The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-06-04

Another Spooner company has bee,
organized in Kansas.
! Ness county reports an increase o
population the last year.
Frances Murphy wants $40 . nigh
for fighting the rum power.
Elder McCraw is a Kansas man whs
lectures for ''my craw" as we'll as hi
pocketbook.
The women of a Topeka churcl
cleared $40 at festival of of B worth
Of straw berries.
Secretary of State Edwards ha:
moved into the north wing of the cap
itol building.
Cy Warman has story in McClure's
this month about an engine that dis
appeared in quicksand. That thing
actually happened once.
Mr. Casebeer is a deacon in the
Presbyterian church at Louisburg and
Mr.. Sourbeer is superintendent of z
Sunday school at Artesian.
A COwley county young man broke
off his engagement with his girl when
he saw her in boomers, because she
didn't have any visible means of sup
port.
An Atchison woman is the fortunate
possessor of IA copy of the first issue of
the Atchison Globe and she thinks SO
much of it that she keeps it in the
Bible.
Ottawa's real estate brokers are
running page advertisements and print
ing historical sketches of Kansas and
Franklin county. That sounds like
the boom dc ayes.
A La Cygne girl was married, re-
Gently in her bare feet. She probably
wanted her husband to know she was
possessed of a good understanding in
the case and was well heeled besides.
An AtchisOn man named Beerman
has invented new summer drink that
is said to be very fine. His name un-
der the circumstances is misfortune,
for people will always think it is the
same old stuff.
A rustling real estate firm at La
Crosse recently sold thirteen quarter
sections of land for spot cash. Wes-
tern Kansas land is, at present prices.
a first class investment and one that
will bring big returns.
AGreeley county young lady wants
to know if its proper to sit in ham,
mock alone with a young man. That
is a bad one on the Greeley county
young man, if the young lady consid-
ers herself alone in his company.
Haskell county has surplus Of rat
tie snakes and cyclones this year. The
local paper says in many instances
dozen may BIC found in single den.
Whether snakes or cyclones is q mat
ter for speculation or conjecture, left
for the reader to determine for HIM
self.
Stick pin in Fred OFT, telegraph
operator at Seneca. and watch him
get to the front. Within two hours
after the tornado the other night he
lad tapped Kansas City wire mile
or two out of town and, undisturbed
by wind, rain or lightning, he sat by
the instrument all night, and the
next day worked without sleep until
evening.
Galena and Joplin are in the midst
of war concerning Joplin's electric
railway entering the former place
without the consent Of the city coun-
Gil. It is claimed. now. that the road
will enter over private property. The
best thing for Galcna to do is to build
a few smelters and reduce her mineral
instead of sending everything to JOp-
lin to be worked. Galcna furnishes
about eighty per cent Of the output,
but looses half the benefit by not
smelling her own ore.
Judge William Hall of McPherson
comfy. has just rendered most inn
portant decision. 1t was case where
in James p. Townend held mortgage
against A. Rostine and others. A
Judgment had been rendered in the
district court and an order made to
sell at ,heriff's sale. Instead Of adj
vertising for sale the plaintiff comes
before Judge Hall and moves the
court to appoint q receiver on the
lands in question. The cause was
tried on its merits. consuming three
full days and an examination OF TWEEN
ty witnesses. The judge held to the
rule laid down by judge Martin that
if q party came into court asking re-
cciver they must wave the excess of