The Globe-republican., 1907-03-14
Bodv Found Beside Track.

the crew of freight train. He had
evidently fallen or been pushed OH
a rapidly moving train and his head
had struck a chunk of ballast at the
bottom of a high embankment frac-
turing his skull
Dead at the Prison Gate. - Henry
Mckinley. OF Chandler, Okla. came
to the state penitentiary at Lansing
to see his twin brother, John NC
Kinney, who is serving sentence
of forty years for murder, and drop
ped dead at the prison gate. 1t is
believed that anxiety over getting to
see his imprisoned brother caused
him to become suddenly afflicted
with heart failure.
A Big War Balloon. - lnflrma-
ton has been received at Fort Leat'
enworth to the effect that Inc war
department will send the biz army
war balloon. now in course OF CON
struction in the east under the Oh
servation Of the war department
officials. to the post, TO be used a
the signal school and the other SER
vice schools in connection with the
work of the staff college. This ba'-
loon will be kept here for perma-
nent use by the army officers.
Rural Routes in Kansas. - Ire
Seventh congressional district IN
Kansas is the banner district III me
United States for rural routes. IL
has 295, or thirty-five more than the
nearest competitors. The Nine
teenth district in Illinois and the
Third in Iowa have ECO each. The
number of rural routes in operation
in Kansas follows. First congress
sional district. 1888; Second. 2l'
Third, 225; Fourth, 243; Fifth, 25@;
Sixth. 202. and Seventh. 295.
Scott's Pension Bill Record. -
Representative Scott, of Kansas.
broke all records in the matter Il
special pension bills during the re-
cent session of congress at Wash
ington. He got through nine special
bills for Kansas soldiers, carrying
from $24 to $50 month each. He
also got one claim through the pen
sion bureau for $50 a month; two
for $24 a month and two for $50 Be
side this, he also filed applications
for more than 1000 soldiers for pen
sions under the McCumber act.
Fer Selling Liquor. Seven men
were arrested at Hutchinson charg-
ed with selling liquor contrary to
law. They were as follows: Thorn
as, Hickman, Stratton, Simpson,
Johnson, Croker and Dunn. They
were taken to the county jail by
Sheriff Duckworth and his deputies
and some liquor confiscated. All Of
them. excepting Dunn. gave bond
and were released from custody.
These eases will come up for trial at
the April term of the district
court.
Can't Get Through Docket - Fed,
eral court was opened at Wichita
with one of the heaviest dockets IN
years Judge Pollock is presiding.
In consequence Of the crowded con
dition of the calendar many cases
will be continued to the next term.
Notably among them is the Fl. S.
Boice Cattle Company charged with
keeping under fence large tracts o:
government land in Western Kan
sas. All Western Kansas land
fraud cases will be heard AT this
term.
Pastor Accepts College Presidency.
Rev. Henry Coe Culbertson, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
at lola, has accepted the presidency
of the College of Emporia. He is
80 years old, B. A. of the University
of Cincinnati, and has spent two
years in the Columbian Law School,
New York. He is also A. b. from
the University of Chicago.
Laundry in Packing Plant. -
| That everything but the squeal Is
used in packing houses is becoming
near the truth. The Cudahy Pack
| ing Company is installing com
| plete laundry in its Wichita plant.
, Ali the laundry work of the differ
ent departments will be done by
the company. The company makes
it's own soap in large soap factory
in Southh Omaha, to which place all
SOAP grease from the local plant is
sent for manufacture. The machin-
cry being installed is of the latest
pattern. A powerful wringer of the
separator style Is to be used. IL
| has an attachment that applies
pressure at the same time that 1t is
revolving. The contents come out
practically dry.
Salinas Big Revival. - A revival
lust concluded In Salina brought
900 into the fold. Card clubs have
| disbanded and the joints are practr
cally closed.
Score Hurt in Wreck. - Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific passenger
train No. 2S, from Denver to Chi
| "a 90 rnn through an omen switch