has issued
orders to all beet rasers to silo
their beets. This will. mean loss
TO the men who are raising the beets,
as they are bound to shrink In
weight and the company will allow
only twenty cents ton for silo-
ing.
Parker Increasing His Factories
g. w. Parker is increasing his fac
tory at Abilene by building three
story structure G0x150 feet in which
to store the carnival paraphernalla
during the winter. Four companies
are wintering there and the factory
10 running full time to get ready for
next season.
He Stole Dental Gold. - George
Howarton, who was arrested, charg-
ed with robblng several dental offices
in Leavenworth Of the gold used in
flling teeth, pleaded guilty to bur-
quarry in the first degree and larceny
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finite term Of from five to ten years
In the penitentlary.
Convicted Of Murder. Dr. E. M.
Mccoy OF Caney was convicted Of
murder in the second degree for kill
ing his wife last June. Mccoy claim
ed Mrs. Mccoy shot herself while
they were occupying the same bed.
hut the position Of her body made 1t
impossible for her to have commit
ted the act.
Struck by Street Car. go Mack
Shields, restaurant keeper. was
struck by street car In Wichita.
Shields was crossing the street. He
waited until one car had passed and
not noticing another car going In an
opposite direction, stepped In front
of 1t. He received serious injuries
about the head and face.
From Cudahv to Cudahy. - The
final transfer of the Cudahy Packing
plant at Wichita has been made, and
the deed finally recorded. 1t shows
that In consideration of $250000
John Cudahy for the John Cudahy
Packing Company. transfers to the
Cudabv Packing Company the Wich-
1ta plant. The plant is being run to
ITS full capacity.
Democrats Nominate p. p. Elder.
The Democrats Of the Fifteenth
senatorial district have nominated P.
p. Elder for the senatorial vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Senator
Smith. Gov. Elder had announced
that he will run on a platform call
ing for two-cent passenger fares, the
abolition Of the pass and economy in
appropriations.
Fort scott's Method. - In Fort
Scott every man who goes before
Police Judge Mckinney on a charge
Of drunkenness is fined 800 unless
he tells where he secured the whisky
that made him drunk. This new GUS
tom has two effects: 1t secures evil
dence against whisky sellers and 1t
keeps men sober. The town is abso-
lutely dry.
Kansan ls Champion HIusker. -
Mount Boone Of Howard lays claim
to the title Of champion corn husker
OF Kansas In fourteen days of the
present month he has husked 1,429
bushels of Elk county corn. This Is
an average of more than 102 bushels
day for every day he has worked.
Boone's employers are ready to
vouch for his record.
Killed a Young Prisoner. Officer
Bridgeford, of Fort Scott, arrested
youthful vagrant and while taking
him to the calaboose the prisoner
broke away. The officer shot the
fleeing prisoner through the head, in
flicting wound froIl which he died
soon after being taken to the hos
pital. A card in the dead mans
pocket indicated that he was Nordel
Broten, of Blue Earth. MINI. He was
apparently about IS years old.
Grain Cars Are Wanted. The
wichita board of trade has employ
ed A. e. Helm. lawyer Of that
place, to make an effort to secure
from the railroads some concessions
IN the way Of cars to move the
grain now on hand. The railroad
companies complain Of car short
age and are charged by the grain
men with discriminating in favor of
other shippers. It was said that If
the roads still held to their decision
the grain men would begin suits in
the United States court and state
supreme court to compel them to
furnish necessary cars. Helm went
20 Topeka to take preliminary steps
IN the case.