The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-11-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS
Brief Review Of the Happenings Of Week Condensed Into
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over by freight train at Arkansas
City and killed.
Double the Hog Receipts. hog
receipts at the Wichita union stock
yards for the month Of October show
gain of more than 100 per cent
over the same month last year. Dur
ing the month there have been re-
ceived 1885 hogs, during October
last year, 30,397 were received. The
top price Of hogs was $3.50, which
is twenty cents higher than the top
year ago.
Largest Vote In History.-Based on
the official returns from 715 precincts
out of 2,225, the total vote in Kansas
last Tuesday will reach about $4,000,
the largest in the history of the State.
The vote of the Republicans and
Democrats, combined, will total about
100000. 1t Is estimated that the vote
for he Socialists, Prohibitionists and
Hearst ticket will be about 10000.
the same as the vote of the Social.
lists, Prohibitionists and Populists four
years ago. The Republican and Demo
cratic vote combined four years ago,
was 299,169 or $4,000 less than the
combined vote Of those same two par
ties this time.
Damages $4,000 Day.-Five thous-
and dollars a day was the remunera-
ton allowed Harry Hughes by jury
in Judge Brentano's court at Leaven-
worth for the time he spent In the
county Jail on what the jury decided
was false charge of embezzlement.
The decision Is against the Interstate
Shirt and Collar Company and J. o.
Eaton, its president. Eaton swore
out warrant for Hughes and the
latter was placed in jail two days in
default of bonds, and ultimately was
acquitted on the charge in Municipal
Judge Newcomers court. He sued for
$4,000, but the jury decided that
$4,000 was sufficient recoml ense.
Guinea Pigs to Test Milk.-Prof F.
H. Billings and Frank Agrelius of the
bacteriology department of the Uni
versity of Kansas have begun their
test Of milk and butter. The expert
ments are under the direction of Prof.
Billings and Mr.. Agrelius, and will
be very complete in character. Sew
enty guinea pigs were inoculated with
The milk solution and turned over to
the care of C. N. White, who has
aged to furnish enough guinea pigs
10 carry out the long series of expert
ments. The guinea pigs will be kept
by Mr.. White for two or three months,
when they will again be taken in
charge by the bacteriology depart
nent and inoculated with tuberculin.
Il they die, it will be positive evidence
hat the milk contained tuberculosis
germs. On the other hand If they
'emain healthy, the sample will then
be proved free from containing the
germs. Not only is the milk Of Law
'ence to be tested in the experiments,
tut samples of butter and ice cream
rom all over the State must undergo
he careful scrutiny of the men in
'harge of the work. The university
department. has been planning this
ieries of experiments for some time,
tut was delayed in getting the work
started, as they had not finished their
eport on their summers work over
he State on the milk from the larger
owns. The samples for some OF the
irst experiments were obtained from
ONE of the Lawrence dairies. The
milk was obtained by some one not
with the department so
hat none except those who are con-
lected with the department itself
now which diaries are being tested.
Scots to See Her Hatchet.-Carry
Iation will sail November 81 via the
lnchor line from New York City to
cotland, where she has been invited
y the new Scottish Prohibition party
0 conduct campaign In the inter-
st of the temperance movement.
Railroads Making Annual Report
he annual reports of the Chicago,
Jock Island & Pacific and the st.
.ouis & San Francisco railway COM
anies have been filed with the State
'oard of Railroad Commissioners. The
eports refer almost entirely to con-
itions on the entire lines of the COM
anies. The reports for Kansas will
e submitted later as supplements.
he report OF the Rock Island shows
hat the total number of employees in
.ansas during the year was 6,301, the
umber of days worked 1,S71,712, the
,tal wages paid In the State, 1925
$3.50, and the average daily wage
2.25. The report Of the Frisco shows
ne total number Of employees in Kan
as to be 1887, the total number Of
avs worked, 635,S94, the total wages
aid, $1,459,2S292, and the average
ally wage, 1929.
Kansas Furnished Three Governors.