The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-09-27
KANSAS ITEMS OF 1NrEHEsr.

The fine new depot at Valley Center
is burned 1t was occupied jointly by
the Santa Fe and the Frisco
The teachers of Southwest Kansas
viii hold their annual meeting at Ca1d-
well on November 20 and 30
Sumner county's wheat crop this
year Is estimated at seven million bush
els, with a value of 81, SOC, ooo-
o. E. Johnston, of Kansas City, Kas-,
learns of the loss of the lives of eleven
of his wife's family in Galveston.
Randall, Jewell county, with 300
people, has bank in which the de-
posits are five times the capital stock
The trienniaI Swedish Lutheran con
vention held a three days session at
V1iets- There was a large attendance
Perry, Jefferson county, is having a
siege of petty thieving. Fruit and
poultry safe nowhere in that vicin-
ity.
The Modern Woodmen of America
have been granted a one and one-third
rate for their 1ogrolling at Harper, Oc-
tober IL.
The Coffeyville Touring mills claim
to have paid out 81, ooO, 900 for wheat
within the past year. Other buyers
were plenty there.
new Jail to cost $4,000 There is
large surplus fund in the county treas
ury to do the work with.
Paul E. Ravens, of Leavenworth, has
presented the public school at Ravens
a library of his own selection. The
town was named for him.
Kansas woman in Manila writes
home that all dressmakers there are
men and that cit makes one CULVER to
have a man do the measuring
In the corn contest at Wellington the
first prize was given to Sela Moore of
Belle PLANE. He had 20 acres that
averaged so bushels to the acre.
Prof. c. E. Boyd, who has occupied
the chair of history and political econ
omy at Kansas Agricultural college,
has resigned to go to a Boston college
The Santa Fes through freight bus
mess all goes over the Ottawa cutoff
now, while all through passenger
trains keep rhe main line through To-
peka.
This being the season when public
buildings school houses and other big
consumers of coal lay in their winter
supplies, the coal cars of the Kansas
railroads are all in use.
Bank Commissioner RreidenthaI saws
that the best interest Obtainab1e
mortgage loans in Kansas is per cent
and that recently such loans have been
made in Topeka at per cent.
The bank of Bushton, Rice county
has been burglarized, losing about
IS, 900 from its safe, which was blown
open. There was also a quantity of
bonds, notes and securities taken.
Cyclists are beginning to talk about
"a RnfOroRrnRnf of hoi
right to one-half of the Travelled track
in highways Sa1ina cyclists have or
gained to bring suits for damages.
n. II. Beswicl1, of Winfield, writes
from the Philippines that he has de
cided to remain there when his enlist
ment expires. He says: This is going
to be a great country. and my chances
will be better here than any place
know of. :"
General Miles was met in Lawrence
at his train by the university students
who gave him their regulation yell.
The general seemed to enjoy it.
The burning of the Lamar hotel at
Galena was SO sudden that the inmates
had to jump from windows to save
their lives. The hotel was an old land
mark
A. w. Arnott, of Marshall county,
has IL acres of corn which was planted
in the middle of July 1t stands feet
high, healthy looking, and is in tasse1
He has cultivated it twice
Captain j. J. Reagan, formerly OF
Abilene. lost his wife, daughter, son
and son-in-law at Galveston; also SIX
of his brothers family lost their lives
The Rock Island agent at Agends
set a trap gun in his chicken house and
forgot to remove it in the morning
His wife received the charge in he
knee.
The Kansas State Poultry associa
ton directors have fixed time and
place for their annual show, in Tope
ka's new auditorium on next Januar,
7-1e.
The Catholic churches of Leaven
worth took up collections for the bene
TT of Galveston sufferers a mounting t,