The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-01-04
KANSAS COMMENT

accidental bursting of the injector
pipes OF his threshing engine. The
accident happened on the farm of Roy
biggs, near Healy, where he had beer
threshing.
Broken Neck Mended.--E. r. Judd
Rock Island station agent at Selden
who broke his neck in fall recently
Dut lived, has been operated upon at
the company's hospital and the sur
geons say he will coon be able to re.
sumo his duties as station agent.
Jewell City Electric ghts.--Jewell
City has been taken out Of the kero-
sene circuit. The electric lights have
been turned on and instead Of between
4oo and 800 lights n town as was ex-
pccted, there are between 500 and 600
ordered. 1t is the general sentiment
that there should be few more arc
lights.
Was a Good Job Once. - State
Printer T. A. McNeal will issue the
report for the second quarter of h.5
work on January l. 1t will show that
the saving effected through state
ownership will be in the vicinity of
$4,000, against $2,2SC for the first
quarter. At this rate 1t would seem
that the state printer, under the old
system of private ownership, clean
ed up about $4,000 a year net
profits.
Biggest Tickle: Sale on Record.-L.
+. Wikidal, day ticket agent at the
Santa Fe depot, claims that he has
made the largest single ticket sale
ever made in Chanute. The sale
amounted to $1,000, and was made to
the manager of the Ole Olson theatri-
cal troupe. 1t provides for the trans
portation of the ten members of the
company from Chanute to Portland,
Ore, and back again as ia. as Oma-
ha. Stop-over privileges are includ-
ed.
Farmer Slabs Merchant. - Because
John Schalz, merchant of Hobart,
told Edward Morris, farmer, when
the latter inquired the price of a pair
Of shoes and then complained that it
was exorbitant, that chose shoes are
much too good for lou to wear"
5chalz was stabbed to the heart with
q pocketknife. The stabbing was on
the threshold of the store Schalz
leaves a wife and eight small child
rem. Morris, who is in jail, has a
family of six.
Ore Records Broken Again. - Com.
petition among zinc buyers in the Mis-
sollri-Kansas district was more pro-
nounced than it has been for three
weeks. The basis price for 60 per
cent ore for the week was fixed at
$50, making highest grades worth
$54. Many large producers refused
to sell for less thai basis of S51.
The price for lead ore Is SIS per ton.
This is several dollars in excess of
he previous record price. One choice
lot of $50 tons produced by the Under
writer's Land Company sold for $50
per ton.
Captured contraband Game.-After
a lively chase through several pas
senger coaches and after having out
witted two men, Gerald Void, deputy
game warden, secured two travelling
bags containing thirty dozen quail at
the Santa Fee railway station at Wich-
tia. Both men were forced to drop
the grips containing the birds to make
their escape. The grips also con-
tanned eleven wild ducks The de-
putty warden asserts the game was
killed in Oklahoma and brought here
The Oklahoma game law does not
permit of game being killed and Ia
ken out of the state.
New Sweet Potato.-E. T. Ellison,
of Abilene, has received sweet po-
tato from Pagan island, South Sea is
lands, which he will plant next spring.
hoping to find 1t plant that will revo-
lutionize the sweet potato industry.
The sweet potato land west of Abb
lene raises immense crops, but 1t is
difficult to keep the potatoes from
rotting and large proportion is lost
that way. A sea captain brought
from the South Sea islands few of
these potatoes which are said to re-
main firm and hard for months. The
University of California will expert
ment with them and Mr.. Ellison will
try them for Kansas. II they produce
a hardy potato the sand hill land will
net the sweet potato men 500 an acre
annually.
Harry Bone Sworn In. - Harry J.
Bone assumed charge Of the Office Of
United States district attorney. He
took the oath in the district clerks
Office. Judge j. 8. West, assistant at
torney general will be named as as
sistant district attorney by Mr.. Bone.
Attorney General Coleman hasn't yet |
decided whom to appoint ito fill the
vacancy caused by Vests resignation.
1t may be a Topeka man.
Harper's Light Plant. - Construc-
ton work on the new municipal light