The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-06-28

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celebration on the Fourth of July.
d.. r. Dewitt Taimage lectured
Tuesday evening at the Ottawa Chsu-
tauqua assembly. His subject was.
1.-THE School of Scandal"
Ralph Requa, q son of County Clerk
Requa of bourbon county, has been
appointed to the important position
of distributor of fish for the state Of
California.
The grand stand at Independence
gave way Tuesday during the pro.
gress of a ball game. All the occu-
pants got general shaking up. and
one lady's arm was broken.
The United States court with Judge
Williams on the bench convened 1t
Wichita Monday. The length of the
session will depend somewhat upon
the duration of the hot weather.
During Monday evenings Storm. Jo-
scph C. and George E. Butterwick.
who we're working in wheat field
rear Kansas City. Kan, were struck
by lightning and instantly killed.
At the close of his lecture Wednes.
day Mt the Ottawa Chautauqua assem-
bly,, DR.. Talmage baptized Roberta
Grace Goddard, little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. r. L. Goddard, of Wilder.
| Kan.
The ne:1 Christian church building
at Winfield was dedicated Sunday
morning The edifice was erected on
the foundation of the old one that was
destroyed in January last by fire. but
constructed on an entirely new plan.
1t is one of the most beautiful churches
in Winfield.
The supreme court has sustained the
charges made against Warden Chase
of the Kansas penitentlary. and Or
dcred his removal Chase says he
will carry the fight no farther. but
will Immediately give possession TO
j. Bruce Lynch, appoin ted by Cover
nor Morrill, as his successor.
Ex-Congressman w. A. Harris has
been sued in the United States circuit
court at Topeka by Barney Murray,
OF Canon City, Col, formerly propric-
tor Uf the Eldredge house a. Law
renee. Harris married Murray's d.
vorced wife, and now Murray charges
him with alternating her affections
The Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany Of New York, better known as
the Harper company. has decided to
withdraw from Kansas as a business
territory without making fight. The
Harper company for years made u
struggle to be admitted to do business
in Kansas and they were finally al
lowed that privilege when S. H. Sni-
der became state insurance commits
sioner Insurance Commissioner Geo.
r. Anthony has issued an order for
biddiny foreign mutual insurance
companies to operate in Kansas, and
as ne business of the Harper has not
been as large as was anticipated, the
officers of the company have decided
not to fight the order.
Secretary Coburn of the state agri-
cultural board issued crop report
last Friday. He says OF tho Kansas
corn crop: The area now reported
than 20 per cent over the largest ever
before planted. The surprising year
of corn production in Kansas vas
1889, when the output aggregated 273,-
SIS, 321 bushels, from an average Of
40. Is bushels per acre. An equal a..
erage for the present acreage should
give nearly 64.OOo,O 900 bushels moro.
There is nothing in the present condi-
tious to suggest that this Is an inn
probability. Rains have been greatly
abundant IN every county during
June, and the weather most favor
able. From the counties where corn
is most largely produced, correspond.
ents sum up the situation as "best At
this time of year in states history"
Following is the report on other crops.
condensed: Winter wheat: Area sown,
4,064, 137 acres; prospective yield, H.
332, 1913 bushels; the counties having
the largest aggregate-from 3O1, 900 to
| 5s5. 900 bushels each-aTe Mcpherson,
| Labette, Sumner, Ellis, Sedgwick,
Rice, Montgomery. Marion, Harvey.
| Dickinson, Cherokee. Ness and Brown.
|
| the acreage will be harvested, and the
yield is set down at $4,000 bushels.
Oats: The rains have worked very
notable change in the condition of
oats, causing them to head and fill out
much better than seemed possible
May 1, although most of the straw
will be unusually short; the yield
promises ae.OOO,OO bushels of ''mc-
dunn" to very good" grain-tke larg-
est output since 1892. Rye: log, $40
acres sown. of which 81 per cent, or
a. 35 acres will be harvested and
yield 10 bushels to the acre. Barley:
ls4, 600 acres growing, 76 per cent of
which is in good condition. Irish Po-
tatoes: Acreage, 123.750 acres. the
largest ever planted except in 1888;
the condition averages 30 per cent
Kaf1ir and Jerusalem corn and sorg-
hum, millet and Hungarian, broom
corn and fax are all reported ~ hav.