The Globe-republican., 1906-11-29

remit tie vi 900 fine imposed upon
former Mayor w. w. Rose for con-
tempt Of court. Rose had entered
plea for leniency, saying that he had
not willingly been In contempt Of the
court, and that the actions for which
he was fined were made upon advice
from his lawyers.
Under Charge Of Murder. - Joseph
Fisher, his wife and Bud Wright,
young man. members Of party OF
horse traders, are in Jail In Plttsburg
charged with killing John Bloodsaw.
in the timber Of Brush creek, near
Weir City. He was junk buyer and
It Is said that he hal been travelling
with the Fisher family The Fishers
and Wright were trailed to Seneca.
Mo-. near Joplin, where they were ar
rested.
Another Corn Husklng Record. -
w. s. Bell, farmer who lives north
Of Marysvile, has a 10-year-old son
who probably holds the state corn
husking record for boys Of his age.
Besides going to school he helps his
father in the corn field every morn.
ing and evening before and after
school hours and manages to handle
one row Of corn whilst his father
'"sks Two rows. The boy can husk
fifty bushels Of corn a day.
Crushed Under a Train. - Robert
NJ. Whitlow, night operator at the
Rock Island depot at wellington
while endeavorlng to deliver train
order to a freight that was running
at high speed past the station slip
ped on the icy platform and fell be-
meath the wheels. Both legs were
cut off and he received other In
iuries. which caused his death two
hours later. He was "a years of age
unmarried and his home was at
Pauline, Kan.
Factory For Gas Appliances. - An.
other industrial enterprise Is knock
ing at the door of Wichita, seeking
admittance. A large manufacturer OF
gas appliances now located in the
East Is in correspondence with the
Chamber of Commerce relative to
moving his factory there. The pros
rect of Immediately getting natural
gas throughout this vicinity Is the
magnet that is drawing them. The
factory Is large one, employing
many skilled laborers, and If 1t
comes 1t will be an extensive addi.
ton to the enterprises now there.
Make War on crews.-A petition is
being circulated asking the Labette
county commissioners to give
bounty Of five cents for each crow
killed. There are tens Of thousands
Of these pesky birds in Labette
county, AM there is no question that
something should be done to get rid
Of them. Five cents will just about
cover the cost of ammunition used
to kill the birds, and il the hunter
should be so fortunate as to kill two
or more crows at one shot he would
be making money. The petition Is
being generally signed.
Grain Inspector Fees.-J. w. Rad.
ford, State Grain Inspector. filed with
the Auditor Of State a report Of the
collections of his department during
the month Of October. The collec-
tons were much greater than expect
ed, aggregating $4,445.S5. OF this
amount 1864 was not turned into the
state. Fees to that amount are In.
volved in the suit brought against
Radford by the Midland Elevator
Company to invalidate the grain in.
spection law. In case the elevator
company wins the suit the fees
which have been paid under protest
will be returned by the Grain Inspec.
tor.
Thrown From Train, Legs Broken.
H. M. Burkholder, a brakeman for
the Union Pacific railroad, who re-
sides at Wamego, was thrown from
his train at Marysville and both legs
broken. He was taken to hospital
at Kansas City.
Drummer Accepts Place. - s. c.
drummer will take up the duties Of
private secretary to Gov Hoch De-
cember l. Mr.. drummer called on
the governor and announced that he
would accept the position offered to
him recently.
Injured Laborer Sues "Katv." -
John F. Lee, a section hand on Sec
tion AZ Of the Katy at Walnut. has
filed suit against the NJ, X. & T.
Railway Company for damages to the
amount Of $6,110. On September
while operating a jack to raise low
Joint. the plaintiff was thrown vio-
lently upon the ties and rails and
sustained permanent internal In
iurles. He alleges that the jack was
defective and that he and others of
the section gang had repeatedly
warned the section foreman that the
tool could not be used without dan
ger.
LEI Othera Follow - Caldwell has