The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-08-15

chickens, ''young or DID," on subscrip-
ton.
A girl baby has been born at Bur
lington which had three tongues. Be-
ing girl baby to start on it didn't
need them.
An Usage farmer on a tresspassing
notice says: 81 don't want you on my
farm unless there on business or with
my consent"
Miss Eva Hoadly, who has ueen do
ing work on the Lawrence Gazette,
has been given a position on the Kan
sas City Times.
The Haddam Clipper has decided to
not have any more editorials. The Ed
itor may have less fun, but he'll get
into less trouble.
The s1.5O excursion rate from In
dependence to Kansas City will not
amount to anything if Emporia wins
the series of games.
During the test of the search light
at Leavenworth a young man and his
steady were surprised, and they haven't
done anything since.
Some Atchison doctors who opera
ted on a man for appendicitis couldn't
find the vermiform appendix, but they
had the fun of cutting.
Closing the joints was too much of
an inconvenience and expense to Atch-
ison. Crossing the bridge made 10
cents toll, total Is cents.
Clay Center has society of "Dumb
Bellies" and if the sorosis were extend
ed to other towns it would have most
agreeable effect on society.
1t is said new newspaper has been
| started at Raymond, Rice county, that
has no political bias. That is doubt
less the reason it is newspaper.
The great Missouri river at Atchison
about which columns have been writ
ten in the papers, was waded the 9TH
er day by boy. How humiliating!
A Sterling girl who came near being
backed off into the river while in a
buggy said the only thing that scared
her was she was afraid her new hat
and shoes would get spoiled.
The new secretary of the State edi-
torial association is j. Frank Smith of
the Pleasanton Observer, appointed
by the president to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of H. A.
Perkins.
Society item from Cedar Point: Maud
Hastings was pretty busy while here
last week. She broke John Sayer's
colt to ride, raked alfalfa, pitched
wheat and killed snake. Come again
Maudie.
The Kansas City Gazette thinks it is
time for the farmers to find panthers
in their watermelon patches. 1t is re-
ported that Gen. Tim McCarty found
four pound cat fish in his potato patch
last week.
Haskell institute will take up type
writing as a part of her curriculum,
this year, for the first time. The ma
chimes were put in last week and In
dian teachers will be given preference,
if properly qualified.
In the heat of the newspaper row
the Galena editors last week forgot to
publish the ore output of the Short
Creek mines. That item is a more val
liable advertisement for the town than
anything else the papers may find to
print.
Prof. Haworth says the irrigation
plants, at the experiment stations,
are doing splendidly and that not all
of them have been rained on yet. He
concludes that the windmill is all right
and much more practicable than gas
on account of the cheapness of the
wind mill.
The Pleasanton Observer is out in
special edition, edited by $50 teachers
of Linn county. 1t is an eight column
quarto, brim full of local news and
write-up. and generous patronage of
advertising. 1t speaks we'll for the
town of Pleasanton and the talent of
Linn county.
The old dry goods house of Bruins
Bros, Leavenworth, went to the wall
Tuesday, the First National Bank and
Hannmanger & Co., of Kansas City,
Mo-, taking chattel mortgages and
possession. Since the recent death of
Herman Bruins Henry Bruins has been
operating the store.
A dispatch from Atchison says: r. A.
Cutter and Mrs. Grant were arrested
at Springfield, Mo-. on charge of sell
ing mortgaged property in Atchison.
They sold several horses and cattle be-
longing to Mrs. Grants husband and
eloped. They will be brought back
and tried. Cutter came here from Ne
braska some time ago, saying he want
ed to get into State where liquor was
not sold and people accordingly were
no. so depraved.
The State Irrigation commission has
located a plant five miles southwest of