The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-05-18
KANSAS COMMENT

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Diphtheria Among Cattle. - Diph
iberia has broken out among the cat
tie of Center township in CLIQUE
county, and the losses by death have
been quite heavy. The disease ha!
been prevalent for several weeks. 1
attacks cattle in the throat and chokes
them to death by swelling.
Smothered In Wheat Bin. - A 5
year-old son Of 0. M. Akers. princi
pal Of the Hunniwell schools, was
smothered to death in an elevator
wheat bin. The little fellow in his
play jumped into bin which was
filed with wheat. and Immediately
sank out of sight. Life was extinct
when the boy was recovered.
Arkansas City Reunion. The
Southwestern Soldiers Reunion Asso-
citation has set the dates for the nine
teenth annual reunion to be held here
under its direction. They are Sep.
TENDER ~, 10, IA and Is. There will
be carnival and street fair held I'M
der the auspices Of the Arkansas City
Commercial Club at the same time
viii Employ 400 Men.--At Hutchin-
son the plant Of the National Pack
ing Company will be opened for bust
ness by TIT first Of July or sooner,
according to President S. A. MCLEAN,
OF the company. When all the stock
Us offered that can be used there will
be 1000 hogs and 200 cattle killed
daily. Four hundred men will be CIV
en- employment in a short time, and
at least 100 will be used from the
first.
Fine Fruit Promised. - Prospects
Tor a fruit crop in Doniphan county
are much better than in most parts of
the state. The peach crop, from pres.
ent indications will be short, but there
is every promise of an abundance Of
small fruits. The condition of the
apple orchards Is such that it would
seem safe to predict bumper crop
Of this fruit. However, conditions
may intervene which will nullify pres
ent prospects.
$4,000 Church For Parsons.-The
board Of elders of the Presbyterian
Church of Parsons met and decided
to build $4,000 place of worship.
This will be one Of the finest churches
in the city. The Presbyterian con-
gregation is one of the largest and
wealthiest. Colonel William Busby,
of South McAlester, formerly mem
Der, has made donation of a $4,000
pipe organ for the church. Work on
the building will begin this month.
Unveii Memorial Window.-One OF
the features Of the commencement
week exercises of the Dickinson
County High School will be the un.
yelling of memorial window pur.
chased by the alumni in remembrance
of the late Prof. s. M. Cook, the first
principal of the school. The Rev. J. 8,
Ford, presiding elder of the Kansas
City district, Methodist conference,
who was county superintendent wien
the school was sterted, will make the /
address.
May Get County Service.-Wilpuf
Smith, special agent Of the postoffice
department, is investigating the fea-
sibility of establishing a complete
county system Of rural free delivery
IN Donphan county, and II conditions
are favorable service will be inaugu-
rated by August 1. Doniphan county
s one of the most thickly settled
counties in the state and is therefore
entitled to the benefits of free de-
livery. Mr.. Smith has been laying
put routes in Kansas for the past four
years, during which time he has SUI
perintended the laying out Of several
county systems.
Badly Gored by a Bull. Frank
Darr, an employe of Lyons Livery
barn at Emporia, was fatally gored
by Jersey bull. During the hee'yy
storm the bull got loose apd Darr was
tryihg 70 put a halter * It, when the
animal turned and crushed him
against the Side Of the barn. This
ASSAULT broke three ribs, and as Darr
leW to the ground the bull attacked
him again. crushing the breast bone
and inficting internal injuries. After
The injured man was on the ground
the bull paved him and would not
leave its victim until driven away
with whip.
Blew His Wife's Head off.-Glenn
a prominent young farmer
residing near Douglas, thirty miles
east of Wichita, shot and instantly
killed his wife, Rebekah Munroe.
with a 12-gauge shotgun. Mr.. and
Mrs. Munroe we're entertaining a
number Of young friends; and had
gone into the chicken yard to kill
. chicken for dinner. Munroe, with
the gun under his arm, called his
wife to him to ask her which chick
en- he should shoot. She was in the.
act Of pointing out the chicken, when