The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

phpCoCh, I'LL early SeItler OI OSDOrnt
county, who has been in poor health
for some time, left his home in Downs
and went down to the bank of the
river about a half mile distant. ant
shot ,himsef In the head with re-
volver, falling into the water, and was
dead when taken out only short time
after.
PostoffIccs Advanced follow.
ing fourth-class postoffices In South.
west Kansas are advanced to the
presidential class, effective January l.
and the annual salary fixed as indi-
Gated: Spearville, Kan, $1,000; Col
ony. McCracken, Miltonvale, Morgan
and Soldier, Kan, $1,000; Altamont,
Argonia, Attica, Claflin, Little River,
Lucas, Moran, Sylvan Grove and Syl-
via, Kan, $1.100.
Must Stay In PenItentIary.--Argu-
ment was made In the federal court
on the application of Charles B. Shep-
pard for his release from the federal
penitentiary on a writ of habeas cor
pus. Sheppard was sent up from Utah
for sending obscene books through the
mail. He was formerly an attorney
at Anthony, Kan. He claims he was
wrongfully convicted. Judge Pollock
denied the writ and Sheppard will have
to stay In the penitentiary.
He's the TaIIest udent.-When the
January term opens at Friends univer.
sity, Wichita, the tallest college stu
dent ever recorded In the state will be
in attendance. He is Sidney Hotch-
kiss, six feet nine and three-quarter
inches tall, weighs 225 pounds, and is
10 years old. He is a native Kansan.
With him In his class will be Edgar
Carver, native Of England, who
weighs 9S pounds and is five feet tall.
He is also 10 years old
Capture Escaped convict.-Charles
Baker, an escaped convict from the
state penitentiary, who has been evad-
ing the officers for four, years, was
captured at Arkansas City. He had
served sixteen months of a sentence
Of two years for forgery, being sent
up from Payne county, Ok Baker
was turned over to Parole Officer Hig-
gins, who returned with him to Lans-
ing. Arkansas City officers received
reward of $50 for Bakers capture.
Only 28 Counties Under ouaran.
:ine.-According to the biennial report
If State Livestock Sanitary Commis-
'ioner John B. Baker, issued recently,
he disease known as scabies or mango
will be eradicated from the state
within the next two years. There are
low twenty-eight counties In the west
'rn part Of the state quarantined be-
'ause of scabies. The government
md state inspectors are working hand
n hand trying to eradicate this dis
'ase and they are succeeding in doing
rapidly. During the last year the
quarantine has been removed from
light counties and the coming year
Will remove the quarantine from eight
# ten more. The cattlemen are do
ng all In their power to assist the
Inspectors. Many of them have dip
ing vats Of their own and dip their
attic regularly each spring and fall.
'exas fever has already been almost
radicated. It Is the most dreaded dis.
ase among livestock, but during the
ast year fewer cases of it have been
eported to the state department than
yer before In the history of that de.
artment. New cases developed only
l two counties. Montgomery and
hautauqua, and these were very light
ases. There were no cases in the
entral and south central portions of !
he state. Commissioner Baker ex.
ects to have the disease almost com.
letely wiped out SO far as Kansas Is
oncerned within the next year.
To Triple Packing Pant.-The Cud-
ny Packing company has decided to
nlarge its plant in Wichita and will
pend In buildings and improvements
n the present plant s1,000,OO0 within
he next year. This action was de.
ermined by the company some time
go, but 1t was not made public until
he contract for the sale Of forty acres
I land in the packing house district
1as filed in the office of the register
I deeds. The price paid for the land
$4,000. The principal addition to
he present plant will be for the beef
acking department. The plans are
II drawn up and show that the pres.
mt capacity Of the plant will be
ripled.
To Investigate the Bugs.-wichita
to have government field station
or insect Investigation. The city wifi
lrnish a small tract of land and
uitable building. When such insects
s green bugs, which did SO much dam.
ge In Kansas few years ago, make
heir appearance, 1t will be the work
4 the station there to gather infor-
nation regarding the insect and IL It
possible of finding some way of de-
troying 1t.
Jerk ofIthe railway mail service with
eadquarters at Wichita for six years,
as been appointed superintendent of
he division of railway mail adjust.
nent In the p0stoffice deDartment