The Globe-republican., 1906-07-12
KANSAS COMMENT

'ShCEI tNHNSNi' OSN"'
Seitz one Of the early settlers of Sa'
Ina, was stricken with paralysis at
the store of his son. Charles Seitz
He was one Of the originatorsq OF Nc
Pherson county.
Heavy Rains in Kansas. - Reports
from all parts of the state are to the
effect that general rain fell during
Sunday afternoon and night Even
in the western counties where 1t has
been dyer than usual this spring
there as a heavy rain.
She Drank carboIic Acid. -
Mill, LIGHT. 22 wears old took her
life at Wichita on the Fourth OF
July by drinking an ounce of carbollc
acid. She swallowed the drug from
a bottle and then made an effort to
destroy evidence of suicide by break
ing 'he bottle. Mrs. Light came 10
Wicf ita from Hutchinson two days
ago. Her mother lives in Salina.
Vets at Pittsburg in August. -
The seventh annual reunion OF the
Twentieth Kansas infantry, U. ). A.
will be held in Pittsburg, August 7
ant. 8. in Lincoln park. The Civil war
veterans will also hold a reunion at
the same time. The Twentieth Kan
sas bows. who will rather from all
parts of the United States, will be IN
Khaki uniform.
Prizes For Kansas Firemen. -
Chief William Reinisch of the fre de-
partment has received a preliminary
procram for the meeting of the Kan
sas State Firemen's Association to be
held In Lawrence, October 3, and b.
n gives an idea of the extent or the
program and the prizes and STG5 IN
cash is offered to the winners OF the
various events.
Cooked Alive In Boiler. - James
Wingate was scalded to death at In
dependenca Kan. He was workin"
inside of a big boiler and another
workman. not knowing that Mr.. Win
gate was in the boiler. turned the
steam pressure of several boilers in
TO the boiler Wingate was in. He
was killed almost instantly and his
body was cooked until the flesh broke
In many places.
Is Held For Killing Thug. -
George Dennis. the police officer
who shot Ben Tines, a negro, at the
Santa Fe depot in Wichita a week
ago, was bound over to the October
term Of TIE district court. He gave
bond in the sum of $4,000. Tines
died at the hospital the dav after the
shooting Dennis was arrested on
warrant sworn out by Olga Morgan,
a sister of Ben Tines.
Accident at Usage City. = A. w.
Logan, travelling representative OF
the Abilene Milling Company, OF
Quenemo, by the premature explosion
of a giant firecracker. sustained Sc
we're burns on each hand. The flesh
on one arm below the elbow was
burned to a crisp. The sparks set
fire to the clothing of his baby
daughter and her entire right side
was painfully injured.
Beating the Game Law. - Del
Travis, state fish and game warden,
has been corresponding with the at
torney general over a weak place in
the law governing fishing in Kansas
streams The deputy wardens in
counties along the south line of the
state are having trouble with fisher
men who violate the Kansas law and
set up the defense that they caught
their ish in the Indian Territory and
Oklahoma.
City Hall for WeIlngton.-The c.7
council has appointed committee OF
three to investigate tht ACCESSIBILITY
of building city building on the lots
owned by the city, corner of Seventh
and Washington. TIE mayor an
nonced that he believed that loan
at per cent could be foated among
The residents of Wellington. Council
nan Hunter thought that 4 per cent
would do it. And that Is what the
commit will look In. v
Killed BY Frisco Train.-James
Waddle, young man OF about 20
years of age, was ')und dead beside
the Frisco railroad tracks one-half
east of Oswego, having been struck
by an eastbound train. He had been
TO the city and was drinking heavily.
He started for his home, which Is
about one mile southeast Of town. and
It is presumed he had either sat down
or laid down beside the tracks The
body was warm when found.
"Made Good" in New York. -
Miss Alice Robe, of Lawrence, who
IS on the New York World is writ
ing feature stuff about the Thaw case
for that paper and column after
column of illustrated stories on the
case and its many points are being
written by her as assigned feature ar
ticles. Miss Robe has made good
on the World and is one of the trust
ed members of the staff of that pa
per.
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