The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-11-09
KANSAS COMMENT

has been struck in prospect well at
Elmdale.
Reform at Fort Scott.--Bud Tinsley,
IA negro 81 years old, was convicted in
police court for bootlegging and Judge
Mckinney sentenced him to Jail for
thirty days and imposed fine Of
800.
Atchlson OH Refinery. - The Uncle
Sam OIL Refinery at Atchison will be
completed and in operation by May j,
1906, according to w. F. Rightmire, of
Cherryvale, the company's attorney,
who was In Atchison last week. This
Us conditional upon an open winter
that will permit work to continue.
Dickinson County Wheat.-The rain
and snow three days last week
Eput the growing wheat in excellent
condition and has moistened the fields
Sufficiently to start the seed in heal
thy condition. The outlook is for a
prosperous fall as the farmers are
getting good prices for their grain and
have plenty Of it to sell.
Compromised For $9,0o0.-At Wich-
tta the surprise Of the October term of
the district court happened when, con-
trary to expectations, the two Grim
kley cases against the Missouri Pa
cific Railway Company were settled
out Of court in the sum of $4,000. This
ps the biggest settlement ever made
In the district court. The original
suit was for $4,000.
Apples Are Scarce. - Apples were
never known to be as scarce as they
are this fall, and the commission men
will reap fortunes on them. Apples
that are now selling at the commits
sion houses at So barrel will be
bringing SIS barrel by Christmas and
by February the price will be beyond
the reach of all except the rich. Jona-
than apples are already worth 81
barrel.
Carnegie May Give $4,000. - J. H.
Hill, of the library committee, has re-
ceived a reply to the request from An
drew Carnegie for an extra donation
of $4,000 to complete the equipment
of the new library at Emporia. His
letter was forwarded to Mr.. Carnegie
In Scotland, which explains the delay
In receiving an answer. The reply
asks for more information as to the
disposal of the original amount re-
ceived for the building.
Shooting Follows HiIarity.-CharIes
Scott, of Bennington, and G. w. Ar
magast, of Niles, quarreled and Ar
magast fired two shots at Scott, both
shots taking effect, one in the leg and
the other in the groin. The men were
friends and had spent the day in Sa-
lima, where they purchased quantity
of whiskey and had started home.
They reached New Cambria, where
they quarreled. Scott was taken to
his home. Armagas was arrested and
ds now in the county Jail at Salina.
Western Kansas Booming. = James
Felts real estate nan of Wymore,
Kan, said that that country had ad-
vancod 500 per cent in the valuation
of real estate during the past ten
years. Ten years ago, according to
Mr.. Felts, land could be had in that
section for mere pitance and today
The same land Is worth from ten to
twenty dollars per acre. He said that
the old settlers who stuck with the
country during the hard times are
now with very few exceptions indie
pendently rich and have amassed
their wealth by buying up all the
cheap land which they are now sell
tng at profit beyond the most Opt.
mistic calculations.
Gets Two Pipe Lines.--It now looks
as If Coffeyville was soon to be con-
nected with the gas field to the north
west by another line than the one
which the Kansas Natural has at pres
ent. Yoke G Brown, who have num-
Der Of leases In the field between
there end independence, have let the
contract for the construction of pipe
1ine to connect with their pipe line
(which terminates at the Standard Wit
lrified Brick Company's plant and ex-
tend 1t to, the city limits. Elmer Nc
lCully Of Deering, who has the con-
tract for the work, was in the city
with his men to begin the work Of ex-
cavating for the pipe, but was COM
PEELED to postpone commencing the
work few days on account of the
rain.
i To Start Big Rancho. r. Rottke
mas just arrived in Parsons from the
central part Of Minnesota for the pur-
pose OF purchasing between three and
-four hundred acres of black land and
Establishing an extensive stock farm. |
lHe believes the climate of Southern
Kansas is better for the business than
the cold climate Of Minnesota.
Arkansas City Bootleggers. - Three