The Globe-republican., 1908-05-14

Lightning Kills Five Horses.-A
farmer named Smith, living in Saline
county, had five horses killed during
an electrical storm. Another horse IN
the bunch had both its eyes burned
out, but apparently was otherwise I'M
injured
Tucker Case viii Cost $7,0o0.-The
Tucker trial cost about $1,000. This
includes the court costs, fees of wit
nesses, the cost of three grand juries,
the serving Of subpoenas and the sala'
ries of government employees who OBJ
tanned the evidence.
Woodmen to Meet In Salina.-Mod'
ern Woodmen of America state camp
in session at Winfield, elected Will
liam H. Glenn of Greeley county, state
consul and c. F. Lauderbach of Fort
Scott state clerk Salina was selected
by a vote of 1G1 to 6S as the place
for holding the next state camp I'D
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1911.
To Decide on Sunday Baseball
The supreme court will have a chance
to decide whether baseball playing on
Sunday in Kansas is an offense IN
the eyes of the law Ernest Prather
was convicted of playing ball on Sun
day in Olathe by the Johnson county
district court and has appealed to the
Kansas supreme court.
MANY Convicts From Oklahoma
A batch of SO prisoners was brought
to the Kansas penitentiary from OK
lahoma the other day. Nearly all OF
them were young, one-third under Il
wears old. With the new arrivals the
number of convicts confined is 1,271,
the largest in the history OF the peni'
Tertiary. Of these S21 are from Kan
sas and $50 from Oklahoma.
Jail and Fine for Lid-Lifters.-E. e.
Shoaf, L. E. Barber and ]. A. Jeffries
of Topeka were sentenced by Judge
Dana of the Shawnee county district
court for selling liquor in violation OF
the prohibitory law. Shoals fine Is
$500 and 27O days in Jail, and Barber
and Jeffries were both fined $500 each
and $50 days in jail There were -
counts against the three.
To Enforce Fire Escape Law
Governor Hoch has mailed a letter or
inquiry to every county attorney In
Kansas to determining whether the law
of 1903, compelling the erection OF fire
escapes on all public buildings and
hotels is being obeyed He asks that
they at once reply to him, and If the
law is neglected, whether steps Will
be taken at once to compel compli'
ance.
The Rock Island Is Sued.-A suit
for the recovery of $12,222,32 damages
has been filed in the Office of the dis
trict clerk at Wellington. Mrs. lola
Shurlow is the plaintiff and the Rock
Island Railway Company are defend
ants. Mr.. Shurlow, it will be remem-
bered, was recently killed in a rail-
road accident in Colorado.
concorda to Save Money.-The city
has entered into contract with the
Concordia Electric Light Company to
do its pumping by electricity and will
therefore find 1t necessary to spend
$4,000 less for waterworks improve
ments than was expected at the recent
election, when $4,000 water improve.
ment bonds were voted.
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} and senator's, and female suffrage. II
commends Attorney General Jackson
: and G. w, Trickett.
; Sees Brewery Wreck Ahead.-Attor.
, ney General Jackson sees big wreck
ahead for any brewery company that
. may plan to establish drug stores in
Kansas. A rumor to this effect has
been current for some time. "The
: brewery companies are enjoined from
owning anything In Kansas, or selling
liquor here" he said recently. THAT
would settle all their ambitions In a
mighty big hurry