The Globe-republican., 1906-09-13


returned from motor car trip of
5000 miles to the Atlantic coast and
back. The party left June II. They
arrived on the Maine coast month
later They returned from York
Cllffe. Me-. in fourteen days.
Mo. Pacific Takes an Appeal.--At-
torneys for the Missouri Pacific rail
road have filed suits in the district
court at Topeka asking that orders
OF the board of railroad commission
ers be reversed. The board has order
ed the company to put stations in at
various points along the line and the
company's attorneys contend that the
board has no right to such orders.
Sewer System for junction City,
At meeting of the city council of
Junction City w. w. Cook & Son
were awarded the contract to con-
struct a sewer system that will ex-
tend throughout the city and be ac-
cessible from any building The sys-
TEN will cost $74,919.71. Property
owners will pay for it in taxes in ten
years.
Found Hanging to Tree. - Will
Martin, the 17-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. o. Fl. Martin, who live just
south OF Severy, committed suicide
by hanging himself. His body was
found hanging to tree in pasture
three miles south and one mile west
OF Severy. The boy had been acting
Queerly for the past several days and
temporary insanity is the only rea-
son known for his deed
Saves Money For State. - Indica-
tons are that the state will save
third more during re present fiscal
year on its printing work than 1t did
last year. The saving last year was
$2l 00O and T. A. McNeal, state
printer believes that this year 1t will
be fully 100000 If he is correct the
cost Of the state printing plant will
have been almost saved during the
first biennial period.
Why PHILIPPINES Are Little. Be-
cause they are excessive users of
cigarettes and carry everything on
their heads are reasons which VIII
liam f. Rutledge of Mound City as
Sims for the diminutive size of the
Filipinos. Mr.. Rutledge has just gone
to the Philippines to supervise nine
schools there. He says Filipino pu-
pills have little enthusiasm for their
work
A Baker Boy With WeIIman.-Ar-
thur w. Mcqueen of Kansas Is with
Walter Wellman on his airship voy-
age to the north pole. The Chicago
Record.Herald under whose authority
the expedition is to be made, states
that Mr.. Mcqueen has been given
charge of the wireless telegraph sta
ton at Hammerfest. Norway. The
Young telegrapher has been stu
dent of Baker university and is only
% years of age.
Arrests Contractor. - w. L. A.
Johnson. state labor commissioner of
Kansas, was in Wichita to investi-
gate reported violations of the state
labor law. AS result Of his findings
he had County Attorney Brubacher
Issue a warrant for the arrest of c.
C. Hodgson, contractor, who Is
building an addition to school house
and who, it is alleged, has been re-
Quiring his men to work more than
eight hours day. This is the first
attempt to enforce the law in Wich-
tia.
chetopa Has Commercial Club
The Chetopa Commercial Club was
organized with J. f. Bornhouser as
president. Chetopa has just COM
pleted an elaborate system of water
works and an electric light plant, I'M
der municipal ownership. The La
bette Gas Company is now complet-
ing the plant to furnish the city with
natural gas.
Delegates Are NAMED. = Governor
FIoch has named the following dele
gates to the Mississippi Com
nercal congress, to be held in Kan |
;as City. November 20 to 90; f. D. ii
Coburn. Topeka; A. w. Smith, Nc I
Pherson; G. A. Rockwell, Junction f
City; e. W. Wellington. Ellsworth; i
D. NJ. white. Emporla; Richard 7
Smith Center; J. B. Adams, a
Eldor,do, C. NJ. Harger, Abilene; J.. C
1. NorthruD, lola John c. Carpen- e
or, Chanute; ]. G. Morrow Wash C
neton; ]. b. Case, Abilene; H. B. n
Kelly, topeka: G. f.. Foote, 1opeka ID
Jharles zoe. Independence; M. M. p
Wichita; Emerson Carey, o
Elric Cole, Great Bend; c
T. II. Trueblood, Yates Center; s. S. e
ilasscock, Kansas City. tt
bed From the opsration. - Nina,
he 5-year.old daughter Of Mr.. and S
Irs John Beveal of Lincoln county, a
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