The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-03-17
KANSAS ITEMS OF 1nrtREsr.

KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
AZ . public sale in Chautauqua coun.
recently cows brought from $40 t.
SSe q head.
The lola schools are crowded and
pupils under six years of age are re-
fused admission.
Neosho Falls is getting considerable
notoriety out of the fact that none OF
Its citizens bear the name of Smith.
In Sumner county it is said that the
lightning rod swindle has been work
I'd as high as $500 and $500 in Single
eases.
Steps are being taken to construct
the bridge across the Raw at Lecomp-
ton which was authorized by the last
legislature.
It is reported that deposits of coal
and nickel have been found at Fonta-
pa. The nickel, it is claimed, will run
800 to the ton.
Osawatomie Methodists gave s'pov-
erty" social last week. This is one of
the years when such an entertainment
Ian be properly enjoyed.
1t Is estimated that it will cost 81, $50
10 pay for recording the Rock Islands
mortgage in the various Kansas coun-
Ties through which it passes.
A real estate dealer in Dorrence, Q
little bit of town in Russell county,
says that since the first of last August
he has sold thirty-five farms.
At least one man in Sumner county
played even with the numerous light
ming rod fakirs. He chased them off
his place with a gun. May his tribe
increase.
The handy man in Rockville is Sec
Rotary of the school board, mayor,
postmaster, justice of the peace, and
also attends to a real estate, insurance
Ind collecting business.
The petition of citizens of Horton
asking the council to call an election
10 vote on the question of buying the
waterworks lacked seventeen names of
having tbs requisite number.
The registers of deeds along the
Rock Island are getting good fees cut
of the recording of the new, big blank
ct mortgage, which bears lower rate
of interest than the one it replaces.
Prophet Swami of Sunnydayle says
there will be an oats famine in Kansas
this year. AS prophet Mr.. Swami is
pretty bad. There never was an oats
famine in Kansas and never will be.
With its usual fondness for variety
Kansas had a good rain March 10. It
never before rained on March 10 in
Kansas, not at least since the State
was put in charge of the weather bu-
reau.
All Kansas butter scored high at the
recent butter show in Topeka in con-
nection with the meeting of the Ma
tional Butter Makers convention.
Every creamery in the state is brag
ging about the record made by it par
ticular product.
A stock shipper, who tried to get
home on pass issued for one car of
cattle in accordance with the new law,
was put off a Santa Fee train in Wyan-
dotte county. He brought suit against
the company in Usage, his home county
The court dismissed the case, holding
that it should be brought in the county
where he was put off,
Three famous funny fellows of Nc
Pherson county thought it would be a
great joke to pull up a telephone pole.
They did SO. and were found out. The
manager said SIS would square it, and
as..there is a fine of $500 and imprison-
ment as penaly for it, they put up
and thank their stars that they got off
so cheaply for their brilliant joke.
Two young men who were pretty
well jagged up broke a jug of whisky
on Central Branch train few miles
west of Atchison, and one of them
thought it would be great joke to a
touch a match to the flowing liquor. 1t
ignited and it was with considerable
difficulty that the flames were extin-
guished. The fact that it burned so
readily will be taken as conclusive evil
dence that no Atchison man was respon-
sible for selling the stuff.
There are half a dozen suits pending
In the district court against the city of
Cofeyville by the colored men for
damages that they claim have resulted
to their property from overflow by rea-
son of a drainage ditch dug by the
city. The amounts claimed are from
g 600 to s., ZOO. OF course. even if the