The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-08-25
Kanoas Increasing Ia

decreased 1912. Montgomery county
gained by far the most, 12,S04, fol
lowed, although remotely, by Allen
Neosho, Crawford, Wilson, Labette
Wyandotte and Chautauqua in the
order named. The larger gains are
noticeably in the oil and gas-bearing
territory. Wyandotte has more inhab
itants than any other county; Shaw
nee is second and Sedgwick third
each retaining the same relative rank
as In 1908. Instead of seventh, how
ever, Montgomery this year Is fourth
displacing Crawford which now ranks
fifth. .D
New Water PIant.-Hays City Is
going to have a new water plant. The
Des Moines Iron and Bridge Works
have commenced the installation Of
a $4,000 waterworks plant, with five
miles Of street mains and a large
steel tank 125 feet up. Work has com
menced and is expected to be com
pleted within three months, and they
want 80 laborers to dig trenches
eight hours a day-paying SITS day
| and work last six weeks.
Foreign Misslonary.-W. A, Revis,
a graduate Of the Southwest Kansas
College, Of Winfield, has accepted an
appointment as a missionary to In
dia by the missionary board of the
Methodist Episcopal church and will
leave at once for his new field of la.
Dor. He will be under the direction
Of Rev. L. N. Hockey, of the North
west India conference. He has been
preaching at Maple Clty since leaving
school.
Greek Laborers strike-Fifty Greek
laborers employed on the Southern
Kansas branch Of the Santa Fe
south Of Lawrence have struck. Half
of the gang was discharged for incom.
potency and the others quit out of
sympathy. The work was about com.
pleted, and the road will have no
trouble in getting men to take their
places. g4w Nr
Hopes Auditorium.-The citizens
of Hope are greatly pleased with their
new auditorium. 1t is seldom that
town Of 500 people can lay claim
to so pretentious a building. 1t was
opened on August IL with Harvest
Home ball.
For Selling Liquor.-Frank Keith,
Topeka druggist, was fined $1,000
and sentenced to one year in Jail by
the police judge for selling liquor.
There were six counts against him.
Keith will appeal to the district
court.
Fair and Race Meet.-There was
meeting of the directors of the Har.
per park association and it was de.
cided to have fall fair and race
meet the third week in October, the
exact dates being on the 10, 20, and
q.
Completing survey.-The survey
ing party on the Kansas City, Burlin.
game & Western electric railway
has completed the survey as far as
Burlington and started westward on
the way to Council Grove.
Pension Examiners.-Dr. ]. F.
Pickerell has been appointed pension
examining surgeon at Lincoln; DR..
Herbert Whiteworth at Dodge City;
and DR.. W. R. Wycoff at Council
Grove.
Curtis is Lucky-Congressman Cur.
tbs Is lucky again, 1t is reported that
in some new allotments given the Kaw
Indians Mr.. Curtis and his family
drew 1000 acres of land and $1,000
in cash.
Knights TempIar conclave.-The
Santa Fe has rugged out a fine train
for the Kansas Knights Templar to
travel in to San Francisco for the 10Th
annual conclave beginning September
9Th.
New Turn TabIe.-The Santa Fe Is
putting in new turn table at Cha.
mute.
Synod Ended.-The German Luth.
eran Synod which has been in session
in Atchison for week, closed after
one Of the most successful conven-
tons in the history Of the district.
The Synod will meet in Gerardy, KS,
in 1906. The Rev, H. F. Taggart, Of
Topeka, president Of the Children's
Aid Society, addressed the synod in
regard to placing the orphan children
in Lutheran homes.
Musician Missing-At Leavenworth
the police are looking for musician
named Foote, who has disappeared
from the Soldiers Home band. 1
Ready for Dedlcation.-The new
stone $4,000 school building Of the
Western Kansas State Normal school
on the Fl, Hays Reservation, is com.
pleted, furnished and ready for fall
term commencing August 20, and on
the SOth the building will be dedicatr
ed with appropriate ceremonies.
Killed by a Carat Cherryvale, L.
Lane was accidentally killed by be-
ing struck by a car near the Santa
Fe depot. He was an old soldier. He
served in Company D, Seventeen In.
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