The Globe-republican., 1906-05-03
KANSAS COMMENT

St. Joe Tourists at Klnsley.--Sixt.
members CT the st. Joseph, Mo-, Com
mercial club, making tour of Kan
sas, visited Kinsley. They were vel
pleased with the short grass coun
try.
Winfield Jolntlst Found Guilty. =
Oscar Schmidt, an alleged jointist
was fined $500 and sentenced to serve
six months in Jail by Judge Swarts II
tho district court for violating an in
junction.
Winfield to Compete. - The city
council is taking active steps toward
building a water works system, fol
which $4,000 was voted year ago
The new system will run in opposition
to the old one, owned by company
Donlphan County Man Missing. =
The people living in the vicinity OF
Doniphan will not talk about anything
except the disappearance Of Newt
Jackson, substantial farmer, who
has lived in that vicinity a dozen
years.
Caught In Fly Wheel.-At Galena
while making some repairs on the en-
gine in one of the mining plants
Charles Frazer, aged 10, was caught
in the fly wheel and whirled around
with it. One leg was broken in two
places and he received other injuries.
But for fellow workman hearing his
cries and stopping the engine he
would have been killed.
! Pythians Called Upon. - Grand
Chancellor G. N. Miller, of the Knights
of Pythias order in Kansas, issued a
circular letter from his Office in Min
neapolis to members of that order in
Kansas calling on them to respond to
the appeal in aid for the sufferers in
the disaster at San Francisco. Lodges
and individual members are requested
to forward their contributions to A.
c. Jobes, grand master Of exchequcr
at Wichita, Kan.
To Seine the Streams. - Franklin
county streams are about to be SEM
ed for buffalo fish and German carp,
for the protection Of the young crop
Of fish in the streams. Will Collins,
deputy game and fish warden, came
IN from Lawrence. in advance of a
supply of nets and other apparatus,
and is preparing to make vengeful
warfare on the pirates of the streams,
under which head the buffalo and carp
are classified. Mr.. Collins has been
operating out of Lawrence for some
time.
Wlchlta's New Building. - A con-
tract was signed by the Wurster Con-
struction Company to erect six
story business block, with basement
at the southeast corner Of Douglas
avenue and Main street. The build.
ing is for the Western Investment
Company and the Emporium Building
Company, and the contract specifies
that the work Is to be started August
i and the building be completed and
ready for occupancy by March 10,
1907. The entire structure will be
occupied by Wallenstein G Cohn with
q large department store, and will cost
approximately $175,00O. The Boston
store building now stands on this
Kansas Land Sells High. - The
Wathena Republican says: w. T.
Edwards has sold his eight acres of
land to Herman Deeken at 5000 per
acre. 1t adjoins Mr.. DICKENS home
place on the west and has some fruit
upon it, but no other improvements.
1t is we'll suited for fruit raising and
on account of adjoining Mr.. Deeker's
other place, 1t is well worth the price
he paid for it. A few years ago when
the old Edwards farm was divided UP
the land sold for SIS to 500 per acre,
and many persons thought those
prices high. Now after watching the
results of those investments since
then, some of the same land goes to
$500; what will be the next price?
7 Santa Fe improvements. = Before
the end of the present summer the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe will
complete many new improvements in
Arkansas City, which will improve
greatly it's property there and add to
its value. Some Of the improve
ments are now under way. The elect
ric light plant will be ready for use
In a few weeks, providing there Is no
delay to the material already order
ed. The linemen are now setting the
poles and preparing to string the
wires throughout the company's
property. When the plant is in opera
ton the depot, shops, round house,
offices and right of way from the city
to the south yards will all be lighted
by electricity. Work is progressing
IN nice shape and this is going to be
q of the most important move
ments. The plans for the new freight
depot are now in the Office OF the