The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-08-11
sucKLIN BREEzEs.

The H. P. McCaustland real estate 20.
offered prizes on the best samples Of farm
products brought 10 their office In a given
time. Last Saturday the time expired
and three competent judges examined
the samples and awarded tho prizes AZ
follows: J. r. McBrayer, prize on wheat;
F. A. Gresham, Barley; u. D. weikal,
corn, blusstem grass and onions; 3. N.
Smith, Potatoes. The Judges were 4, Z,
Lyon, j. W. Weaver aud Joe Baldwin.
The stalk Of corn that took tile prize
measured eleven feet and five inches.
There was one stalk OF corn that meas.
ured more than the one taking the prize,
but In handling 1t 1t was developed that
1t was not just what would be called a
natural growth, 10 fact II had been
splIcsd and while the Judges might ad.
mirc the genius Of the producer, they
did not think It wise to encourage such
methods by giving 1t the prize 30 they
cut II out.
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Threshing Is In full blast here now
and good deal Of the golden grain Is
being threshed out but the yield per
acre Is not as large as was expected and
In consequence thereof the exodus to Vt,
Louis will not DO as great as was expect.
ed and that will be a little tough on St,
LOUIS.
The H. P. McCaustland real estate
agency sold to ]. R. McBayer and j. W.
Emmons the northeast quarter OF section
six, range twsntyone, township twenty.
nine; and to A. s. Deem and J. W. En-
mons the southwest quarter Of the same
section.
HIP. McCaustland sold W. W. Arnold
a quarter section one and one half miles
south Of Bucklin. He also sold to ]. W.
Weaver all Of bis holdings In town lots
except the lot on which his residence
stands The sale included bis barn. We
don't pretend to know why Nc wanted
to sell out 50 close, but be haa been com.
planning of being all broken up with
bad cold the last few days and you know
that the grip sometime afeCts the mind
and he might have been bit out Of his
head at the time.
Launce Montgomery has bought a
quarter section of land some twelve
miles west Of BuCklin and will build en- It
and make 1t bio home.
]. W. Tout, y. A. Jones and the father
Of g. A. Jones left Thursday for Boston,
Macs, to attend the G.. A, r, encamp.
ment and as a side Issue will spend q few
days at the show at st. Louis.
Dr. W. W. PrIchard Is building an ad.
dltion to bis residence.
C.P. Frazier has moved Into his new
barber shop and Is now dong business at
the old stand.
The concrete foundations for the new
brick buildings are completed and the
buildings will soon be put up and then II
wont look so lonesome on that block.
4 McMeal BOehler's new store room Is
nearing completion. 1t has a very neat
| galvanized iron cornice which adds much
to the beauty Of the structure.
4 S.P. Drake and son Hays were Dodge
City visitors Wednesday. Mr.. Drake took
bis boy up to consult doctor In regard
to bis health which Is not satisfactory,
J. W. Emmons has returned from the
great and only democratic convention ut
Topeka and what surprises us Is that we
have not heard him say word about II
since he came home. We don't believe
he has my faith In the success of either
state or national ticket Of hls party be-
cause lie has bought a quarter section Of
land since be came back and lie would
never have done that If he had any faith
in The success Of bis party ticket.