The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-10-19

| OMClhlB OI the ROCK lblanu StaLe tnaL
the congestion OF freight cars In the
1 company's terminal yards at Armour
dale has been relieved greatly by the
laying Of four new terminal tracks.
Arranged Exhibit Trains. - Presi
dent q. r. Nichols OF the Kansas
State Agricultural College returned
from Chicago, where he arranged with
Vice President w. B. Biddle and
Freight Traffic Manager J. F. Holden
of the Rock Island for q wheat and
corn train to be run over their lines
In Kansas.
Schaeffer viii Come. - Nathan
Schaeffer president Of the National
Educational association and state SUI
| perintendent Of Pennsylvania educa-
ton, has accepted an invitation to de.
liver an address at the meeting Of the
Kansas State Teachers convention, to
be held In Topeka from December 20
to 2S.
Fruit Growers Meet. = The State
Horticultural society has announced
that Its annual meeting will be held
in Topeka on December rs, 81 and
rs. The meeting on the 2Sth will ad-
journ on time to enable those who
desire to 60 to Kansas City and at
tend the meeting Of the Missouri
Horticultural Society on December
%, 20 and 30.
Machinlsts Leave Ottawa. - Ru.
mors are going the rounds of railroad
circles that Ottawa will soon be with
out any machinists or machines in
the Santa Fe shops. There is only
one engine in the shops now and the
report Is that when the repairs to this
are completed the last of the machin-
lists with headquarters here will be
taken to Chanute.
After the Frats at Topeka.-Anoth-
err step. was taken by the high school
officers of Topeka to wipe out high
school fraternities. Members Of all
the frats and sororities were forbid
den to wear their club colors in
school. The pupils are up in arms
and have employed attorneys to test
the question. They claim they have
right to wear what they please.
Opera House Proposition. - A sec
ond opera house proposition was
launched when the Tackett Audi
torium Stock Company, home con-
Germ, offered to build a 100000 opera
house for bonus of $4,000 in tickets
at Coffeyville, Kansas. Johnson, the
st. Louis opera house builder had
month ago started out to build
$4,000 house for a bonus of $4,000
in tickets.
Earned His First Money. - w. h.
Bailey, the new general auditor of tho
Santa Fe, earned his first money, az
ter leaving farm east of Usage.
as clerk in the Usage City postoffico.
Mr.. Bailey's people still live in the
country, east of this city. He work.
ed later here at the Santa Fe depot
with ID. e. Cain who after going 20
Topeka obtained a place for NJ,
Bailey in the auditing department Is,
the general offices. n
Woodmen Celebrate. - Oak Lea,
camp No. 957, Modern Woodmen of
America, held its sixth successful log
rolling at Hiawatha. One thousand
Woodmen from all over Brown county
assisted the crowd of 10000 people
to celebrate. There was big parade
several hundred dollars in cash
prizes being given for features. and
various contests in the afternoon.
Head Consul Talbot, of Minneapolis
was the principal speaker
Usage County Product. - A. H.
Council, another Usage county pro.
duct has been appointed trainmaster
for the Rock Island at Kansas City
and has resigned as agent for the
santa Fe company at Amarillo, Tex.
TO take the new position. When H,
U. Nudge was pushing trucks and
putting out switch lights at Scranton.
Mr.. Connell was his understudy Con.
nell was born in this county but his
parents are now residents Of Kansas
City, Mo.
Fire at Geuda Springs. = Nelson &
Tipler's grain elevator, containing
lO,cOO bushels of wheat, was destroy.
ed by fire. The fire also DESTROYED
three empty box cars belonging to
the Kansas Southwestern road, one
car loaded with wheat. the Kansas
Southwestern depot, elevator Office
and two cribs containing 5000 bushels
OF corn. The loss will be $25, 900,
partially covered by insurance
Met Horrible Death. = AT Welline
ton Mrs. Martha ]. Gardner, aged so
years, wife of an old soldier. met with
a horrible death through the gasoline
from a leaky stove which she was en-
deayoring to light, catching fire, en-
veloping her in flames She was
dragged by neighbors out of the blaz.