The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-04-30
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Haskell institute was the scene O
an o-atorical contest Saturday even
ing.
The Linn creamery pays out, each
month, to the farmers in that vicinity
5000 for milk.
1Lecompton, a town famous In Kan
sas history, has mayor who IS only
FL years old.
IA man in Pratt county has been fined
$50 and costs for concealing mort
gagged property.
The electric lights At Abilene have
been put out To keep them up the
city would have to have gone into
debt.
There are drinking places in Abil-
enc. At least the papers there show
that drunkenness is of almost daily oc-
curence.
A farmer near Preston writes in
that with the chinchbugs, drouth and
high winds his wheat will hardly exc
out sixty bushels to the acre.
because this is leap year" observes
the wise man of the Abilene Reflector,
lis no reason why the young man with
his hair parted in the middle and
cane in his mouth should dodge up the
alleys. The new woman is not look
ing for him."
Some eastern fakir advertised a re-
ceipt that would make a girl beautiful
the price charged being 80 cents. A
Horton girl sent the money and re-
ceived Slip of paper, with the re-
ceipt printed on it which read: mind
your mother and stay at home nights. y
Topeka has been recognized as q
member of the enlarged central base
ball league, and the Topeka enthus-
lasts are very much elated over the
fact. Leavenworth has also been
added to the Central League. The
Central league will be under protec-
ton of the national agreement.
The large barn on the stock farm of
]. O. Mcdaniel, adjoining Gardner,
was burned Saturday night with all
its contents and two fine horses. Peo-
ple from Gardner and from the sur
rounding country saved several ad-
joining buildings. The loss will
amount to $4,000, with about $1,000
insurance. Tie origin of the fire is
unknown.
When Billy Edwards gets through
being Secretary of state he should be
made advertiser plenipotentia.y and
boomer extraordinary for the state
of Kansas. He is justly entitled
to this decoration from the fact
that more than any other man in the
state he has been keeping he name of
Kansas investments permanently be-
fore the public.
One of the rules of the Cliff Baker
street railway i'll Topeka is that con-
ductors must buy the towels used in
washing car windows, the company
keeping stock for sale at the car
barn. This gem of information came
out in fight between the superiE-
tendent and and conductor over the
question. The conductor whipped the
superintendent, but the rule is still
in full force and effect.
Thomas Davenport was on Monday
afternoon held to the district court tC
answer for the murder of J. 7. Lam
born. the rich Fall Leaf farmer on Feb
ruary Il, and Charles and Annie Lam
born. children of the murdered man
were held to answer for aiding and
abetting the crime. The bail will bt
fixed in a few days. The prisoner.
were unnerved by the decision which
came as the closing of a three day:
preliminary trial at Leavenworth.
Mayor q. Il. Wellman of Abilene, i
interesting himself in the the problem
of ponds for saving water. He sug
gests, that instead of seeing how
quickly the water can be run off. roat
Overseers should ditch deeply alon:
the roads, dam up the ravines and o
them make ponds, and into thes
bitches and ravineS run the surplu
water which will be safely stored in
stead of being wasted it will bic grad
ually taken up by the ground and b,
the air giving moisture to both
Manager Wadsworth of the Keele,
institute at Kansas City, is having
merry time with the ten full bloode,
Usage Indians. who arrived from tn
Territory Thursday night to take tn
treatment. The Indians are not use,
to city life and they are hard to con
troll. Guarfs were employed to watcl
over them. One of the guards GO
frightened the first day and quit hi
job. The Indians are kept full @
liquor. In fact they can drink al
they want as long as they haye the ar
petite. Sunday evening the medicin
began to affect them and their wal
like spirit left them. Their name
are Hlu-ah-wah-kon-tah.W ah-she-hun