The Globe-republican., 1892-06-20

The Fisk Jubilee Singers made a de-
cided hit last Saturday evening. Hat
our people realized the wonderful talen
of these singers. the attendance woult
have been three times as large. If they
ever come again standing room will b,
at premium.
Last Sunday was children's day at tn,
NJ. E. church, which was crowded. some
what diminishing the Presbyterian con.
gregation. but Rev. Busser preached :
sermon that was grand, and a number
who were present remarked that it Ough
to be published.
/ Comrades Green and Campbell ars
visiting the Fort Dodge Home at the re-
quest of the G. A. r. of Kansas to inves-
tigate for that order as to the manner in
which the institution is being conducted
Capt. Henry Booth. secretary of the
board OF managers, is also here ready to
furnish any light desired on the matter
They were much pleased with the Home
kid drum corps, and will return to take
in the Fourth of July celebration.
Amos Rains brought in some fine sam
nlps n nd l.:
farm eleven miles northwest of Dodge
City to-day. The wheat is beginning to
Fill with three and four grains to The
mesh. the barley is very rank siX-rowed
grain. Rye is long-headed plump grain.
nearly ready for the harvester. Mr..
Rains made a great success last year and
is on the grand highway of prosperity.
Rufus Charles brought in sample of
the velvet chaff variety winter wheat last
Tuesday with heads seven inches in
length. actual measurement. 1t was in
bloom and will make an immense yield.
Mr.. Charles was in the narrow streak
struck by hail and suffered some. but this
piece with the wonderfully long heads is
all right
Master Carl Baker. a twelve year old
son of NJ. G.. Baker, general travelling
ticket agent of the Colorado Midland
railroad. came to this city last Wednes-
day. and will spend vacation with the
family of y. j. Freeman. NJ. G. Baker
is former schoolmate of Mrs. Freeman.
formerly of Elyria. Ohio. Carl has been
attending a military school in Denver.
Last week the peoples party nominated
the following state ticket: For congress.
man at large, w. a. Harris of Fort Scott;
for associate justice of the supreme court,
L. IL. Allen, of Linn county; for secretary
of state, r. S. Osborne; for attorney gen.
eral. John L. Little; for auditor. Van B.
Prather; for treasurer, w. III. Biddle: for
state superintendent of schools. II. n.
Gaines.
Mrs. /. Hanback, and Mrs. X. B. Mitch.
ell, of Topeka, desire to meet the ladies
Of Dodge City and Ford county on June
24th. at p. NJ. in the parlor at Mrs.
Durand's In this city, for the purpose
of organizing a wOman's Columbian club
in the interest of the Kansas exhibit at
the Worlds Columbian exhibition in
1898. 1t is especially desired that the
industrial women be represented at this
f. f Jones. who once had 4 butcher
shop in this city, recently made raise
and purchased, through the agency of W.
L. Coolidge, two quarter sections, one
on each side of his home place. nine
miles northeast of Dodge City. He is
starting a cheese factory OH the ranch
and will buy all the milk he can get in
that vicinity. We are pleased to see Mr..
Jones get to the front and wish him
abundant success.
At Il special meeting of the board of
Wednesday eve the following
teachers were elected: Superintendent.
Prof. Webb; principal, Warren Baker,
principal of the Greensburg
schools: primaries-Third Ward. Miss
Florence McMichael: Second Ward, Miss
Clare McMichael. Other teachers were
selected, but not classified, as follows:
Mary Hale. Luella Whitworth. Bessie |
Kellogg. Miss Hardcastle, Mrs. Mary |
Gaddis and Miss Stella Wyatt. Since |
he election Miss Wyatt has accepted a
position which was rendered her at her |
home at Howard, Kansas Dodge City |
viii miss her, but hers is commendable |
motive in choosing to remain with her
aged mother. This corps of teachers be-
peaks for Dodge City another year of
rood schools. Every teacher employed
5 known to stand near the head in the |,
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