The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-06-14

were issued for the year course. The
address to the class was made by
Richard Fl. Jones, president Of the
Michigan State Normal.
Baking on cherryvale Depot. -
Cherryvale Is having considerable
trouble in getting the new union de.
pot promised by the Santa Fe and
Frisco railroads. A cement founda-
ton for the projected depot was put
In several weeks ago but no further
work is being done. The difficulty is
said to be with the Santa Fe.
Rat Attacks Baby.-At Salina dur.
ing the night Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. King
were awakened by their baby crying
out in agony. The discovery was made
that a large rat had crawled into the
baby's bed and had bitten severe
wound into the joint of one Of the
thumbs. The wound bled profusely,
which probably took the poison Of the
bite.
Kansas Harvest Begins. - Harvest
began in the southern part of the
state. The wheat crop is not up to
expectations. Much May wheat was
cut and then cured for hay, and the
ground plowed for corn crop early in
the spring. Unfavorable weather
conditions during the winter are re-
sponsible for the shortage of the
crop.
Tornado Hits Town. - A tornado
struck Goessar, Is miles southwest
of Hillsboro. The main store and sew
eral dwellings were totally destroyed
and several persons were injured.
Few details are obtainable as all the
wires are down. The doctors from
Hillsboro drove out to render as
sistance. Six and one-half inches rain
here.
Kansas as it is Today.-The Kansas
of today is not the Kansas of say
ten, fifteen or twenty years ago. 1t
has turned out to be the best place
for some people to succeed that can
be mentioned. People who left the
state years ago are now returning
and the western part of the state is
prospecting along with other portions.
There is only one reason-prosperity
Good Crops in Lyon County.-Crop
conditions, according to stories from
farmers all over Lyon county, never
were better than at the present time.
Many light rains have fallen during
the past week. Corn and wheat have
fully recovered from the effects of the
dry weather last month. The wheat
acreage is the largest ever sown in
this county, and the crop will be a big
one.
Lyon County Grow Bounties. -
The county paid $3095 in bounties
for crows At five cents each this
means GIG crows killed during the
month. At this rate the county will
soon be rid of crows. Most Of the
crows are killed on Sunday. Nearly
every Monday morning ten or fifteen
nd ciu
each with from one to dozen crows
come to the county clerks Office and
ask for bounty.
Potato Bugs in coffey County. -
Reports have reached Waverly from
all over the county that potato bugs
are injuring the potato crop. The
bugs are worse here than for many
years and their ravages are doing
much damage. Many are spraying
their potato vines, but the crop in this
county will be short Notwithstanding.
The late frost, dry weather and the
bugs combined have given the potato
crop a severe setback.
To Advance Lawrence Case. - At
torney General Coleman submitted to
the supreme court a motion for the
advancement of the case of the state
VS.. the city of Lawrence. This is the
case involving the liability of Law
renee for 100000 worth of bonds is
sued as a bonus for securing the loca.
ton of the state university at that
place. Lawrence had refused to pay
the bonds on the ground that the leg
islature exempted the city from pay.
ment.
Checking Prison Accounts. - J. c.
Gafford, state accountant, is prepar
ing to make an investigation of the
state penitentiary. Gov. Hoch has or
dered Gafford to make an investiga
ton of the state institutions and the
penitentiary is the next on his list
He is now going over the accounts Of
the penitentiary as kept in the office
of the auditor of state and these will
be compared with the records in the
office of the warden of the insttn
ton.
After Court Stenographers. - Jas
M. Nation, assistant auditor of state
is calling on the court stenograohers
throughout the state for reports of the
fees they have collected during the
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