The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-06-29
KANSAS COMMENT

trell, one Of the Oldest citizens Of
Marysville, Is dead. He was born in
Boston in 1888 and came to Potta
watomie county in 1854.
Killed by Gas. - Rolla Noel. EN-
ployed by the Kansas Natural Gas
Company, was asphyxiated at the
regulator house Of the company two
miles west Of Independence.
Mcfarland Holds Job. - Governor
Hoch announced the disappointment
OF Robert j. Mcfarland as election
commissioner Of Kansas City. Nc
Farland is an old friend Of the gov
ernor, having served with him in the
legislature Of 1889.
To Fix Grades. - The state grain
grading commission will meet in the
governors Office July 10. Members
Of the commission request that all
persons interested in the question of
fixing grades for Kansas grain be
present and submit their views.
Expect Funston at Reunion. - The
officers of the Twentieth Kansas regi-
ment met at Fort Scott to arrange
the program for its sixth annual re-
union, which will be held there July
10. Brigadier General Fred Funston
is expected to attend the reunion.
Miss ingalls, to Week.-Mrs.. John
James ingalls, announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Marion, to DR..
J. e. Hunt, of Atchison. 1t is under
stood the marriage will occur in the
fall. Miss Marion ingalls, is the third
daughter of the late Senator Ingalls,
Talks Municipal ownership.-A Pc
tition signed by more than 400 tax
payers has been presented to the
city council at Abilene. 1t asks that
the city appraise the waterworks
plant preparatory to purchase under
the terms of the franchise. Under
the new law cities may issue bonds
up to Is per cent of valuation for such
purposes.
Society Will Incorporate. - With
Mrs. F. A. Parsons, formerly of the
Kansas City Humane Society at its
head, a society for Prevention of Cru
city to Children and Animals has
been organized at Chanute and will
soon incorporate The organization
is the result of recent alleged brutal
ity to children in this city, over
which the police had no control.
Big Lumber Sale. The Butts
Brothers Lumber and Coal Company,
with EeadQuarter3 in Wichita, and
yards in Blackwell, Hitchcock, King
fisher, Watonga, Okeene and Eagle
City, in Oklahoma; Wichita, Win
field, Douglass, Augusta and Rock, in
Kansas, have sold out to the Long
Bell Lumber Company. The consid-
Grafton was about 100000.
Arkansas City's Water Supply. -
An investigation was conducted by
State Geologist Erasmus Haworth
and the city officials to develop
plan to increase the water supply of
Arkansas City. The city can get
plenty Of water from series of
Springs northwest 'of town and the
state geologist was called in consul
tation to decide whether or not the
supply would be permanent.
Bids Opened at Fort RiIey.-In the
office of the constructing quartermas-
ter at Fort Riley the proposals for
more than 100000 worth of construc-
ton work were opened. Bids were
submitted for building two hay sheds,
the remodeling of two officers quar-
ters construction of four sets of cor
raj walls, construction of band and
staff officers stable, construction of
garbage crematory, extension to post
pumping station, the laying of larger
pipes between the water works and
the post, plumbing, installation of
alarm systems, sidewalks, etc. Four
teen contracting firms bid on the
work.
Uncle Sam, Jointist.-County Attor-
ney Bond, of Leavenworth, Jared
Governor Hoch the other day by in
forming him that the biggest saloon
in Kansas was run by the federal gov
eminent at the National Soldiers
home. Bond and the governor dis
cussed gambling and joints as they
relate to Leavenworth county. Bond
said the gambling houses had all been
closed. Then he explained the sys-
tenn under which the joints were
operated Bonds information about
the government running joint in
prohibition Kansas may cause rus
ton between the state and federal
government. Kansas will take the
positions that the government is just
as much amenable to the prohibition
law in Kansas as any other individual
or collection of individuals. 1t is a
states right question, and may cause
quite brush between the state and
the federal government
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