The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST

up So, 100 real estate deal last week
At the third exhibit of the Garden
City Poultry association there We're
300 fowls entered, embracing all the
leading vrrieties-
A good many Kansas towns are pay
ing attention to parks. Many of those
that have been arranged are not very
big, but are good to see
J. K Creighton, of Leaven worth has
been appointed chef clerk of the quar-
termaster at Santiago, Cuba. and sailed
from New York, January IL
During December the travel in Kan
sss was unprecedented This month it
fell off suddenly and a great number
of trainmen are being laid off.
Lost Springs, Marion county, has
about $50 people and every person in
the town is a teetotaler. Now there is
a strong movement against tobacco
There are at least seven nationalities
represented by the proprietor and en-
ployes of one store in North Topeka.
The nationalities are American, Eng
fish, French, German, Scotch, Irish and
African.
Cowley and Harper counties failed to
collect taxes against railroads and now
ask the state to bear it's proportion of
the amount. The state board of equal
ization finds no authority to act in the
premises.
1.-THE Humboldt wooden MILL says
the Union, E'had the contract for ma
king wooden goods-b1anlzets, etc, -
for the state penitentiary for several
years, and until the mill was discon-
tinued in 1890.
J. w. Milne, of Putnam, Kas., has
been reelected superintendent of the
state poultry show for next year. The
association made him a present this
year of chair in recognition of his
efficient services.
A deputy sheriff at Ottawa smashed
a masher in the face instead of taking
him in, flor the sake of the girls = He
also punished the Washers companion
for interposing- That deputy ought to
be promoted sure.
Material for the new street railway
is arriving in Wichita. The first re-
ceived was a carload of spikes, the rails
and boilers for the power house is
next. All material will arrive shortly
and hundred men be put to work.
The Kansas State Historical society
has had twenty-one presidents, viz:
Judge Samuel A. Kingman, the first
president, George A Crawford, Gov
John A. Martin, Gov. Charles Robinson,
t. Dwight Thatcher, f. P. Baker, D.
r. Anthony, d. w. Wilder, Edward
Russell, William A. Phillips, c. K: Holt
day, James S. Emery, Gov. Thomas A.
Osborn p G.. Lowe, V. J. Lane, S. o.
Thatcher, Gov. e. n. Morrill,, Harrison
Kelley. John Speer. E. f. Ware and J.
s.. Haskell
The state board of agriculture has
appointed the following officers: Geo
logists-Erasmus Haworth, Lawrence;
g. p Grims1ey, Topeka. Entomolo-
gists-F. H. Snow, Lawrence; s j.
Hunter Lawrence; e. y. Popenoe, To-
pel<a Meteorological. T. Lovewen
and T. b. Jennings, Topeka Botan-
ists-I4 E. Sayrer, Lawrence: a. s.
Hitchcock. Manhattan. Chemists-E.
II. 5. Bailey, Lawrence; J. T. VIII ard
Manhattan. Decentralization Els
cher, Manhattan.
Owing to the danger of an epidemic
of typhoid the city council of Lawrence
investigated the city's water supply.
Captain J. p Grinstead. of the Thirty
second Infantry reported killed in the
Philippines, was veteran officer OF
three wars. He served during the re
bellion. as captain in a Kentucky cav
airy regiment, was elected captain o.
=
sas, recruited in sumner county. He
was city mashal of Wellington for sew
eral years and prominent in thu
G. y. r.
w. Q. Vanarsdale, James Elem, o
Burton. and party of Wichita sports
men have purchased the land south o
Burton, on which the Patterson LAX
is situated They will expend 100
in building and equipping brie-< club
house.
Three townships of Dickinson count.
have refunded their railroad bonds a
3 per cent They wee drawing pc
cent. The owners of the old bond
take the new ones at no expense to tn
townships to prevent the state schoo
fund getting them
Catherine Smith has filed suit agains
the city of Columbus for $4,000 dam
ages alleged TO have been sustained b.
reason of the city permitting saloon