The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-12-23

KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The Harper county poultry snow
was . decided success.
Rabbits are said to be numerous IN
western Kansas this year.
In Kansas at least the enacting
Claus has not been knocked out OF
Santa yet
The WelI-Forgo Express Company s
agent at Wichita was fined for having
quoils in his possession.
The sugar beet experiments in Bar
ton county this year not bowling sue
cesses, but the farmers will try il
again.
The drouth has made Abilene water
marketable Large vessels of it are
said to be shipped to places which are
suffering for lack of water.
It needs to be impressed on some
Kansas men that the times this year
are no better for whiting dry goods
boxes than they were last year.
Miss Minnie Bell and Miss Laura
Klein. both Wichita girls, made a race
to the Cherokee Strip at the opening
and secured claims Miss Bell har-
vested this year 1900 bushels of wheat
and Miss Klein 1000 bushels
A Jewell county man last week mar
keted 60 hogs that averaged 1909
pounds, receiving s7oO for them. This
shows what the Jewell county farmers
do with their immense crops of corn
every year.
The Santa Fe telegraph department
has now larger force in its employ
than at any time in the history of the
road. Extra dispatchers and opera
tors are kept busy at the principal d.
vision points, and many of the smaller
stations are now in charge of operators
The heavy business still continues,
and even after the holidays, when
general lull usually occurs among the
railroads, Santa Fe officials do not an
ticipate a big reduction in the tele-
graph force.
In . suit for possession Of what is
known as Leavenworth island in the
Missouri river, opposite Leavenworth,
a jury in the Platte county circuit court
decided in favor of the plaintiff, David
Atchison, as against defendant Vinton
Stiliingk This decision holds that
Atchison is the owner of the island
through patent title from the govern
ment obtained many years ago. The
suit was the result of Stillings' action
in taking possession of the island, con-
tanning 1000 acres, and claiming title
on the theory of accreation to his land
on the Missouri shore.
Mary is the year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Perdue, of Neo-
sho Falls. The Perdues had been deep
ening their we'll and had put in a new
wall. The curb had not been securely
fastened since the improvement had
been made. Mrs. Perdue went to the
we'll to draw a bucket of water, when
the frame work pulled over and little
Mary was jerked into the well. falling
a distance Of 40 feet She rose to the
top of the water entirely uninj ured,
and, with rare presence of mind for one
SO young, grasped the rope attached to
the bucket and sustained herself until
rescued.
There is no tariff on rabbit and
liver. and on this diet we expect to live
fat this winter" says the editor of the
Westphalia Times. If anyone should
really accuse himself of being reduced
to diet of beef liver and rabbit 1t
would make him mad enough to chew
hole in the air. A good many Ran
sas editors appear to derive considera-
bic comfort from enlarging on their
poverty. says the Topeka Capital. Re-
Gently one was bewailing the fact that
he could have no turkey on Thanks
giving: and but short time previous
q junction was held in his room where
the society side lights were turned on
in particularly gorgeous manner.
The Santa Fe coach shops have an
order for eight new baggage cars 60
feet long and without platforms and
no end doors 1t has. been decided that
the platforms on baggage cars are nee
essarily weak and in u wreck they are
generally crushed to pieces. To do
away with platforms will he great
saving in the repairing besides making
additional space in the car. Express is
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