The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-05-10
KANSAS
KANSAS COMMENT


Carnegie Gives $4,000. - Andrew
Carnegie has agreed to give $25,00
to the permanent endowment fund 0
Southwest Kansas Conference Col
lege, Methodist. of Winfield, on con
dition that the friends of the colleg'
raise $4,000. Nearly all of tina
amount has been already been pledg
ed by the conference, and all of thu
endowment will be up before this
years commencement,
Strike Gas Near oIathe.-A gas vel
estimated at from 2 to 8 million fee
was struck on the farm of G. A. Potts
one mile north of Stanley, at deptf
Of $50 feet. This is the second wei
struck by the Stanley Company. A
few weeks ago good we'll was
brought in on the farm Of W. 7. Quar-
les, adjoining Stanley. The company
will locate site for another well and
r. viz uiliilh9 Will
Plan in Wichita Schools. - An or
ganzation has been formed among the
pupils in attendance at the Lincoln
school, and one that will undoubtedly
be Of great benefit, which is known
as the Lincoln School Gardening Asso'
citation. 1t is formed for the purpose
of identifying the gardens and flower
beds Of the pupils homes. The or
ganization has over 200 members
among the children and teachers.
Heavy Hail at Mound City. - A Sc
we're hailstorm visited strip of coun-
try about two miles wide across South
western Linn and Northwestern Bour-
bon counties. All growing crops, in
GLIDING fruit, were destroyed, trees
were denuded of their leaves and some
damage was done to buildings. The
hail was an accompaniment of very
heavy rainstorm. 1t is reported from
Mapleton that four inches of water
fell in twenty minutes.
Many Wolves In Flint Hills.-Othos
Hummer, who lives near Beaumont,
brought to the Office Of the county
clerk at Eureka nineteen wolf scalps,
the result of an outing in the Flint
hills. Erasmus Aagard, farmer liv-
ing about six miles northwest Of
Eureka, also brought in six scalps.
The farmers living in the western part
Of Greenwood county say that wolves
are more numerous this spring than
they have been in years.
Newton Woman Kills Rather. -
Mrs. H. M. Taylor, wife Of the watch
man in the Santa Fe yards, killed an
immense rattlesnake. The serpent
was in the yard of the Taylor home
and was discovered by children who
notified Mrs. Taylor. Armed with a
hoe she bravely attacked the snake
and quickly dispatched it. A count
was made of the rattles and seven
teen were found in addition to the
button. The snake was an unusually
large one.
J Garland to Bore for oil.-Garland is
to explore the interior regions OF the
earth in quest of oil and gas. A new
company has been organized down
there for the purpose of sinking sew
eral wells and drilling apparatus will
be brought into action at once. The
farm owned by DR.. Holman will first
be visited by the drillers. The COM
pany is a substantial one and will
spend considerable money In the
search for either gas or oil In paying
quantities. The first well will be put
down to depth Of about 5000 feet
, browns Under Water Tank.-"Rug"
Yocum, a brakeman on the Missouri
Pacific railway, was killed at Greeley,
in a freight wreck, in which eleven
cars and the engine were overturned
Yocum lived at Osawatomie, Kan,
and is survived by widow. The
train ran into a defective switch and
oil the cars left the track. Yocum
was found under the water tank, and
he is supposed to have been drowned,
as he seemed to have been uninJur-
ed. The body lay In depression and
the water covered the face. The 9th.
err trainmen escaped injury.
Western Kansas Land values.-The
price of western Kansas land Is said
to be on gradual upward Incline.
Local agents for land in the western
mart of the N.ate claim that land that
could have been bought three years
ago for $3.50 an acre is now COM
manding a price close to $50 an acre.
Excursions to western Kansas are
run every Tuesday over the Union
Pacific and there is seldom an excur-
sion that does not take at least
dozen prospective buyers from Mar
shall county. Many of them buy land
for the purpose Of locating in the
West and considerable prairie land,
has been broken up in the past few
wears and planted to wheat. This has
a tendency to improve the land adj
Joining and It 10 said much land In