The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-06-22

w. L. Grey. Trainmaster for the Rocl
Island At Harrington, Kas., was in thu
city Monday.
Mrs. Paul Henkel arrived home Tues
day from Topeka, where she had beer
visiting relatives for the past month.
| POsTPONED.-The G.. A. r. at Ottaws
has been postponed until June 18th, OF
account of Gov. Mckinley not being able
to reach Ottawa until above date.
Jak Boemerlin, . section hand, got hi
leg broke last Wednesday unloading ties
He is known to most of our people as the
Santa Fe yard sweeper for years past.
Boys, be careful how you handle fire
crackers and other harmless fireworks,
as they may explode and cause consider.
ably damage, especially on First Avenue.
Supt. Swinehart illustrated the May
number of his Pedagcgue with the teach
ers Of this years normal institute. 1t is q
feature that will be appreciated by the
readers of the paper.
Sam Stubs donned his agricultural
raiment aud went down to the horse
ranch last Monday morning with p. H.
Sughrue who is erecting an eight-foot
aeromoter over the well.
Mrs. Geo. Potter is in the city visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Hard.
She expects to spend the summer here.
Mr.. Potter is with the W. w. Munsell
Publishing Co. at Omaha.
The little son born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Reed on Wednesday morning died
about twelve hours after its birth. They
have many friends who sympathize
with them in their misfortune.
B. F. Lopp, who has just finished a
successful term of school in Concord
township, was In the city last Tuesday.
He has also been making a crop between
times and has very good prospect in
that line.
A heavy rain fell all over central Kan.
sas last Monday and crops are in very
fiourishing condition, except some streaks
of country where hail fell and others
where excessive water from cloudbursts
caused damage.
DR.. Dodd will preach at the Christian
church on Sunday at II O'Clock a. NJ.
Subject:"The Lion Of the tribe of Judea, ="
and in the evening The best General. "
The public generally invited to attend
both services.
Hon. w X. Hopkins was nominated by
the republicans of Finney county for rep
resentative last week. Mr.. Hopkins is
very popular here in Ford county. His
opponent for the republican nomination
was Judge Gregory.
Lewis Post No. 294 has made gain of
six new members in the last 30 days.
Sons of Veterans are also tlourishing.
HOke Smiths methods of suspending
pensioners on exparte reports of secret
detectives are giving patriotism boom.
VIM. Friend, Of Hodgeman county is
we'll for Walter Hull, in the
western part of the county for the pur-
pose OF irrigation. The sheet water or
the underground sea of western Kansas
will be reached at depth of eighty feet.
Mr.. Jones, of Bucklin, Is irrigating a
garden twice a week from well over 100
feet deep. He runs water in burrows be-
side the rows of vegetables, not permit
ting the water to touch the plants. His
crops are doing very we'll from this
cause.
5. Fl. Elem. one of the thrifty farmers
of Gray county lis irrigating FROM his we'll
by means of a common suction pump.
His garden is gentle decline. He has
planted his vegetables upon ridges, let
ting the water pass in the hollows be-
meath, and is making success of it.
Severe wind storms, with some loss of
life, are reported in Iowa and Nebraska.
One in Nebraska came from a clear sky,
which killed one man and destroyed lots
Of buildings. This is the first instance
We have heard of where a destructive wind
storm developed with a clear sky. Heavy
rasps hov o1so fo11o,, IN, ~ of