The Globe-republican., 1906-05-24
KANSAS COMMENT

ciatlon has finally decided to purchase
q pair Of fine blood hounds. The
hounds are to be the very best that
can be purchased and will cost about
$3.50.
Killed at a Charlottesville par
ticipating In charivari at the home
OF the Duncans, seven miles north OF
Americas, Dolph Blackwell 20-year
old boy, was accidentally shot in the
right thigh. He died at 8 o'clock the
next morning.
No Change In Zinc Prlces.-In the
Missouri-Kansas mining district the
price Of zinc ore was unchanged, the
basis price of GO cent ore being SAL
with highest grades selling at $44 a
ton. The weeks production will be
about $500 tons.
Great Bends Gas Plant. - The city
council granted franchise to erect
and maintain gas manufacturing
plant at Great Bend. These men pro-
pose to begin at once and expend in
the neighborhood Of $4,000 in build
ing the necessary buildings, putting
in machinery, etc. They expect to
furnish gas made from coke for both
Illuminating and heating purposes.
Fair Company Buys Land. - The
Hodgeman County Agricultural Fair
Association was incorporated under
the laws of the state Of Kansas in
1905 with a capital stock Of $4,000.
The officers have purchased 100 acres
Of fine land three and one-half miles
west Of Jetmoro, with never falling
water and a splendid young grove
and In the grove Is one Of the finest
springs in western Kansas.
General Whit to Command.-Briga-
der General Theodore j. Whit, COM
handing the Department Of the Mis-
souri,, has been designated to COM
mand the camp Of instruction and con-
centration to be established at Fl
Riley during the summer months,
providing that the necessary appro-
priation for the camp is made by con-
gress.
Colony Postofflce Robbed. - Word
comes from Colony that the postoffice
was entered and about $25 stolen and
the same night a drug store was en-
tered and $3.50 taken. Two bottles
of morphine were also taken. This
has directed suspicion toward man
who has been loafng about the town
for some time and who is said to be
a morphine fiend.
Winfield's New Water Works. -
At special meeting of the city coun-
ell the contract for the construction
of complete system of water works
was let. George E. Hopper of Arkan-
sas City, secured the contract for the
excavation, laying of pipes, setting Of
hydrants, etc. His bid was $27, 1895.
The total cost of the system is to be
$71,646. The bonds voted and cash
available for the work is $4,000.
Work will be commenced In July.
Shelters to Open Up.-By June Is
every block of smelters In the Allen
county district will be operating on
full time, for the first time in year,
and the number of smelter men en-
ployed will be back to the old figure.
Recently the Prime Western started
up their blocks at Gas City which
have been down for some time, and
the three plants of that company are
running on full time. The only blocks
now down are at the Lanyon Zinc
Company, principally at works No. 2
In lola. These were shut down about
a year ago when the price of ore and
the price of spelter got so badly dis
arrayed. that there was little profit in
smelling zinc.
Too Many Apple Blossoms. - Re-
ports are coming In from the fruit
growers of the condition of the APP
pies In the various orchards of Reno
county, and they are not as bright as
they were week ago. Prof. Popenoe
of the State Agricultural College WIS.,
tied some of the orchards of this
community, and his view of the mat
ter has been confirmed by reports
gathered by apple growers who have
lust inspected their orchards. 1t will
be remembered that the winesap ap-
pies we're very heavy with bloom and
as is frequently the case the tree in
lures the crop by producing 80 many
blossoms and as vesult the winesap
apple crop will not be more than
fourth of crop. However. the Ben
Davis. Jonathan, Missouri Pippin,
Grimes Golden and some Of the other
varieties that did not bloom so extern
siyely will produce very good crop
IL nothing serious happens to them
from now on. The man that pinned
his faith to the winesap will be the
loser this year While he that has
scattered his varieties who has
large number Of other kind Of trees
will have the largest crop this year
Harvey's New Court House. - The
contracts for the erection Of Harvey
county's new $4,000 court house were
LET at Newton by the county commits