The Globe-republican., 1906-10-18
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OUR WEEKLY GIsT OF CONDENSED ITEMS

| Practicing at 1o1.--Dr. Peter Dock
Ter Of Onaga celebrated his 101st
birthday October S, 1906 He Is prob
ably tie oldest practicing physician
in the world Only a couple of weeks
ago he made professional trip to
Frankfort. He hired team at the
Onaga livery barn and drove across
the country, about twenty-eight
miles.
Fell Into Well and Was Drowned.
The little son Of Judge and Mrs.
Burr, residing near Dunlap, fell into
we'll and was drowned. The acct
dent was witnessed by number OF
people, but they were unable to get
the child, which was nearly two years
old, out until life was instinct. The
child was playing with several other
children when it stumbled and fell
into the we'll.
Defeat Caused His Death.-Cleo D.
Brunette, a prominent young attor-
ney of Cowley county, died at his
home in Oxford from the effects of a
paralytic stroke. For the past two
years he has been fighting in courts
an action to disbar him from the
practice of law and the rendering last
spring of a final adverse decision by
the Supreme Court was blow from
which he never recovered and has
been failing in health steadily sincf
that time.
Kansas Soldiers to Be Paid. - The
members Of the four Spanish-Ameri-
can regiments from Kansas will soon
get their extra enlistment money. The
original claims filed against the gov
eminent were for $29,345.57. The
auditor Of the war department allow
ed $22,O9G.13 and disallowed $7249.4i.
There was no record in the adjutant
generals Office of the approved and
rejected claims, and it was necessary
to send to Washington to get copy
of the records showing how much,
each man was entitled to.
Gets Big Check For His crop.-The
Beloit Milling Co. recently gave to
Peter Eref III check for S7,45O in
exchange for portion of that indi-
vidual's wheat crop. This is the lar
gest check that the mill has ever writ
ten in payment OF Mitchell county
farmers wheat crop, though It is not
the largest that Mr.. Eresch has re-
ceived for a seasons crop of that
cereal. Some few years ago A. T.
Rodgers made him out check for
over $4,000, so that Mr.. Eresch has
become somewhat used to having
checks of these dimensions showed
under his nose.
Kansas Elks Organized.-1'he Kan
sas State Association of the B. p. 0.
Elks was organized at Wichita A
constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed and most of the officers elected.
About 200 vitising Elks were present
and the meeting was very enthusiast
tic. The following officers for the
new organization were elected: c,
M. irwin, Wichita, president; ]. D.
Eastin. Emporia, vice president; P. B.
Stone, Salina, secretary; ]. f. Scott,
lola, treasurer; l.. X. Wikidall, Cha
mute, esquire; l.. NJ. Penwell, Topeka,
and DR.. G. F. Kallgast, Coffeyville,
The election of third trus.
tee and the inner guard were Lett TIL
the next annual meeting, which will
be held in Chanute the second Tues
day in May. 1907.
Big Cement Plant For Ft. Scott. -
There seems to be every reason for |
he belief that Fort Scott is soon to
see the ground breaking for a NAM
moth industry cement mill larger
han anything Of it's kind ever oper-
tied in this end of the country. From
acts gathered from sources that are
'eliable 1t Is learned that the plant
s to be built and will furnish work
or four or five hundred men. 1t Is
,laL4ed that the consolidation of 9th
IT cement plants in this part of Kan
las may be effected Ind the whole
United in one big mill Fort Scott
md the contiguous territory furnish
bundant material for the manuf&ct-
ire 4 cement and just now big mill
S being put up at the little town of
Appleton. twenty miles to the north. l
Fire Crippled Parker Shows. - The
,lks' carnival that was to have been
iven at Salina was declared off. A
elegram was received from Harry
,aver, the manager Of the show
hitch was to have been, stating that
would be impossible to fill the dates
Or that city, as fire had practically
ut the show out Of business. The
Of all the actors were de-
troyed and many Of the features
ere likewise destroyed. Upon re-
eipt of the telegram efforts were
ade to induce Mr.. Parker to bring
mother attraction to Salina next
eek, and proposition was made to
ut on combination of good attrac.
ons, but they were not what the
ks had been advertising and rather
ian disappoint the people it was de.
,lol 10 doolara tho optira show, go