The Globe-republican., 1907-07-11
It Happened p tx a N S a S
OUR WEEKLY cIsr OF CONDENSED ITEMS

were deralled ana set on nre. Inc
wreck was caused by the breaking OF
a small bridge. None of the crew
was injured.
Old Soldier Killed by Train. - H.
Yalton, an old soldier Go years old,
was killed by Frisco fast freight
while crossing bridge over Spring
river at Galena. Yalton was return
ing home from the celebration at 10
o'clock and when killed was within a
few feet Of safety.
Found Dead In the Road. - The
dead body of Georde Brown, aged 80
years, was found lying by the road
side in west Weir. The old man had
been drinking heavily since the
Fourth and his whereabouts here I'M
known for many hours prior to the
finding Of his body.
Wichita Postofflce Shows Growth.
Some idea of the growth of the
city of Wichita in the past year may
be gained from the report Of the post
Office for the fiscal year ending the
30th of June. This report has not
yet been completed, but will show,
approximately, an increase Of $751;
900 in the receipts of the Wichita
Office for the past year.
browns In Inches of Water. -
Earl, the three-year-old son of Earl
Henshaw, was drowned in Eight
Mile Creek, near Rose Hill. There
is but six inches of water in the
creek where the boys body was
fuond soon after he fell in. The
child was playing in the farm yard
when he tumbled over the bank. He
found soon after he fell in. The
half of his body above the water. :.
Three Horses cremated. - Fire at
ottawa destroyed a large barn own
ed by 2. Shugart, Three stations,
the property of ]. e. Giffin, Of Olathe,
and valued at $4,000, were burned.
Four previous attempts had been
made to fire the barn. No reason is
known for the incendiarism. The
fire occurred but half hour before
the time when, according to an
nouncement, the city water plant
shut down for the day to make re-
pairs. Mr.. Gifin carried $4,000 in
surance on his horses.
Must Not Use Their Feet.-Bakers
In Kansas hereafter must not use
their feet to knead or work bread and
they must not use the bare floor OF
their bakeshop as the pan" In which
to knead the bread. Such is the or
der Just issued by DR.. s. ]. Crumbine,
secretary of the Kansas board OF
health. The June bulletin Of the
board contains the rules governing
bakeshops and the following Is one:
"Kneading or working the dough
with the feet is strictly forbidden.
The bread and pastry must not be
laid on the bare floor" DR.. Crum'
bine has heard that some Of the bak-
ers have fallen into the habit OF
stomping the bread dough instead OF
kneading it with their hands. 1t Is
said that when the dough becomes
hard and is about ready to be set to
rise. some of the bakers dump the
batch of dough onto the floor and pro-
coed to work It with their feet. This
practice is no longer tolerated. The
rules are effective at once and Vio-
lation is punishable by heavy fine.
The rules also prohibit allowing do
nestle animals of any kind In the
work shop and 1t is also provided
that the bakers must wear sufficient
clothing. Chewing tobacco and
smoking are also tabooed in working
hours, and the workmen are not to
be allowed to sit down on the
benches or tables used in the shop. 2
May Need 1000 Teachers. - Re-
plies from the county superintend-
ents of thirty-eight counties In Kan
sas out of total Of 105, with regard
to the number of teachers available
for next year, will not apply to the
western counties. When all the re-
turns are in, despite the present
contrary showing, State Superinten-
dent Fairchild looks for shortage
Of about 1000 teachers.
Bug In Kansas cornfields. - Re.
ports received from the Walnut Val
ley state that a new kind of bug,
known as the elephant bug, has been
infesting the corn fields in that sec
ton. H. B. Lamb, farmer, had
planted his corn second time only
to have 1t taken by the bugs, and
finally plowed up an eighty-acre
field and planted kaffir corn. The
bug is two times the size of the po-
tato bug and has long probosis,
which projects from its head like an
elephants trunk With this nipple
ment 1t sucks the juice from the CEN
trial stalk of corn. when the corn is
more than foot high the bug does
1t no harm.
Runaway Accident Fatal. Mrs
John Fossey was instantly killed in
runaway near Hutchinson. HeI
daughter, Maud Fossey, aged IL, was
badly injured, but it Is said she will
recover
$1,000 a Year TO Ashbaugh. - s. s
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