The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-06-01

Some of the farmers are cutting
alfalfa.
The rains during this month is just
what were needed to rush the crops
along.
If the rains continue it will knock
the hot winds out, which arrive later
in the summer.
Alfalfa and woven wire fence is a
badge of prosperity and many Kansas
farms are wearing it.
BY the next year Fred Funston will
be in demand as Decoration Day and
Fourth of July speaker.
New industries are establishing
themselves throughout the state and
prosperity is evident on every side.
Brown county farmers have succeed.
ed SO we'll with . mutual insurance
company that the scheme may be taken
up in Jackson county.
A l7-year-old girl down in Lyon
county committed suicide because her
19-year-old sweetheart wrote her let
ter telling her that he no longer loved
her.
An ordinance was passed by the Ga
lena council recently which extends the
corporate limits of the city and there
by increases its population by about
], ZOO.
A mad dog was killed in Girard a
few days ago, but not until it had
succeeded in biting several other dogs.
There ought to be general cleaning
out of worthless ours down there now,
on general principles.
The north prong of the Central
branch railroad is little off the beat
en- track of the theaters and shows,
but there is detachment of the Sal
walton Army working out there now
which is said to be playing to crowded
houses.
The assessors returns in the past ten
days show that, after all, Summers
population will reach the Is, 900 mark
necessary to entitle the county officers
to a raise in their salaries under the
new fee and salary law. The total
population will be 25,5O0
There are not many towns in west
ern Kansas where a good circus stops,
and when one does show up there are
lots of people who will drive across a
county to get to take it in, and it is
worth the trip too A person is en-
titled to all the fun they can see in
this world.
While Girard man was grooming
horse the other day the animal bit off
a portion of his right ear. The in
jured man hurredly drove to town for
the purpose of having the wound at
tended to, but before this could DE
properly done it was necessary for a
trip to the scene of the accident to be
made in order to get the portion OF the
ear bitten off, which was then sewed
on, and the physician in charge says
that the Disagreement will hardly be
noticeable.
According to the returns of the as
SCISSORS, the population of Thomas
county is 1864, gain of about $50
over 1898. The county shows healthy
increase over 1898 in everything per-
tanning to the prosperity of the farm
ers The value of animals fattened
and killed during the past year was
$50, 236, against SAG, 1924 in 1898. 1t also
shows healthy increase in the num-
Der of cattle and hogs. OF the former
there are 1O,669 head and of the latter
GLIB head. There are in winter wheat
73,99s acres and spring wheat 20, 767
acres. In corn the assessors return
1891 acres, while corn planting is yet
progressing at lively rate. The
value of farms and improvements is
RAoCCO OF goo, fOJ AOI 1885, duu Glc
value of farm implements and machin-
cry is put at S44,331. The late rains
have put the ground in the best shape,
and with favorable weather Thomas
county will raise one of her big crops
of wheat and corn.
The principal difference between
Kansas of 81 and the Kansas of go, is
that the Kansas of 80 had to cross the
ocean to find the enemy.
The county commissioners of Wyan-
dotte county have granted a request Of
the Kansas City and Leavenworth
electric road for right-of-way through
certain tracts of land in the county,
and have given notice that they will
upon June 90 next proceed to condemn
a right-of way, appraise the property
and assess damages along the route of
the proposed road.
Coffeyville's ST.. 600 worth of electric