The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-07-08

Topeka joints were assessed s1.:os
for city revenue last month.
The charge is hurled right in G.
Leland's teeth that he chews gum
There is bunch of 1000 cattle il
Barber county owned by a Young lady
Up to date no one has had the hear
to kick on the appointment of Genera
caldwell
There is a woman In Arkansas City
who will not cheat in playing croquet
She doesn't play.
A Hiawatha girl knows Nannsen
the explorer, and says he isn't half a
interesting as Ewing Herbert
A half dozen cottonwood trees arr
all that is required to give a Kansa.
town the name of ''the forest CITY,"
Fifty cars of cattle and hogs were
shipped from Cawker City in the month
of June, beating the record for many
years.
Over IA inches of snow fell in the vi.
cinity of Cawker City in the month OF
June, beating any previous record in
the history of this section of Kansas.
NJ. Well and Homer Ross, enterpris-
ing business men of Burr Oak, are
about to commence the erection of two
buildings.
The different woman clubs of Seneca
have taken the initial step in a very
laudable work-the forming or organ
izing of a society for the purpose of
establishing city library.
The United States geodctic survey
party has just located camp at Waldo,
Lincoln county, and from thence will
run a base line through Kansas and
Nebraska.
The German Methodist church At
Atchison was sold to the Christian
Scientists last week for So, 100 in cash.
This money was raised among the
lesders in Christian Science in the past
days.
The date set for holding the soldiers
reunion this fall has been fixed for
October 4th, 9Th and 9th. at Smith
Center. 1t is probab BILE that there will
be an old settlers reunion in connec-
ton on the eth.
An Ellsworth man has purchased
the gasoline engine used at the state
irrigation plant at Goodland the past
year, the price being $50. 1t is 10
horse power engine, and, although q
second hand Que, is very cheap.
George Callahan, the Junction City
brakeman accused OF kicking a man off
a train at Salina, was bound over for
trial at the preliminary hearing recent
ly with bond fixed at $1,000. The man
was, after falling, run over by the
train and killed.
The cattlemen have begun the ship
ment of range stock from the western
part of the state. The average ship
ment from Garden City is four or five
cars day, and much money has been
sv, cir ,l,f -, IL
lines has been improved.
1t has been settled that there will be
no Italian labor on the Newton water
works. as the contractor made up his
mind this would not be advisa BILE The
tests are being made on the pumps
and the pipe from the city to the wa~
terworks plant is being laid.
Thousands of acres of ripe wheat are
standing in Sumner county. and farm
ers are unable to cut on account of
lack of machines and harvest hands
The acreage this year is SO extensive
and the yield SO heavy that the facili-
ties for taking off the crop have proved
utterly inadequate. Even with the
most favorable weather great deal of
grain will be lost because it cannot be
harvested in time.
Recently Wichita bank cashed
check for Sll, 500 given one of the big
cattlemen of Sedgwlck county by
commission firm in Kansas City. The
Bank of Beloit can see that bank and
go it nearly double better. Dave
Smith, one of the big cattle feeders of
Mitchell county, presented check and
it was cashed over the counter for ST..
500 received the day before for his cat
tie. Besides, Mr.. Smith has over 400
cattle left, which he is feeding near
Beloit
We are in receipt of a copy of the
Engineering and Mining Journal. a
weekly Journal published ut No. 253
Broadway, New York, by the Scientific