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The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15
NEW COUNTY TREASURER.
Took Charge Of the Ford County
Treasurer's Office Tuesday =.
Morning.

: Ford county Is fortunate In finding the
right kind Of men for the office of county
treasurer. Mr. B. F. Martin turned over
the office to bis successor, Mr.. W. ].
Dawes Tuesday morning, Mr.. Martin
has been a careful and efficient officer
during bis TWO terms. He goes from the
treasurers office to take the position of
manager of the York-Key Mercantile
Store here, a position which be is well
fitted for. His record rs county treasur-
er Is such that bis services are naturally
In demand by firms who need careful
and competent manager.
Mr.. Davies takes the Office Of county
treasurer enjoying the highest confidence
Of the people Of Ford county. He was
In the Santa Fe employ here for years,
and later was with the State Bank of
Commerce. Every one knows him to be
trustworthy and efficient and every one
will feel that the county treusurer's office
In good hands.
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15
BULLETS IN THE AIR.
Mr.. Ballard Was Fired Upon at His
Mil Tuesday Night. ~

}t W"' SssNNI '"6"'
Mr.. Ballard OF the Dodge City mill 10
carrying In hls vest pocket a battered
bullet which was fired at him with mur-
derous Intent Tuesday Dight. The shoot
lng was done BY Charlie Mccoy who 10
watchman at the mill. Mccoy was sur.
rounded by three or four men near the
mill earlier in the evening. He made up
bis mind that be was to be robbed unless
he made hasty escape, and he made 1t,
A few hours later after Mccoy was sound
asleep at the mill Mr.. Ballard heard that
bis watchman had been held up and went
to the mill to inquire about 1t, He called
to Mccoy and made considerable noise
about the building but got no response
from the inside. AS a last resort be
pounded hard upon the door. Mccoy
had been In a sound sleep and was
awakened suddenly by the pounding on
the door. His waking thought was that
the men that had tried to hold MIN up
earlier in the evening were breaking into
the mill. He grabbed bis revolver and
began pumping lead into the door. Mr..
Ballard was considerably amused at the
peculiar position he found blmself in.
playing target for bis watchman. He
stepped one side to more sheltered
place. Between shots Mccoy heard Bal
ard laugh and at once recognized bis
,oice. The firing Of course ceased i'm.
and Mr.. Ballard was admitted.
/ was the first time In several years
hat the experience Of having somebody
hoot at him had come to Mr.. Ballard,
nd being an old time weSterner be prob
bly, enjoyed it, at any rate he appeared I
0. Mccoy, however, found very little I
njoyment in any Of the nights per- !
,rniance and still less In the joking he }
as been subjected to since. J
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15
WAS THIS MAN ROBBED?
Stranger Claims he was Held up but
His Story is Not Believed.

Stranger Claims he was Held up bu
His Story is Not Believed. 4
A stranger who drove into town Mon.
day evening from the northeast claimed
that he bad been held up by masked men
and robbed Of $3.50. The man was Q, G.
Esau Of Mcpherson county. According
to his story he had been threshlng In this
county and for the past few days had
been driving over the county collecting.
He carried $3.50 with him and was on bis
9road to Dodge City when be was held up
by three masked men A shot was fired
through the buggy top before he stopped.
Three guns were then leveled at ESau and
he was commanded to get out Of the bug.
gy. file did SO. The money he carried
was placed in different pcckets The
robbers appeared to be very much ex-
cited and in great hurry. They took
roll of $3.50 from one Of Esau's pockets
and apparently thought this was all he
had. Then they started hurriedly to
ride away. Esau had gun and shot at
one Of the men. He thinks that he hit
him In the shoulder, as the man drew bis
hand quickly to-the shoulder and seemed
about to fall for an instant.
As soon as Esau arrived in Dodge City
he went to the State Bank of Commerce
and deposited $500 He told the story of
being robbed at the bank. Later be told
Sheriff Miller of the hold up.
The sheriff did not have much faith in
the story as 1t was told to him. In the
first place he did not think it probable
that the three men would have robbed
Esau and left gun on him. When the
sheriff said he would start party out
and try to head the men off, Esau did
not seem to want to start on such trip.
He said 1t would do no good as 1t would
soon be dark and the men would have
plenty Of time to get away before morn
Ing. The sheriff decided after talking
with Esau that there was nothing N bis
story. W +,
Others who talked with Esau believe =
hat he was robbed, but that be was so !,
excited that he was unable to give clear !.
.ccount Of what occurred.
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15
Weather Bure III Report.

