The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-06-29
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Harper county has increased /, $50 in
population during the past year.
The new cement mills at Mulvane
turned out nearly / 900 tons Of cement
last month.
During the past few days the corn
has made great improvement and is
growing rapidly.
Rural mail distribution has bean es-
tablishcd in Shawnee county and will
be given a thorough trial.
It is said there is only one railroad,
and that small one, in the hands OF
receiver in Kansas today.
The newspaper men at Topeka
wiped up the state house gang the
other day in a game of baseball
Andrew Carnegie has contributed
$500 to the support of the Ladies' Lii
brary association at Blue Rapids.
Assistant State Treasurer Tom Kel-
ly has been arrested for an assault
made upon a man nearly year ago.
The gun clubs over the state are
having local shoots. The sports ought
to get together and have big state
shoot
The people of the little town of Peo-
tone, after petitioning and petitioning
have at last had the name changed to
Viola.
The people of the state have at last
discovered what a ''lobo" wolf is. 1t
seems that it is nothing but common
grey wolf
The windows at the state house
were washed the other day, and the
officials have not yet recovered from
the shock.
The Atchison Globe, in celebration
OF its twenty-first birthday, gave
band concert which was attended by
5000 people.
In Marion county there are 500 dogs
and just four sheep. The newspapers
of that county do not mention the
fact with pride.
Judging from remarks found in pa
pcrs here and there over the state a
good many Kansas farmers are sorry
now that they plowed up their wheat.
A Mitchell county farmer is sculp-
tor. He recently carved the figure OF
Kansas volunteer out of native stone
and it is said to be very creditable
piece of work.
John Collins, the Lawrence boy in
the state penitentiary charged with
numbering his father, is said to be a
model prisoner. John has a long time
to stay there. He might as well be
good from the first
1t is almost the time of year now fol
the farmers to commence bringing
their prize stalks of corn to town
They are generally left on exhibition
at the local printing Office. A better
place for them would be at the rail
voad stations. The railroads have
done a great deal to advertise Kansas
her crops and her resources. A cheal
and effectual way of advertising the
country traversed by railroad would
be to make a display at each station
of the cereals that are raised in its vi
cinity. II could be done with very
little trouble, and the traveller would
not fail to be deeply impressed by the
sight of the constant succession o
samples" mt the different stations
In this manner tourists would be NOR,
forcibly impressed with the crol
raised in Kansas than by survey o
the fields as the train goes whizzine
along
Six Kansas sheriffs have lost thei
lives while performing their duty il
one year. 1t is said that this is
greater per centage of loss among tn
total number of sheriffs than the Kan
sas regiment in the Philippines ha
sustained.
Within fifteen days Toronto raises
5000 which will be expended il
searching for gas Toronto is tow
of but 200 people, and such an &C
speaks we'll for the enterprise of he
people. Work will be commenced in
mediately.
A little orphan boy working for
farmer near Hutchinson found bridg
of the Hutchinson and Southern afr
and ran to the station and gave tn
alarm. The railroad officials sen
him q system pass and nice ia
check.
A government irrigation inspecto
was at Hutchinson this week takin
measurement of the water in 'th
Arkansas river. He had to get dow
there during the freShet season. {