The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-05-08
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Mayor Glover, of Bluff City, has en-
tered upon his thirteenth consecutive
term
The death rate ia Wichita during the
past . months has been 1876 for every
thousand people
The Methodist parsonage at Scranton
is burned The pastor, Rev Wilson's
property was saved
VIM Smith, who recently sold the
Manhattan Republic, has bought an in
terest in the Lawrence Jeffersonian-
Troy people are boasting that the in
dependent slaughter house there sup
plies them with beef at the old prices
The Topeka Democratic fambeaux
club made arrangements to attend the
state convention of their party April
25-
The state oil inspectors report for
March shows fees collected 81, GA; paid
ont for help $40, leaving a balance for
the state of 81, O34-
ID. w Dunnett, an attorney of I'm tch-
inson, dropped dead in the federal
court in Topeka, while arguing a case
before Judge Holt
The Odd Fellows will celebrate the
s3rd anniversary of the order at King
man on April 20, the natal day. 1t is
1t is expected that the Katy will
soon commence running Junction City
and Parsons trains to Kansas City via
lola and Moran, over the new cutoff
A delivery of nursery stock at Os-
borne amounted to nearly 81, 900 worth
Sales of trees in Rocks, Smith and
.neighboring counties have been almost
as large
The Travellers Insurance company of
Hartford, has a vast amount invested
in Kansas securities, and officers of the
company are now in Kansas on in
spection tour.
The new engine and machinery with
Jewell City Will be put in operation
soon The coal is about hundred
feet below the surface.
Colonel S NJ. Fox, adjutant general
of the Kansas National guard is ex-
pecting a shipment of Krag-J orgenson
rifles from the war department for the
use OF the Kansas militiamen.
Some of the SHOOT districts of Nemaha
county are arranging to consolidate
under Superin tendent Nelson's plan,
by whice action they think less cost
will give them better schools.
Ex-Gov. E. n. Morrill, now has the
largest number of trees in his orchard
in the world upon body of land.
Wellhouse has many more trees than
Morrill, but his trees are in scattered
orchards. Morrill's one orchard has
81, 600 trees.
Joe Carr, of st. LOUIS was found in
a box car at Hutchinson, helpless from
infiammatOry rheumatism. He had
been there three days, those hot days,
without food or drink and was nearly
dead. He had craw1ed into the car to
take a nap and when he awol1e he
could not move.
H. b. Raley, a travelling salesman,
was stabbed in the side by Bert Oaks.
Raley was standing on the steps of the
Brettun house at Winfield, talking
with group in which were ladies.
Oaks showed in between them and
spoke rndely to of the ladies when
Raley knocked him down. He left but
soon returned and stabbed Raley.
lola has erected three school houses
in three years and has let the contract
for another one. They are all fine
buildings.
Three of the convicts who escaped
from the federal prison at Leavenworth
still at large All of the eight have
been indicted the charge of murder
by the federal grand jury
Bert Highlands, while riding over
the range in Harper county. roped an
eagle with his 1ariat. The bird rose in
front of his pony and the lariat caught
him while IS feet in the air
DIR. Gray, of Garden City, who was
tried and acquitted on a charge of muir
der in Chicago. is now sued by his wife
for divorce.
Jos, C0nnors. of Pennsylvania, and
a graduate of the New York state nor
NAL, had both of his feet cut off by the
cars at Manhattan. He was enroute
to Denver to teach in a local school.
a plat of Bermuda grass is to be
made just east of the Rock Island sta
ton in Wichita The work of remov-
ing cinders and filing in with soil was
the first move toward making a park
The Santa Fe railroad paid the To-
pelza city treasurer So, 800 for paving