The Globe-republican., 1906-05-31
KANSAS COMMENT

Hutchlnson's Population Gains. =
Hutchinson has gained 1,709 people
an increase of nearly 16 per cent II
the last year.
San Jose Scale at Dodge.-Prof. Pc
pence of the Kansas State Agricul
tural College, has been investigating
the encroachments Of the San Jose
scale In the Kansas orchards. He has
only found it at Garden City.
kansan Invcnts Glass Machine
At Coffeyville, W. E. Heal, Of the
Sunfower Glass company, is the in
ventor Of two glass machines, one for
making plate glass and one for the
manufacture Of window glass.
Killed In Drunken Fight.-Charles
McEwen, farmer of Cowley county,
was killed in drunken brawl back of
a joint at Winfield by Amiz Thomas.
The two men were drinking and a
fight ensued in which Thomas struck
McEwen across the face and temple
with a heavy timber, killing him al
most instantly.
Want Gold Certificates. = If Kan
sas bankers have their way, the peo-
pie of the United States will have an
opportunity to handle five and ten.
dollar gold certificates. AT present
there are no gold certificates issued
with face value Of less than $40.
This new feature in the currency Of
the country has its life in a resolu-
ton passed by the Kansas Bankers
Association.
Buy the Caney Plant. - The Caney
glass plant, one Of the largest window
glass houses Of Montgomery county,
will start under new management. A
deal by which tie plant is transferred
to a number Of Coffeyville men has
been practically completed and at the
close of the present fire a number of
changes will be made in the equip
ment looking forward to the opening
Of the plant next season.
LeavenWorth's Building Boom. -
According to Leavenworth lumber
dealers the biggest building boom
which has struck Leavenworth for
more than a decade is now in pro-
gress. Real estate agents and lumber
dealers are united in the statement
and they back the story with state
ments of their own business this
spring which is declared to be eclips-
Ing anything known in this city for
the past ten or fifteen years.
Woodmen Hold Session.-A county
Of the twenty or more camps
of the Modern Woodmen located in
Sumner county were held at Yelling
ton. Public exercises were held at
Burford's rink, where Hon. E. A. En-
right, of Kansas City, Kan, one of
the directors Of the head camp, ad-
dressed an immense audience on the
subject Of fraternity. This was fol-
lowed bv secret work, class Of over
100 receiving the degrees of the or
der.
To Pay Kansas Misunderstanding
in the next two weeks all Kansas SOL
diers of the Spanish-Amerlcan war
will receive pay for the time between
the date Of their enlistment and the
date on which they were mustered
into the service of the United States.
Judge John c. Nicholson, of Newton,
state agent for Kansas at Washing
ton, informed the governor that he
had succeeded in getting from con-
gress an allowance Of $4,000 to be
used for paying the Kansas soldiers
for the time they waited to join their
regiments.
Rural Telephone Device. - H. D.
Williams of Vermillion has been
granted a patent on a "shut-out" de-
vice for rural telephones. With this
device in use 1t is impossible for par
ties on rural telephone lines to lis
ten during a conversation unless their
individual ring is given. One Of the
greatest inconvenience Of the rural
telephone system, or party lines, is
that when one party on the line Is
called, every phone on the line is put
in connection with the party calling,
but with Mr.. Williams device thi"
nuisance is obviated.
For New City BuiIdns.-Great
Bend is to have a new city building.
The bid for same was let to Kansas
City contractor In the amount Of $780,
600 and the building is now under
erection. No bonds were voted to
raise this amount as the cost OF the
building will be paid out Of the gen
eral funds of the city. The laying Of
the corner stone will take place In
the near future. The exercises for
this occasion will be conducted under
the auspices Of the Masonic lodge Of
this city. City Office holders of early
DAYS will be rendered an invitation
to be present on this occasion. Among
them are A. A. Hurd, of Topeka, first