The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-03-08

Fine institute Fioid.--The best at
tended farmers institute ever held ii
this county was held In Columbus I'm
der direction Of the Kansas Agrlcul
tural college, over 200 farmers being
present. N
NitrogIycerIne Removed The dan
gerous situation existing at the burn
ing gas well FIVE miles south of Ca
ney has been relieved by the success
ful removal Of the two wagon loads d
nitroglycerine
HoIton Water Ordinance Void. -
The ordinance for a vote on the mu
nicipal water works and light propo
sition Is declared void by commit
tee OF lawyers. The council will meet
to enact new ordinance and call an
other election.
Basket Ball Teams Dates The
management Of the Fort Riley basket
ball team has announced the following;
dates on which the team will play
Ottawa university, March 1; Emporla
State Normal, March IL; Newton,
March 1G. The Fort Riley team anG
the Kansas City Blue Diamonds will
play some time in The last week in
March.
Interstate Shoot ct lola. - Mark
Hiiles, Of the lola Gun Club has re-
ceived a letter from Dave Elliott,
president Of the Missouri-Kansas Gun
Club, stating that the interstate shoot
will take place in lola the first week
in August. The exact dates will be
set later. This meet will bring about
70 OF the best shots In Missouri and
Kansas to lola.
Cavalry Changes at IT. RiIey.-The
first squadron Of the Eleventh cavalry
will leave Fort Riley for Fort Des
Moines, where 1t will be stationed,
and Immediately after its departure
its place at Fort Riley will be occu-
pied by the Second squadron, Second
cavalry, which arrives at San Fran
cisco the first Of this week from q
three years service in the Philippine
islands.
New Electric Railway. = o. r.
WEIGH and a force of seven or eight
men began March to make the pre-
liminary survey for an electric rail-
road which will run from Chanute to
Independence, by way Of Altoona and
Neodesha. Active work is to be COM
menced at once, and the company will
endeavor to have the railroad COM
pleted and in operation by September
l of this year.
Skull crushed by Kick. - LeroJ
Stratton, the 7-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Stratton, of Glasco,
was kicked by horse sustaining in
juries that may terminate fatally. He
was leading horse to water when
the animal whirled and kicked, one
Of his hoofs striking the child at the
base of the skull, fracturing the bone
and necessitating the removal of sew
eral pieces of the skull.
Fear Creamery Trust.-The five To-
cal agents for creamery companies
have posted notices that in future but
ter fat will be tested at the home
Offices, instead of by the Holton
agents. AS all notices were effective
March 1, the farmers are guessing
that there Is a trust. The old sys-
tenn of having butter fat tested in
their presence was satisfactory, and
they don't like the change.
Buys Two Big Farms.-Charles SUIT
ton, of Russell county, has just in
vested $4,000 in Douglas county land.
The purchase includes the Poehler
homestead in the Wakarusa bottom
Just south of Lawrence. and the De-
VAUDEVILLE farm, a few miles northeast
Of town. Mr.. Sutton raises fine stock,
and will continue his Russell COUNTY
ranch as breeding place, and bring
the horses. cattle and hogs to Law.
renee to prepare for the market.
Flood Damage Suit Ended. = The
Jury in the $19,50O damage suit of
the Broadway Manufacturing Com
pany against the City Of Leavenworth,
the Terminal Railway and Bridge
Company and the Leavenworth and
Topeka Railway, returned verdict
In favor of the defendants the plain
tiff failing to get cent damages. The
suit grew out of the DISASTROUS flood
Of July 5, 1904. The trial started on
February IA and was one of the long
est and most stubbornly fought in the
history of the district court of Leav-
county.
Horse Cars at Hutchinson. The
Of the ctreet railway
line which is now being operated state
that for the ninety days just closed |
the line has paid profit of 1926
above all of the running expenses.
This at the rate of 1900 profit In a