The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-06-12
KANSAS ITEMS OFF INTEREST,".

Lincoln Reese, a rich farmer near
Chase, is building opera house in the
village, 90 by 4s feet in size
Jewell county had a three inch rain
the cath, making six inches in three
weeks The outlook for corn is fine
Marysvil1e reports a heavy storm
which injured crops and covered rail
roads along the Big Blue with water
The history of the United States
selected by the the text book commits
sion was written by Prof Davidson, of
Topeka.
Saline county expects at least half
wheat crop Considerable wheat that
was given up ruined Will yield ten
to twelve bushels to the acre.
VIM Sence declined the nomination
for state superintendent preferring to
retain his place superintendent of
the schools of Sedgwicz comfy
Fifteen stonemasons and IL tenders
who have been working on the barracks
at Fort Riley went out a strike over
misunderstanding about wages
Wind has damaged orchards about
about Wamego, and many sheds and
outbuildings We're tumb1ed about A
5000 busheI corn crib was wrecked.
At Lyndon three inches of rain fell
dens and crops. Window lights were
broken and Sidewalks washed away.
The salaries of the postmasters at
McCune and Solomon, Kas-, have been
increased from ST., 900 to 81, 100, and at
Hoisington, Kas., from 81, 100 to 81 200.
Labette county farmers report pres
ent prospects excellent for the best
crop of wheat ever raised there. Still
promises
One hundred artillery horses stam-
peded at Fort Riley and many of them
will have to be condemned, having
been rendered unfit for service by their
wild run.
Farmers about Solomon are unable
to do much work on account of the
rains; they are content, however, in
gazing at their three feet high wheat,
well filed.
There was 9.46 inches of rain fall at
Wichita between the first and the 22nd
days of May. This is eight inches
more than during the entire month
last year.
The business men of the thrifty vii
1age of Edna have commenced macad-
amizing the streets; each merchant
paying for the work done in front of
LIS own property
The financial results of the great
Messiah, Chautauqua and commence
ment festivities at Lindsborg were
smaller than expected account of
the persistent rains
Frank Wilson killed Abner Carter at
Arkansas City; also shooting his wife
who received wounds that may be
fatal, and then shot himself dead. 1t
case of jealousy.
All the creeks in Lyon county over
flowed after the downpour of = inches
of rain The Cottonwood river was
higher than for years. The Neosho
was also up several feet.
Prof. Samuels, of Topeka, has dona-
ted large lot Cd College Hill in the
eastern part of Wichita TO be used for
band concerts The lot is high ter
faced tract carpeted with grass.
Four Kansas congressman deliver
Decoration day orations; Long at
Wichita, Curtis at Topeka, Miller at
Wamego and Calderhead at Marysville.
Another heavy rain fell at Arkansas
City the 25, raising the river so that
the east part of the city was covered
by. water.
Orders for penitentiary binding Irvine
are pouring in with such rapidity that
the chances are it will not be possib
to fill all of them The plant is not
running now, owing to the inability to
purchase sisal.
II. c. Loomis, the new commander of
the Kansas department of the G. A. R..
has named the following assistants:
" w Dennison, Topeka, adjutant
general. and o. H. Coulter, Topeka.
quartermaster-
Rain with a heavy hailstorm did
great damage over strip of Franklin
county Is miles long and three miles
wide, extending into Miami county
T. j. Coughlin. of Miami county, thinks
he is a loser of 81. coo. Twelve hours
deep in gullies on his place
a count of the advertisements now
running in the papers shows that the
Santa Fe is advertising special -ates
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