The Globe-republican., 1906-04-26

OAu1tOu IulcT VI CHH rTuuCiSCO MKS
to draw at once on the Topeka Elks
lodge for $1,000.
Goat Hair for Market.--Henry Field
man, living north of Sabetha, market
cd 1000 pounds Of goat hair this
week. He has ESQ Angora goats
which he clipped. The Angora goats
live on brush, and don't require much
attention. Mr.. Feldman received 80
cents pound or 5000 for the goat
hair.
Good Word for the Hawk.--An old
farmer OF Miami county is standing
up for the hawk. He says the hawk
will kill more rabbits in "a day than
half dozen sportsmen with dogs and
guns and that each hawk will eat Its
weight in mice each day. This is a
pretty good record for the hawk which
almost every one dislikes.
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 desert
er.
TO Build New Llnc.--Plans for the
construction Of a branch line of the
Atchison, Topeka G. 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 1856.
Kansas Grain Inspection Fees. -
John w. Radford, state grain inspec-
tor, filed report with the state audi
tor showing the fees collected by his
department for the nine months end
ing March 81 Of the present fiscal year.
The total collections amounted to
$3G,42G.45. The largest amount col
lected during one month was $6,290.30
in August, and the smallest amount
was $1,629.20 in March. 1t is expect
ed that the total collections for the
fiscal year will amount to $4,000.
Good New Well at Tyro-Tyro has
three new oil wells, just brought in.
One is owned by Mccormack C
Sheets, and flows from 600 to 700 bar
rels per day. One struck by Galbraith
& Co., was shot with fine flow. A
new well was brought In by McCor-
mack & Banks. There are eleven 9TH
er new wells being started south Of
Tyro. Gas pipes are being laid for
the newly incorporated city Of Tyro
and for the new brick yard. Gas has
been contracted at 2 cents per 1000
feet.
Wiped of the Map.-Gov. Hoch re-
ceived another message from Coy.
PGrdee, of California. 1t reads: 'I
thank you for sympathy and offer Of
help. Conditions in San Francisco
beggar description. City practically
wiped of the map. People are home
less and their industries destroyed.
Temporary food famine is threatened.
Would be well II trainload Of pro-
visions could be started Immediately
FROM nearest cities IN Mississippi Val
ley
GEORGE C, PARDEE, Governor"
Mail Clerk Promoted. - John H.
Thompson, one Of the best known
mail clerks in the state. has left Sa-
lima for st. Louis, to take better po-
sition. Eighteen years ago Mr..
Thompson and his family came to Sa-
lima to live. Mr.. Thompson went in
to the employ of the United States
government and was given his first
run as mail clerk on the Lincoln
branch of the Union Pacific. From
that time until his resignation Of that
position few weeks ago. Mr.. Thomps
son ran nearly every day between Sa-
lima and Oakley.
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 faro back to
America should they decide to return.
After living In Holland about three
months they decided they wanted to