The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-13
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Lawrence is having q hired CIR
lAmine.
ALawrence man is too indolent to
sweat during hot day.
Western passenger trains ara trying
10 minimize the running of Sunday
executions.
The Lawrence and Ottawa team.
had q bowling match, followed by
flowing bowl
The young jockey, Mason. who was
killed at the Kensas City races. was
resident of Cauey.
The fall festival managers of Tope'
Ia, have appropriated $50 for adver'
Using. Liberal aren't they?
The "sky parlor" of the Santa Fe
general Office building at Topeka, is
the coolest Office in the building.
George Peck. of Chicago. will deliv-
er the next aunnal address before the
state bar association at Topeka.
The government has presented the
agricultural college at Manhattan
with Se2, 600 for experiments this year.
Mrs John Burns, of Atchison, whose
father was killed by Indians in 1868,
has finally been allowed by the gov
eminent S46s out If the Indian depre-
dations appropriation.
Arthur Redman, son of q wealthy
farmer living in Ellsworth county.
while piowing in a field. was struck by
tightening recently and himself and
team instantly killed
There is new synonym for chop.
This time of year they call dance
q "sweat." in Kansas, as "a plea
SAINT sweat was given by the young
people of Moundridge last night
Frank D. Bliss has retired from the
Frankfort Bee, and that paper will
be published once a week instead of
tri-weekly, as has been its custom for
last three years. j. w. Bliss will con-
tinue its publication.
The slaughter house Of William Born
In Lyon county, with all its out-build-
ings, was destroyed by fire Saturday.
1t was the largest establishment of its
Lind IN oap<vo1 K,uco, Lose o1,o,, L
B., 500; insurance $500.
I It is said that the late corn is dam
aged by the hot winds of the last few
days. AS the late corn is a small
crop. anyway, and the acreage not
large. the people of Kansas need not
lie awake and worry about it.
Seven persons of three different
families residing in different parts of
Fort Scott, were poisoned by drinking
buttermilk Monday night, and all
went into commissions about the same
time Medical aid has almost restored
them.
Drury Warren, the sage of Grouse
Creek, Cowley county, says his corn is
seventeen feet high and that each
stalk has seventeen ears. The tassels
have all been crowded off by the ears
and they have taken to the stump and
ears of corn have commenced growing
on them.
Rev. Edith Hill, a Baptist evangelist
of state reputation, was married at the
Pittsburg Methodist church Saturday
night to John C. Booker of this city.
The bride has charge at Pittsburg at
present, and has not only built up q
large congregation in Pittsburg, but
has by her exertions, erected . hand
some church edifice.
Tom Deavereaux residing in the
southern part of Ellsworth county has
been arrested charged with burning
seven stacks of wheat belonging to
Philip Mahoney aud Bike Boken. There
is standing feud between the fami-
lies, and it is presumed revenge was
the motive. He will have his prelimi
mary trial tomorrow.
The Rev. John Constantine, an Ar
menian preacher who is raising funds
in this country for his people, was held
up by two colored men and . woman
In q tough quarter of Topeka, and
robbed of 81 500 in gold. Constantine
had been to missionary meeting and
was on his way to his boarding house.
The potatoe crop in the Raw valley
this year promises to eclipse the man.
moth crops Of former years In fact,
potatoe growers say it will be the big
gest crop ever heard Of There is u.s.
600 acres of potatoes in the Kaw val
ley between Kansas City, Kans, and
Topeka, which, it is believed, will
average SO bushels to the acre, the
yield in some instances being as high
as 125 bushels