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


Raid Gambling Den.-A raid wa:
made at a gambling den at Meade an(
The gamblers routed. The police
have promised to suppress the names
this time, likewise the gambling.
Eloped With Hand.-Miss Maggie
Low, Of Solomon, aged 16 years, has
eloped with Harvey Harris, a young
man who was employed by her In the
summer. They were married in Abb
lene. Harris is % years old
OF for Fair.-Governor Bailey and
staff, together with number of small
er military attaches and their wives
left Topeka for the worlds fair. The
crowd filled a Pullman, leaving over
the Union Pacific railroad to Kansas
City, and thence east over the Mis-.
souri, Pacific to st. Louis.
Register Resgns,-W. E. Ward, of
Sharon Springs, has resigned as regis
ter Of the Colby land office. The pres
ident may not appoint successor.
The interior department has plan
on foot to consolidate the Colby and
Waukeeney land offices. If this is
done, another land office man will
have to retire.
Completes It's case.-In the case Of
Kansas against Colorado, for the right
Ito the waters of the Arkansas river,
Kansas will complete Its case this
week. The commission resumes the
hearing of the case at Garden City,
Kansas, this week. On October /,
Colorado will begin the introduction
Of testimony. Congressman Reeder,of
Kansas, will be one Of the witnesses
for Colorado.
Southern. Mutual Reinstated. The
Southern Mutual Investment company
of Lexington, KY, whose right to do
business in Kansas as a foreign cor
poration was forfeited by the charter
board through an apparent contradic-
ton in the law regarding the filing Of
annual reports, has been reinstated
and is now in good standing in the
state. Before reinstating the com
pany the board satisfied itself that
the company was in good financial
standing.
Indian Deserters.-Three Indians
from Haskell Institute at Lawrence
were gathered in by Deputy Sheriff Pa
vey at the Santa Fe depot at Topeka
and turned over to the police. They
were runaways from Haskell and had
started out to walk back to New Mex
leo, where they were raised. They
landed in Haskell only short time
ago, and in their short stay at school
they had found little to like and
great deal to detest. So they were 60
Ing home.
Attached Wheat-Representatiyes
Of New York and Chicago banks to
which Harroun is alleged to be in
debted, put up a $150,OOO indemnity
bond at Troy and secured papers for
the attachment of 10000 bushels of
wheat stored in the Harroun eleyat-
or at Eelwood which was attached
by Kansas City bank few days ago.
The sheriff had charge of the elevat-
or and was made party to the suit,
which made it necessary for R. S.
Dinsmore, county coroner, to serve
the papers.
College Students Robbed,-E. H.
Pugh of Salna and George Porter of
Independence, students at the State
Agricultural college, were held up
and robbed by two masked men The
highwaymen took SIS and to gold
watches. They overlooked $50 in
bills which was in Porter's vest peck
et Another student who was on his
way there was a victim Of confidence
men on the train. 1t is reported that
the student agve $3.50 for bogus
$500 check.
Will acknowledgements ].
d. Bowersock received word that a
battery of artillery had been ordered
sent to Lawrence by the war depart
ment for the semi-centennial celebra-
ton of the founding Of the town,
which Is to occur from October 2 to
the 9Th.
Are Undecded.-About half Of the
merchants who were burned out at
Oakley are undecided about starting
tn business at this point again, but it
rs thought that after the insurance is
adjusted they will view the matter
differently.
Growing Sugar Beets.-According to
information now in the hands of Sec.
rotary F. D, Coburn, of the state
board Of agriculture, ninety-three Kan,
sas persons this year contracted to
grow in the aggregate 642 acres Of
sugar beets for delivery to the beet
sugar factories at Rocky Ford, Co..,
and Ames, Neb.
Early Settler Dies.-Mrs. Hannah
Williamson, who was one of the ear.
'iest settlers Of Lawrence, and whose
husband was killed at the time the
city was destroyed by Quantrell, died
at the state asylum at Osawatomle.
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