Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-19
KANSAS NEWS.

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Jewell county has 1857 school chill.
dren.
Pawnee Rock wants blacksmith; 90
says the Leader.
Udall Record: An express carload
of Grated peaches was shipped from this
place last Saturday.
A dispatch from Pittsburg says that
ground has been bought upon which
tin plate factory will be built az soon
ss the Mckinley bill becomes law.
Preston Plaindealsr: Tom Campbell,
ON his recent trip to the territory, shot
twenty-five wild turkeys and of prairie
chickens the number was beyond cal
cuiatiou.
Mcpherson Republican,: There never
was time in the history of Mcpherson
county when SO large percentage of
the decided land Of the county was free
from mortgage.
Dresden Star: The bounty on squir-
rel scalps in Decatur county has been
taken off. Squirrels residing temper
arily in this county can safely return
to their former homes.
From Sterling: Cooper Memorial
college opened with greater enroll
ment than ever before. DR.. Spencer is
engaged for another year, and tho new
force come highly recommended, and
its prospects are much better than
heretofore.
Cawker City Times: v. q. ranch,
manager Of thsSecurity Investm' com
pany of this city, told us Mono nat
farmers are paying off more mo =. $
at present with their own resources or
money than has been done at any time
during the existence of the company.
which speaks well for the country
Wichita Eagle: The county 3om-
missionere think they will be able to
announce the new cor-t house COM
pleted and ready to occupy by the first
of next month The finishing touches
in the line of painting are now being
added. and everything will be ready by
that date.
I -oSioSsV
Rose, in the south part of town, has
put up an air motor windmill, by means
of which he will irrigate his orchard
and garden. He has the finest trees in
town and has commenced digging
bitches for irrigating. which will result
in greater inn rovement yet.
Sterling Gazette: T.. p. Fisher left q
I al 10
on our desk which are fine. They are a
little cc-lier than the Concord, and ara
pale green, juicy grape. This sampe
he has had laid away for two weeks, and;
shows that Moore's Diamond is q gooc
keeper. Mr.. F. has about sixty varieties
of grapes in his yard.
Ingalls, correspondence: The hail
storm that visited Gray county did
considerable damage in south and north
west portions Of the county. Roofs of
houses were torn to pieces, trees dam
aged, chickens killed, and jack rabbits
+ slaughtered by the wholesale. Hal
: stones fell twelve inches in circumfer-
snce.
kanopolis Kansan: The foundation
for the two 800 horse power engines
for the Royal Salt company's works is
excavated 2lx27 feet and five feet Deep
This is to be filed with rock, laid in
cement, to form a solid body for the
massive engine to rest on, and is IN
Keeping with every part of the works.
From Lawrence: The enrolment
this year at the Kansas university
promises to be c1ual to that of LIST
year. which, considering that tho =
paratory department has been dsas---
tinued, is an exceedingly good showing,
as it is evidence that had the prepara-
tory department been continued the en-
rollment would have far exceeded sny
previous year.
Mcpherson Republican: The Odd
Fellows of this city will charter car
to go to Topeka during the session of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge provided
twenty-five will agree to go. The Rock
Island has agreed to furnish Pullman
Tourist Sleeper for SIS per day pro-
vided they sell twenty five tickets. The
car will be run from Mcpherson to To-
peka Monday night, September Is,
leaving Mcpherson at IL o'clock.
Wellington Monitor: There were
nearly thousand people present at the
old settlers meeting held in Bishops
grove. Twenty-Five of the number
were here in 1870; seventy-two re.
Fponded {, tie call of II. and fifteen
TO the :. Of IA Speeches were made
by L, Williams, Judge Herrick of
Well Ion, and Col. Forney, of Belle
! Flain. Music was furnished by the
Mulyane drum corps and Antelope glee
club.
From Philllpsburg: Phillips county
g. A. r. reunion opaned with fully
LOCO present. Speeches were made
Welcome, by President J. NJ. Mckay.
and short speeches by Governor
Humphrey, Lieutenant Governor A. J.
Felt: William Higgins, secretary of
state; S. g. Slower. of Belleville; Lewis
Hanback,, Csborus; G.. NJ. Stratton,
Clay Center, and Major J. H. Decker.
Prayer by Rev. J. Wilson, ex-depart-
ment chaplain.
From Concordia: Tho preliminary
examination OF Mayor ID. l.. Brown, for
assault with intent to kill upon Mark
Woodruff, associate editor of the Day
light, was terminated last evening. JUS
tice Anderson discharging him, holding
that the niere threat to kill, accompa-
MED with the pointing Of loaded re-
volver at the victim, unless he would
then and there write a retraction of q
published newspaper article, did not
ronstitIte assault with intent to kill.
He was subsequently fined s25 for a..
sault and battery.
Correspondence in Topeka Capital:
in the northern part Of Meade county.
n the valley Of Crooked creek, west Of
| Fowler. there is a broad depression
about six to ten miles square, called
"Artesian Valley" where, whenever