The Globe-republican., 1906-12-13
KANSAS ITEMS
SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

SCNUUl uEC 10 ooot'oV "SNS' ui'o w
statistics compiled in the Office
of l. l.. Dayhoff, superintendent OF
schools.
Appointed Clerk Of Committee. -
Congressman j. M. Miller has ap-
pointed A. p. Myers of Americas,
Kan, as clerk to the House commit
tee on claims, of which Mr.. Miller is
chairman. The position pays $4,000
per annum. :.
Mrs. Read Is Held For TriaI.-Mrs.
Nellie Read of Burlington was bound
over to the district court to answer
the charge of killing her husband,
Captain Fl. N. F. Read, November
q. Her bond was placed at $2,OOo
and she is still in jail.
Farmer Commits Suicide. = Enoch
Pearson, farmer, II years OF age
committed suicide by shooting HIM
self in the head with a revolver
There was no apparent reason for the
act. Pearson lived five miles South
west Of Coffeyville.
Seized a Joint and the Goods. -
Constable James Bartlett raided
Joint at ArEansas City and the par
keeper was arrested and placed I'M
der 5000 bond and 7,175 bottles OF
beer. 25 bottles of whisky, besides
bar fixtures and other paraphernalia
were seized.
Wellington Has a New Bank.-The
new Bank of Commerce, Incorporated
some months since by Wichita and
Wellington capitalists, with $5o'ooo
capital. has opened for business al
Wellington. George w. Robinson OF
Wichita is president and Charles
Hanger cashier.
Attended Royal Silver Wedding
stephen Hesse. who eight months
ago left Wichita to attend the silver
wedding Of Emperor William, with
his wife. has returned to his home
Hesse went to Germany upon the
special request of the emperor, VINO
was captain of his company quar-
ter of a century ago.
Think System Is a Success. - the
Topeka committee which went 10
Texas to study the plan of governing
cities by commission has returned
and reported that the system is IL
success. e. G. Dreaming, city attor-
new. who made the report of the COM
mittee was so enthusiastic that he
wanted the plan put into operation at
once.
Citizens Confscate Coal. - The
citizens Of Atlanta and Latham. TWO
stations on the Frisco, east OF WIN
field seized a freight train and con-
Ascated four cars of coal. Two cars
were held at each town. The resi-
dents of these towns were badly IN
need of fuel and took this method OF
getting the same. The coal was Dill
ed for territory points.
Soda Plant for Hutchinson. -
Enough money has been subscribed
TO make it a go and the plant is GER
tain to be built. Up to this time the
subscription has reached SOL 900 and
there are others yet to be seen 1t
Is the intention to get the amount up
to 500, 900 and after that, no more
,tock viii be sold in Hutchinson, I'M
less the plans are changed from the
present
Record Run on Sugar Beets. -
record run, was made on sugar
beets at Garden City. Nine hundred
tons of bcets were sliced in "a hours
This is To date an accomplishment
unknown to beet sugar making
plants. Although the plans and
specifications for the factory there
called for a plant with a capacity OF
COO tons daily consumption OF beets
If is running away ahead of its ca
pacty. and has been for some days
Sends Official Notice. - Gov. Hoch
has officially notified Secretary Bona
parte of the navy department that
the state of Kansas will present
silver service to the battle ship Kan
sas. In his letter the governor ASK
cd the secretary of the navy to issue
the necessary orders permitting the
battle ship to go to Galveston IeX'
to accept the service.
She Caused Prohibition. - An EN-
poria woman has to her credit the
passage of the Kansas prohibitory
law Twenty-seven years ago &. w.
Greever was representative in the
Kansas legislature from Wyandotte
county. Mrs. Greever was strong
temperance woman, and was working
hard for prohibition, but Mr.. Greever
was not so enthusiastic. Mrs. Greev'
err was in Topeka with her husband
and begged him to vote for the pas
sage of the amendment. He voted
against 1t and the result was tie.
Here Mrs. Greever again got in her
work and this time successfully, for
she induced Mr.. Greever to change