The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-09
Kansas Events
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that gave Alice Biery So. 800 Judgment
in a breach of promise suit is having
trouble The members were called
into court to tell how they reached
such a figure Tt transpired that they
put down the amounts each thought
should be given, ranging from So, 900
to $4,000, added them and divided by
twelve, getting Sc, 291.e SO, which was
made an even Sc, 800. The defendant
is demanding new trial because the
verdict SO reached.
CHENEY a LIVELY TowS.-Cheney is
a mighty lively little town. The latest
Improvement is telephone system
that has about seven ty-five subscri bers
1t is good system and makes Cheney
very Gifted Another new enterprise
is the slximming station. The great
rush of wheat that has come into Che
ney has taxed the elevators to their
utmost capacity and they are running
night and day. Cheney is booming
as everyone will tell you who goes that
way
PROF OF AGRICULTURE board
of regents of the state agricultural col
lege have selected Prof. A. NJ. Ten
eyeclS. assistant agriculturist of the
agricultural college of North Dakota
as professor of agriculture at this col
lege- Prof. D. II. Otis who has had
charge of dairying, has been placed in
charge of animal husbandry and Prof.
E. H Webster. assistant professor in
the dairy department, has been placed
in full charge of dairying.
DEATH OF a PIoNEER.-Judge C. L.
Wor1ey died suddenly at his home of
attack of heart trouble. Judge
Morley was elected to the office of pro-
10
years later. He has figured quite ex-
tensively in local politics and was well
known in southern Kansas He settled
on a farm in Greenwood county more
than so years ago and one of the
early settlers of the country. He was
10 years old.
SOLOMON HIGHER THAN EvER.-The
electric light works at Minneapolis
were compelled to shut down on ac-
count of the hi 9Th water which disabled
the machinery. The Solomon is higher
now than it has been at any time since
the spring of 1878. The abutment at
the south end of the wagon bridge in
the lower part of the town has sunk
several inches and the passage of the
bridge is dangerous.
CosT OF SCHooLs--The amount OF
money paid out by Shawnee county
for all school purposes, which included
the cost of the new buildings erected
by the city, coal, salaries of the teach
ers and all other items was $246, 624. 95.
This is larger than usual account
of he new buildings in the city which
cost in the neigh borhood of $50, ooo-
MEMORIAL. SERvIcEs-The 10Th an
nual reunion of the G. A. r. and of
the ex-Confederates at Wichita eS-
| tended day and broke up on Sunday
evening. There were two gatherings
for the memorial services on Sunday y,
which was an ideal day in point of
| weather. Great crowds gathered at
each service.
DRIVEN FROM HoME.-A 13-year-old
| girl giving her name as May Case, was
| deserted by her parents and was found
| at Si1verdale, a small station near Ar
kansas City, by Mrs L. t. Hinton.
! She notified the officers and they
| brought her to town. She claims her
stepmother drove her from home.
ARMY BARBERs.-At Salina a num-
| Der of BARRIERS are being enlisted by
/ the army recruiting officers. BARRIERS
| in the army are only required to per-
form half duty, and the remainder of
1 their time can be devoted to their trade
which is quite profitable in most cases,
/ besides getting the pay OF a private.
| There two BARRIERS to company
| or about thirty to regiment
A LABOR TEMPLE.-The labor unions
| of Topeka have appointed COMMITTEES
to select a site and secure plans for a
/ Labor Temple
DEATH OF KANSAS MAN.-Wil1iam
| F. Mulkey, vice president of the De
troit Salt Company, owner. with his
| sons, of the Kingman Salt Mining Com
pany, of Kingman, Kansas, and a large
| stakeholder in the Toledo & Monroe
| electric railroad, died at his home in
| Detroit, Michigan, recently Mr..
Mullzey went to Detroit in 1893. from
| Hutchinson.
i LONGER TURN TABLEs--The Santa
Fe has ordered ten turntables IS fee
long The big new engines cannot be
| handled on the old ones
funston AT FORT RILEY--Genera
Funston arrived in camp Sunday after