The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-02-16
Opposes City Court Bill. - A mass

country. Workingmen and bushes
men of Arkansas City and Winiel
were also largely represented. TIL
meeting was called Ivy Senator Wi
kerson to get the expression of til
people Of both court houses and cit
court bills. After considerable dis
cusslon vote was taken. the resul
| being al against and 9S fc- the cour
bill. The city court bill was defeat
ed by reclamation.
Small Fire at Leavenworth.--A fir,
started in the fan or yentilating plan
of the North Leavenworth coal mint
and for a time there was danger o
the fire spreading to the other tol
buildings, The damage was $500. /
is not known how the fire started
The fire will cause some inconveni
ence, but will not interfere with the
operating Of the mine.
Is Worthless NoW.-L. G. Judson Of
Rantoul, owner of the farm on which
is one of the states biggest oil wells
says. Its a great well. It's full
Of oil. No gas. No water, Just oil
What Of it? It's worth nothing now,
No market. Some time, maybe, there
will be, if we can get the corporation
clutch from our throttle. -
Snow Ia Drifting, - AT Larned the
worst weather Of the winter prevails.
Snow has been falling and is badly
drifting. Conditions are reported
very much worse among the stock
men west Of here and 1t Is now Ger.
tain that hundreds of head of stock
will he lost, II the winter does not
break very shortly.
Aimed at Gas Companies. -- The
house oil and gas committee reported
a bill on piping gas. The bill is aimed
at the Kansas Natural Gas Company.
1t prohibits the use Of pumps on the
pipe line. The senate committee cut
out the clause prohibiting pumps and
now has the bill up for third read
ing.
Valuable Relic. - W. II. Dairy Of
Ottawa has a ring Of much value to
him as a relic. 1t was presented to
Mr.. Dalry's grandfather, Henry Dairy,
by President Madison for distinguish
ed bravery in action. during the war
of 1872. The ring has been passed
from generation to generation.
Attend Their Own Business.-Near'
ly all Kansas papers are for State
oil Refinery. A good many Missouri
papers have something to say against
it. Judging from the press dispatches
from Jefferson City the Missouri
papers have all they can do al home
and do good job.
Cattle Losses Reported.-A terrible
blizzard swept southern Kansas and
Oklahoma, Temperatures Of below
zero are general. Some cattle losses
are reported from western Kansas.
One report states that funerals are
delayed because graves cannot be
dug.
Many Trains Delayed. - The storm.
N Kansas was the most severe OF
he winter. Railways and telegraph
companies were especially hard hit,
All trains on the railroads running IL |
Topeka were moro or less delayed, |
Calling Bluff.-The Standard OIL
company has laid off 800 men in
Kansas. The Standard Oil Company
will probably learn that Kansas legis
ators have an mixing of what the
ERIN, "calling a bluff, - means,
Should Build Depots.--If the Stand
rd Oil Company has secured the
;anta Fe it might even matters up
little by building few good depots
Yer the state, Potter may even hope
or new rails on the Pollywog
Store Buildings Burn.-Clay Center
itlzens were all worked up this week
rying to decide who first discovered
he fire. The only thing they agree
pom is that there was fire. -Four
tory buildings are in ashes,
will Take Vacation. - Dave DOolit'
lie, a druggist of Sabetha, has been
ding so much In the past fifteen
ears that he has decided to take
luch needed vacation,
School Building Burns.-Thc public
chool building at fiaddam was de-
Iroyed by fire. The fire Is supposed
} have originated from defective
lie. Insurance $4,000,
Shot Firers kiIIed.---Joe Wright and
L. Moore, shot frers, were killed
an explosion at the Devlin.Miller
line, north Of Pittsburg. The mine
as badly wrecked,
Victim of Typhoid. - Miss Lula
auterbach, age Is, daughter OF Aug
st Lauterbach, cashier of Farmers
I'd Merchants bank of Colby, died
typhoid fever.
Cases Are Rare.--Last week Man
to citizen received money from
an In San Francisco who had owed
for LIZ vnnrs. But these cases are