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

Toronto Gas Field. - The Kansas
Natural Gas and OIL Company, which
is branch of the Standard, expects
to have rigs working in this field with
in week or ten days.
Starts Skunk Farm.--C. o. Graham,
Of Phillips county, has started a skunk
farm. He says one skunk will bring
more revenue In year than two COWS.
Still, the difference doesn't compen-
safe for that smell that skunk leaves
behind.
The Deadly Charcoal. ~ Mrs. DIN
Hart. of Cherryvale, worked the 9th.
er day in room heated by bucket
full Of wood Goals. The gas arising
from the live Goals nearly asphyxiat-
ed her. Mr.. Hart came home just in
time to save her life.
Doctor Is Arrested. - County Attor
ney Pleasant has put the lid" on
tight at Rantoul, where the oil boom
has made things pretty free. Dr.
Glover, one Of the physicians Of the
village, has been lodged in Jail charg
ed on five counts with violating the
prohibitory law.
Gas Line Across River.-On Novem.
Der the contractors begun laying the
six pipe line approaches to the Mis-.
souri, river at Wade, for the Kansas
Natural Gas Company. There are
now between 300 and 400 laborers in
the field and 1t Is thought that the
entire river crossing can be effected
within a fortnight.
Prosperous Butler County. - Butler
county has no Indebtedness of any
kind. 1t never voted county bond
and has from $4,000 to 100000 on
deposit all the time. 1t ranks first in
cattle, first in horses and mules, first
in kafir corn, first in prairie hay, first
in sorghum, first in animals sold for
slaughter, second In alfalfa, second in
poultry and eggs, third in swine, sixth
in corn.
Nothing In It. - J. II. Osborn, OF
Neodesha, rented a building he own
ed for a saloon at $50 month. 1t
was occupied two months and he re-
ceived $12O all right, but after injunc-
ton proceedings he was glad to settle
with the court for s459, which includ-
ed fine of $500 against the joint.
keeper, all costs, and $500 attorney
fee for Assistant Attorney General
Mikesell
Wisconsin Editors at Wichita. =
There will be sixty members Of the
Wisconsin Press Association in this
city November 20. The party will
travel over Oklahoma and a part of
Texas, and will be on their way home
when they reach Wichita. Their itin-
erary is entirely over the Rock Island,
and they will reach this city at $3.50
the morning of November 20. They
will remain in the city all day, leav-
ing for the east at 1925 that night.
The party travels in two standard
sleepers.
Discouraged by Sickness. - Bring
the neighbors to see me die" was the
message given her 12-year-old daught-
er as Mrs. John Rokey drank a guam
tity of cattle dip liquid. Mrs. Rokey
was conscious nearly all the time, ex-
pressing the hope that death would
come because she has had poor health.
The deceased lived with her husband
and three children on a farm nine
miles northeast of Usage City. The
family was prosperous and popular,
but prolonged sickness had discour.
aged Mrs. Rokey.
Garden City Prospecting. - Perhaps
no community is showing greater
progress and advancement in this
time of general prosperity than that
Of Garden City and Finney county. A
number of projects have recently
been undertaken to bring the beauti-
full little western Kansas town into
public notice and the mon of the town
and county are making the most of it.
No opportunity Is lost to keep the re-
sources of the community before the
attention of the public and If oppors
tunity is lacking one is made by the
hustling business men of that vicin-
ityy
Citadel for Wichita.-The Salvation
Army has completed the final arrange
ments for the purchase of a lot, where
they will erect citadel next spring.
The lot was purchased for $4,000, the
first payment Of $1,000 being made.
The Army within the past few weeks
has raised $2,7OO to pay for the lot
and they expect to raise more than
$4,000 more during the winter, SO that
when they move into their new rooms
the building will be paid for. Every
cent of the money has been secured
from the business men of Wichita. !.
who have been very liberal in aiding
the Army in securing suitable quar-
tiers for their work.
New Cement PIant.-The directors