The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-09

Will meet IN Topeka January % and Is
The ladies of Lebanon, Smith coun-
ty, have their new public library start
ed.
A Saline county farmer sold eleven
turkeys of the Mammoth Bronze variety
for $40
During 1901 the state treasury has
received more than $40. GOO for charters
issued
On the morning of January much
of Kansas was covered with a blanket
of snow.
More than one half of the lands of
Kansas are still unoocupied and un-
developed
Leavenworth has voted $500. 600 of
bonds for the purchase of the water
works plant
Osborne county is excited over devel-
opments showing oil and minerals be-
meath the soil
Comeyvil1e proposes to erect monn-
ment to commemorate the services of
Co g, Goth Kansas.
The city of Wellington has resumed
the practice of 1eft-handed licensing
the selling of liquor.
Parsons makes a record of permanent
building improvements in 1901 of nearly
a ha1f-million dollars
Fifty-five of the graduates of Kansas
university living in Reno county have
organized an association.
Farmer boys about Wellington went
there and beat the town eleven, foot
ball team by a score-of II to O.
Jewell City has sunk a shaft down
1O7 feet in searching for coal. The
shaft is nearly full of salt water now.
The new pipe organ just installed in
the Church of the Assumption Catholic
in Topeka, cost the congregation 81, 900.
Leonard Corwin, a mute, who has
been janitor of two business houses at
Ottawa, has been missing since New
Years day.
G. G. Ma1vin, of Jennings, Ks, is
rested on the charge of opening mail
sack and stealing registered letter
containing $1s6.
Miss Helen Wise leaves the position
of first assistant in the Abilene high
school to take a position in the high
school of Colorado Springs
Governor Morrill, received from the
Congregational. Sabbath school at Hia-
watha present memento of his
% years service as superintendent
c. c. Baker, president of the Topeka
city railway, says there is truth in
the report that there is deal going on
to sell the road, and that there is no
figuring with any one
The abstract to the right of way of
the Arkansas City Water Power COM
pany. just completed, makes three books
of 800 typewriter pages each, besides
a pen executed map.
Seventy-fve sugar beet raisers in
Western Kansas have drawn from the
81 70 4
at the rate of 81 a ton. There is SIS 900
appropriated for that purpose
Burton E. Landon, one Of the most
prominent of the Masons of Kansas,
died at Fort Scott on January 4. He
has been Mason for nearly 40 years,
and had reached the 33rd degree.
General Hugh Cameron, the Kansas
hermit, while at his supper by a log fire
became unconscious and fell over. When
he came to he found both hands and
arms in the fire. He may lose them.
Colonel Metcalf will not take charge
of the Topeka pension agency until the
February pensions payment is over. 1t
requires thirty days to sign the checks
and they have been signed by the pres
ent agent.
Deputy Fish Warden Tegmier caught
five persons spearing fish and arrested
them. The minimum penalty is Jail
sentence and fine of $e5. with costs.
The Kansas meeting of teachers
brought ], 500 of them together The
Missouri meeting only counted 700, and
Missouri is fifth in population of the
states.
o. ". Coffelt, who is charged with
the murder of Detective Montgomery
at Winfield, is said to have been the
official hangman for several years at
Fort Smith
Cherryva1e has lost by fire five bust
ness houses. the opera house block. and
the Cherryva1e Daily and Weekly
News, with other business places The
total loss is about $40, OOO- \ later dis
patch leaves out the news
Governor Stanley decides that he
cannot legally appoint officer to fill
| a vacancy until on actual vacancy ex-
| lists, and will therefore take no action
on appointing of sheriffs until j an