The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-22
KANSAS COMMENT.

CHOSEN IN CAUCUS. Representative
Pringle, of Burlingame, was the choice
for speaker in caucus Of the Republi.
can members,
BIC FARMER BoYs.--Two Of them
made trouble in u Nemaha county
school, The teacher had them arrested
and they were sentenced to 60 days in
Sail. An appeal was taken to ting
Mpreme court w
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS. There are
now CTS Of them employed on the rural
mail delivery routes in Kansas, their
Salaries aggregating more than $4,000
They are all paid by Postmaster Guth-
rte Of Topeka.
HAS THREE HospIrALs.-This may
be said Of Winfield, Drs, Holcomb
and Boyle and Miss L. A. Wells have
bought the Jaquins home on College
Hill and will convert IT into hospital
and Sanitarium at once.
CLAY BALLAST CONTRACTED. The
Rock Island has let contract for
100000 yards Of clay to be used on the
tracks northwest Of Herington. The
contracting company will burn 10000
Cubic yards per month.
PROSPEROUS YEAR For STocKMEN.-
The year 1909 was an exceedingly
prosperous year for the stockmen, and
the thirteenth annual meeting Of the
Kansas Improved Stock Breeders as
ISOLATION, 10 be held at Topeka on
January IL, 10 and IA, has every prom
Use Of being record breaker in attend.
ance. Secretary II. A. Heath, Of To-
peka, Is the busiest man at the state
capital.
For SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION. -Senti-
ment in favor Of the wholesale CONSOLE
dation of rural schools is spreading
tapidly. 1t was the chief topic dis.
cussed by the Kansas teachers. 1t was
shown that in Ellsworth county, where
the system has qeen adopted, the efiic-
Sency Of the schools has been improved
greatly One Of the strongest points
in favor Of 1t is that the per cent OF at
PENDANTS is larger than in the district
School.
4 CONTRACT For GAS WELL.-The Ar
kansas City council has let contract
10 y. ], Gilbert to furnish that city |
with a gas well or series Of wells which
will produce 100000 cubic feet Of gas
per day. The work will be done by a
company composed Of local capitalists
and will be commenced within twenty !
days This is only the preliminary to
o systematic hunt for gas and when it
is found it will require several times
this amount to supply the city.
KANSAS WANTS EsTELLE.-Warden
r. B. Jewett has asked the Illinois au-
thorities TO turn Estelle, the noted out
law, over to Kansas, Estelle, while
serving life sentence here for murder
escaped. Later, he held up a train in
Illinois and was captured a few days
ago at Memphis. "There is no excuse
tor Illinois TO 20 to the expense Of Civ.
ing him trial." said Jewett. "We
can hold him for life in Kansas and
that ought to satisfy Illinois"
STATE SHORT OF CoAL.-Warden E.
B. Jewett is having considerable trou-
BILE in keeping the various state insti-
buttons supplied with coal. None Of
them have large reserve supplies and
should there be q break down at the
mine purchases would have to be made
on the open market. Inability to Sc
cure cars when needed, the increased
of the state institutions,
greater difficulty in getting coal out of
the penitentiary mine and the lack Of
any means Of storing reserve supply
Of coal are the causes Of the trouble.
New SANTA FE SURVEY. 1t is re-
ported from Dodge City that Santa
\
Re surveying gang is working south
west from that place. 1t was talked
that 1t was for a cutoff from Dodge
City to Trinidad, before twas reported
that the surveyors were at work in
Beaver county, Oklahoma.
PAST THE CENTURY MARK. DR. John
P. Wood, Of Coffeyvllle, celebrated his
lO1st birthday on January 4. He has
practiced his profession until a few
years ago; never used glasses and reads
The papers,
A LADY FARMEn-After blowing
The ground on her farm near Wells
vile, planting and tending the crop
md watching 1t mature, Miss Ida Nc
Carroll finished the work Of shocking
md cribbing $500 bushels Of corn.
Besides running the farm Miss McCar-
roll did all the homework and took
care of her invalid father. Her only
assistance was that given by 14-year-
I'D neice.
FIRE AT GooDIAND.-0ne business
block is destroyed. The loss Of $4,000
was only partially insured. Z