The following weatherreview for the
week ending Wednesday, October IA
/, 10 furnished by E. D. Emigh, observer
In charge:
A characteristic fall rain condition has
succeeded the drought, which extended
over more than seven weeks, a dry
period Of unusual lenght and severity.
Rain has fallen In light, intermittent
showers and light mist since Sunday eve.
ming, and though there was but O.52 ofan
inch In sll, the maximum Of possible
benefit must result, unless subsequent
cold weather should prevent.
The week began and ended cool, while
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday had TEN.
peratures somewhat above normal.
Seventy.nine degrees Friday and Satur-
day was the highest temperature and S3
degrees Thursday morning the lowest
Friday and Saturday had high south
east wind and dust storms, Saturday be-
lng especially dlsagreeable. The maxi
mum velocity was A miles per hour
from tllesoutheast at 1890 o'clock Sat.
arday morning.
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15


Miss Ella Preston contemplates build
ing cottage in the near future as an In
vestment 1t will be be located In tft
same block with her fathers house. H.
Is reported that other parties will build
some new houses directly across The
street from this location. Wy
0. A. Bond has gone to Washington
for months hunting trip and visit
with bis brother who lives In that state
north Of Spokane.
A special assessment has been vetei
by the Eagle Lodge for the purpose Of
establishing a club room,
4scisAsAtaa~sA
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15
CATTLE THIEVES.
Edwards County Man Receives Annu.
al Visits from Thief.

Edwards County Man Receives Annu'
al Visits from Thief.
MIR. Abshamson who lives near Net
Teton, says the KInsley Mercury, Is again
In hard luck, twenty-five head Of hls cat
lie having been taken from bis pasture
Tuesday or Tuesday night. Mi. Abra.
hanson lost about the same number Of
cattle about year ago and has never
heard from them. In the present loss
the whole neighborhocd has become
aroused and searching parties are scour-
Ing the country 10 all directions. IT
seems to us that It wax a great mistake
to have allowed interest 10 the antl-horse
thief association to wane. By The num-
ber Of thefs occurring about here Of late
Ibis country 10 greatly In need Of such an
organization. s58
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15

Hoover's addition, or the territory
known as East Dodge, which was recent
ly taken into the city limits will have
city water soon. A main will be EXTEND
ed out Chestnut street and from there to
the houses in that part of the city.
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15

Several days Of o. oudy and rainy
weather has made Ford county forget
the dry spell Of the past weeks. There
Is now moisture enough to sprout lbe
wheat and since 1t has started more vii
no doubt follow.
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15
JURY AGREED QUICKLY.
Case Lasted Three Days In the Court
and but Few Minutes In the
Jury Room,

The assault case brought against D. W.
Sturgeon by J. F, Elliott was tried by a
jury In Justice Hobbies court and lasted
nearly three days. The case was prose-
cuted by County Attorney Finley and L,
A. Madison and the defense was repre-
sented by A. B. Reeves and ]. NJ. Kirk
patrick.
The case drew large crowd Of specta-
tors during the entire trial, The sttor-
neys completed theirargument this after.
noon. The jury acquitted Mr.. Sturgeon,
agreeing for aCqulttal on the first ballot.
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15
Civic Improvement League.

Civic Improvement League.
The Civic League will meet at the
home Of the president on Saturday after.
noon, October 18th at 4 o'clock. A full
attendance Is desired as matters Of i'm.
are to be decided at that time.
Mrs. 3. s. WHITw0RTH, Pres.
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15
GAS OR NO GAS.
That Question is to be Settled at Bison
This Week,

This Week.
No developments Of any Importance
have been made at the gas well this week.
The drillers succeeded In cutting off the
water the first Of the week, after passing
through the hard rock; but at depth Of
almost eleven hundred feet they struck
another small flow and 1t became necos.
sary to again pull the casing and rim out
in order to set the casing deeper and
keep dry hole. II they have no fur
lher trouble they will probably solve the
problem Of gas or no gas next week.
Bison Bee.
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15

For sale for halflts value.-SO acres Of
land In Ford county. Make me an offer.
Apply to 3, F. GREENLEAr, Box SOS,
Milwaukee, MINI.
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15

