The Globe-republican., 1907-08-22
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plant Is being made to the state board
Of health that representatives Of
chemical manufacturing houses are
attempting to sell representatives. Tor
meat products like bologna, hamburg
and veal loaf in Kansas. 1t ls declar.
ed that these statesmen say the pre-
sentative Is guaranteed and author
lied because the chemical carries a
serial number. The board Of health,
at the instance Of John Kleinhaus,
chief Inspector, is planning to punish
some Of these people.
100000 Bushels Short Kansas
raised 7O,O57, 1862 bushels Of winter
wheat this year according to the re-
ported issued by F. D. Coburn, secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture.
Last year the yield was approximately
81, 000, 900 bushels. Reno county has
the banner crop, 2,903,927 bushels,
About 800, 900 more acres were sown
this year than in 1906. The present
average condition for corn for the
whole state, Mr.. Crbuon figures at IA
per cent. with 3 per cent more acreage
than last year. The statement is the
first given out by the board of agri-
culture as to this years wheat yield. l
Travelling Man a Suicide. - Albert
Iced, a travelling salesman for the
Lampl Produce company of Wichita,
was found dead in his room at a
Winfield rooming house. Near the
bed was found a bottle Of chloroform
with the contents partially drained.
The man was lying on his face when
found, and it was thought that he
had committed suicide. Later deyel.
opments were to the effect that 1t Is
probable that the drug was used to
produce sleep. The body was cold
In death when. found and he had prob
ably been dead for hours. The young
mans parents lived at Guthrie, Okla.
One brother lives at Wichita.
Fight ON Excursion Train.-Ai
Blades, car cleaner for the Frisco
road in Wichita, was slashed with q
razor by a negro woman on the San
ia Fe excursion last Sunday West OF
Newton. Mr.. Blades story is to the
effect that the negress came in the
car and sat down in the seat with
him. He objected to her occupying
the seat when she drew a 2 and
began cutting. Blades was cut across
the breast, on the shoulder and on
the arm. Two or three negro men
Joined in the scrap and Blades was
struck over the head with a beer bot
tie by one of them. When order was
restored 1t was found that the ne
gress had jumped from the train.
Blades was taken to the Wichita hos
pital and his wounds sewed up.
Kansas Population Increasing. -
The population Of Kansas March l,
1907, was ~1,G61,931, a net increase of
39,540 or "a per cent over the pre-
ceding year, according to the enumer.
alton of inhabitants, returned by as
SCISSORS through their country clerks
to the State Board of Agriculture.
This is the largest population ever re-
ported for the State. By far the larg-
er per eentages Of increase are in the
western counties. Seventy-four coun-
tbs show an aggregate gain of 1886,
and 80 a loss, altogether of 1926. The
largest increase reported is in Mont
gomery county, which has gained g.
$40, followed by Wyandotte with
$3.50, Crawford with 2.757, Finney
with 2.441 and Leavenworth with
2,O9G. The smallest increase is in
Osborne county. which gained 2. The
largest decrease is in Usage county.
who-e officials certify to a falling off
of 1889. Neosho, Johnson, Jackson,
and C%hautauqua, as named, show the
next largest decreases.
1.o2 Per Capita for School. = The
apportionment of the state school
fund for August as announced by Sup
erlntendent F%airchild shows that the
per capita is G3 cents, or a total of
$317,G17.G5. This is the largest semi
annual apportionment since 1879 and
the largest total for the whole year
since 1882. The February apportion-
ment was 80 cents, a total for the
year of $1.02.
Fine and Jail for Eagles-Tom
Jones, II. A. Mechtley, John Gallam,
John Perrier, James Mechtley and
Robert Sims. members of the Eagles
lodge at Emporla who brought replev-
in suits against Marshal Francis for
the recovery of beer seized in the
raid on the lodge room two weeks
ago, and who were afterwards arrest
ed on charges of maintaining a nuls-
ance, were each fined 800 and sen
fenced to thirty days in the city Jail
by Police Judge Parker. w. N. Smell
yer who appeared for the defense, at
the close Of. the trial gave motive of
an appeal to the district court. All
Of the cases will probably come up IN
the October term.
Sullivan, general manager of the Mis-