The Globe-republican., 1906-04-26
KANSAS COMMENT

I.
College Of Dressmaklng. - What In
All probability will be the only one Of
Its kind Is the projected college Of
dressmaking which is to be incorporat
ID In Hiawatha within the next few
days.
Adopt 1908 Scaie.--The convention
adopted the 1903 scale with three
cents additional increase on tonnage
In Cherokee and Crawford counties
and a proportionate advance in Usage
and Pleasanton.
Chickens Eat Gold. - Miss Jennie
Keim found gold nugget In chick
ems craw at Falls City. A company
will doubtless be organized to shake
the sands of the Nemaha where the
chicken pecked about.
Indian Appointed to West Point. =
Word has been received at Lawrence
Of the appointment Of Paul Knapp, an
ex-Haskell student, to the government
military academy at West Point.
Knapp Is a member of the Pottawato-
mie tribe and was a student at the
Indian school for six years. He quit
his course here last spring and re-
turned to his home in Michigan.
Young Wolves for Pets. - Charley
Logan, farmer Of the Kickapoo
neighborhood, killed an old gray wolf
and captured her six young on his
farm. He brought the young wolves
to Leavenworth and sold them readi.
ly. They will make fine pets II prop
erly cared for. The young wolves are
not more than a week old and they
have not opened their eyes yet.
Fatally Shot inI scuffle. - While
Charles Roe, IS years old, and young
school teacher who boards at the
Roe home, near Clyde, were engag-
ed in a friendly scuffie for rife that
was thought to be empty, the weapon
was discharged and the ball entered
the abdomen of young Roe, infiicting
a wound that will probably prove ia.
tai.
New Kansas charters.--The follow
Ing charters were granted by the state
charter board: Coffeyville Baseball
Association, Coffeyville; Edmond Mu-
tual Telegraph Association, Edmond;
Park Mercantile Company, Coffey-
Vile; Dorothy OIL Company, lnde-
pendence; Almena State Bank, AL
mena; Peoples Amusement Company.
Leavenworth.
Horse Afraid Of Train.--Mrs. Abner
Nichols and Mrs. Hugh Russell and
baby were driving near the railroad
tracks on their way to Eureka. The
horse became frightened at an ap-
preaching train, swerved sharply to
one side and threw the occupants
from the buggy. Mrs. Nichols left
arm was broken and she was injured
internally. Mrs. Russell's face was
lacerated and her body bruised. The
baby escaped injury.
Buying More comanche Bonds. -
The state school fund commissioners
purchased $4,000 of Comanche coun-
ty bonds. The bonds were issued by
Coldwater township and bear inter-
est at the rate of IL per cent year.
The school fund commissioners had
trouble with a number Of their poll
teal enemies year ago over the
purchase Of Comanche county bonds.
1t was charged that the bonds were
not worth par. -.
Anderson County Boys Farm. -
There win be about 125 boys in the
boys corn contest this summer. The
cSrS @ tie contest has been pW-
chased Of G. 3. Hildreth, the noted
Kansas corn breeder, and will be dis
tributed to the boys. Each boy Is re-
quired to fill out a statement and
bring It back next fall telling how re
tended his corn. This contest will be
of great value to the boys of this
county and Anderson county will see
some fine samples Of corn next fall
Kansas Twlne for okIahoma.-Ok
lahoma will be supplied with twine
from the Kansas binding plant at the
penitentiary during the coming sum-
mer. w. H. Haskell, warden Of the
penitentiary, and the members OF the
board of directors Of the institution
have decided that Oklahoma should
have the benefit Of the labor of some
of the convicts confined In the Kan
sas penitentiary, and that the sale Of
prison twine to the Oklahoma farm
ers will tend to balance the account.
Great Bend a Gulf Plans. - The
Great Bend & Gulf Railroad Company
has filed an amendment to Its char
ter providing that the part OF the road
now under construction shall be ex-
tended. The road now Is under con-
struction and bonds have been voted
from Great Bend to Medicine Lodge.
The amendment provides for extend
ing the road from Medicine Lodge
east to Arkansas City. Two extern
sions are provided for on the north