Lost-Nsvy blue jacket, silk lined, on
Military avenue, Walnut or Bridgsstrsst.
Reward X left at this Office. ~
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15

the while slowly edgiDg up closer to get
within reach. He was almost ready to
land a blow when the Missourlan sudden
ly wheeled about and forced large
bucket Of wbitewash down over bis head
to bis shoulders, 1t was a complete sur.
prise. Waters broke away from the
bucket and frantlcally scraped the white
wash from his face. There was murder
In his eye when he got down to 1t. The
crowd was gathering and the fight was
furious. The Missourian saw that the
odds were against him. He fought and
hewed bis way through the crowd,
crossed the line onto the reservation and
succeeded In getting away. Mr.. Wright
had been watOhingthe proceeding from
distance but before the smoke OF battle
had cleared away be had ordered bile
team and left town. He knew that
Waters and himself would be good
friends later on, but just at that time,
Until things cooled off q little be knew
equally as well that Waters and himself
,ouldnt stay IN the same town over night
md both enjoy good health. A few days
ater mutual friends patched up q truce
md Wright returned to town. Versatile
Dodge was laughing at some new prank
n holding her breath over new tradegy
nd the whItewash incident was no long
rsliys Issue.
The Globe-republican., 1903-10-15

Bonheur Bros. Circus Is playing the Short
Grass end of the Kansas wheat belt.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-05-01
s,JeAR BEET EXPERIMENTS.

Recent experiments conducted at
no Union experiment station are TAX
N bv the officials to demonstrate that
he richest sugar portion of sugar
cots is about the zone, half way
,otween center and circumference.
avs a Union, Or, correspondent. An
lvsis of the consecutive concentric
ngs is claimed to show that the
ter portions contain the least sugar,
3e sixth, or outside ring, being in
atty four or five rings on account
e, the impossibility of accurate diff
.7rentiation between these last rows.
The important deduction made by
experiment station from this dis
very is that if the rings differ in
me amount of sugar they contain,
,,ere must be a corresponding diff
f.rence in the seed produced. Thus,
= zen the central crown is allowed to
n,oduce seed, a combination of the
three or four rings nearest the cen
ter is obtained, but when the central
crown is injured by boring and by
succeeding fungus until there is moth
ing left but the skin of the beet,
seed is being grown from the poorest
portion. "a mother beet" says A.
B. Leckenby, of the experiment sta
ton, "low in sugar contents, if allowed
to produce seed only from central
stem would be more likely to give
satisfaction than rich beet in which
the crown was destroyed and the beet
forced to produce seed only from the
outer sings. If the reverse were true
we would obtain good seeds only from
high-testing beets."
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-05-01
FOR GROWING BEETS.

The Yakima Republic two weeks
ago said: A large bag full of beet
seed was received at the express of
flee last week consigned to E. d.
Comings, the beet sugar factory pro-
moter. The seeds were shipped from
Michigan, and are intended to test
the growing qualities of some of the
soil in this vicinity. 1t is the in
tention of Mr. Comings, it is said, to
put in a test field this year in this
vicinity to demonstrate to the farmers
how easy it is to grow beets. 1t is
also understood that Mr.. Comings is
still in the notion of building the
beet sugar factory Notwithstanding
the veto of the bounty bill by the gov
ernor
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-05-01
SELL YOUR FARM YOURSELF.

The names I have on my list are
those of people who are actually IN
terested in securing home or bust
ness in the State of Washington. Each
one of them have paid me for such in
formation as I could give. If you have
land of any kind, or business for
sale, no matter where located, or what
it is worth, send me one dollar and l
will show you how you may present
your proposition to these people di-
rect. Satisfaction or your money
cheerfully refunded. Write plainly.
HENRY ENDSLEY,
Ellensburg, Wash
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-05-01
PROF. BRODIE AT ST. LOUIS.

Prof. D. A. Brodie, late Of the West
ern Washington experimental station,
is experimenting the work of install
ing the open air exhibit by the bureau
of plant industry of the department OF
agriculture at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. This exhibit covers five
acres of ground and it's central fea-
ture is a mammoth map of the Uni
ted States shown by the principal
crops grown in each of the states.
The work will occupy Mr.. Brodie's
entire time until the close of the fair
in December, 1904.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-05-01

nature of the corn plant. Some one of
the legumes will thrive in every Sec
ton of the country, and will furnish
largely what the corn lacks. Hence
we have no sympathy for the effort
to change the nature of corn. Breed
the corn carefully for it's best produc-
ton. and leave the matter of protein
out of the question.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-05-01
THE IDEA IN PLANT BREEDING.

