The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-03-26

> Robson, Of Butler county, was W
instructor The college owns wv
!, thoroughbred mares ind others wer
loaned by Avery & Son, Of Wakefield
and other horse breeders Of Mania
y tan. H. W. Avery is agraduate Of til
college and is assisting in the work
The horses were Percherons, one c
!, them weighing over ton. There wa
atwo-year-old flly that weighs l,So
pounds and q two-year-old stallion tina
: weighs 1850 pounds. There was
pair Of 9.months.old colts that weig
900 pounds. sa
a MAKES NEW LAW PLAIN. --Superin
tendent Dayhoff willpublish a pamphle
explaining the new educational Law
especially the truancy law, which h
regards as very important piece o.
legislation. About $4,000 copies Of thu
pamphlet will be distributed through
out the state. 1t will contain the tru
ancy and professional certificate laws
in full; as well as synopsis ofall Other
educational laws, and will try to an
swer all sorts Of questions about them.
WIRES GROUNDED. The Santa Re
wires were again useless all night on
the line south Of Arkansas City, near
the place where the wires were cut
some weeks before, at tile 10l ranch.
The wires were not cut this time but a
fine wire was tied to them, grounding
every one and stopping the service. 1t
is likely the trouble is the result OF the
same mems work. The Santa Re off.
GERS are Investigating. Wy
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10 DRAIN ASwAMp. Several wealthy
farmers of Lyon and Coffey counties in
tend to drain big swamp near Hart
ford and have taken the matter to the
Coffey county district court Some Of
farmers want to use s-inch tiling and
the others have found that 94-inch TIL
ing is necessary. The drain will bene-
fit about 700 acres of bottom land.
BANK ROBBED. The state bank Of
Quincy, east Of Eureka, was entered by
robbers who blew open the safe and Sc
cured about 5000. The robbers stole
q hand car and went south toward To.
ronto, later taking the Missouri Pacific
west The bank had been in operation
less than a month.
NEBRASKA FARMERs-A colony Of
Nebraska farmers is locating in the
northern part Of Geary county and the
southern part Of Clay county. Eight
or ten farms have been bought recently
by them. They are buying some Of
the best farming land in that part Of
the state.
ERIE HAS A GUsHER. new gas
well has been opened there that has
the strongest flow of any of the wells
yet struck. 1t has a flow OF more than |
5,Ooo,oOO cubic feet per day at a pres
sure of 325 pounds to the square inch.
A FREIGHT WREoK.-An east bound
Mo. Pac. freight was wrecked eight
miles east Of Eureka. Seven cars Of
dead freight were derailed. A broken
axle caused the accident. No one was
seriously hurt
Two CAMoADs.-A Washington
special says that Senator Burton with
in one week sent two cars of govern.
nent seed to Kansas for distribution.
TO BE BALLAsrED.-I is reported
that the Hutchinson cutoff, 81 miles
from Hutchinson to Kinsley-is to be
Dallasted with rock this spring.
lola LEADs.-That city was the first
n Kansas which has been reported as
'orcing out slot machines under the
lew law.
TEXAS DROPPED. Texas has been
|ropped from the tri-state racing asso-
station. Kansas and Oklahoma are left.
INTER.URBAN FRANCHISE. lola has ,
.ranted q franchise for the Humboldt |
,hanute. lola electric line.
MONEY IN MULES. recent sale {
n Saline county span Of mules 1
'rought $3.50. 4
SUPERINTENDENT Fox.-J. Fl. Fox,
Of the Atchison, Topeka I
, Santa Re, just promoted to the pc. S
ition made vacant by Mr.. Easley at n
Iewton, started in railroading as a t
elegraph operator, and his climb has t
cen rapid. 4
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED. --Gov. 8
rnor Bailey has issued proclamation
alling special election in Allen and s
'oodson counties, May s, to elect q S
ldge Of the new Thirty-seventh judi q
al district, recently created by the leg e
lature. o
LYNcHED THE WRoNG MAN.-The
'ther Of Mont Cooley who waslynched G
Pittsburg has started suit for &c.. RI
70 damages against the city for the a
,ath Of his son. It's now known that o.