The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-06-08

Started Fire With oiI.--While start
ing fire with coal oil at Arkansas
, City the can exploded and Mrs. Pat
rick Coyle was fatally burned.
Wheat Threshing BEGINS. - Wheat
threshing began in Cowley county on
June S. The acreage is good and the
yield is fair. The weather is fine for
threshing and 1t Is hoped that it will
be general for some time to come.
Are Still at Work.--M. West and W.
M. Twombly, subordinates in the gov
ernmental investigation of the Stand
ard Oil Company being conducted by
Mr. Garfield. we're joined at Chanute
by T. A. Carroll, making three at work
here now. They are taking evidence
of independent oil producers.
New Lodge Room. - The Hutchin
son Lumber and Planning Mill Com.
pany broke ground for new modern
lodge room for the Modern Woodmen
Of America The building will be on
the north side Of Sherman street west,
two stories. The lodge room, it is
claimed, will be the finest in Kan
sas.
English Company After oil:-1t Is
learned at Chanute that the Shell
Transportation Company of England
will enter the Kansas oil field in com.
petition with the Standard Oil Com.
pany. Representatives sent here
from England and New York to in.
vestigate conditions have submitted
report which is viewed favorably.
Kansas Man For Panama. - d..
Charles Andrews, Hiawatha man,
has been appointed government hos.
pital physician at Panama and will
soon start for that country to take
up his work. The Panama physicians
have to take civil service examina.
tions for the job. Dr.. Andrews is at
present health officer for Brown
county.
Suicide Phones His Wife.--Georg,
B. Wamsley committed suicide at his
home, three miles north of Mime
apolis, by shooting himself through
the head with rifle. He was about
35 years old and belonged to one of
the best families in the county. He
| notified his wife, who was away from
home, by telephone that he was going
to kill himself.
Wchita's Bank Deposts.-There Is
on deposit in the banks of Wichita
over seven and quarter millions of
dollars. To be exact, the amount of
money deposited in the local financial
institutions is $7,25S, 76O.54. This
fact was brought out recently by the
call of the comptroller of the currency
for a statement Of the condition of
the national banks at the closing OF
business on May 29.
Will Fight the Law.-Kansas rail
roads are preparing to fight the law
passed by the last legislature and
now in effect, compelling the railroads
to construct side tracks to elevators
and flour mills which may be built
within one-fourth of mile from any
way station. The railroads claim the
new law is an imposition on their lie.
gal rights and in opposition to the
fourteenth amendment.
Cooper College Prosperous.-Coop
err college, located at Sterling, has
just completed a fund of $4,000,
which pays in full all outstanding, the
largest class in it's history It's build
ing completes its eighteenth year
June 18th, graduating the largest class
in its history. Its building and |
grounds are worth between $4,000
and $4,000 and its endowment in
first mortgage real estate loans is |
something more than $4,000.
Poor Corn Season. - The dry COO. |
spring has caused early planted corn
to start slowly and unevenly, result
ing In many cases in a rather poor
stand, and some farmers are laying
this to poor seed. But the seed may |
not have been poor. Some of the |
seed corn which gave very high per
cent of termination when tested has |
made relatively poor stand in the |
fields planted on the Kansas State |
Agricultural College farm, due to |
conditions mentioned above.
Files Answer to Complaint. - The
Rock Island railroad filed an answer
with the State Board of Railroad Com.
missioners at Topeka to the CON-
plant Of the Hockaday Hardware
company. The railroad alleges that part
of its line from Atchison to WITCH.
tia extends through Missouri and
Is, therefore, not under the control
Of the state board. The legal depart.
ment of the road will follow UP this
matter and it will be turned into an.
other test case to ascertain the actual
authority of the commissioners.
Nine Varieties of corn.-The Farm
Department of the Kansas State Agri.
cultural College has planted breeding
plots of 9 varieties of corn. Seven Of
these contain ear tests In which the
choicest ears from the highest yield.
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