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

Heavy rains are reported throughout
the state
Strawberries are now down to can
ming prices
Many of the Kansas farmers are put
ting in big crop of broom corn this
year.
It is generally admitted that the pen
is mightier than the sword, but the
ink well Is no slough when properly
handled. An eastern Kansas man had
his skull crushed in by one which was
hurled at him this week.
George A. Clarke, secretary of state,
has decided that it will be impossible
for him to enforce the provision of the
Bush incorporation law passed by the
special session of the legislature, re-
quiring corporations to file in the Of
flee of the secretary of state, state
ment showing what transfers of stock
take place in the business
On May 20 another splendid rain fell
throughout Sheridan county, doing
great good to wheat, which is gener-
ally good, but backward on account of
the cold weather. The prospects now
are that Sheridan county will raise a
good wheat crop Corn planting is
progressing favorably, and large
acreage is being put in. The general
crop prospects are better than for sew
eral years, while the acreage is fully
as large as the biggest years in the
history of the county.
Occasionally report comes in to
the effect that chinch bug is bobbing
up here and there, in spite of the rig
orous weather which it was hoped
would lay them low; but the condi-
tions are against them, and it is not
likely that they will be able to do
great damage this season. 1t seems
that about the only thing that will
make chinch bug give up his tenaci-
Gus hold on life is dose of Prof.
SHOWS celebrated knock 'em-stiff; and
that will do it, if the directions which
accompany the infected bugs are fol-
lowed.
A Liberty school teacher has won .
$l5.OO damage suit for being made to
walk six miles Two years ago he Wis
tied Wichita At night he went to the
union Frisco and Santa Fe depot and
asked for ticket to Cherryvale He
claims that he asked for a ticket over
the Frisco, the defendants claimed
that he did not At any rate he re-
ceived Santa Fe ticket and boarded q
Frisco train. Six miles out of Wichita
the Frisco conductor put him off and
he had to walk back to Wichita. He
set up the claim that he caught a cold
that lead to consumption from the ex-
posure.
In the Colby land district, compris-
ing ali that section of northwest Kan
sas in the confines of the country ex-
tending east from the Colorado line,
2O6 miles and 60 miles north and south,
there are yet $4,000 acres of vacant
lands subject to homestead entry and
reservoir fling. The greater portion
of these vacant lands lie in the west
half of the district This land is good
for agriculture and grazing. There
are about 1900 in quarter sections,
and the remainder is in 40 and so acre
tracts. Under the homestead entry
law residence of five years is re-
quired, unless after a residence of IA
months the person can have it by pay
ing $l.25 an acre. In the past year
about $4,000 acres were taken up, and
if it keeps up at this ratio the bulk of
it will be taken up in the next two
years.
The May crop of cherries will soon
be on the market now. They generally
ripen the latter part of May. but as
the season is late this year. they will
be week or ten days behind their
usual time.
Passenger officials are already con-
sidering the question of special rates
for July 4. 1t is anticipated that this
year the celebrations will be unusual
ly numerous and upon a much grander
scale than for many seasons, for the
spirit of patriotism has been aroused
by the late war with Spain.
A Beattie man owns the right kind
Of hen. She ''stole her nest" away
in the hay NOW. laid 25 eggs and
hatched % chicks.
Barton county has Teen visited by a
good soaking rsin which was badly
needed. While considerable wheat is
past redemption. with favorable wealth
er from now on, there will be half a
crop Considerable corn has been
planted, which is thus far in good con-
dit;on. 1t is reported that the north
west part of the county was struck by