The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-06-09

Sallna, 1t Is reclted that ne was the
only officer in the Twenty-tfth Ohio
infantry who was not killed or wound
ed in the battle Of Gettysburg. This
regiment was one Of only five regi-
ments in the war that lost more than
IS per cent Of its men present for duty
in any one battle, Colonel Culp en-
tered the war In 1851 at the age Of II
as a private. He came Iout at the end
Of the war as lieutenant colonel Of the
regiment he entered as o private.
REVOKED CERTIFICATE. - The state
charter board has revoked the certifi-
cate Of authority of the Southern In
vestment company Of Lexington, KY,
to do business in Kansas. The legal
reason for revoking IT is that the COM
pany failed to make report to the
SECRETARY Of state as required by law.
The real reason is that the company
is doing a bond business Of which the
state officials do not approve, and
which they have not allowed other
companies to do.
HOUSES FRUIT AND CRops.-ln Rice
county dozens Of houses, barns and
windnills are reported turned over by
the wind, Hundreds Of fruit trees are
blown down. Some corn and Kafr
corn Is reported washed out 1t is hard
to estimate the loss, but it will be
great. About Lorraine and Sterling
many small houses were blown down,
crops were damaged and much other
damage done. Two inches of water
fell within ten minutes.
BULLET THROUGH BRAIN. Albert
DALAI, a Norcatur man, was shot in
the head, the bullet going straight
through the brain, but he Is on fair
wayto recovery. He is now able to sit
up to the table and eat his meals.
TRACK WASHED OUT-The lola cleo
trio railroad has a quarter mile Of
track submerged leading from the
river and four miles east Of the city q
small ravine has washed out about two
hundred feet Of track.
GOO HOMELESS. The sudden rise of
Sand creek flooded about one-fourth
of the city Of Newton. The rise Of the
creek was caused by a cloudburst.
About 600 persons were rendered home
less.
SERVED Two TERMs.-John Ready, a
Winfield negro, who was released from
the penitentiary last February after
serving his second term, is now in Jail
for assaulting a 0 year old colored
girl.
STREETS COVERED. The cloudburst
at Emporia, during which 31l inches
of water fell, covered Commercial
streets for two blocks. Easements
were filled with water.
FIRST AND PREsENT.-In a flower
parade in Topeka Mrs. Robinson, wife
Of the first governor, and Mrs. Bailey,
wife of the present governor, rode in
the same carriage.
RUIN OF Crops. - Farmers in the
Little Arkansas Valley have lost thou
sands in the ruin of crops all through
sedgwick county and to the north in
Harvey.
PRESENT TO LIBRARY.-Mr. and Mrs.
W. Y, Morgan have presented $500 to
Hutchinson's public library which has
been invested in the purchase of books
CoTToNwooD RIVER. After the cloud,
burst in the country west of Strong
City, that river covered the valley
from bluff to bluff for miles.
SECOND FLOOD. For the second time
this year the lower district of lola was
flooded and hundreds of families driven
from their homes.
FIVE POUNDS EAcH.-W. Fl. Hollis
ter, Of Mulvane, weighed his wool
from 800 sheep and it amounted to L.
GOO pounds.
FIVE MILES WIDE. - During the
heavy rain storms Emporia Junction
was in an overflow five miles wide,
TORNADO IN NORTON CoUNTY.-A
tornado struck Selden, west of Norton
on the Rock Island railway, delnolish-
ing church, five dwellings and de-
stroying much farm property. A fu-
neral service was being conducted in
the church at the time and 500 persons
were in attendance A dozen persons
were hurt, none seriously. Much dam
age was done to farm property in the
path of the storm beyond Selden, but |
no loss Of life has been reported.
TALL WHEAr.--In Stafford county |
wheat stands as high as the buggy box
TORNADO IN FoRD.-During a heavy |
heavy storm a tornado struck several |
barns, windmills and houses near Ford |
Citymiles ten southeast of Dodge City, |
One house belonging to Elliott Sisson