The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-05-30

tract OF land and has forty acres under
cultivation. Half of it can be irrigated.
He will doubtless make enough on one
crop to pay for the 16O acres of land.
While the territory further east is de-
wasted by floods and seeding delayed by
too much rain, we in western Kan
sas have everything just as it should be.
Weather warm with seasonable showers.
but not TOO wet for planting. while small
grain and crops already in the ground
are making almost marvellous growth.
j. NJ. Kirkpatrick resigned his office of
Justice of the Peace and Ezra Swan has
been appointed his successor. Mr.. Kirk
patrick has been fair and impartial
magistrate, and by his resignation the
community is loser. His successor is
fairly we'll grounded in law and if per-
sonal prejudice does not warp his judg-
ment will not make bad officer.
Paul Henkel, the postal telegraph OPP
orator, bought go acres of land of Mayor
Fitzgerald. This was not Mr.. Fitzgerald's
own land, but some he had as agent.
Mr.. Fitzgerald says none of his own land
is for sale. He is holding it for ten dol.
lars per acre. Mr.. Henkel got this rea-
sonably cheap. He will put good i'm
provements on the land, and doubt
less make handsome profit having it
Rev. Father kearful returned last week
from missionary tour through Morton,
Stephens, Grant and Finney counties,
hunting up stray members of his flock in
the territory over which he has charge.
He was absent two weeks and saw con-
siderable of the western frontier. His |
attention was attracted by the appear
ance of small grain of all kinds which |
vas in magnificent condition all over
The region traversed.
AS harvest approaches the magnitude
IF the task of gathering in the grain
rom the immense area of territory tribu-
AIRY 70 Dodge City grows more appar-
INT. Farmers throng the streets secur-
ing machinery and bargaining for hands |
and teams. Southwestern Kansas has |
,rop of small grain now virtually made |
that will tax to the utmost capacity of
her railroad rolling stock to move.
Many thousand acres of raw land are
being broken in Ford county this spring.
This new land will all be seeded to rye
and wheat next fall, and these two crops
Tor the year 1898 will aggregate not less
han $1,000 acres. Barley is now one of
our most popular as we'll as surest crops,
and well supplies the place of corn. The
acreage of this crop will be doubled next
season. The activity among farmers is
unprecedented.
The other day we took drive over
the upland prairie north of the city.
There are sights to be seen out over our
prairies which will hardly be accredited
except by actual observation. On top
of the high divides where drop of irri
cation water never finds its way, we saw
meadows of alfalfa growing rank and
thick as a jungle, almost ready
for the mower. Its dark green foliage
aud violet blossoms were sight to put
new courage into the heart of every lover
of this beautiful prairie state.
We observe that our esteemed cOntem-
poraries devote some of their valuable
space to the editor of this paper. The
Times gives it out that W. c. Shinn re-
ceived 81 10000 in the 4. h. & c. deal.
We should be perfectly reconciled to
bear the name if we could have the
game. The fact is We employed civil
engineer and corps to do several hundred
dollars worth of work on that route be-
fore Perry took hold, most of which was
paid out of w. c. Shinn's private ex-
cheQuer, but never realized one cent from
Mr.. Perry or any one else. We were
quite willing to contribute the amount
20 expended in order to secure the road
for Dodge City.
Hon. j. w. Jones, of Hutchinson, was
in Dodge City last week and spoke in
the court house Thursday evening. He
did not make political speech, bat de-
voted his talk strictly to farmers on busi-
ness matters. He clearly demonstrated
by facts and figures that We are confront
ing an alarming condition in depending
on foreign markets for our surplus wheat
and beef. He made it clear that the
best way out is to make home market
sufficient to take all the surplus and not
try to compete with the pauper labor of
India and Russia. He is an able expo
nent of this subject, holding the audience