The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-04-08
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

KANSAS ITEMS OF INTERESI.
Topeka, Leavenworth and Wichits
want the next state soldiers reunion.
The peach buds in Doniphan county
were nipped by the frost but the apple
ack plants are doing nicely.
The corn which is planted in the
food leads on to fortune and this is go
ing to be a wet year in Kansas
A St Louis man offered to put in On
electric light system at Wellington for
a franchise of twenty years and a con.
tract to light the streets for five years.
The city council knocked out the fran
chise.
Apaper in Central Kansas apologies
for saying that Mr.. Bings, prominent
citizen was slightly intoxicated when
he fell off train. The paper says it
was in error-that Mr.. Bings was
plumb full.
Tom Ryan, now first assistant secre-
tary of the interior, has held the office
of county attorney of Shawnee, assist
ant United States attorney of Kansas:
has served in six congresses and has
been ambassador to Mexico
An Atchison woman who is shy .
husband assumes all the blame. She
says trinity of evils besct her: Her
husbands bosom friend Ia NAM who
taught her to like champaign cocktails,
the two-step and a railroad pass.
The Burton roller mills, of Burton,
Kan, burned on the night of March
eth. both buildings and contents be-
ing total loss. The loss is estimated
at between ST.. 900 and $4,000. There
was no insurance. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
The Northwest Kansas Methodist
conference decided, without a dissent
ing vote, in favor of the admission of
women to the general conference, and
voted largely against change of the
present ratio for representation at the
annual conferences.
The Kansas Creamery Company,
which has factories in the northern
part of the state, has completed ar
engagements for the establishment at
Wichita of large factory. Swimming
stations will be located throughout
southern Kansas and Oklahoma.
Argonia is to have new bank. Part
of the money Will be furnished by out
side parties, but much of the stock
will be taken by private farmers of the
community and some of the business
men of the city. The bank will be n
charge of an experienced man.
lie new board of managers of the
Hutchinson reformatory are in session
and will pro ba bly, be for several days.
The new board retains I. J. O'Neil as
treasurer and w. j. Lingenfelter was
clIasen as president. The new member
of the board, T. f. Wallack. is secre-
tary.
Fate Russell. the colored man who
fell under Union Pacific train at Per-
ryville. Kan, last September and had
one of his arms cut off, has brought
suit in the United States circuit court
against the railroad company for the
sum of S., 600 damages Russell lives
in Topeka.
Old residents of eastean Kansas say
that the ground has not been wet so
deep in fifteen years, and everything
is favorable for big crops in Oklahoma
this summer ana fall The acreage of
wheat is the largest the territory has
ever had. and it is in first-class condi-
tion in every part of the territory.
At Arkansas City a man came upon
a small boy crying because another
boy had taken his bike and sailed
away. The man in the buggy took the
boy in and started in pursuit. The
thief with the bike turned suddenly
around, the horse shied and split both
occupants out. Then the thief got
away again. He was finally caught.
In Cherry township, Montgomery
county. the real estate valuation is
sos, $50. and the personal property
1883. making a total of Sll3. aO3: while
the railroad valuation is Slas.269, or
almost half as much again. For every
dollar of taxes the inhabitants of that
township pay, the railroads pay 81. 40
SO far as they are levied for state
county and township purposes.
James Gardner of New Salem. Cow
ley county, is an inveterate smoker.
He has a bowlful before breakfast.
The other morning he pulled out his
knife to whittle kindlin9, and his pock-
etbook containing $50 with it. He put
the pocketbook on the stove, built the