The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-08-04

completed into Wichita within three
weeks, Sixty men are at work 1s
miles south of Wichita. Track has
been laid through the town Of Viola
and was laid across the Santa Fe
tracks east of Viola Monday. Santa
Fe passenger train 502 was the first
to cross the Orient tracks. The whole
force Of men employed between WITCH.
ita and Milton has been moved to
Viola and the work is being pushed
Already. the road has increased the
population Of Viola from 50 to 1850
people.
Wheat Is Good.-Ed. Lyman, a sue.
cessful farmer near Garfield, raised
1924 bushels of wheat on 80 acres Of
land, which tested 60 to So pounds,
which is the best test and yield in this
part Of the county this year. The
same 80 acres averaged II bushels per
acre last year, and parts Of 1t as
high as 40 bushels per acre. Mr., Ly-
man had $500 bushels altogether this
year, part Of which he sold for 76
cents per bushel, Mr.. Lyman be.
lleves in thoroughly preparing wheat
ground and his success proves his
belief.
Met Death In Pond-John TRACES
er, a farmer who was buried at Hor.
ton,was amply able to have a bath tub
In his own home, but he built a pond
on his place and every afternoon
bathed in 1t. 1t was in this pond that
he met his death. He was missed
and after the water had been drained
from the pond his body was found in
the bottom of it. Death is thought
to have ben accidental. Trageser
was 81 years old. He came here a
poor man and died wealthy. For many
years he was postmaster at Kenne-
kuk.
Won't Have carnIval-Clyde will
have no watermelon carnival this
year. The last flood destroyed good
portion of the melon crop. But this
is the secondary reason for calling
OIL the celebration. The chief reason
Is that the carnivals in recent years
have brought in an undesirable crowd
taking the pleasure away from the
event. The town concluded that 1t
would be better off without the car.
nival.
A Bad Break-A peculiar accident
occurred at Winfield when Carol
Cogswell, the seven year-old-daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy S. Cogswell, fell
from bicycle and broke her left
foot. Her little cousin, Lawrence Hen
thorne was riding her on the handle
bars Of the wheel ard she fell off, her
foot cathching in the spokes of the
wheel. 1t is reported as a bad break,
that may leave her a cripple for life.
Provide Additional Teachers.-At
Lawrence teachers examination will
be held on August 20 and 80 for the
purpose of providing additional teach
ers for the Douglas county schools.
AS a result of the former examina.
lions the supply is not sufficient for
the needs Of the county. The county
superintendent hopes by this way to
get enough teachers.
A Paying Line Efforts are being
made to induce the constructors of
the Topeka-Concil Grove electric line
to build the line to Harrington and Alb,
llene. The business at this end would
be remunerative because of the large
amount of traffic between towns.
The Church Seized-The Christian
church building at Chanute was seized
by Sheriff |. F. Yockey and will be
sold at public auction, August 20, un
less the church society in the mean
time pays a judgment of $229G9 in
favor of D. M. Harris.
Chartered Special Train-The Cha.
mute Oil Producers Association is
making arrangements to attend the
meeting of oil men at Independence
The Chanute Association is going in
in a body on a special train which
has been chartered,
Annual Church Convention.-The
forty-sixth annual convention of the
Christian churches of Kansas held a
four-days' session at Paola,
Drops Dead on Farm-Wilbur F.
Smith, a prominent citizen, dropped
dead while helping thresh on his farm
near Kingman.
Bought Newspaper-Charles Hav.
ems has bought the Peoples Voice,
published at Wellington, from VIM.
Stryker He did not buy the Daily
Journal, published from the Voice of.
flee, but hopes to get possession of 1t
later. He takes possession August l..
and will move his family to yelling.
ton at once
NO Grand Jury.-At Wellington, con.
trary to expectation, no petitions for
a grand jury were presented to Judge
SWartz. However, 1t Is confidently ex.
pected that one will be called at the
January term of court.
Fire At Goddard.-Fire started in
the e. X. Nevling G Co.'S elevator,
which was totally destroyed with about
800 bushels Of grain. There were
three grain cars on the track, two Of
which were totally destroyed, one par
tipllv