The Globe-republican., 1906-02-22

Hurley Looks for Coal Strike. - J
q. Hurley, general manager Of tht
Santa Fe and trustee Of the Devlr
estate, believes that the coal strike
Is sure to come.
Retired Aftsr 80 Years. - Sergeant
Henry Robbins of the Second battery
OF field artillery at Fort Riley, left fol
his home In San Antonio, Tex, on be
Ing retired from the army after thir
ty years service.
Basketball at Manhattan. ~ Coach
Ahearn is getting his baseball squad
into shape at the State Agricultural
College. Just as soon as the weather
will permit the team will begin prac-
ticing.
Gusher at Arka.:,as City. The
drillers for the Arkansas Valley Oil,
Gas and Improvement Company
drilled In ore OF the biggest gas wells
In the field. It is estimated to flow
100000 cubic feet per day.
Public improvements at Holton. -
The Holton city council decided tc
submit to the people a proposition to
vote .SS0,000 for a water works sys
TEN, two miles of sewer and one
electric light plant. The election will
be held in April.
oddfeIIowship Anniversary. The
eighty-seventh anniversary of the in
PRODUCTION of OddfelloWship into
America will be celebrated at the new
Odd Fellows home at Eureka Lake,
near Manhattan, April 26. On this
date the new home will be dedicat
ed and several thousand people are
expected to attend.
To Prevent kaw River Floods. -
To avoid Kaw river floods in the fu
ture the people of North Topeka have
asked permission of the county com
missioners to organize a drainage dis.
trict containing thirty-two square
miles of territory and spend 100000
on levies and In cleaning and widen
Ing the river channel.
viii Breed Pheasants. = Expert
ments in the breeding of game birds
will begin shortly at the Kansas State
Agricultural College. About thirty
birds of the variety known as Chinese
or Torquatus pheasant will be secur-
I'd to start with. The state game com
mission will bear the expense of fit
ing up the enclosures and breeding
pens.
Start Cigarette War.-Prof. c. V.
Dennis says from 33 1-3 to so per
,ent Of the boys in the city schools
# lola are addicted to the use of to.
,acco. Prof. Dennis made the state.
nent before the council, which dopt.
ID resolution instructing the city
ttorney to draw up an ordinance pro-
libiting the sale of cigarettes or ci.
,arette papers to minors.
HashelI's Baseball Schedule. -
he following baseball schedule of
Haskell institute has been arranged |
'aker, April Z; Emporla college, Ap-
IL IL; Missouri State Normal, April
9; aMnhattan, April 90; Oklahoma
'ollege, about May 5. Two other
ates remain to be filled. This is the
reatest number of games to be play.
d on the home field In several years.
Ottawa Farmers Insttute.-A per.
lament farmers institute with c. w.
reen as president, e. p Pendleton
ecretary and j. r. Killough treasur-
r, was organized at Ottawa. Ad-
resses was made by representatives
[ the State Agricultural College and
Y local speakers. 1t was voted to
stablish a prize seed corn contest
nder the regulations laid down by
le State Agricultural College.
Prize for Mixed CroE3.-The Santa
e has offered a 500 prize for the
est crop of mixed products raised
4 a forty-acre plot. Each town repre-
snted In the Federated Commercial
lubs of the Englewood branch will
ave a forty-acre gar len for the pur.
1se of showing what can be raised
ith the proper care and attention.
he tract making the best she wing
Ill be declared the winner of the
'ize.
Rabbits Foot for Miss Ailce.-El.
n Barker the 7-year-old daughter
J. X. P. Parker of Six Mile, in wy.
ldotte county, sent her photograph
Id a rabbits foot to Miss Alice
oosevelt for a wedding present.
ISIS Barker received letter from
iss Roosevelt's private secretary,
hich said: miss Roosevelt has re-
lived your remembrance, for which
e desires to express her apprecia-
}. with many thanks for your good
lshes."
Heart on Right Side.-The doctors
y that not more than one person in
million has heart located on the
ght side. Arcadia has the man. DR..