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

June ~. Thirty contestants are en-
| tered.
Concordla's Horse Racing. = Ar
rangements have been perfected by
the Cloud County Fair Association
for a Fourth of July racing matinee
with four harness and three running
races. Six hundred dollars in purses
are offered.
Street Fair at Junction City. - The
Junction City fire department has
made arrangements for holding q
street fair here during the week Of
June II to 16. A trainload Of amuse.
ment features will be brought here
and placed on the streets for the oc.
casion.
Getting Ready for Fair-The state
officials and directors of the Modern
Woodmen lodge are at Ottawa con-
| ferring with a committee from the To-
cal lodge and with the Franklin Coun-
ty Fair Association in regard to hold
ing the state encampment in Forest
park here at fair time this fall.
High School Commencement -
The commencement exercises Of the
Concordia high school occurred with
class Of thirteen. The principal fea-
ture was an address on the Elements
Of True Greatness" by William l..
Burdick, chancellor Of the law depart
ment at the State university. This is
the twenty-fourth class to graduate.
Wires and vines.-Jerry Miller, Of
Nemaha county, says that where
vines are trained on wire there is
great danger Of their becoming winter
killed. The wire holds the cold and
wherever the delicate tendrils cling
to the wire they are frozen. Mr.. Mil
Ter has been using heavy rope which
he soaken in oil, to. train his vines
on.
Dies Suddenly at Mcpherson. -
Mrs. Nellie Tug, aged SO, was stricken
with paralysis, while chatting with
her brother and friends. She breathed
only few seconds after the stroke.
Mrs. Tug had invited friends over to
spend the evening and while she was
chatting in pleasant mood she was
stricken. Her brother caught her be-
fore she fell, but she died in his arms
Lay Cornerstone at Salina. -
The cornerstone Ito the new cathed-
raj of the Episcopalian church here
was laid. The church is to cost $751;
600 when completed and will be a
handsome structure, one of the prin-
cipal buildings of the Episcopal de-
nomination in the West. The address
was made by Bishop Williams, of
Omaha, Neb., and the stone was laid
by Bishop Griswold, of Salina.
TipIess Era in Wichita.-No tips"
to walters or other employees Is an
order put into effect in Wichita by
the newly organized Chamber Of Com
merce. Guests are required to not
give tips and employees are forbidden
to accept tips" under penalty of i'm
mediate dismissal from service. The
new house rule reads: "The giving
of tips to walters or other employees
is forbidden and the acceptance by
them of such gifts will result in their
dismissal"
Pullman Cars Reduced. - Minutes
of the proceedings of the state board
of railroad assessors made public
show that the valuation of Pullman
cars was reduced this year. The
valuation fixed by the board year
ago was $4,000 for each car and this
was reduced this year to $500. The
total value of the Pullman property
returned for assessment is 1901 900 as
against 100000 year ago. The in
crease is because the company is
operating more cars in the state this
year than it did year ago.
Immense Berry Crop. - Beginning
June / from 1000 to 1000 extra berry
pickers will be needed in the Wathe-
ma district in Doniphan county. The
territory Immediately surrounding the
little town is one vast berry bed, and
for nearly three months the berry
pickers will be busy. While the straw
berry crop will begin to ripen next
week 1t can be handled by the local
pickers for time. Then outsiders
will be necessary and the growers are
already advertising for 1000 extra
pickers to take care Of the immense
crop promised.
Many Counties Will Lose. - In the
district court at Holton Judge En-
right set an important precedent by
deciding the suit Of John Raul against
Jackson county in favor Of the plain
tiff. Jackson, like many other Kansas
counties, has been conducting Wig
orous campaign to collect back taxes,
ranging over a period Of from one to
four years. Raul was behind in his
taxes over two years and after they
had been SO collected sued to recov-
er on the ground that the county had
no right to collect taxes which had
been due for more than two years.