The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-08-14
KANSAS IrEzs OF 1NrEnEsr.

"A O. A.
TO be held at Delaware Springs, Wilson
county, September L to 6.
A strong flow of gas has been found
Eve miles south of Hum bo1dt, in regu-
lar gas sand only 400 feet down.
Jerry Simpson has sold his home in
Wichita to John Norris, a farmer, who
viii do busin ess at the stoclzyards-
Topeka canning factories are well
supplied with tomatoes grown near by
and hauled in wagons. The crop has
never been larger Whereabouts
Oliver C. Davis, member of the Sal
walton army, is under arrest at Port
land, Oregon, charged with embezzling
$500 from a school district in Decatur
county, Kansas
The Texas fever among cattle along
the southern state line is rapidly being
checked and only a few new cases are
reported. Quarantine regulations are
being strictly enforced
The mum Der of hogs in Kansas on
March L, this year was 80 per cent less
than the number on March L last year.
Last year there were L, O96 ,s7s assessed
and this year the returns show only
1877 s7.
The supreme court Judges decided to
sit through one session in banc instead
of in two divisions. This is an expert
ment to ascertain by which method
business can be furthered the most
rapid1y-
The chemistry department of the
University of Kansas is receiving for
analysis many waters from different
parts of Kansas. This work is done
free of charge and other waters are So
1icited.
James Lake, an old conductor on the
L. K & Western railroad, whose home
is at Garrison. was seriously injured at
Valley Falls, while on duty, having a
1eg broken and receiving serious
bruises
The Modern Woodmen of Topeka
and surrounding towns held their first
annual IOgrolling at Topeka on Au-
gust p There were all sorts of prize.
drills and contests and a big street
parade.
Tt is estimated that from five to six
hundred dollars will bring the Repub-
lican river back to its old channel at
Concortlia; meantime the Touring mill
and electric light plant must wait or
use steam.
The third crop of alfalfa was cut last
week in eastern Kansas. Some fields
will yield five good crops. Last year
the 25 largest alfalfa counties had 221,-
F875 acres; this year these counties have
$40, 500 acres.
The Jacob Dold Packing Company
has received full carload of scales for
the Wichita packing house There are
81 scales, all made on special order,
and their combined capacity is nearly
a million pounds.
Attorneys for the American Book
company have given notice to the ed
itor of the Farmers Advocate of Tope-
ka that he must Immediately retract
the charges of bribery made in his pa
per or stand suit for libel.
The pastor longest in charge of
single congregation in Kansas is Rich
ard Cordley, of Lawrence. Probably
the next in length of service is Parson
Smothers, who has presided over the
lEbenezer Baptist church (colored) in
Atchison for twenty-one years.
John w. Kirby and his wife were
found dead in bed with bullet holes
through their heads, and with a pistol
with two chambers empty lying on
Kirby's beast They were at their
home north of Burden, Covley county
Prof. Haworth visited Sedgwiclx
county to see if there is salt under
meath. He reports that the salt beds
come within Is miles of Wichita on the
He also told the people there that there
was no coal in that section except at a
very great depth
The First district G. a. R. reunion
is to be held in connection with the
37th annual Brown county fair at Hia-
watha, August 27-2e.
The concen tration camp for the fall
maneuvers at Fort Riley viii be on the
Pawnee fats, near the site of the first
capital of Kansas Orders have been
issued for troops to come from Jeffer-
son barracks, Fort Leavenworth and
the posts in Indian Territory and Okla
homa; besides the Kansas National
Guard, and the militia of some other
states will be present.
An immense throng attended the
laying of the corner stone of the Rus
sell county court house by the Masonic
order
The American Book Company has
found it necessary to apply for Kan
SaS charter. The action of the S1,r,,-s,7,e