You cannot evolute a pea into a
bean nor a potato into pumpkin. =
In other words, the development OF
any plant must be in the line laid
down for it in the beginning, says the
Practical Farmer, and what is said
about corn here covers the case OF
many other plants. Some folks are in
dustriously striving to make a pro-
tein plant out of our Indian corn.
They will only get far enough to find
that some kinds of corn will have
more protein than others, and all will
continue to be valuable as carbOnace-
Gus food The breeding of any plant
should be towards the development of
its leading characteristics in a better
shape, and not towards the introduce
ton of characters that are not natural
to it. The Irish potato and the to-
mato are close kin. But one is
grown for it's underground tuber and
the other for the fruit produced above
ground. The man who would strive
to develop tuber bearing in the tOma-
to, so as to grow potatoes and to-
matOes on the same plant, would GER
tainly fail Just SO with the corn
plant. We can greatly increase it's
production by careful breeding, and
We want it for just what it is, the
finest of carbonaceous food to be had.
And it is needed for just what it is
and not for something else. You had
as we'll try to breed cottOnseed to take
The place of corn, as to breed corn
10 take the place of cottOnseed or any
other protein food. And so far as we
lave observed, to the same extent the
protein content is developed in corn,
- that same extent it becomes less
lifted for general cultivation, as it
"ill partake more of the flint char
ter, which does not suit corn grow
rs of the greater part of the corn
roducing sections. Breeding any
liant for characters that are more
IF less antagonistic to it is certain
- lead to failure. We have an
"Dundance of protein furnishing
ants, and do not need to change the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-05-01

The cooperative creamery assocla-
tions of Battle Ground and La Center
have built up-to-date cheese factories,
and are ready to start operations this
week. These factories, as well as
the one at Glenwood, are under the
management of L. Chevalley.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-05-01
The kLOEBER

The most perfectly appointed Sanitarium
and resort in the west. Steam heated and
electric lighted throughout. Offering to
those suffering from Rheumatism, Malarial
Fevers and diseases of the Digestive. URN.
airy, and Nervous system a medium of relief
not elsewhere afforded. Rates from $1,000
weekly nm For information. etc address.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-05-01
GREAT CROPS OF
STRAW BERRIES
AND HOW TO CROW Them

The best book on strawberry growing ever
written. 1t tells how to grow the biggest
crops of big berries ever produced. The
book is a treaties on PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
and explains how to make plants bear BIG
BERRIES AND LOTS OF THEM. The
only thoroughbred scientifically grown
STRAWBERRY PLANTS to be had for
spring planting One of them is worth
dozen common scrub plants. They grow
BIG RED BERRIES. The book Is sent
free to all readers of The Ranch. Send
your address to
R. M. KELLOGG, Three Rivers, Mich.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-08
cIoverdaIe
0leomargarine
z lbs for Csc
Good for Table
Or
Cooking Purposes.
Graaf & Hayward
. 0 GROCERS, o 0 0
Butchers and Bakers.
TO CLIMB SERATA.
PRESIDENT TIGHT or uNlvER-
siTY At ALBUQUERQUE DE-
PARTS ON HIS ExPE-
DiTtON.

Will Sail From New York June TO-
Determined Effort to 90 to the Top
Of south Americas Loftiest Noun
tain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-08

ately after leaving the union depot.
Looking west from the top of this blum
from side TO side of the valley Of the
Kaw is one wide expanse Of muddy
water. Looking across the street
from the second story Of the union
depot, one would see the water nearly
up to the second story Of the Blossom
house. All Of that portion of the bust
ness section lying in proximity to the
union depot is standing In from six
to ten feet Of water, including the
entire stockyards district, the Armour
packing plant and also Swift's plant
and the s. & s. plant.
Many refugees are being housed on
this side Of the river In the large au-
ditorium, Convention hall, and many
also in churches and school buildings.
We have been without water since
3:35 p. m. Sunday, May 31st, but wall
probably have some water tomorrow.
OF the many miles OF street railway
in the city, the Metropolitan company
Is running but four main lines on ac-
count OF the large electric circuits at
the central power house on the Kaw
river having been disabled by the
rise OF the river.
II you find this information OF any
value to your paper, ! am more than
pleased to have taken a few spare
moments In penning this letter. Per
haps II would be well for me to sign
my name to it SO you will know who
is it, 1905 p. M, No. 1876 East
rfnvn svrecr nisrn~-o~~u~l.Kanaa s
City, Mo. 5-4. '03.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-08
President ! Wedding Guest.

