The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-06-07
KANSAS COMMENT

mas Deen pronounced the hneSt qua
ity OF cement rock In Kansas has beel
found at Mapleton. The test wa
made by DR.. J. r. Moechel, forme
city chemist of Kansas City, Mo.
Abilene School Bonds Illegal. =
Judge Moore of the district court de
cided that the $4,000 school bond is
sue is illegal, through lack of for
malities II the proceedings. A new
election will be called and the bonds
rcvoted
Parsons Man Gets Fortune. The
will of the late H. G. Rouse. million
aire president of the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas Railway Company, which
was admitted to probate gives the
Rouse building in Cleveland, Ohio, tc
Benjamin L. Rouse Of this city.
Pittsburg Continues to Grow. :
Pittsburg has population Of 1884
according to the census just complet
ed. Pittsburg has made a gain over
last year of 942 in population. And
this in spite of coal strike which
naturally took many away from the
city, and prevented many others from
locating here who otherwise would
have been here.
John A. GIettig Used a Rifle. -
John A. Glettig, a well known Leav-
enworth butcher, died from the re-
suit of two self-inflicted bullet
wounds. He shot himself through the
head with rifle. Glettig had become
an habitual drunkard and had several
times attempted suicide in the past
few weeks. He leaves a wife and eight
children.
Bad Track Causes Wreck. - Two
wrecks caused by bad track have oc-
cured in the Prosser branch of the
Missouri Pacific in two days. In the
last one, some ten miles from Con-
cordia, Conductor Sohlinger had one
leg badly crippled and the brakeman
and mail clerk were bruised. Super
intendent J. M. Walsh was on the
wrecked train.
Iolas PopuIation.-M. T. Shinn, as
SCISSOR of the city of lola, has COM
pleted his work and gives out the
news that he found 1913 people in
the city. While this total shows a
slight loss over last year, it is much
larger than many expected and shows
that the town has held its own re-
markedly well during year that has
been a very hard one in the smelling
business on which lola largely de-
ponds of her population and wealth.
Advertising Western Kansas. -
Western Kansas is to have an oppor-
tunity to exploit its resources. Coun-
ties throughout western Kansas are
to be given an opportunity to make
up an advertising train to be sent
East, to at least 60 as far as Chicago
on an advertising tour. Syl Dixon will
engineer this excursion. A man from
each town interested is to represent
his county. The following cities are
interested so far: Garden City, SYRIA
cuse, Dodge City, Larned and Kin
sley.
Leavenworth Battery Leaves.-The
Sixteenth battery Of field artillery will
leave this post for Fort Riley to take
part in the annual target practice. The
battery will leave here fully equipped
as in war times and with full sup
ply of ammunition. This is the first
time ammunition has been. carried
overland by the troops for this pur-
pose. Five wagons will carry the
ammunition. Each projectile weighs
105 pounds. The troops will pass
through town and travel overland as
they did last fall.
HadIey for a Chautauoua. - The
twentieth session of the Winfield
Chautauqua will open June 10, for ten
days. Among the platform attractions
are Attorney General Hadley, of Mis-
souri, F. w. Gunsaulus, of Armour in
stitute, Chicago; Charles B. Mitchell,
of Cleveland, O.; DR.. Hunter, of Che
foo, China; Charles e. Green, o. W.
Stewart, Father Vaughan and Oliver
Stewart of Chicago, and Charles Ok
enham, of Brooklyn. Since last SEES
sion nine acres of ground adjacent to
the park have been purchased for
athletics and new buildings and
drives added in the park.
Diplomas for Fifty-Four. - AT the
commencement exercises of Baker
university fifty-four graduates receiv-
ed diplomas. The honorary degree
of D. D. was conferred upon Rev. G.
F. Reisner, pastor of the Grace
Methodist church Of Denver, and Jo-
seph H. Hill of the Kansas State Nor
NAL also the degree Of l.. l.. d. upon
President Shanklin, of Upper Iowa
university. President Murlin also an
nounced that $1,000 of the $4,000
conditional endowment necessary to
secure the Carnegie gift of $4,000
had been secured and that the rest
was expected within the next ten