The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-06-06
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The assessors figures give Sa1ina a
population OF e.657: neat gain.
Onaga is to have a telephone ex-
change and chemical fire engine.
bourbon county lands are selling at
an advance of from Is to IS per cent
The observance of Memorial day in
Kansas is more general than usual.
Governor Stanley and family will
occupy the house provided and furn-
ished by the state, this week.
Ninety-fve Dunlzards went to Linz
coin from Mcpherson on a special train
to attend their general conference.
Railroad Commissioner A. D. Walker
is converting a grove of his into a pub
lie park for his home town of Ho1ton-
New people are coming into Cow1ey
county all the time and lands sell read
lily at an advance of 10 to so per cent
Colonel George w. Veale, of Topeka,
Ifs to be made superintendent of the
state house grounds on and after July /.
Finney county people have a large
reserve of cash Grazing lands have
advanced 81 per acre and farming lands
So acre.
There are 400 pensioners on the list
at the Topeka pension agency who
ceived their disabilities in the Spanish
American war
All live stock inspectors hired by the
Kansas Live Stock Sanitary commission
have other way to get their pay
cept to get it appropriated by the next
Legislature
The boards which act for the agri-
cultural college and the state normal
will spend nothing at the Fort Hays
reservation until the states title to the
land is complete.
Graham county has good demand for
farm and grazing lands Actual set
tiers have purchased more land during
the past IS months than during the
ten preceding years
Mother Biclerdylze, now 81 years old,
Will be the guest of honor at the an
nual encampment of the w. r. c.,
which occurs at the same time the
q. A R. encampment at Junction City.
Decatur county has made great prog
ress in alfalfa culture ana has deve1-
oped into prosperous and successful
stock growing county Corn is raised
and farmers have gone into the hog
business.
A sorry report about the wheat crop
comes from Ellis county. Someone
writes from there that wheat on p1owed
land may make Is bushels to the acre,
while that put in on stubble will not
pay to cut
Brothers named Hossfe1ds have been
operating trunk factories, of them
for 81 years in Topeka and the other
for 3 years in Wichita. They now
propose to consolidate and remove to
Kansas City
The Rock Islands extension from
Liberal, Kansas. is completed to Del
hart. Texas, making SO miles in Texas,
and so more will bring it to the New
Mexican line. Grading is done 25 miles
beyond Delhart.
The banks of Chautauqua county
have deposit $50 per capita of popu-
Iation. Any desirable piece of land
sells readily at an advance of 25 to so
per cent over five years ago Many
purchases are made by tenants who
usually pay one-fourth cash. Crops
are good, fruit promises an abundant
crop.
The death rate in Topeka during the
past year, figured on the basis of a
population of 50, 900 has been 1O.1 per
1000.
Washburn college trustees are at
work to raise the $4,000 required to
comply with c. w. JEWELS will which
gave the college a like sum when the
college put the same amount with it.
Cattle on grass are doing we'll in
Greenwood county; more of the heavy
cattle on grass than ever before Hogs
healthy and in fine condition Poultry
and eggs business is immense.
Harvey Williams, near bingham
lost his large barn by fire together
with six horses. vehicles, implements
etc No insurance.
Harry Norton, Is, aud Todd B1alely
10 years old. were drowned in thu
Marias Des Cygnes river at Pleasant ton
The elder boy was trying to rescue tn
younger
William Sells is to contest the viii
of Mrs Sells. on the ground that he i
Mrs Sells own son and not her adopt
ed son as she claimed. lie says he ha
plenty of proof.
People in Western Marion count
are prosperous and satisfied; plenty Q
money and low interest rates; niue