The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-06-07
GATHERED HERE AND THERE.

Heavy rains from La Junta to Lakin
Sundays sweIIed the Arkansas river bank
full
Grant Petty john. who is temporarily
located az Alexander, kas-, is in the city
but returns today.
The money from the sale of, tie
Union church is to be distributed among
the several churches.
-'fhe rain Of Monday sssaved,., the
wheat. To use the common phrase, the
wheat is made-''
-'rhe funeral services of Captain
b. johnson. of the Presbyterian ohtsseh
-Distriet Court is IN session this week.
Some cases were tried by sEaslge
Huiehison- Judge Madison is holding
the regular term of court.
Rev. q 6. Sutherlin, pastor of the
Christian church at Liberal, visited Rev.
e. IL Carr. Monday. Rev. Sueherlin is
on his way TO Orleans, Ind, for q visit.
a large number of people attended
the session of the county commissioners
this week, which board is sitting as a
board of equalization.
g. 4. Smith. principal OF the Dodge
City high school, is visiting his parents
at Valencia, Kansas, and he Will be alb
sent during school vacation.
w. @ Van Horne. who is travelling
for Smith & kingrey, of the Dodge City
Monumental works, has returned from a
successful trip to Oklahoma.
Judge Madison dismissed the jury.
empanneled for this term of court, until
July 9th, owing to approaching harvest
a.
Judge B. f. Milton and family at
tended the Endeavor Convention at
this week. They will visit
other parts of the state and be absent ten
days.
Fred w. Boyd, who has charge of
the Dodge House, is renovating the house
from cellar to garret, and putting it in
fine order for the summer trade. Fred
knows how to run hotel.
j. T. Barkley, State Examiner of
Funeral Directors. was in the city Tues
day, and made examination Of the fol-
lowing undertakes and funeral directors:
Chas. A Hulpieu and A. P. Coons,
Dodge City; @. A. Clark, Garden Citys
E. II. Eggleston, Larned.
A fishing party, composed OF c. NJ
and wife, 5. r. Reynolds and wife,
E. Z. Green, and Miss Florence
Chas. incl, and Miss Stella
Freeman. with Bob Lawrence, as cook,
left Tuesday for the Buckner, on a fishing
excursion, and will return Friday.
The Dodge City Monumental Works
have constructed for II. E. Hessenpfiug,
a ii ne marble monument, with base 1-4x
3 feet. 1t is in the shape of an arch.
with the inscription of Minnie F. Has
senphug, who died in this city, January
z, 1900. The monument will be shipped
TO Toronto, Woodson county. where Mr..
Hassenpf1ugss wife is buried
Several divorces were granted in the
District court this week. but Judge Madi-
son refused to grant one to Andy johnson
on the ground of the dissolute character
of his wife for the reason that
johnson knew the woman's character be-
fore he married her. She is now keeping
a bawdy house in Wichita Judge
Madison is bound to stand by the sanctity
of the marriage vow, and divorces will
be granted only for the best of reasons.
Bishop Hennessey was here Friday
and held mass ami services in the Catho-
lie church. His text was the ssNeees-
sity of avoiding evil companions
Sunday at Garden City the church was
dedicated. Bishop Hennessey was as
sisted by Father Burnadine, of St. Leuis,
Father O'Bryan, of Rochester. \. Y,
and Father Donohue, of Dodge City.
Twelve persons were confirmed The
bishop held mass and delivered sermon
The Catholic church is growing in all
the western counties Since Father Don
ohue has been here the church is wonder
fully revived
In the District Court. Tuesday, June
5th, VIM. johnson and VIM. Hamilton.
two tramps, who were charged with rob-
berry, plead guilty to larceny, and were
each sentenced by Judge Madison to four
years in the penitentiary. These men
were charged with the robbery of per-
son in box car, of n watch and $50 in
money, and were tried before Squire Iy
Brand. who bound them over to the
District Court, then in session The
Judge appointed Attorneys Ed Driskell
and Gordon Finley to defend the accused