The Globe-republican., 1906-08-02
KANSAS COMMENT

Soldiers Victim Dles.--Martka Ar
terbridge, who was shot by Private
Robert J. Tellies. of the Ninth Cav
airy band at Fort Riley, died. Tellies
was captured and will be turned over
to the United States marshal.
Contract Let for Book Stocks.--The
contract for the book stocks in the
new Baker university library was let
The contract reads that the shelving
capacity shall be $4,000 volumes and
ready for use in eighty days. =
Bank Cashier a Suicide. - James
Major, cashier Of the Carlton State
bank, shot and killed himself in the
back room of the bank. He was a
cripple and dependency is supposed
to have caused the deed. The bank
Is in good condition.
Shows Ambition to Grow. - The
business men Of Herington have
formed an organization to reach out
after more improvements for the city.
The town will be advertised all over
the East and improvements and new
enterprises will be sought. The popu-
lation is now nearly 1000 and grow
Ing faster than any town in that part
Of the state. Y
Sale of the kimbaII Estate. - The
last chapter of several years litiga-
ton over the old Sam Kimball estate
near Manhattan was closed when the
property was sold at sheriff sale the
other day. The estate included sew
eral fine farms and city property
which brought over $4,000 in cash.
1t will be divided among the Kimball
heirs.
Caught Under AutomobiIe.-W S.
Kretsinger, of Emporia, had narrow
escape from instant death at Colorado
Springs while returning from the
Broadmoor cacino in an automobile.
The machine went over an embank-
ment and captized, Mr.. Kretsinger
and his chauffeur, Joseph Monahan,
being pinioned beneath it. The
former was injured, but Monahan
escaped
kidnaps His Own Child. - A. M.
Harriet. a Nuckols county, Nebraska
farmer, is in the county Jail at Tope-
ka awaiting trial for contempt of
court. The contempt consisted in
Harriet kidnapping his own child
after he had been served with an in
junction from the district court order
ing him not to interfere with his wife
or child while his wife's suit for di-
vorce is pending in the court. :
Secures Helen Gould Scholarship
Claude Palmer Of Osawatomie has
been appointed to scholarship in the
New York City university through the
influence of Miss Helen Gould, who de-
sired that it go to some worthy
young man on the Missouri Pacific
railway. The scholarship is endowed
with $4,000. The interest is applied
to the tuition and expense of the stu
dent and will permit Palmer to take
a complete course.
Lucky Wichita Man. - Miss Helen
Gould has written to Wichita man,
Fay w. Stevens, who has invented a
child's seesaw, and requested him to
20 to New York and there place one
of his amusement apparatuseC in
every public playground in that city.
These seesaws are to be paid for by
Miss Gould. Mr.. Stevens will leave
for New York as soon as he can make
arrangements to have the machines
delivered to him there.
Girl Is Drowned at Ford. - Misses
Ruby and Cora Kinley, of Ell Dorado,
attempted to ford the Little Walnut
in a buggy. The stream was swollen
and the horses feet were washed
from under them. Miss Ruby was
washed down the stream in the
buggy and drowned. Miss Cora
jumped out, succeeded in getting to
the shore and went to farm house
for assistance. The drowned girls
body was found 100 yards down the
stream.
New Salt Company. - A chsSter
has been granted to the Hutchinson
Chemical and Alkali company con-
Germ with capital of 5000, 1000, which
proposes to establish a new salt
manufacturing plant at Hutchinson.
The directors of the new company
are C. N. Sentney, ]. B. Mackey, L. A.
Bunker, Stephen A. Colloday Emer.
son Carey, c. v. Donovan and G. M
williams Of Hutchinson and John
Faulkner of Bay City, Mich.
His Skull Was Crushed.-Roy Not
tingham, 12-year-old boy, was kill
ed while operating a manure spread
er on the farm Of Frank Honnll, three
miles south of Everst. The team
took fright and ran away. throwing
the boy off the machine. The one
wheel passed directly over his head
crushing his skull and breaking one
arm, killing him instantly. The boy
Is a son Of George Nottingham, who
l. - a..a.aln.rnd hrr Mr. Eranlr HIM.