The Globe-republican., 1907-01-10

"h"I tu0 Tc5ult miBQL De.
Year for Impersonatlng Officer
P. H. Crumpley. of Yate. Mo-. was
sentenced by Commissioner Will
liams of the federal court at Topeka
to one year In the United States
penitentiary for impersonating an
officer and collecting taxes from the
jointists Of Cherokee county.
Silver Service at Topeka. - The
$4,000 silver service for the battle
ship Kansas has arrived in Topeka
from New York. The candelebra in
the service are 80 inches high. The
large tray is by 2 feet and tha
punch bowl is SO inches in diameter
and % inches high. The punch bowl
set comprises Is pieces and there are
besides 20 miscellaneous pieces. The
service will be on display In the exc
cutiye office during the legislative
session.
Kansas Manufactures. = Statistics
have been compiled by the state
bureau OF labor and industry giving
the totals Of the manufacturing In
dustr!es Of Kansas for the year
1906. The report shows returns
from zoos industries with the total
capital invested in the business OF
SSG,054,46 The cost of materials
used in the manufacturing industry
was $l56, ,544,241 for the whole num-
ber reporting. or an increase over
1905 OF 45 per cent. The value Of
products was s2O7, ,7S9, ,492, or an in
crease over 1905 of 5.3 per cent
Health Board Wants More Money.
DIR. s. ]. Crumbine, secretary OF
the state board of health, will ask
the legislature for a large appropria-
ton for his department He says
that the campaign for pure food
which he has begun will require the
expenditure Of a large amount of
money. The legislature two Years
ago gave the board of health only
$4,000 q year and DR.. Crumbine
wants an appropriation nearly equal
to that given the board of agrcul-
ture. The legislature will also be
asked for an appropriation to estab-
lish chemical laboratory in Topeka
for the examination Of samples Of
food
Officers to Attend lnauguraI.-CoI.
Perry NJ. Hoisington. president of
The Officers Association of the Kan
'as national guard, has called
meeting of tie association in To
'eka, January IA, for the purpose of
the officers to attend the
inaugural ceremonies and to discuss
egislation which the guard will want
his winter.
Kansas Wheat in Good Shape.
Kansas wheat Is goino into the WIN
er In excellent condition according
o reports which F. D. Coburn. secre-
ary of the state board OF agricul-
ure. is receiving from the secrs-
aries of county agricultural socie-
les, Every report which he has re-
eiyed showing the condition of the
rain during the month of Decem-
er says that the wheat Is In better
ondition than it has been at this
eason for a i,Lmber Of years. The
rowth Of the plant has not been SO
lgorous. but the root Is In good
ondition and there Is moisture
lough in every section of the state
Icept in few of the northwestern
,unties to carry the wheat through
e winter.
Piece Of Glass Caused Her Death.
Mrs. c. H. Urben, wife OF q farm.
living near Osborne. died In the
,spital at Concordia as the result of
vallowing piece of glass while
ting canned peaches.
Head Severed From Bcdy.--Steven
Stapleton, an engine inspector for
. Missouri Pacific at Wichita, was
n over BY an engine and his head
mpletely severed from his body. He
IS As years old and had been Ia the
lploy Of that road for over twenty
0 years. He leaves q wife snd
rec esaghterA