The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

proven the greatest financial and AZ
tistic success of this popular play
wright
The town of Perkins Is soon to have
a bottling works
Two boys named Hagler and Whire
head have been bound over to court in
Salina charged with robbing an old
man while he was drunk.
The city council of Wichita passed
an ordinance appropriating $4,000 to
buy 200 acres of land known as River.
side and Griffenstein parks, and appro
priated also So, 900 to improve the lands
for park purposes.
The new depot and eating house
building for the Santa Fe railway at
Dodge City is nearly under roof In
six weeks longer the building will be
completed. 1t is said to be one of the
finest structures of the kind in the
west. The building will DO heated
with steam and lighted with electric
ity, the latter furnished by the Dodge
City Electric light plant The electric
wires have been put in, and tho boiler
for steam heating has been put in
place. The bake oven is completed.
The very best material has been used
in the construction of this building.
The brick has been trimmed with mag
nificent stone from the quarries 1T
Colorado City.
The production of Kaffir corn in Kan
SIS, which has heretofore been but an
experiment, now promises to be lead
ing industry. 1t is almost a sure crop
and thrives where corn is complete
failure The only question about this
production has been the absence of q
market. and that is now supplied H
A. w. Corfeld, who represents . syn
dictate in London, England, offers next
season to buy Kafir corn in almost any
quantity. Mr.. Corfield introduced it
in the London market last year and
finds q great demand for it in that
country. He depends upon Kansas for
his supply of this grain and has made
good offers to grain men il Reno coun-
ty, who will urge the Kansas farmers
to plant Kaffir corn il the future
The total population of the Kansas
penitentiary at present is $50, of whom
thirteen are females
Brown county has 63O;756 bushels
of wheat, and has secured release OF
$500, 900 of mortgages during the past
year, although the report estimates
tho new mortgages will Offset this
amount
Sheridan county has reduced its
mortgage Indebtedness very materially.
It is estimated that so per cent has
been paid the past year. Conditions
are much better and prospects good.
During September s. W. Pierce, .
Junction City loan agent, received sl1,-
725 on real estate loans and most of the
amount was not due for two or three
years
Doc Hawkins, a man about IS years
old, was using dynamite to blast . well
On the farm of John Bartlett, about
ten miles southeast of Cofeyville. One
Of the charges failed to go of, and
while investigating it went Of, . rock
striking his head tearing out his right
eye and penetrating his brain. He cam
not recover.
Saline county has greatly reduced it,
mortgage Indebtedness Conditions
arc much improved and prospects 70.
ported better than for many yeara
The school officers Of Yates Center
recently adopted . rule that children
could not enter the first primary grade
except during the first two weeks ID
each term II was intended to help
increase the efficiency of the schools.
bat complaint was made by IN q.
grieved parent and the Attorney 0ener.
ii decided that NO such rule could -
enfoeced.