The Globe-republican., 1892-01-21
Spring goods arriving at Warnings.


She blushed az q bare idea,
She retired to change her mind.
But leap year came,-she went up front,
And never fell behind.
-Playairis;.
There were 30 bushels of wheat raised
in Kansas the past season far every man.
woman and child in the state. The aver
age consumption of wheat is five bushels
per capita per year.
A crazy woman at the Christmas exer-
cises at Meriden announced that the
world was coming to an end, and scat
tered 500 among the audience. This sort
Of lunacy ought to be more contagious.
Those who have been wont TO spend
their evenings with eyes feasting on the
delectable columns of the Kansas City
SuRday SIN are in sea of woe. \ Mis-
souri, grand jury has put a period to the
papers existence.
Capt. J. 1. Finley and Mic Mayrath.
attended the session Of the State Board
~ Topeka last week. They
say the attendance was larger and more
representative than ever before. Capt.
Finley was reappointed a member OF the
board.
Thos. Burgess aud family, Of JetmOre.
are the latest arrivals Of the Home. Mr..
Burgess has applied for the position of
at the Dodge City Touring mills,
and. if given the place. will remove TO
this city.
Jerry Shaw. who left about month
90 to work in Denver has returned
and taken his old run at Dodge City.
Jerry says this city is more desirable for
residence than any of the Colorado cit
les. He thinks old Dodge will DO him
we'll enough for all practical purposes.
Rob. Snyder.of Royal,who was attend
ing court last week. informed us that the
acreage of fall grain in that township is
fifty per cent greater than that of last
year. He said both early and late sow
ing are in much better condition than at
this time last winter.
The many old friends and customers of
\. l.. Crawford VIII be glad to note that
he has again opened large stock Of gro
cerie- at the old Indiana stand. Z. I
Thome who formerly occupied those
rooms has removed TO the &. NJ. Wright
building, opposite postoffice.
Lem Pogue. OF North Belle. informs
us that peculiar disease prevails among
the horses in that part Of the county. \
horse affected with this disease shows
about the same symptoms that person
does who is afflicted with la grippe.
There have been no fatal cases.
Judge Abbott adjourned court yesterday
evening and discharged the jury until
Monday morning. Finnekv Marsh's es-
cape from jail cleared the docket for this
week. Had it been known that the fu-
gitive's capture would be effected 50
quickly. court would have continued in
session.
At the next dance the young ladies
propose to ask the young men they like
TO dance with them. The men will be
allowed to keep their seats until favored
and some few are having cushions made
for their chairs. because they we'll remem
Der how meanly they have treated the
girls At dances.
The wheat crop of 1891 is the creates,
in our history: the tobacco crop is the
gratest. The corn crop of 1891 is the sec.
oud greatest and the cotton cropi is equal
to the greatest in quantity and the equa
TO the best in quality. The vegetable
crop was never better and the fruit crop
was never so prolific.
The HestvH Ensign. of Dodge City
appeared last week in new form. re-
duced in size. and all home print. The
change does not seem for the best. but
we will wait until all the improvement:
are added before expressing an opinion
We wish the editor the greatest success:
in his new venture.-GardeH City I'm
orrHt.
Here is my method" says a Mar
shall county farmer. .of making a cheal
ice house which has proved successful
Procure twelve empty salt barrels-moIe
or less. In freezing weather fill them
full Of water and leave them to freeze
solid. When they are frozen in solid
chunk or cake, and the barrel full, ther
bury them in an old straw stack. Yor
will have ice until next August.