The Globe-republican., 1906-08-30

was drowned in the Smoky Hill river
at Salina while bathing.
Husband Was a Joker. - Because
her husband, Andrew Fisher at lola,
jokingly told her when he babe her
goodbye before going to work, that he
would never return. Mrs. Andrew
Fisher attempted suicide by taking
chloroform.
Former kansan After Grafters. -
Milton McVean, a former Mound City
boy, has been sent out by the govern
ment to Oregon to assist in the prose
cution of alleged land fraud cases In
Oregon. Mr.. McVean Is now attorney
to Clifford Pinchot. chief forester OF
the United States.
Preparing For Big Wolf Hunt. =
Chickasha sportsmen and others IN
terested are preparing to have the
biggest wolf hunt in several years,
beginning September 5. Dogs have
been ordered from Texas and towns
In the territory. None but fox hounds
will be allowed, as the hunt will last
five days.
Fish and Game Car.--After Septem-
Der Is, Kansas will be equipped with
a fish and game car for the first time.
The car Is under construction by the
Hicks Car Company In Chicago now,
and will be delivered to Del Travis,
fish and game warden. within the next
two or three weeks. The car Is the
same size as the ordinary passenger
coach and has facilities for carrying
fifteen thousand live fish and several
hundred game birds.
Admits HissGui - james Wade,
who was serving his second term as
treasurer of Cloud county, writing to
Commissioner Price at Concordia I'M
der date of Colorado Springs, COL,
August 10, confesses the embezzle-
ment Of about $4,000 Of county funds,
and states that he will not return.
The county is amply secured with a
bond for $50 900. Later Wade return
ed to Concordia and was arrested
OIL DriIlers Get Vein Of Hot Milk
Drillers on the Dosbaugh farm in
Chautauqua county, struck a vein of
hot water having a temperature from
80 to 10 degrees. This water Is
milky in appearance and Is said to be
similar to water found in a well at
Claremore, l. T.. that Is advertised
quite highly for its medical proper
ties and Is called "radium water"
The depth of the well now Is some
thing in the neighborhood Of 1000
feet.
Prairie Chickens 6carce in Coffey
There is again some complaint that
the young prairie chickens are being
killed off before the season opens. A
few convictions for violating the game
law ought to prevent its fragrant VIC
lation and 1t would be nice II some Of
that $500 collected in Coffey county
for hunters licenses could be used
in prosecuting violators of the game
law. There used to be plenty Of
chickens in Coffey county, but they
are scarce now.
AsyIums Are Crowded. - H. c.
Bowman, member of the State Board
of Control of Charitable Institutes,
says the various counties over the
state must either build asylums for
the imbeciles and incurable insane as
Is provided by the Kansas law or that
the state must add to her asylums.
The conditions in the several insti-
tutions of this nature in Kansas are
so congested that 1t is impossible to
care for the states insane properly.
Committed Suicide While Insane.-
James s. Daniels, aged 35 years, shot
and killed himself at Sycamore. He
had been acting strangely for several
days and was undoubtedly mentally
unbalanced.
Horton BOYS Body Found.-Ralph
Pierce, the 1G-year-old son of w. R.
Pierce, Of Horton, was found dead in
an alley back of his home. He had
been spending the evening at neigh
boris. He did not return and his faith
err went. to search for him. There
were no marks Of violence on the
body and It is supposed that he died
of heart disease.
Arrested as Soon as Released. -
Iz-lr members of an outlaw gang
which terrorized Southern Missouri
and the northern portion of Indian
Territory a few years ago, were re-
leased from the. United States peni-
Tertiary and we're Immediately re-
arrested by Sheriff Ball and three
deputies of Dent county Mo-. where
they are wanted for robbery com.
mitted about six years ago. The
men are .. d. Kelly, James Black
burn, james Wallace and Nicholas
Gardner.
Mine Accident. - Antoine Kausle, a
miner, was caught under fall Of rock
and killed at Pittsburg.