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

WAS FALSE REPORT. is now
stated that the report that Caldwell
Is to have two new -four milss was not
based upon fact, ~
EvERYwHERE. - Memorial services
were held in every town in Kansas, 1t
would appear, from the multitude Of
notices published.
OIL AT PAoLA.-The Osawatomie Gas
and Oil company brought in well No.
3 on the Beebe farm southwest Of Pa
ola. 1t will pump fifty barrels day.
JUST A YEAR AGo.-The Hutchinson
Bee recalls that just year ago Decora-
ton day occurred the food that COW
cred the streets Of that city fora week.
VOTED THE BONDS. AT an election
Winfield voted $4,000 in bonds for
school purposes A new school build
ing will be erected and present ones
enlarged.
PASSENGERS SrRANDED.-Two Santa
Fe trains and a train of the, Missouri
Pacific, with hundreds Of passengers,
were stranded between two washouts
east Of Malvern.
INTERPRETERS WITH MAILS. Most Of
the rural route carriers in the flooded
district along the Cottonwood and
Neosho rivers were unable to make
their routes for while.
FIRST VoTE ILLEaAL-The election
to revote the bonds for waterworks,
light plant and natural gas investiga.
tons at Winfield, has been called for
June rs. The first vote was illegal.
VICTIMS SMASHED CIRCUS. A circus
at Turon did much "grafting and
"short change" work. In return the
victims chased the show from the town
site and smashed the mirrored wagons
HAS THREE ELEVATORS. The w. M.
Chelf Elevator company is building
10000 capacity elevator at Dana.
This company has just finished an ele-
vator at Dresden and one at Dellvale
also.
FIVE IN A DAY.-Five deaths were
reported in Salina an Memorial day.
Among them is that of G. R. Under
wood, one of the oldest inhabitants,
who was mayor Of the city in its early
history.
NEW CLUE RooMs.-The club rooms
of the employees Of the Topeka Railway
company occupy the entire second floor
of the new office building oppo-
site the state capitol. At the opening
all Of the employees and their families
were present. Lunch and an orchestra
were furnished by the company. In
the new club there are u gymnasium,
pool room, bath rooms and reading
room. No expense has been spared in
fitting up the rooms.
AT OTTAWA. THE food at Ottawa
registered, at one time, "a feet above
low water mark. There were 300 fam
lilies homeless. Now that the food is
over and damages done in plain view
it is found that the losses are much
greater than at first was apparent.
The Santa Fe yards ARE a mass of
twisted rails. Around the depot are
holes eight feet deep. The loss Of a
milling company is $4,000 on -four and
feed alone. The condition Of the ma
chinery is as yet not known. An ice
and creamery company lost $4,000 or
$4,000 Two drug stores on compare
lively high ground are complete
wrecks. One lumber yard is all gone.
The loss Of the potato crop is at least |
100000. Farm lands are swept bare.
In North Ottawa rs houses were
wrecked.
KANSAS LETTER CARRIERS, The fifth |
annual convention met at Wichita |
where they were given an elaborate
banquet at which Congressman Muir
dock made u pointed address, James
+. Keller, president Of the national as
ISOLATION, was present and also spoke.
Officers for the year were elected as
follows President, E. P. Pollard, of
Topeka; vice president, Il. P. Tanner,
of lola; secretary and treasurer, G. H.
Baker, of Wichita. 1t was unanimous.
ly noted TO hold the next meeting on
May 30, 1905, in Topeka.
COLLISION IN WICHITA.--A street car
coming from Paramount college into
town, in a rainstorm Of very dark
night, was pushed from the track by a
backing freight train and the caboose
of the freight train tumbled over on
the street car. The car was well filled |
and it seems strange that only three
persons were much hurt.
A Corn PREMIUM, The management
of the Hutchinson fair is going to give
two dollars q bushel for the best TWEEN