The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-12-04
KANSAS COMMENT.

Longs majority is over five times that
he received two years ago
SERVED UNCLE SAM 81 YEARS
James II. Beddon, wagon master, has
served 81 years for the government at
Fort Leavenvorth.
EARNED PRoSfoTIoN--County Clerk
Elect John Wright of Shawnee county
has served deputy clerk in that
office for thirteen years
VIoLETs BLooMING.-At Cherokee
violets were blooming during the third
week in November Mercury stood at
at about 20 during the day and went
down to 60 during the night
THANKSGIVING A HoLIDAY.-The at
torney general has decided that teach
ers cannot be locked for not holding
school on Thanksgiving. School boards
in Central Kansas made the opinion
necessary.
A So, 500 LESs.-The objective lens
for the Grand Prix telescope at Wash
burn college will come packed in cot
ton and curled hair, from Cleveland,
where it was made. The lens is valued
at So, 500.
ANTI Trust LAws.-County Attor-
ney Nichols of Shawnee county has
brought suit against 65 fire insurance
companies for violation of the anti
trust laws. A test case is set for trial
on December 2.
HAVE FIRM FAITH--WestmoreIan
parties have organized to drill for oil
A well informed man from Colorado
believes that Pottavatomie county is
the best undeveloped district in Kan
if not in the United States
STATE BUYS POTATOES. E
Brewer, of Abilene, has secured the
contract for supplying the two state
ET7Ga T11-,f
and dumb, and the imbeci1e asylum,
during the next six months 1t is es-
timated that 4, 900 bushels will be used.
MEN SCARCE AT ANY PRIcE-The
section men on the Southern Kansas
division have been given a raise in
wages from S1-2 5 to $1-4o. Men are
scarce even at this price. Laboring
men are scarce in Ottawa. The new
church, the library and other building
improvements taking all of the ex-
ira labor.
MILLER CASE CoNTINUED.-The case
of George w. Miller, president of the
''1o1" live stock ranch, who is charged
with the murder of Santa Fe Detective
Mon tgOmery, is continued until the
March term Of district court of Cowley
county and his bond reduced from
So, 600 to 1000. Miller declares his
innocence of the crime and insisted on
early trial
SOLD CHARITY BADGEs.-The ladies
who solicited the streets and in the
stores of Wichita for charity, received
q total of S5o4. 63 in one day. There
was set price. the people who gave
a few cents We're given "a badge as glad
ly as those who gave a dollar. The
money will be divided among the
Kings Daughters, the Wichita Hos
pltal, Children's and Rescue homes.
GENEROUS PAsToR--Rev. E. o. Smith
has been the NJ. E. pastor at Leaven-
worth for three years and paid off a
church debt of Sc, 500. He is still pur-
suing the same policy he began at
Maple Hill years ago, when he paid off
the debt of the NJ. E. church there and
would take nothing for his services as
pastor He has now resigned at Leav-
enworth and goes to Omaha His old
Maple Hill friends follow his upward
course with pride.
WOULD BUY GAS WE1.r.-The finance
committee of the Winfield city council
authorized Mayor Cation to place S15,-
600 of city bonds on the market to
make the purchase of the RACES gas
well which t'came inn a week ago.
The well is believed to have n capacity
of one million cubic feet daily
Boy DRAGGED TO DEATH.-Near An
dover Ralph Boucher, a boy, was
dragged to death by a bucl<ing pony,
by having his foot caught in the stir
rup after he was thrown from the sad
die.
MISCHIEF CT MANIAC-Martir
Auran, Montgomery county farmer
became raving maniac and set fire tc
his barn which was destroyed. He
then tried to burn his house and threat
ened to kill his wife. Sheriff Squire:
called and he took Auran il
charge.
VERNON OF LAENED.-W. II. Vernon
of Larncd, viii be stenograrher TO
Judge Henry f. Mason, of the suprem
court Vernon was in the speakers
bureau at Republican state headquar
tiers during the recent campaign
lis so-AcRE ORcHARD.-T- d. Mill
has finished shipping his apple crol
near Wamego- His shipments file