The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-05-14
Kansas Notes

, Pigg went to Marquette"
Concordia has closed all Of Its get
, rich.quick resorts, the places where
one drink Of ten-cent whisky makes a
man feel like q Millionaire.
Every man should be able to be his
own punster in commenting upon the
case Of Mr.. Bugg, who was sentenced
to the penitentiary from Girard few
days ago for burglary.
Jewell City had coal mine which
was exploited several months ago as
the greatest in that part of Kansas.
Not much has been heard of 1t lately,
but few days ago the sheriff went
out and levied one one hole in the
ground.
D. w. Blaine of Pratt is already
busying himself over the possible
scarcity Of harvest hands. He esti-
mates that Kansas will need 10000 la
borers to harvest this years crops.
The Mail and Breeze tells Of Kan
sas boy who was told to write a short
composition in which he should say
something about all the days of the
week. He thought a few minutes and
then produced this: Monday father
and killed bear and there was meat
enough to last over Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday, Friday Saturday and
Sunday"
The case of A. J. Patterson, the de-
faulting city treasurer of Clyde, who
advanced the curious theory that mas.
much as the city obtained its money
illegally, by licensing the joints, he
had a right to appropriate 1t for his
own use, has been passed upon by
the supreme court. The Judgment of
the district court stands and Patterson
goes to tho penitentiary for three
years.
A Topeka girl explained to friend
from the country that the initials A.
D, T. on the messenger boys caps
stand for "A Dry Town"
Governor Bailey has appointed Pan
coast Kidder Of Topeka to his military
staff with the rank of captain Of en-
gineers He is an insurance man who
will look we'll in $500 worth Of uni
form.
Civil service examinations will be
held in Topeka May rs, to select a
nautical expert for the photographic |
office, and to fill several vacancies in
the lighthouse service. Uncle Sam
knows where to look for them when lie
wants old sea dogs.
Effingham is planning such an elab-
crate programme for Memorial day
that the dead in the cemetery will be
proud they are there.
The construction Of new tele-
phone line in Meade county is going
one Of the papers predicts, ito cause
a good deal of talk, one way and an
other"
There Is much indignation because
Lawrence man sold a dog last week
for $500. Citizens who have owned
dogs are distressed because they did
not hold them for the raise.
A young man in Sterling made q
demonstration Of filial affection by
giving his parents a piece of wall
paper from the St Joseph house in
which Jesse James was killed.
There Is not a prisoner in the Rice !
county jail and the Sterling Bulletin
is in favor Of turning the county Jail
into High school and placing tho
sheriff's office under the jurisdiction
of the county superintendent.
The last Coffelt trial in Cowley coun-
ty cost the state sl,S5675. Before
twelve unprecedented Jurors could be
found 1t was necessary to examine 327 /
candidates, |
Mr.. "Hipty" Paterson has written a l
card TO one Of the Ottawa papers in !
which he dlsclaims havin. shot any y
craps since he returned from thu U
reformatory.
There has been no mortgage fore
closure IN Dickinson county for twelve
and the papers differ as to
whether it means theer are no mort
cages or whether they are not YET
lue.
Judge Hook of the federal court has
prevailed upon Judge Philips Of Mis-
iouri to try the Martindale case, grow
ne out Of the Emporia bank failure.
President Roosevelt saw one depot, s
Lnyhow that Is more ancient than Kan t
las Citys. The Union Pacific station o
n North Topeka, according to Indian b
egend, was erected by the Mound O
Builders. y
Cove county Is proud Of the fact tbat d
is unpaid debt" i5 $500, tho smallest
# any county. II
Esther Death OF Blue Rapids mar. 8,
led Willis Ray Lea recently. The 81
vent has occasioned number Of /,
leasantries, the most popular Of n,
'hich is that the groom literally .,
ourted Death" n
Maud Downey, on trial in Topeka in
Or grand larceny, testified that her a,
usband made her steal. A man who n
, too lazy to do his own stealing
hould not be tolerated in any com 8,
unity. ~ -,
Sallna Is finding Its GameTelI fire - r,
larm system costly plaything. 1t ~
as been out Of repair for some time ~ ~
nd the council has hired an expert Z,