The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-05-25
KANSAS COMMENT


make; over three-fourths Of crop an
oats viii be very light. The Hessial
ny has done much damage to whea
IN parts Of Cloud county.
Build on "Elmn site.-Henry Ell
tenson, prominent Leavenwortl
business man who has EXTENSIVE
property interests in Excelsio
Springs, Mo-, announced to delega
ton OF citizens from the Springs tina
ne Will shortly begin the erection o
big hotel on the site of the famous
Elms," which was destroyed b!
fire.
In Her Husbands Memory. - Tht
Lawrence free public library received
from Mrs. Theodore Poehler a gift
Of 1000 volumes of new books for the
juvenile department, and gift Of 25(
volumes of German books. The gift
is to be known as the Theodore Poeh
Ter Memorial library, and is given by
Mrs. Poehler in memory of her late
husband.
Heavy Taxpayers. - The railroad
companies are the heaviest taxpayers
In Pittsburg. This year the several
railroad companies will pay taxes in
Pittsburg to the amount of $4,000
This does not include taxes on prop.
erty in Baker township outside of the
city limits of Pittsburg OF this
amount Pittsburg will get approx
mately $4,000 for the city school.
Horses Burned With Barn.-During
severe rain storm accompanied by
much thunder and lightning, barn
belonging to M. J. Glenn, well-to-do
farmer and pioneer of Pottawatomie
county, was struck by lightning and
burned. Seven head of horses were
burned to death. During the night
wind blew down barn just north Of
here. Four and thirty-hundredths
inches of rain fell during thirty-six
hours.
Drilling Near Columbus. Advo-
Gates of deep hole drilling are begin
ming to take a lively interest in the
prospect well being put down by the
Black Hills Oil and Gas Company
near Columbus. This we'll is down
about 1850 feet. The drillers have
passed through the Mississippi lime
stone and are now in hard, white
sand, which they have penetrated for
about 300 feet.
Strong City Fire. - Cliff Holman's
secondhand store was burned at
Strong City, as was Ed Kraft's resi-
dence, adjoining. Kraft's household
goods were saved The beautiful
stone residence of Mrs. Barbara Retti-
ger took fire on the roof and all the
upper part of the building was burned
out. They saved most of her house.
hold goods. Cottonwood Falls fire
company came over with an engine
and did good work. The origin Of the
fire is not known. The buildings
were fully insured.
Dropped Dead at FIay. - While
playing tag with his brother in the
front yard of his home Earl Collins,
the 17-yearold son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Abe Collins, living seven miles south
east of Emporia, dropped dead Of
heart failure. Collins was apparent
ly healthy boy, and had never COM
planned of heart trouble at any pre-
vious time He worked hard all day
on the farm and was running after
his brother, when he gave a gasp, fell
over and was dead by the time his
parents reached him from the house,
Gas Well at Eudora.-The Douglas
County Gas, Oil and Coal Company,
backed largely by R. M. Ridgeway,
4 resident of North Lawrence, and in
which other citizens of that part of
The county are stockholders, has
struck good flow of gas at its first
we'll, near Eudora, ten miles south
east of Lawrence. The gas was
struck today at depth of $50 feet |
and the flow is estimated at from
100000 to 100000 cubic feet every
.wenty-four hours. The force of the
escape is so great that the noise can
De heard for quarter of mile
AWAY.
After Winfield Jointists. = At Win
field the city administration which
was elected on the promise that 1t
would close the joints, has failed to
10 So 1t has been learned that the
had determined to resort
% injunctions to keep the jointists
rom entering the buildings in which
hey have their joints. All except
me of the jointists own their own
but the lawyers say they
IAN be kept from them If they are
the law by operating their
places In them. The jointists assert
hat they are selling hop ale, - a
per cent alcohol mixture, and soft
lriaks, and that they will dissolve
he fniunctions,
VIII Crack 200 Bottles.--At Ottawa
he police have orders to destroy 200
lottles of beer recently taken in
aids on the negro jointists Of the