The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-08-17

For Fort Hays Normal.--A Topeka
contractor was given the contract to
build tho gymnasium and boiler house
AZ the ycrt Hays Normal School His
DID wap $13,535.
A Wichita Boy.--Chas A. Ruggles.
son OF Judge Ruggles Of Wichita.
erected the building at the Ports
mouth, N. H., navy yard, in which the
ENJOYS Of Japan and Russia are hold
ing their sessions.
G. A. r. Brigades.- the purpose
Of increasing interest in the @. A. r.
and securing new members, Depart
ment Commander Coney has divided
the state into brigades and named a
brigade commander for each one
Gas In Chase county.--James Far.
rington, a brother-in-law of G. ]. Ian.
try, who lives on the old Lantry farm
just west, Of Strong City, Is the first
person to burn natural gas in Chase
county. He had his residence plumb
ed and gas turned on for use in his
book store. Ns !.
City WaterWorks. - Independence
voted practically unanimously 100000
bonds to buy out the old water COM
pany and build new water works
system. The same amount was voted
at previous election, but the call
did not provide for purchasing the old
plant The city also voted to accept
Andrew Carnegie's gift Of $4,000 for
library building.
On Kansas Farm as Years.--Tues-
day I. N. Sparks and wife, who live
south of Wellsville, rounded out fifty
years of married life. all but four
years Of this time having been spent
on the farm where they now live.
They located there in 1859. A large
number Of relatives and intimate
friends, including the earliest settlers,
were invited to spend the day With
them.
Value Of Alfalfa. - J. W. Robinson
Of Butler county, one Of the biggest
farmers and stockmen of Kansas and
practical man in all things, pins his
faith to alfalfa. Alfalfa is the great
est bone producer I ever saw" he,
said. 1T is seldom we raise colt
that doesn't make bigger animal
than its mother. Alfalfa does 1t.
Horses do well in Kansas, TOO.
Homemade Engine. = The three
Woods boys Of Russell have built
homemade gasoline engine to run
the family washing machine, and it
works all right, too. The remarkable
thing about the engine is that 1t is a
combination of a great many pieces
Of machinery and other things. They
have in it parts of lawn mower,
cream separator, typewriter and the
governor is made from an old umbrel-
Ia, while for springs they have taken
them from window shade rollers.
Blue Grass Seed.--For the past two
years several farmers have been try
ing an experiment in raising English
blue grass on the white soil near
Hallowell. Last year they raised a
fair crop, but this year it has gone be.
yond their expectations and they have
proven that there Is big money in
blue grass In Cherokee county. Mr..
Ardman, who has field of 1G acres,
threshed his crop and realized IA
bushels to the acre. This is consider
ed big yield. Several of his neigh
bors have pieces that have threshed
from 10 to Is bushels.
Small Banks Increasing. - Banks
are becoming numerous in small Kan
sas towns. Men who have not any
thing to do and can rake up from
5000 to $500 are organizing a small
bank. Under the law the capital must
be at least $4,000, but that Is easy
to get. The farmers put up most of
1t. The promoter never has to put
in more than $500 and some promot-
ers do not even put in cent. And
strange thing about it is that the
establishment of so many small banks
doesn't cut down the deposits of the
old banks. The money for the new
banks seems to come from the farm
ers.
Has a Surplus Of Teachers.-Salina,
Morris and Bourbon counties each re-
port that they have surplus of teach
ers and can supply dozen each to
Western Kansas counties. In addi-
tion to this Usage has 20, Johnson 10,
Wyandotte 20 and Crawford rs that
they can spare. This makes 1870 that
Western Kansas can draw on. Wash
ington still needs rs, Stafford 30,
Smith 20, Phillips rs and Jefferson 8.
All information can be obtained by
writing the county superintendent of
those counties