The Globe-republican., 1908-05-07
KANSAS ITEMS
SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

Michael Anderson. aged 57 years, com
mitted suicide at her home at Man
haitian by drinking carbolic acid. IL
health was thought to be the cause
Che leaves a husband and son.
Death From sandburr Prick.-GuJ
Larzelere of Wetmore died from blood
poisoning as a result Of sticking his
finger with a sandburr. He was a
grandson Of Alfred Larzelere, who
came to Doniphan county in 1854 and
was speaker of the house of the terri
torial legislature in 1859.
Cigarette Did lt.-Charles Grammer
of Ottunwa, Ia, was burned to death,
seventeen horses were killed and prop
erty valued at $4,000 was destroyed
In livery barn fire at Wichita Gram
ner went into the haymow with
lighted cigarette. In few minutes
the barn was in flames. Horses that
were driven out returned to the barn
and were burned to death.
Veteran Engineer Loses Limb
Dave Lesher, the oldest employe OF
the Santa Fe railway on the Arkansas
division, who is engineer on Eain
Nos. 5 and 6, had his leg cut off at
Dodge City. Mr.. Lesher was walk
ing through the yards when switch
engine backed down on him, knocking
him down and severing his right
limb from the body
Street Cars Make a Record.-The
months of February and March were
record breakers for the Wichita Street
Railway Company. The former
smashed all previous records for net
receipts while during March more
cars were used and more miles trav-
ersed than in any previous month in
the history of the company The av-
erage number Of cars used was ~, q
number exceeding any previous aver
age. The total distance traversed by
the cars was $4,000 miles, where no
former month since the company has
been doing business there has exceed
ed 100000.
Women Hold Many offices.-The ap-
pointment of Mrs. Levi Cooper as pro-
bate Judge of Mitchell county by Gov
Hoch and the discussions that result
ed from this appointment has devel-
oped the fact that nearly every kind
of office in the state except state Of
fees has one or more woman occu'
pant Mrs. Cooper is the only woman
In the state who is serving as pro-
bate Judge. However, there is one
woman county attorney in Kansas.
Miss Gala Heinline is serving her
third term as county attorney of Sew
ard county Western Kansas has had
several women county attorneys, but
the custom never appears to have be-
come popular in the eastern part of
the state. Over in Norton county,
Kate Johnson has just completed a
term as county treasurer. There are
half a dozen or more women county
registers of deeds in the state and
probably thirty women county super
intendeAts of schools. So far as Is
known there are no women In Kansas
serving as clerks of the district court
or county commissioner. However,
several have served as mayors of cit
les in this state and several have
walls. This will lop off about six
that women have never aspired to
state offices In Kansas. In several
instances there have been women can
didates for state superintendent of
public instruction, but they never got
far. Women have never been candi-
dates for any of the other state Off
ces. The Socialists at their recent
convention in Topeka nominated a
Girard woman for state superintend
ent In spite Of strong speech made
against it by her husband. The Pop
ulists have frequently nominated wo-
men but the Republicans and Demo
Gratis as a rule steer shy Of the wo-
man question.
kansan Fell Under Tran.-Alvin j.
Hummel, young man from McCune,
missed his footing while trying to
board Santa Fe passenger train at
Lamar, Colo, and was ground to
death beneath the wheels of the
smoking car. His parents reside at
Girard, Kan, where his brother Is su-
perintendent of public schools.
An Emporia suicide.-Harry st.
Clair, a prominent resident and man
ager of the lumber yards at Neosho
Rapids, committed suicide by swal-
lowing carbolic acid. He had been in
III health and suffered business re.
verses.
Troops Ordered to Riley.-An order
from the Department Of the Missouri
headquarters has been received at
Leavenworth directing the troops In
garrison to go to Fort Riley for ma
neuvers in August They are to re.
turn home in time to take part in the
military tournament In st, Joseph
September % and "a. Twelve com
panies of infantry, four troops OF cav
airy, four companies Of engineers and
three batteries of artillery will go to
Fort Riley.
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