The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-09-29

cred oS square miles, population ~
Halstead, Harvey county, one aid
tional, area covered % square mis-
population Az; Mound Ridge, McPlel
son county, one additional, area COZ
cred 25 square miles, population All
Newton, Harvey county, three adj
tional, area covered 70 square mil@s
population 1852; Solomon, Dickins9
county, three additional, area covege
"a square miles, population 412; Wa
ton, Harvey county one route, are
covered 80 square miles, populatioi
4l2.
Work the Tramp.-The city Of Gu
by had 1000 meal tickets printei
and distributed among the housewife
OF the town, The tickets are goo(
for one meal when countersigned b,
the marshal, When hobo appears a
the back door and asks for a handou
he Is given one of these tickets whicl
the marshal will redeem for tw'
hours work on the streets. Unlesi
the tramp follows this procedure hi
goes hungry in Colby.
Fatal Fall.-John Henze, a Nor
witch farmer, died in the st. Francis
hospital at Wichita as the result Of
fall from a load Of hay. Henze was
partially unconscious from the time he
was brought to the hospital but ii
was gathered from his disconnected
story of the accident that he had fall
en- and injured his spine. He has no
relatives in this country, so far as
known.
Shows Good Galn.-The State bank
OF Downs finds upon making Its last
quarterly statement that in three
months 1t has made net gain Of $1O,-
360.S6, The entire deposits amount
to Sill, 09855, all of which is hard
cash belonging to residents Of Downs
and farmers in the vicinity. The bank
carries no eastern money or county
funds.
Pioneers Consolidate. - Two of
Brown county's oldest residents, Owen
Jones of Everest, aged 76 and Mrs
B. W. Dodge of Willis, aged 81, were
married at Horton. Both have lived
in the same neighborhood for a num-
Der Of years, and finally decided they
could pass their declining years more
happily were they living in one home
together.
Mcpherson After OLA contract
was signed with Close & Ward of In
dependence for the boring of an oil
well at Mcpherson. The contract
calls for well 1000 feet deep, with
an agreement to go another 1000 feet
in case the ocean granite is not reach.
ed before that time. The machinery
for the well will be shipped at once
and work will begin at once.
Use Same Depot.-The Frisco and
Rock Island have decided to use the
same station at Medora, a town in
Reno county, and the Frisco station
is being moved to the junction of the
two roads. This fact has led local
railroad people to believe that the
Rock Island-F rsco merger will fin
ally result in the Frisco being extend
ed into Hutchinson
postoffice Observation-Disclosures
ing that people were sleeping over the
room, the postoffice at Geneseo was
entered and the safe blown open on
Wednesday night. More than $1OO in
cash and 5000 in stamps was secured.
The sleepers on the second floor SEEM
ed to be afraid to investigate the re-
port of dynamite.
New Telephone 0ffice-The st. John
Telephone company is constructing a
new central Office and will install
hello" office in place of the present
automatic system, which has not
proved satisfactory.
New Rural Route.-A rural free
delivery mail route thirty miles in
length and serving population of
9O4, has been ordered established
out Of Hazleton on November list.
General Prosperity.-Over 100000
is deposited in the three banks at
Wellington. And the peach crop fail
ed, too.
Prison Irvine PIant.-Warden Jew
EFT turned in $4,000 to the state
treasury as proceeds from the Irvine
plant He will have some more mon.
ey to turn back later on. The pris-
on Irvine plant made in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 profit this season, be-
sides furnishing Irvine to the farmers
cheap. The plant is now making
Irvine to bind corn fodder.
Make Test Case.-The Goings chill.
dren at Topeka didn't go to school but
were kept at home, despite the truan.
cy laws, by their father, who says that
he will make a test case.
Stock Train Dltched.-The engine
and nineteen cars of the northbound
Missouri Pacific stock train were
ditched near Stilwel. Most of the
stock was killed, Randall Branson,
OF Osawatomie, brakeman, was in
1ured by jumping. The Missouri Pa.
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