The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-06-03

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An Arkansas City barber is named
Cutter. and he often doeA
The postofice situation ut Emporia
seems to be IN armed armistice.
There is not much superstitious nom
sense about the Fort Scott police judge.
He fined q ciap-shooter SO.
The quarter centennial of the build
ing of the Santa Fe into Topeka will be
celebrated there in October.
The Kansas farmers are figuring on
larger crop of wheat this year than
ever before in the states history.
Lieutenant Governor Harvey says
there will be no radical change in the
railroad assessment over that of last
year.
Since skimming station was put in
1T Harper mules and cows seem to have
approached q parity. AL Starte has
traded his best mule to Tom Holland
for COW.
E. D. Wheeler, commissioner of for
estry and irrigation, has closed the
sale of the state irrigation plant, To-
Gated east of Goodland. to that city.
The transaction was by auction and
the plant was purchased by the city of
Goodland for $50, although the same
cost the state $665 few years ago.
If the opinion of Weather Observer
Jennings is good for anything, drouth
will not result seriously. He thinks
June will be very wet month but
cannot speak for July. He says that
his opinion is based on the fact that
May has been a dry month and says
that it is almost sure sign that June
will be a month of abundant rains.
C. Post, as agent for the Salina Ma
tional bank, advertises that he will
sell go shares of the stock in the Sa-
lima paper mill at public sale on June
II. The shares have par value of
500 each, and the aggregate therefore
amounts to $4,000. They were pledg-
ed as collateral security upon two
notes, aggregating $4,000.
Four weddings occurred in the fami-
~ of Abe Mertens, of Alta, in Harvey
county May cath. Peter Mertens mar
ried Mary Fedraw, Jacob Sawatsky
married Sarah Mertens, Aaron Fedraw
married Anna Mertens and Abe and
Mrs. Mertens had their silver wedding.
This seems to be an exceptionally hilar-
ious triumph for cupid and his little
bow.
Heavy rains visited Reno county on
May p. Wheat is all headed out and
is of splendid quality. Oats are start
ed out well; corn is backward but the
warm weather of the past week has
started it to growing. Strawberries
now being put on the market are the
best for years. Apples are about the
size of quairs eggs and there are plen-
ty of them. The prospects in this
county are fine.
The Pratt County Union publishes
one of the first snake stories from
western Kansas of the season. 1t says:
One day last week Will Goodloe was
out herding hogs north of town, and
while the hogs were orderly, will con-
cluded to enjoy a nap on the grass He
had been asleep for some time when a
peculiar sensation, as if being borne
swiftly through space, aroused him,
and he discovered big bull snake in
the act of swallowing his big toe.
]. w. Asbell, of Labette county, says
he will spend every dollar he has in
the attempt to secure the pardon of
his son, Marion Asbell. the convicted
wife murderer, from the state peniten-
tiary. Asbell, financially speaking, is
fairly well provided with means and
his declaration indicates that he pro-
poses to make strong legal fight to
accomplish his purpose. The new
case fled in the supreme court, by
Judge ]. D. McCue, being in reality a
new proceeding, which if sustained,
will reopen the case which was affirm
ed by the court sentencing Asbell to
the penitentiary, is the first of the
kind ever brought in Kansas The SUI
preme court has not yet passed upon
the case through which Asbell's father
seeks . rehearing.
The Rock Island is pushing its gum
DO burning plant in Wellington to its
fullest capacity, as its success a. bal
last is thoroughly established. A half
mile of sidetrack has been put in. The
object of putting in this sidetrack was
to furnish facilities for burning gumbo
for ballasting purposes This is done
by removing the top soil until the