The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-01-13
For Better Roads,

30 tnen mafcn upon the STRIP.
For Better Roads.
At road convention held in Law.
renee, committee made tho following
report of deficiencies in the present
code Of road laws in this state:
First-A general change Of road laws
will be necessary before an improved
condition can be expected in our road
laws.
Second-All county roads should be
located on suitable land, without regard
to section lines.
Third-County surveyors should To-
cate all roads, make all estimates for
road work and when and where work
can be done by contract, and direct said
contract.
Fourth-In poll tax, reserve age to
60 years.
Fifth-Two mills tax instead of three
for road purposes, to be paid in money,
the amount to be expended in the town
ship where it is collected.
Si1th-To abolish present road dis
trict and use township instead.
Seventh-Each township to have Q
road commissioner.
Eighth-All road work to be of per-
manent value, culverts to be of stone
and vitri6ed pipes.
Ninth-The last recommendation was
to the effect that the officers should be
elected tho second Tuesday in February.
Superintendent L. G. Wooster. of the
Kansas educational exhibit, has received
word from Hon. Selim b. Peabody,
chief of tho liberal arts department of
the worlds fair, that space has at last
been secured for an educational exhibit
in the gallery of the building under his
charge. TIE space to be devoted to
this exhibit includes 100000 square
feet Kansas portion is LOO. OF this
1,4OO feet will be devoted to the public
schools, 200 feet to the State Normal
school and 100 feet to the Agricultural
college. This will give Kansas better
opportunity to display the work Of her
fine schools, but those who are prepar-
ing work for the exhibition will now
have to be called upon for almost twice
the amount OF matter.
From Ottawa: Dr.. Knapp, who for
many years was superintendent OF the
insane asylum at Osawatomie, died at
his home in this city last week. He had
been unusually we'll. and few days be-
fore said to friend that he had never
felt better in his life He was called to
sec q patient some eight miles in the
country that day, and caught q severe
cold. Pneumonia followed, and the
best medical attendance was unable to
rescue him. DR.. Knapp came to this
city from Poughkeepsie, N. Y, twenty
years ago, and began the practice OF
medicine. He was soon after appointed
superintendent Of the insane asylum at
Osawatomie by Governor Osborn,
which position he has held under sue
cessive reappointments for nineteen
years, until his resignation about q
year ago. Since that time he has re-.
sided in this city.
Kansas City item: There was born
to Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Norton on New
Years morning we'll developed baby
girl that is probably destined to be one
OF the most noted people who have ever
had the good fortune to be born in his
toric Wyardotts county. The babe
weighs but seven pounds, but possesses
twelve fingers and twelve toes, each
hand and each foot being provided with
six in regular order, each one being
fully developed and having no appear
ance Of being crowded, despite the extra
digit that appears. so we'll developed
are they that it would be impossible to
tell which is the extra one. The doctors
examined the baby's hands and feet
and stated that there were extra bones
in the entire hand to warrant the extra
finger, and the same is true Of the
foot