The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-10-10

DODGE CITY. KANSAS.
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Troy has a second crop of strawber-
ries coming on.
!, The Jackson county fair, at Holton,
is in full blast this week.
Timothy will grow in IA nsas. Cow
ley county has SO acres this year.
The Shelter says there were $4,000
people in Pittsburg to see Ringlings
show.
A Smith Center man wants so, 900
bushels of corn at twenty-five cents
per bushel.
The vitrified brick works at Pitts
burg is shipping large quantities Of
brick to Colorado.
William Garner of America City,
has just invented an iron railroad
cross tie that is said to be the best
thing out
The Lawrence board of health has
purchase quantity of aDti-toxine and
It will be administered to any one
who is willing to take it.
The Golden Belt Medical society
held most interesting session at
Solomon Saturday. In the absence of
the president, DIR. E. E. Hazlet of
Abilene, DR.. o. F. Scarf of Solomon
presided. The next meeting will be
held in Abilene January 2, 1896.
The dptheria epidemic at Lawrence
is about over. Occasionally case is
reported, but the number is on the de-
crease. There have been seven deaths
and in all about twenty-five cases.
The quarantine has been raised from
sixteen places. The public schools
were opened Monday morning.
The diphtheria epidemic is spreading
in Topeka and other towns in Eastern
Kansas. Fifty-five cases have been re-
ported in Topeka and ten patients have
died. The physicians of the town
have recommended the closing of
schools, but the school board insists
that they shall continue.
One of the most frequently quoted
papers in the United States is the Chi
cago Express, edited by L. D. Reyn-
olds, formerly of Jewell county, who
L. -, kln h,,c (Nf
years. The men who can ses farther
into the grindstone than Reynolds,
don't go in big droves.
The board of health of Lawrence has
issued an order closing Sunday schools
and public gatherings of children until
further notice on account of the cpl
demic of diphtheria. No deaths have
occurred from the disease since last
Sunday and only three deaths have re-
suited since the first case was re-
ported.
Internal Revenue Collector r. B.
Morris has decided that the Kelley
institute at the Soldiers home is not
liable to the tax imposed upon persons
or corporations dispensing liquors for
pay. The question came up on de-
mand for the tax, believing that the
institute was private concern, con-
Quoted separately from the home.
This, however, proved not to be the
case, and Governor Smith has been
sustained in his view of the case.
The United States internal revenue
officials of Leavenworth have received
notice from the department in Wash
ington to collect retail liquor license
from the Kelley institute at the
national soldiers home at Fort Leaven-
worth. The ground is taken that
liquor is sold to inebriates. The gov
ernor of the home refuses to make pay
ment, claiming the government runs
the Kelley cure and the home, and is
consequently partner in the business
The broom corn growers of central
and western Kansas are forming local
organizations to protect themselves
against broom corn spectators who
are trying to get control of the bulk o.
the crop and are only offering S45 t.
$50 ton. The farmers claim that il
is impossible to raise and cure broom
corn for the market for less than $50 q
ton and propose to stand by each Other
and hold on to the crop until they car
force buyers to their terms. Thu
broom corn acreage in Kansas is mucl
larger this year than ever before.
A. Forbes and three sons of Belle
vile, Kan, are travelling to Kansa!
City on q queerly constructed bicycle
built for four. They stopped in To
peka for a time this morning and drew
large throng of sight-seers. TIL,
machine more nearly resembles thu
trucks of passenger coach than any
thing else. The four wheels are tn,
size of q car wheel, built of wood. Will