The Globe-republican., 1904-06-23

GA. r. ERruNi0Ss Dodge City
D. IgSweensy, secretary; figsf week N
August. Eureka s. Eastwood, Sec
retary; Augustao, Septembers. Doug
las-A, ]. Cramer, secretary; August
1925. Cherrysale, w 81 DicGs, secre.
,tary;- August as-sv.~r .Washington--Jss
!. 7, Fox, secretary; August 80, Septem-
bsrs. Baxter Springs Z. Smith,
secretary August 20, September pa.
Atwood--J. H. Chambers, secretary,
September 20. Corbin--W. u. Wood,
secretary, August 1910! Paola- Sep
tember 7-lo;s(State.) Arkansas City
September 1915. Centralia-G. A. Ne.
Neil, secretary; August s4.se. Ottawa
-Es Il. Corwin, secretary; 1919. N
Press DAY jury 2.-The editors Of
the Winfield newspapers decided to co.
operate with the Chautauqua assembly
in making Press Day, July ?, one Of
special interest to newspaper men OF
Kansas and Oklahoma, An editors
conference will be held and Ed Hoch,
Ed Howe, Tom McNcal, Will White
and other well known editors will be
asked to address the meeting. 1t is
planned to make newspaper mems day
permanent feature Of the assembly, \
NEGRO ART CLUB. The fourth an
nual meeting Of the Federation OF Art
Clubs, composed Of negro women, was
held at Lawrence The meeting was
a most successful one and the two days
program was listened to by about 100
delegates from Topeka, Salina, Hutch
inson, Emporia, I.eavenworth, Kansas
city, Kas, and Omaha.
sa New CHURCH. The Presbyterians Of
Paola are perfecting plans for q new
church to cost $4,000. The building
will be erected on the site Of the old
structure which was sold at auction
Until the building is completed ser,
vices will be held in the opera house.
Subscriptions for $4,000 have already
been received. sg,ssl
ASSESSORS CENsus--According to
the census returns made by the deputy
city assessors for 1904, the total popu-
lation of the city Of Wichita is 31,Ss7. |
These figures show an increase Of 3Os
over those furnished by last years as.
SCISSORS. According to Assessor Jack.
sonsreport last year the population
was l,540. "9,re H.
LA CROSSE MEN INVESTS. I. Hale, |
A. j. Bellport and DR.. W. D. Ferguson,
of La Crosse, Kansas, are investing in
the Peru oil field. Their first purchase
was quarter section of oil land near
Chautauqua Springs, which has on tia
1j0-barrel well. The price was $780,
0OO A company is to develop the field.
FIVE PER CENT CRop.-Luther Dick
ersop, a fruit authority in Atchison
county, says that the apple orchards
in that section will not yield more than
a 5 per cent crop. He said the crop
had been blighted, although it had
started out promisingly. He cannot
understand the cause Of the blight.
9e7 SMITHS. OF the 4,O36 names on
the rolls Of the Soldiers home at Leay-
enworth, 997 can be classed Us Smiths.
Counting the Smids, Schmits, Smythes
and similar spcllings as Smiths, more
than lis Of the entire number an.
swer roll call to this name.
Work OF GRAFTERs "A gang of har.
vest hands arrived in Pratt county be.
fore harvesting began, some one hav-
ing charged them dollar apiece for
the misinformation. wv
THREE KANSAS Men. Ed II. Wilson,
Of Paola, Stephen D., Osborn and Roy |
I. Osborn, both Of Coffeyville, have
been admitted to practice before the
interior department. yva .,1 ~ "a, n |
OLD MEMBERS SCARCE. The ratio of |
old members Of the Kansas house of |
representatives being renominated is
about one out Of six. n.y *s8 ls
MASONIC HOME. The Masonic home
board has let the contract for an ad.
dition to the home at Wichita to cost
S3,70O. -s.s.-.
STARTED LAST F-ALL.--Twoi Lyon
county boys, Wevinines and LOREN
Pearson started last fall in row boat
for the Worlds fair;s letters from the
boys state that they have just arrived
there. They went Ivy the way Of the
Neosho river the Arkansas to its
mouth. -tllt ~i 'i
FALL RIVER HIGH,-At Fredonia
Fall river oyerfowed It's banks. AT
New Albany the river rose ten inches
above high water mark. Three Frisco
trains were water bound at New AL
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