The Globe-republican., 1906-05-24
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We have Just added new line Of
enamel ware cheaper than ever In price.
IS. 7. q J. E.. WILLIAMS.
Good as the best "anvil" brand. Hand
forged pocket knives.-S. T. & j. X.
WILLIAMS.
Henry Baxter carpenter who has been
about Dodge City for the past ten years
has been suffering from nervous dis
order and on Monday was adjudged Of
unsound mind by jury In tho probate
court. He will be sent to one Of the
state hospitals for treatment. Baxter is
about % years old and has no relatives
here.
The Smith County Messenger says
new swindler 10 abroad In the land In
Westers Kansas, and doing business with
the farmers. He sells barb wire fencing
including a stretcher machine. He leaves
the machine aud forty rods Of good fence
for trial. requiring the farmer to sign q
''good faith" contract on postal card for
return Of stretcher. The farmer signs
for SO, which Of course turns out TO be
$500 instead. Moral:-olgn nothing, and
buy your goods Of dealers you know and
can trust.
Parents, II your son or daughter dont
like the farm give them chance to pre-
pare for business position. The Grand
Island Business and Normal College,
Grand Island, Neb., will educate five
hundred students next term-no fees to
be paid until the pupil has had time to
graduate, when position will be pro-
vided and expenses can be paid In small
sums each month. This Is high grade
school, established twenty one years and
has 1000 students yearIy.
L: NJ. Garst Of Mcpherson, Kansas, a
graduate of the Folks school of piano
tuning of Valparaiso, Ind, the recog.
nized school Of the world, and endorsed
by all artists in the line Of musicians and
piano builders, as the best in the world,
is in the city, and will remain for week
or ten days. Please bear In mind that
piano Is more than piece Of furniture
In Its mechanism, and delicate In Its case,
and often receives greater injury through
lack Of care than from excessive use. A
piano should be tuned. at regular inter-
yals, preferably after the beginning Of
each season. 1t becomes out of tune as
much by changes In the temperature asby
use. Too much stress cannot be placed
upon necessity Of regular and expert tun-
Ing. Leave orders At the Home Furnish.
Ing Company.
Harvey Eckert of the Larned Tiller &
Toiler, who was delegate to the recent
Democratic Congressional convention here
gives the following humorous combined
account Of the Campbell Bros. circus
parade and the Democratic convention:
"wednesday Of this week was a big day
for Dodge City. The crowd In town on
that day was one of the largest 1t has seen
In years. 1t was the date Of the Demo-
cratic congressional convention for this
district, and the crowd came from all over
the district, although largely composed
Of the people Of Dodge City and Ford
county. At11 O'Clock, the hour set for
the convention to meet, big procession
moved through the principal streets Of
the town, consisting Of two bands, horse.
back squads of both sexes, ornamental
floats, and multitude of people on foot
carrying banners. The attendance At the
morning session of the convention was
not very large, because many Of the dele
gates had not yet arrived In the city, but
every train brought In new delegations,
and In the afternoon between four and
FIVE thousand people assembled In an
immense tent which had been erected on
vacant lots near the Santa Fe depot. AL
though the convention concluded its pro-
ceedinga about five o'clokk In the after
noon, most OF the big crowd remained In
town and attended an evening perform
ance given by Campbell Bros circus,
which had apparently taken advantage Of
the occasion and billed Dodge City for an
appearance on the same date as the con.