The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-03-20
KA.ssAs ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Topeka
Contract has been let for erecting a
Catholic convent at Concordia, to cost
S&7. 600
professor Snow is back in Snow hall
of Kansas university. in his old chair
and rs happy
The mother of Hin p. Wilson. of
Hays City. celebrated her 92nd birth
day ON February ~
A f'Go1d Bond Investment Company
sSvindier has been caught and brought
to Great Bend for prosecution
1t is frequent thing for Kansas
newspapers this year to note the addi-
ton of books to public libraries
The Indian appropriation bill carries
81, 900 for two bridges in Jackson coun-
ty, the Pottayatornie reservation
Kansas expends So per capita for the
support of the public schools instead
of 81 as has been published There
are Sc, 500 children of school age
T. B. Gerov, director of the state
free employment agency, is receiving
large numbers of applications for work
from men living outside the state.
Col. MetcaIf will continue to reside
in Lawrence as the trains are SO sched-
uled as to permit him to spend the day
at the pension Office in Topeka and be
at home nights
A contract has been signed by bust
ness men of independence and capital
lists of Chicago and New York to locate
a plant to manufacture sugar. paper
pulp and ceIlulose from sorghum cane.
The Osawatomie insane asylum
turned into the state treasury $40. 40
fees collected during February for the
care of patients whose relatives were
financially able to pay their expen-
ses.
The financial report for the Topeka
school board for the month of February
shows cash in the three funds, the gen
eral fund, the interest and sinking
fund and the building fund, amounting
to $50, 696.41-
John Mckinley, of Marshall county,
90 years old, deaf, blind and feeble
minded, has been sent to the poor
house He a first cousin of Will
liam Mckinley, late president of the
United States.
The Kansas insurance department
took in 500, 900 in fees from outside in
surance companies in February. break
ing all records. February, under the
departments system, is the month
when annual fees are paid
An agent at the head of a Russian
colony is looking over the Westcott
ranch near solomon with view of
purchase. The price asked is S125, 900.
The colony comprises about 80 families.
The ranch contains 1000 acres.
Postmaster John Guthrie, of Topeka
has announced that the pay of the
rural mail carriers had been increased
from $500 to 5000 a year. This will
affect nearly 500 carriers in the state
and was purely voluntary increase by
the department.
Leoti has been the scene of many
robberies and ho1dups- vigilance
committee was organized who finally
learned that the gang of outlaws was
made up of a dozen boys, children of
prominent citizens The boys were ar
rested but compromise was reached
by which the warrants will be held
over the boys for period long enough
to give their parents time to effect
reform.
The township assessors of Cloud
county agree that the wheat crop of
that county is in better condition than
March /, 1901 and that the acreage
is largely increased
C. Nj. Carver. of Dickinson county.
fattened 6s Poland-China hogs with
ground wheat They averaged ESQ
pounds at Arkansas City and topped
the market at So. 4e5s a hundred pounds.
He says the hogs gained II pounds for
every bushel of wheat, while his best
record with corn was IL pounds for
every bushe1 fed
Work has begun at Independence on
\ $40, 900 hotel to be IS by 125 feet and
four stories high, heated by steam and
lighted by natural gas and electricity.
The young ladies of Downs actually
sold S32- so worth of concert tickets to
the members of the Kansas City com
merciai club in the short time of their
stop there.
The State Sunday School association
in session at Abilene finally decided
that Salina shall be the place for its
annual convention instead of Wichita.
1t will be held on May Is to Is.
Lit Crum,s bond has at last been APP
proved by Judge Hook and Crun has