The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-28

KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Fifteen years in hell" has just been
added to the Hutchinson library. The
library is a little slow. but those
Hutchinson people who have cot read
it should take it out
A month ago the state relaid an ex-
pensive walk at tho northeast corner
of the state house square. Already
women are driving buggies oyer it to
get to the city library, and while they
are selecting their books their horses
bark the trees.
A Kansas paper says the reason wo-
men are always SO interested in bride
is because the married ones are won
dering whether she knows as much as
they do, and the unmarried ones are
wondering whether they know rs
much as she does.
Kansas should appreciate Dan An
thony while he is still on earth. She
will never have another Dan Anthony.
For vigor and interpidity the state has
never seen his equal When Anthony
is dead he will get fine lot of obitu-
aries he will never get to see.
Property owners of Wichita who
want to shirk taxes continue to move
away and secrete vacant houses, and
then 60 before the taxing authorities
and ask for rebates If the thing be
kept up long, the whole town will be
away-out of sight so to speak.
An Ottawa publisher who hae faith
in the publisher of an Eastern paper,
has undertaken to raise 1000 subscri-
bers in two lots of 500 each. If he gets
500 he is to 60 on free trip to Paris.
If he gets 1000 the trip is to be extend
ed to Palestine. He has five years to
do the job.
George T. Nicholson of the Santa Fe
is young man. Recently a conduc-
tor after looking him and his pass over
telegraphed to headquarters: "Young
Nicholson is abroad using his fathers
pass. Shall 1 take it up?" The answer
came: There is only one Nicholson.
You have him. Leave him and his pass
alone"
It is well known fact that rail-
road man with one or more fingers off
can throw higher dice than any one
else, but his luck does not end here.
There is slot machine in an Atchison
billiard hall, and railroad man with
three fingers and a thumb off bucked
it recently and won every cent there
was in it.
Two girls selling patent shoe black
ing have been worrying the people of
southern Kansas to death recently.
At Newton they thought nothing of
throwing a man down and taking q
quarter away from him, showing the
backing into his hands and walking
out with a sweet smile of contentment
ON their faces.
A Rock Island freight train was
wrecked at Volland Jan. 18th. The
wreck was caused by draw bar break
ing loose from one of the cars and fall
ing on the track, ditching 80 box cars.
No one was hurt, although the train
men in the caboose at the time of the
accident were severely shaken up. The
accident delayed traffic several hours
in and out of Topeka, which is only
about IS miles from where the wreck
was.
Frank Daniels.
Frand Daniels Comic Opera Company
will appear in Wichita at the Craw-
ford Grand soon in the record breaking
comic opera 1.-The Wizard of the Nile"
The dates to be announced later. This
is his first appearance in this section
and all lovers of music should not miss
this great treat This is the same COM
pany composed of seventy artists car
rying the same elaborite scenery as
was seen in the $50 night run last sea-
san at the Casino, New York. Watch
for dates and correspond with the
manager of the opera house early for
reservation of seats
The high esteem in which Fanny
Rice is held by the leading members of
her chosen profession is clearly dem
onstrated by the fact that she had the
honor of being selected as one of the
ten representative American stars to
make up that famous all-star cast
which toured the country in a COR
geously equipped special train, be-
tween the dates of May 4th and 3oth,
1896, presenting in leading cities only
one performance of Sheridan's immor-
tai comedy, 1.-The Rivals" lat $500 a
seat. and which proved the most dis
tinguished event as well as one of the
greatest artistic and financial success