The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-25


near Hoiton, played match game OF
ball with the Sac and Fox Indians,
who live on a reservation in the north
ern part of Brown county big
crowd of Indian fans witnessed the
game, which was a close one, the Sac
and Fox team winning by score of
to L. A large party of braves and
squavvs made the trip from the Brown
county reservation to witness the
game.
STREET CAR WALK-oUT--The lola
street car service was stopped by a
walIx-out. The-men were refused their
request for a raise of wages from IL to
Is cents an hour. This, they claim, is
but a just com pensation considering
the nature of the work The cars be-
gin running about three o'clock in the
morning and continue until IL o'clock
at night One set of men does not
work all those 21 hours but there are
two shifts who divide the time.
TwENTIETu7s REUNIoN.-The Twen-
tieth Kansas reunion at Burlington
closed with a banquet, after which the
annual business meeting was held
Colonel Metca1f and the other officers
were reelected. Walter p Hull and
Mr.. Conley, of lola, We're made presi-
dent and secretary of the entertain
ment committee for next years meet
ing which will be held at lola
WOMEN WILL MANAGE IT--The club
women of Abilene who constitute the
public library association and have
raised 81 900 a start for the library,
have unanimously voted not to consoli-
date the library with the high school
library was arranged a few months
ago. They will take their money and
Ct ri he hT-a1 them helm Cr
their own managers
TRADE CHECKS SUSTAINED. ce
the erroneous statement was made that
q. S. District Attorney Dean had de-
clared trade checks illegal, numerous
letters have been received at the attor-
ney generals office inquiring into the
effect of the decision. 1t has been held
by the attorney general that the use of
trade checks was not in violation of
| the Kansas statute
| A JEALOUS RIvAL.-Titus Mauch re-
siding near Talmo, Republic county,
had spent Sunday evening with a
/ young lady. On his way home and
/ while crossing a bridge, he was shot by
| a man with a handkerchief over his
face. Arden Jewell has been arrested
as it was known that he was jealous OF
| Mauch's attentions to the young wo-
| man.
| STATE FIRE MARsHAL.-The mutual
fire insurance companies of Kansas in
convention at Topeka, adopted a reso-
luton urging the legislature to pass a
| law creating the position of state fire
| marshal. 1t will be tie the duty of such
| officer to investigate all big fires and
run down persons guilty of incendi
| arism.
| INSPECTIONS ARE PRoFITABLE--Sta
| Oil Inspector Spencer turned 81, 95t
into the state treasury, fees collected
| for August The expenses of the de
| partment were $3.50. State Grain In
spector Northrup turned in Angus
fees amounting to $4,000; expenses
| 3,OO1.
BoTHERING BoNDs.-Vab conn
ty is trying to find a plan to evade thu
payment of $13s, 900 in bonds issued t,
aid the Manhattan, Alma & Burlin G
anne railway. The bonds fall due il
1910.
CONGESTION OF FREIGHTs.-Servic
on the Colony branch of the Santa Fe
which was suspended August 90 on &C
count of the bridge at Neosho Fall
collapsing, owing to the high water
was resumed Sept, II. The railroa
yards at Colony were congested witt
, freight for Yates Center and Neosh
Falls
A You've RAILRoADER.-Ralph MOI
fat, of the Mo. Pac- railway, while re
, turning from a Sunday picnic at Hays
. Vile, attempted to board movip
train and his foot was crushed.
PROSPECTS OF K S. A. C.-The oper
: ing of the Kansas state agriculture
= college marks the beginning of its fol
, | tieth year. Prospects were never be
f | ter for large attendance Student
have been coming the past week an
: | many are there who intended going l
I Ottawa university this year
t ABBExvILLE BURNED--The busine:
Y portion of that Reno county town
q burned. Seven stores, all the tow
. had, are destroyed The loss is $40, 90
e insurance $40, 900. The town has CT
people
a JEWELL COUNTY COAL MINE--Sta
i Employment Agent Gerow has notife
: the city clerk of Pittsburg that the co
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