The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-11-28

sit is estimated that ], 900 former To
peks people live in Chicago.
The Santa Fe is relaying its south.
ern Kansas division with steel rails.
Two cents bushel is the common
price for husking Kansas corn this
fall.
Frank Knox, formerly of Osborne, is
now in the banking business in Salt
Lake City.
:9The acreage of winter wheat in Kan.
sas is more than one fourth less than il
was last year.
The lazy corn-husking period has
arrived. It is an all winters job, and
nobody is in a hurry.
Nearly all the section forces on the
railroads have been reduced or will
be for the winter season.
The Santa Fe has sent many extra
men to the Panhandle extention to
take care of the rush of cattle.
The corn crop of Kansas is estimated
to yield on an average of "a bushels per
acre, which is much less than estimated
| Martin Mohler predicts five straight
crop years, and Colonel w. S. Tilton
backs him in it, and that ought to set
tie it.
There is painter living in Ottawa
named John l.. Sullivan. If he is any
thing like the original John L. he only
paints things red.
An Atchison county man who used
to have the long whisky record has
! sobered up and now beasts of a recent
long distance ride.
There is such a demand in Kingman
county for corn to crib on speculation
that ear corn brings 2 cents bushel
more than shelled corn.
Oswego wants a Commercial club.
Well, why don't they get it? Every
town needs good club-some a COM
mercial club and some a wet elm club.
The good rains in Western Kansas
last week encouraged the farmers to
SOW wheat. The acreage in some
counties will be greater than last year.
Amos Waller, the Indian who killed
Joe Bigknife in the Quapaw agency,
is in Jail at Columbus and will be tried
at the May term of court at Fort
Scott.
D. S. Hanna of Graham county went
all the way to Denver to see Schlatter
only to find him gone. Nothing ais
Hanna, but he has the curiosity of
woman.
6 A K. q. student, wearing dinky red
cap on the back of his head, was &C
costed by small boy thus: Say, mis-
ter, amt We afraid you'll be shot for
woodpecker?"
An Atchison woman has two hand
kerchiefs which were blessed by Schlat-
ter. The vital question concerning
these handkerchiefs is will the bles-
sing come out with the wash?"
A study of the Australia ballot and
how to vote it ought to be part of the
curriculum of the public schools. 1t
seems that 5 per cent or more of the
present voting generation can't get
the hang of it.
Judge William P. Hadden. aged IS,
one of the oldest residents of Kansas,
was found dead just east of Summer
field Friday night. His wagon had
turned over on him. He was the first
probate Judge of Marshal county.
After real biting frosts have caused
the leaves to fall and the weather then
again becomes clear and warm, a fer
mentation and evaporation of the
fallen leaves occur, forming smoke
or colored mist in the air. 1t is this
smoke that gives us Ind ian summer.
Johnny Vernes died at the county
poor farm of Wyandotte county last
week. His prayer was: ''Please, God
let me die" He was blind, his hear
ing and speech were badly defective
and getting worse, and of late, rheu-
:ratism had afflicted him severely. His
PRAYER was we'll meant and its answer
was considered blessing too long de-
layed.
The case of HObson Bros, showmen,
versus the Missouri Pacific, at Coffey-
vile. to recover $25, 900 damages al
legged to have been sustained by the
plaintiffs by the refusal of the railroad
to carry their show from Coheyville to
Caney in July 1898. at less than local
rates was tried in the district court in
county Friday. After !
hearing all the evidence the court |
dismissed the case upon motion of the !
attorney.
Judge John Davis handed down de- |!
cision from the court of claims this !
week. dismissing the petition of the
New York Indians, who had filed a |
claim of s., 1913 600 against the govern
ment for the alleged loss of some lands |!
in Kansas.
A spinster nearly a hundred years |
old has inst died at Ottawa She