The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-06-08

Its about time for the chigger to 20
into action.
Wichita is to have wholesale hat
and glove house.
About 400 men are work ing on the
federal prison at Leavenworth
Miss Anna Murphy, a Topeka school
teacher, is to become a Congregational
minister
Old settlers of Reno county will hold
a celebration at Hutchinson on the Bird
of August
Attorney General Goddard has writ
ten an opinion which will. if followed
by the agricultural college regents,
throw number of professors at the
institution out of their jobs.
Twenty-Five or thirty dollars were
quickly raised on the streets of Gay
lord q few days ago to assist worthy
woman who was in need of help. 1t
is such things as that that make Gay
lord q good town to live in.
The present season seems to DO .
good one for freaks. Within few
weeks lately Kansas papers have noted
the birth of striped pig, four-leg-
ged chicken, an eight-legged pig, q
three legged chicken. double-headed
calf, an eight-legged colt and three
eyed pig.
Sumner county farmers have less
ground in wheat this season than last,
but more in corn. Sumner county
raises SO much wheat that when the
number of bushels is mentioned
strangers are slow to believe it. Each
of the two last crops exceeded four
million bushels.
The Kansas insurance underwriters
will meet In state convention at Kan
sas City, Kan, June Is. The local
men are making elaborate plans to
entertain their brethren. 1t is said
this meeting will secretly ratify the
schedule of rates now being prepared
to bring about reductions in insurance
rates.
John Dudley of Topeka will take
the place of custodian of the state
house July l. He is at work now ia
miliarizing himself with the duties of
this position, which was created by the
last legislature. The appointment of
Mr.. Dudley by the executive does
away with the Office of superintend-
ent of the state house grounds
tuberculosis has made its appear
ance again among the cattle in Riley
county. C. A. Sponberg, residing on
the outskirts of Manhattan, killed a
fine looking COW last week and an ex-
animation disclosed that the lungs
were filed with tubercles, and the
heart was surrounded with gray
like substance in a hardened state,
which on being opened also showed
tubercles.
A drum corps with three piccolos,
three snare drums and two bass drums
has been organized at Humboldt A
great many people think that it is
proper to poke fun at organizations of
this kind, but there is Sothing that
will cause an old soldior to loosen his
step more quickly or carry himself
more erect than the scream, rattle and
boom of drum corps A military
band won't touch it when it comes to
this
Barney Sheridan is probably the
greatest ''good roads" pusher in the
state of Kansas He prints great
deal of matter on this subject in his
paper, and many practical hints on
proper road making appear in the pa
per almost every week. His latest
scheme to help along this good work
is good one and shows his earnest
ness He announces that any road
overseer in Miami county who is not
now a subscriber can have the paper
for three months free of charge. and
thus get the benefit of the published
hints.
A whisky drummer visited Wells
vile few days ago, and the women
chased him out of town.
When the waters which had covered
his land receded Cowley county farm
er and his hired men sailed forth with
clubs and pitchforks and killed S35
worth of cat fish which were browsing
on the young corn. Cat fish are great
for corn. The government ought to
be made to pay for the corn that is
annually destroyed in Kansas by the
ravenous cat fish on their foraging ex-
petitions
The recent legislature made no pro-
vision for more than $500 copies of
Secretary Coburn's reports to be pub
lished and Auditor Cole says he will
not issue a warrant for any number in