The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-21
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
There are more dogs in Great Bend
than are needed. Great Bend hasn't
gone to the dogs by good deal.
The bondsmen of DR.. Ballou al
Hutchinson have asked to be released
because the doctor has been drinking.
A farmer was in Wellington . few
days ago drunk and dressed up with
81, 600 in his jeans. An officer was de-
tailed to watch him until he left town.
Three Leavenworth shop-lifters went
out shopping" with q baby and baby
carriage. They had quite a stock of
ribbons, gloves, etc, when finally ar
rested.
On October 14th the Touring mill at
Lindsborg was burned, supposed to
have caught from hot box. A large
amount of flour and considerable
wheat also burned.
Gus Peake, while attending theatre
performance at Fort Scott the other
night accidentally fell from a balcony
window to the pavement, 40 feet below
receiving fatal injuries.
Last week three men at Ottawa bare
ly escaped death by leaping from a
hand car which came around the curve
suddenly. The car was thrown high
in the air and mashed to pieces.
1t is given out that an Oklahoma girl
who gets good salary will soon mar.
~ a man who wont make enough to
support himself And yet some people
say that there is no such a thing as
love.
A company has been organized in
Marysville who will at once apply for
the purpose of manufacturing and SELL
ing acetylene gas generators and ap-
paratus for lighting, heating and pow
er purposes.
The stockholders of the Elmdale
bank do not intend to be discouraged
because the bank was robbed a few
weeks ago. The capital stock will be
doubled and a nice stone building
erected this fall
Since the HUI mel & Hamilton cir
Gus was in Pittsburg, a week ago, it
hoe ham lScNovoro1 INV <1,o h,,es~ace
men that there is a good deal of coun-
terfeit coin afloat, and its resemblance
to the genuine is good.
One of the finest sights in Chase
county on a farm south of Cottonwood
Falls. The ''sight" is a drove of 500
we'll bred shoats and about 100 brood
sows This large herd of hogs IS
rarely seen on one farm.
Isaac Augusta, half breed Potta-
watomie Indian attending school at
the Haskell Institute at Lawrence,
while in Kansas City went to a rough
house and while. there exhibited $40 in
silver. That settled it He was fol-
lowed, knocked down and robbed by
four negroes. They don't teach every
thing at the Haskell. Some important
lessons are taught outside.
An official opinion regarding the cul-
ture of sugar beets in Kansas is with
held by the agricultural department at
Washington on account of the conflict
ing character of the reports. There
appears to be some doubt about the
general expedency of beet culture in
this country, but one thing is certain,
and that is, if the industry can be made
to pay anywhere in America, Kansas
is the state to tackle it.
AS to corn the prospects of a month
ago have diminished until in several
counties the crop has been virtually
destroyed, while in a number of others
it has been greatly injured ~ the in
tense heat and lack of sufficient rain
fail.' On the whole, however, very
fair crop will be raised, as in a number
of counties the yield will be considera-
bly, in excess of last year. The reports
further show that in some counties the
price of corn has advanced over that of
last year. This may be accounted for
from the fact that the farmers of Kan.
sas, especially in the western part of
the state. have gone very largely into
the business of feeding cattle, being
attracted by the good prices that now
prevail.
A Butler county farmer went to the
bank and told the cashier that he
wanted to pay off $500 mortgage on
his farm. The cashier looked up the
mortgage and finding that it was
drawing Q per cent interest. and was
not due till next February. he told the
farmer that it wonld nave to run to
that date. The farmer laid the $500
on the counter, pulled out bulldog
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