The Globe-republican., 1890-05-28

Jas. A. Arment, census enumeration
for the city. will commence his rounds
Monday. June 2. So let the people pre-
pare answers to the questions which will
be propOunded.
Saturday night a citizens nesting
was called at the court house to discuss
the present situation of the Presbyterian
college. A plan of procedure was final
" agreed upon which may be briefly
stated as follows: The board of trustees
to secure title to the building and prem
ises. pay off all just liens, receive the
balance of the endowment fund, then
send man east to solicit funds to make
up the endowment agreed upon.
With the assistance of Judge Abbott
and twelve other good men and true.
eight of our most prominent citizens
prominent for week at least-brOke into
the county Jail; and the court insists.
with emphasis. that they shall remain
there from thirty days to six months. be-
sides adding a little fine on the side to
pay for damages sustained. But this not
saying that prohibition prohibits.
The missionary society Of the Pres
byterian church, which gave the Trade
Carnival and Ye Olde FOlkes Concerto.
will, because of the urgent request of
many of our business men and citizens,
do AS they agreed on the night of the
entertainment, give it again; wishing
thereby to please those who stood by the
management In their great undertaking.
The next entertainment will be better
than the first, for the drill. though eX-
cellent, can be improved, and the con-
cert will be entirely new. The date will
be given later.
Capt. j. II. Finlay. who has jast re-
turned to the city from his trip to War
saw. Illinois. to which place he was
called on account of the sickness and
death of his father-in-law, Mr.. Hill. will
without doubt, sever his business con-
nections with this city, as he will take
charge of the extensive business inter-
ests formerly operated by Mr.. Hill. We
regret to loose the captain from our
midst as he is an agreeable gentleman. a
good lawyer, and above all, one of the
most cOngenial fellows we have ever met.
We hope his absence from Dodge is only
temporary.
Last Saturday night two of the
prisoners confined in the cell in the
northeast corner of the county Jail, Pfifer
and Sam Kimball, succeeded in breaking
out by cutting through the ceiling up
into the county clerks office and then
jumping out of the window. 1t is quite
certain that they had outside aid, as the
implement by which they effected their
escape was a large knife with a saw cut
on the back. Pfifer has been tracked
and will probably be re-captured but no
trace of Kimball has been found. The
latter was under thirty day sentence
for selling liquor, while Pfifer was await
ing Incarceration in the penitentiary for
twelve years.
Yesterday morning we received with
the compliments of Mrs. j. +. Metcalf. a
handful of the incest strawberries that
ever grew in Ford county. One of the
largest measured four inches in circum-
ference and they were of finer flavor, too,
than any brought from distance. From
this and many other experiments it is
evident that Strawberries can be raised
here as successfully as anywhere,
when the water can be had at the proper
time and sufficient quantity. There is a
small fortune for someone who will plant
few acres under the ditch to straw
berries. After supplying the town and
country there is limitless market west
of us in which our people can compete
to advantage above all others. Who
will start this industry?
| The closing exercises of the city
schools were attended with the usual in
terest. The afternoon entertainment was
unusually well attended and the little
people who furnished it acquitted them
selves creditably. In the evening the
opera house was comfortably filled, not
withstanding the rain. The speaking
and music were of character to inter-
est all classes of listeners more than in
the afternoon but we doubt if they were
better appreciated, not that the high
school pupils fell below their juniors in
merit. but on account of the rain beating
on the roof or some other cause not near
all could hear. But the advancement
that is apparent. even in the entertain
ment, is something to be proud of; and
we are glad that the board have seen fit
to secure Professor Webb's services for
another year.
| The passenger trains on the Santa