The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-11-27
KANSAS COMMENT.

county, Will be first assistant to State
Superin tendent of Schools I. L. Day
hOff.
Snow STORM UP NoRrH.-Tbe north
west part of Kansas, along the Rock
Island has had snow storm. There
was two-inch fall at Be1levil1e which
melted at once.
GRADUATE OF K. U.-Among the 20
scholarships awarded by the Harvard
medical school, Charles Leonard Over
lander, graduate of Kansas university
in 1898 is listed.
LIGHTS BUT Nor wArER--Resident is
of Burlingasae voted in favor of issuing
bonds for the purpose of putting in
electric lights, but turned down the
proposition to put in waterworlxs.
RENO MAKES A RECoRD.-Out of over
1000 ballots cast in that county only
eighty-five We're defective. In the
campaign of 1900, under the old law,
nearly double the number were spoiled
aRnEY's VOTING REcoRD.-Less than
two per cent of the ballots cast in that
county were thrown out for imperfec-
tons The papers of that county
think that the method of voting pro-
vided is simple
FOURTEEN IN A YEAR-Kansas had
that number of postoffices advanced to
the 'presidential7 grade within twelve
months. Kansas towns are growing
but their business is growing faster
than the towns are
AGED Vo0IAN's NECK BRoEEN.-Mrs-
Henry SALESMAN, an aged woman living
in Ottawa, fell while entering a stable
door and broke her neck. The woman
had been dead for some time before
the body was found.
SWISS CELEBRATION.-The Swiss So
ciety of Marysvillc celebrated the an
niversary of the independence of the
fatherland on November Is. Several
hundred Swiss people came from far
and near to enjoy the occasion
LAST GAP OF ExTENsION-Tvvo hun
dred men at work on the Santa Fe
extension from Ralston, Kansas, and
will rush it to completion. This is the
last gap in the Eastern Oklahoma line,
joining Kansas City and the gulf.
A MIsTAKE--It has been published
that Curtis received more votes for re-
election to congress than Bailey
ceived for governor in Bailey's own
county. This is a mistake. Bailey re
ccived ., 3S6 votes and Curtis 2,272.
ROBBED THE SHERIFF.-While Sheriff
Davis, of Kingman, was searching for
burglars in another part of the town
the man he was after broke into the
shcriff's residence and carried off every
thing he wanted which he found there.
KANSAS PosTs HAVE HAIF.-The
fund of $50, 900 appropriated by con-
gress for the United States service
schools has been allotted in part as fol-
lows: To the cavalry and artillery
school at Fort Riley, Kas., SI,11s; and
to the general service and staff college
at Fort LeavenwOrth, Kansas, S11, 512.
AS FATHER OF THE HoUsE.-Cyrus
Leland succeeds John Seaton in that
distinction He was member of the
house in 1865, when % wears old. and
there is other member of the legis-
lature of 1908 who dates back so far.
Senator J ohm c. Carpenter is next hav-
ing been a member in 1869. He also
served in three other senates. Leland
only served one term; could not afford
to accept more terms; had too much
business.
a $50, 900 RANCIE-Peter Gingrieh,
of Hamburg, Iowa, bought a 6oO-acre
farm near Wellsville and paid in cash
$50, 600 for it. The farm was sold by
w. II. and S. D. Moherman. There is
getting to be quite a colony of wealthy
families from Iowa about We1lsvilIe
TIE HOME INsrINCT-A horse be-
longing to a Beloit man turned up
missing. A few days later it was To-
Gated at the home of a Jewell county
farmer from whom it had been pur .
chased The horse had not been near
the place for three years.
New SALIVA FACToRY.-Saiina is to
have a shirt and overall factory which
will begin operations within a short
time. The machinery has been ordered
and building rented in which the
factory will be located until the bust
ness demands larger quarters.
a PoTATo KI>1G.-W. II. Drum heller,
of Erie, is referred to as a potato
king by the people of Neosho county.
AS he has just finished digging crop
which amounts to something over ID,
900 bushels. it will be admitted that he
has good claim to the title.
SUGAR BEET HARvEsT.-In Kearney
county it is in full swing and the beets
are going into the cars for transporta-
ton to Rocky Ford at the rate of seven
to ten cars per day over the Santa Fee