The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-25
Kansas Events
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settlers of Reno county, is dead at the
age of 67 years. The family is one of
the best known in the county Mrs.
Ploughe's father was a brother of Com
modore Preb1e, of the United States
navy, for whom Preble county, Ohio,
was named Her mothers maiden
name was Marshall, and she des-
cendant of John Marshall, the first
chief justice OF the United States SUI
preme court
BoUGHr 60, 900 BUsHELs--George c.
Richardson, of Leavenworth has
bought all the apples in two of the
Wellhouse orchards: the 5OO-acre or
chard in Leaven worth county and the
SOO-acre orchard in Usage county. 1t
is estimated that these orchards have
GO, 900 bushels of apples. Richardson
buys them on the trees, but the price
is not stated Both orchards are car
rying the largest crop they have ever
yielded
FRIsCo-s IMPRovENENTs.-The st.
Louis & San Francisco railroad com
pany has purchased much land
rounding their old terminals in Wich-
tia, and has had vacated several por-
tions of streets for their in the con-
struction of new depot, new freight
house and the enlargement of their
| 500. 900 upon these new terminals has
been authorized and work is to be
pushed.
New MAIN IINE.-The directors of
the A. T. &. S. f. railroad company
have given the management full power
to build Il line from Albuquerque to
| connection with the Pecos Valley road.
| This will make a new through line from
| Newton, Kas., to Albuquerque, which
| avoids heavy grades, and also has a
shorter route; passing through Wich-
tia; through Oklahoma and the Pan
| handle of Texas
| INSURANCE AGENT IN TRoUBLE.-
Mrs. L. b. Graves, of Parsons, charges
| G. p Borders, an insurance agent of
| Lawrence, with getting her cash by
false represen ations. He wrote life
| policy and collected a premium of
about Sc, 900 and she says the charac-
! ter of the policy Inisreprcsen ted
to her, and charges that he collected
| $3.50 more than the correct amount of
the premium
EMANCIPATION DAY.-The co1ored
| people of Topeka will celebrate e1nan-
cipation day with big outdoor picnic
at Garfield park on Septem Der % Adj
| dresses will be made by w. 7. Vernon,
j. H. Guy, J. NJ. Brown, R. F. Hayden,
w. R. Carter and w. w. Fisher. Paul
Jones, the silver tongued colored or
ator of Kansas, will speak that day at
emancipation celebration at EN-
poria.
81, 900 REsIDENCE.-The home OF
Prof 81. T. Stevens in Kansas City,
Kas., is burned to the ground, and but
little of the contents saved. Mr. and
Mrs. Stevens and their five children
escaped. Mrs. Johnston, Mrs Stevens
mother, was burned about the face
while trying to save some of her per
sonal belongings from her room. The
building was valued at about 81, oOC
and was partly covered by insurance
BOYS FOR THE NAvY.-Twenty-tw
Topeka boys enlisted in the UNITED
States navy last week Those who en-
listed as landsmen were sent to Sar
Francisco and the apprentices to New
port.
A WHOLESALE GRoCERY.-The An
thony Wholesale Grocery company O
Anthony, Kan, was incorporated b,
the state charter board with a capita
stock of $4,000 The stockholders il
the company are John McGeown, Franl
, z. Brooks, William McNaughten anc
, William E. Brooks.
Boy KILLED IN HERINGToN.-Fre.
: Bucl1lew, boy nine years of age wa
= | instantly killed at Lexington by beins
| run over by Rock Island freigh
, train. He started to run across ahea,
of the engine but STUN bled and fell
KILLED BY L1GHrNING.-Two Be
I | hemian boys, Frank Zatecelx and Tim
: othy Run1us were killed by Ightnini
: near Bel1evi11e. The boys tw
< miles apart at the time, but both wer
4 killed at the same instant by bein
O struck the forehead by the bolt
WICHITA ScHooLs--The total enroll
: ment of the city schools the secon
g day was 4, 200, and at the end of tn
n first month last year the total enroll
, ment was but A. 65. This year the te
% tai enrolment at the end of the frs
month promises to be over 4, 500.
= A METHODIST ExCURSIoN.-The Meth
d odist church people of Sabetha ran a
Il excursion train, which took them I
n Leaven worth the Soldiers Home an