WASHINGTON. d. G., June s.
Though 1t is but two days since he ar
rived home after his long and fatigu-
ing trip through the west, President
Roosevelt is to take to the road
again tonight. His destination this
time Is Cleveland, where he and Mrs.
Roosevelt are to be guests at the
wedding 81 Miss Ruth Hanna and
Joseph McDill Mccormick. The wed.
ding is u take place Wednesday and II
Is probable that the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt will return to Washing
ton Immediately after the ceremony
as, the president has several engage
rents TO fulfill hereabouts later in the
week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-08

DR.. w. q. Tight, president Of the
university at Albuquerque, passed
through the city today on his way to
New York. There he will join Miss
Anna Peck and her two Swiss guides.
In company with whom he will sail
from the Empire city June 16 for
Bolivia. The summer will be spent In
m attempt TO scale Mount Sorata.
This Hottest Of Andean peaks lifts
its snowy head $4,000 feet into the
thin, blue, atmosphere. No one has
ever reached the summit, but that may
be because no one has ever tried.
Miss Peck Is one Of the most noted
mountain climbers Of the world. She
has been the first human being to
stand on the top Of several OF the
Swiss and Himalyan mountains, and
In several cases no one has ever fol-
lowed the courageous woman to the
summit.
The party will cross the isthmus
ON the Panama railroad, and continue
their journey by steamer. They ex-
pect to begin the climb about the mid
die OF July.
DR.. Tight goes well equipped. He
has had a leather suit manufactured,
-~~AA~-~-~sing bag lined with wool,
and he will provide himself with a
patent breathing apparatus, for at a
height OF nearly five miles, even the
strong lungs Of the athletic professor
will be apt to find themselves put to
II to furnish enough oxygen to keep
The fires OF life burning comfortably.
The party will make exhaustive
geological. geographical, biological
and m~eterogolical notes. The scien-
tiic value Of the expedition will BIO
great. II successful the pair OF in
ve~stigators may be expected to be
elected fellows Of several kinds of so
cicties.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-08
Hot Weather Weakness.

II you feel tagged out, listless and
lacking in energy, you are perhas suf-
fering from the facilitating effects of
summer weather. These symptoms in
dictate that a tonic is needed that will
create a healthy appetite, make digest
ion perfect, regulate the bowels and
impart natural activiay to the liver
This, Herbine will do; 1t is a tonic. lax
alive and restorative. II. J. Freegard,
Prop. Grand View hotel, Cheney, Kan,
writes: Il have used Herbine for the
last IL years. and nothing on earth
can beat 1t. 1t was recommended to
by DIR. Newton, Newton, Kan" soc
at d. X. Goodall's and Winters Drug
Company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-08
FROM THE FLOOD DISTRICT.
Former Las vcaan Gives Graphic Dc
scription of Conditions In
Kansas City.

To the Editor Of The optic:
Having just recejsed two Optics
from home, calls TO mind the fact that
there has been something doing in
Kanss. city durng the last few days.
d'ne most exaggerated report from the
pen Of one Of Las Vegas ablest re-
porters couh not do justice to the
conditions that prevail here. and that
- saying something. The food has
left thousands of families without
homes.
Every n who has visited Kansas
City within the last few years will
remember going up the hill immedi.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-08

For nice laundry work go to the City
Steam laundry. Harry +. Benedict.
prop. 151-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-08
TAX on Babies.

Extreme hot weather is a great tax
upon the digestive powers of babies;
when puny and feeble they should be
given a few doses of Whites Cream
Vermifuge, the chil0ren's tonic. 1t
will stimulate and facilitate the digest
ion OF their food. SO that they soon. be-
come strong, healthy and active. 25c
at d. X. Goodall's and Winters Drug
Company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-08
World Wide Reputation.

Whites Cream Vermifuge has
achieved q world wide reputation as
being the best Of all worm d%estroyers,
and for Its tonic influence on weak
and unthrifty children, as 1t neutraliz-
.es the acidity or sourness of the stom-
acn, ~s~prcve~Athsir Digestion and A.
similation OF food, strengthens their
nervous system and restores them to
health, vigor and elasticity Of spirits
natural to childhood. Csc at X. d.
Goodall's and Winters Drug company.