The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-05-17


vested in the western part Of the state
There is to be new town in Crayv-
ford county named for the late General
Lawton.
Holton is receiving bouquets for its
happy handling of the @. A R. en-
campment.
Treasurer Coburn had up to May
received s14, 500 in cash for the India
relief fund.
During April there were shipped
from Wakefield 25 cars of hogs and 600
cases of eggs
A contract has been let for a new
to cost 81, 500.
Work on the new administration
building at the insane asylum at Tope-
za is commenced
The assessors count Of the population
OF Concordia is 3,76o; a gain of nearly
200 over last year.
Ster1ingss high school graduates 4
students this year; two young men and
two young women
VIM. McNabney's farm house, east of
Jetmore, was torn to pieces. with all
its contents, by the wind
Hutchinson voted by over the re-
quired tyvo-thirds for levy of half
mill tax for a free library.
Rev M. D. Goerz, of the Mennonite
Bethel college, has started for India to
distribute aid to famine sufferers.
Pictures OF Kansas farm scenes are
being secured by the Santa Fe for use
in advertising matter now in course
OF preparation
A Shawnee county farmer said on
May IL that he had field OF corn that
was knee high and that he had cult
waited three times
An electric railway system is talked
about to connect most of the towns of
Doniphan county with each other and
with Atchison-
Chas. Lee, who claims to be I o5 years
old, is to be seut to the insane asylum
from Wichita when there is room for
him. Lee is negro.
Parkda1e, a suburb of Topeka, has
circle of men who have a mine in
Alaska for which it is said they have
been offered 81, 600, 600
S. }. Hoisington has written a his
tory Of Barton county. which county
was named for Miss Clara Barton, the
head of the Red Cross society.
Ed Healy of Wichita is sending
sheep and lambs to Chicago IN three
car load lots per day. He has several
| Beaumont
The remains of General Henry Leav-
enrorth are to be removed to the
| tiona1 cemetery at Fort Leavenw orth.
1t was for him that the fort, city and
| county We're named.
1t is said that w. A. Quayle who was
a Shawnee county, Kansas boy, and
| president of Baker University at Bald
win, can have the presidency of De-
| paw university in Indiana if he will
! take it.
| Waver1y's contribution to the India
| famine fund Melted $1O56 SO. Their
corn sold at a 10 cent premium on ac-
count of the purpose its proceeds We're
| devoted to- The Santa Fe made no
| charge.
/ Thousands of range cattle are to be
pastured this season in Sedgwicl1, But
| Ter, Greenwood and Chase counties.
| They came mostly from Texas. Five
trainloads We're unloaded at Towanda
to be pastured in the Flint Hills.
Mcpherson county assessors agreed
| to assess at 20 per cent of the value of
| the property and now school boards
| say that schools cannot be maintained.
A New Hampshire produce company
| has shipped $50 carloads of eggs from
Hutchinson SO far this season The
eggs brought the producers over $780,
900.
The beautiful little town of Everest
in Brown county lost practically all of
its business buildings by fire last week.
Loss s35. 900 more. half of it covered
| by insurance.
A Santa Fe surveying corps are at
| work on a proposed line from Moline
Kas-, to Saltwater, O. T. 1t is also
| understood that the proposed line from
| Cofeyville will be built. The Moline
line will be direct one from Emporia
| to Guthrie.
DR.. and Mrs. McNicol, of Wichita,
and q lady whose name is not given,
celebrated their 37th birthday together.
The coincidence is more interesting
because all three were born on the
same day and in the same town in On
| tario. Canada.
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