The Globe-republican., 1905-02-09
Gas War Is over.-The Arkansas

Q Gas War Is Over.-The Arkansi
l. Valley Oil, Gas and lmproyeme
t company is now carrying on
s operations in Arkansas City withol
restriction. The company's bond
s protect the city against damages, ar
/ the formal acceptance of the fra
(. chise have been satisfactorily file
t end were accepted by the city coul
, Gil at Its special meeting yesterda,
, Thereupon the guards were witt
, drawn and the work of laying ne
pipe t. supply the town with gas
; going on uninterrupted. The ne'
company has leased the mains an
plant of the Arkansas City Artificia
Gas Company, and will use the main
in connection with the new ones be
ing laid.
Santa Re Panhandle Changes - T
]. Whiscnand has resigned as super
lntendcnt of the Panhandle division
al the Santa Re, with headquarters Ii
wellington, and will be succeeded b,
i. U. Morris, now tralnmaster al
Dodge City. C. l.. Rupert, chief dis
patcher at Dodge City. comes to sue
coed D. Conchlin as trainmaster. Tho
latter goes to Dodge City to take Mr.
Morris place as trainmaster Of that
division.
Would Teach Agriculture. - The
state board of agriculture, at its re.
cent annual meeting, adopted a reso'
luton urging that as Kansas is an
agricultural state, agriculture should
be included in the common school
curriculum. In response 10 this
Senator Smith introduced in the sen
ate bill making agriculture a part
of the course Of study of common
schools and requiring It to be
taught.
Has Dyking BiII.-The Hutchlngs
drainage bill has been recommended
fer passage by the senate committee
on cities of the first class. The house
committee will also report it favor
ably. Senator Common introduced bill
providing for the dyking and drainage
Of the Neosho river. If the Hutchinss
bill passes it will apply TO all streams
and the Conner bill will be pigeon
holed until the fate of the general bill
is settled,
Twelfth Kansas PythIans. - Elabor
ate preparations are being made al
for the annual convention
Of The Knights of Pythias for the
Twelfth district February 9, by which
time the local lodge will be in its new
quarters, said to be the finest in the
state. The convention will be pre-.
coded by a ball and followed by cere.
monial session Of the D. 0. X. X. A
large class will take the Khorassan De.
gree.
Child SeaIded to Death.-RuDy, thu |
3.year.od daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
D. Munder, was fatally burned at Hart |
ford. Death was caused by the child |
falling backward Into tub of boiling |
water, which had been left to scrub |
he floors. She had just climbed down
rom her mothers knee and backed
INTO the Tub before her mother could
,atch her.
Big Fire at MarysviIIe,--The neH
Excelsior Roller Mills at Marysvile
we're destroyed by fire. Loss $780,.
NO, The Excelsior mills were built
II 1861 and in the carly dtys furnish
d flour 10 feed the entire west from
IT, Jo,cph and Atchison to Denver,
'olo. Sometime ago it was remod-
led.
Push Quail Protectlon.--It is claim
d that the Anti-Ilorse Thief associa
ion, the chief of rural districts, is
ehind the bill prohibiting entirely
he shooting Of quail. The country
IAN will deliver whatever field deli
acies of which he desires the town
eople 10 partake.
Sugar Feet Meeting. This cold
Gather makes it a little difficult to
got for sugar bects but in the near
lture Arkansas City is going to have
meeting at which nothing but sugar
Gets and a factory will be talked. J
Open Season Observed. - In King.
ian county, where quail shooting has
cen prohibited for three years, an
pen season is observed BY a lacitIy
agreement among the |
'rmers and hunters.
Applies to Home Town, An EN-
)ra man says its a long block that
as no joints, His statement applies
icusiyely 10 his home town.
Keeping Things Warm. Topeka
rs a grand jury session and a mid.
inter exposition that arc helping to
Yep things warm.
Ground Hog FooIcd.--lf the ground
" came out to look for his shadow
lywhera in Kansas he was pretty
UGH Of fool.
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