The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-02

1t was on september ~. 1000. WncAA
the first town lot in Horton was sold
That marked the beginning of the
town and that is the date which has
ever since been celebrated as the towns
birthday. Horton is primarily a Rock
Island town. Tt was founded the
junction of the Rock Islands western
and southwestern lines and here its
principal shops west of the Missouri
river were 1oca ted.
New SANTA FE DEPoT.-The Santa
Fe has all of its plans prepared for a
new depot at O1athe. but the work is
delayed because the city council is I'M
willing to vacate an alley which sep
arates the present depot from the bag
gage room The company owns all of
the ground on both sides of the alley
and wants to carry its buildings
across it.
NJ. f. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEAD.-He
was a pioneer of ewen county, repre-
senting that county in the 1egislat ure
of ;83 and "a and was chairman Of the
railroad committee that framed the
railroad commission law. He was
president of the board of regents for
the state normal school for four years
He was also promi nent in at least three
fraterna1 orders.
SCO111SA ne semi
annual reunion of the Valley of Wicll-
tia, will be held in the temple at the
corner of Topeka avenue and First
street in Wichita on November II, IL
and 49, These semi-annua1 reunions
are the most important Masonic events
in Kansas and each one is attended by
larger crowds than the preceding one.
EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN.-Fu11y eight
inches of water fell in Smith county in
"a hours. Old settlers say that Kansas
has never experienced as heavy rain
Train traffic was emectua1ly tied up.
The Rock Island road from Leba non
to PhiIlipsburg has a number of wash
outs, and no train ran over the route
for couple of days.
PRovIso IN CoNTRAcT.-Before Sc
curing their positions the teachers in
the Downs school Were required to
sign a contract, one clause of which
reads follows: stNo teacher shall
engage in dancing or card playing dur
ing the continuance of this contract,
nor attend any formal parties during
the school week.
BAPTIST AssoCIATIoN.-The Solomon
Valley Baptist association, covering
Northwest Kansas, held three days
session at Ashervil1e with seventy-f We
A14AASIcGS pTcSGnt. Ou1cCES CHOSEN.
0. A. Foote, Asherville, moderator; E.
R. Barber, Lincoln, secretary. Next
years meeting will be at Be1oit.
43RD ANNUAL MEETING.-The Kan
sas Baptist State convention will meet
tendance is expected. Baptist state,
home and foreign missions and Bap-
fist educa tiona1 matters will occupy
the attention of the convention for sew
eral days.
Franklin Agricultural Society cleared
up about $500 on its fair this year,
with practically only two days fair
The last two days had but small at
| tendance on account of rains.
Fort Scorr-s WOMAN PAsroR-The
| Rev. Gertrude L. Ewes is now in charge
| of the Methodist Protestant church in
| Fort Scott; the first woman to occupy
| such position in that city
| FELL FROM TowER.-Marion Rosen-
| berry, one of the earliest settlers of
Meade county, was killed by fall
from water tower building at Meade.
| He fell 40 feet He 81 years old.
HARVEST HoME.-The Harvest Home
picnic, held at Lecompton, was pro-
| nounced a success by all attending.
| The estimated attendance was between
| one and two thousand.
LAWRENCE ScHooLs--The second
day of the public schools of Lawrence
| shows an enrolment OF 2, 1eo. The en-
| rollEnent of the high school is 40.
/ FIVE MILLIONS PAID.-The bonded
| Indebtedness of Kansas has decreased
| over five million dollars during the last
| seven years
Two INCHES IN NIGHT.-Nearly
| two inches of rain fell in Ellis county
on the night of September %, putting
the ground in the best possible condi
ton. Farmers are planting wheat
in every available foot OF ground
Seeding is nearly half done. while the
wheat ~that was sowed early is up in
good shape The wheat pasture vii
be the best ever known
KANSAS BAPTIsTS--The Baptist con
gregation of Walnut, a Crawford coun
ty town of 600 population, sent in