The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-14
KANSAS COMMENT

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semi-centennial in Topeka in 1911
will add IS to every acre Of land In
Kansas. A little thing like that
doesn't excite the Kansas farmers.
That would mean only $256,000, 900
In additional wealth, trifiing mat
ter
Ordained and NaturaIized. - Rev.
John Kramer, of innsbruck, Ger
many, was ordained priest at Con-
cordia by Rt. Rev. Bishop Cunning
ham, who said solemn high mass.
This is the first ordination Of priest
in Concordia. Father Kramer also
took out his first naturalization pa
pers.
Austrlans and italians Celebrate
st. Barbara's day was celebrated at
Frontenac by the Austrian and
Italian miners of this district, as well
as a number Of others working 1T the
Mount Carmel shafts. The shafts
were idle in Frontenac and Chicopee.
Celebrations were held all over the
district
OIL Custer Case Continued. ~ BY
agreement Of attorneys the quo war
ranto proceeding begun by Attorney
General Coleman to GUST the Stand
ard Oil trust from doing business In
Kansas were continued in the SUI
preme court until the March term.
This suit was brought under the anti
trust law.
Grinds on Fence Cases. The fed
eral grand jury is now busy grinding
on fence cases. Topeka hotels are
filled with Westerners here to either
testify as witnesses or to watch the
proceedings. The authorities expect
to grind out the first batch of indict-
ments within week.. Then the jury
will. be excused until the inspectors
round up some more violators.
Kansas Miner Suicide. John
Upton, coal miner living at Litch-
field, committed suicide recently by
taking poison. Domestic trouble Is
said to have been the cause. Upton
had lived for twenty years near En-
glevale and Litchfield, and had been
working for some time at one of the
mines near Litchfield. He leaves a
widow and several children.
Danced While Dormitory Burned.
Indian children at the government
school for Pottawatomio Indians at
Nadeau, danced and shouted with
glee while the dormitory was being
destroyed by fire. Ninety-six child
rem and fourteen teacher escaped
from the burning building. The loss
is estimated at $4,000 on the build
ing and $4,000 on the contents.
Must Hold Another Elcctlon.-The
board Of district auditors of the Uni
ted Mine Workers Association, which
has been in session at Pittsburg all
week, canvassing the returns OF the
recent district election, completed its
task. All of the candidates will have
to go back for a second election with
the exception of John P. Hoye, OF
Frontenac, who is elected district
statistician. The next election will be
held on Tuesday, December 10.
To Reward Gallant Service. -
Representative Curtis, of Kansas, has
introduced bill authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to pay to
d. W. Boutwell,, of Topeka, $4,000 as
compensation for extraordinary SER
vices rendered the government out
side of his duty as soldier in carry
ing dispatch from General Curtis to
General Pleasanton, October %, 1864.
In this service Boutwell, saved vast
stores of government property and as
well prevented Prices raid in Kan
sas.
lola Factories Wan: Men.-In addi-
tion 70 the freight. car famine the
lola manufacturing plants are con-
fronted with a shortage of men tina.
is assuming serious proportions. An
army of 500 men could find employ
ment with. the plants there in very
few hours, but no army has applied.
One Of the plants has started want
ad campaign among the newspapers
OF the state after men, hoping to re-
lieye the situation that way. The
Kansas Portland alone needs over
200 men at their local plant and the
Hunt Engineering Company is adj
vert.sing for 300, while the managers
Of several other of the lola plants are
using much Of their time in an effort
to secure help
Street Car Improvements. - Tho
Fort SSott Electric Street Car Com
pany Is completing some fine improve
ments. The new trolley wire on the
Crawford street line, the largest on
the line, is up and the circuit is now
regularly made. The track is being
lined ZIP and leveled and ballasted
and altogether things are getting in
to fiYst-class shape.