The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-06-28


Northern Oklahoma and Southern
Kansas towns.
Lost His Eye. - At Fort Scot
Claude Lapham, the thirteen-year-olt
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lapham
was the victim Of an explosion Of {
toy cannon and as result will lose
his right eye.
No More Calls for Men.-No more
calls for men to assist with the har
vest came to the office of the free
employment agent at Topeka and Il
is believed that the demand has beer
nearly satisfied.
Boy Killed by Fireworks. - Luke
Underwood, small boy Of Prescott
Is dead from injuries received while
handling fireworks The boy had his
pockets filled with the explosives
when they caught fire from some
powder. The body was burned to a
crisp.
School Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS gen.
eral staff Of the army is now consid-
ering the practicability of establish.
ing school Of Craftsmanship at Fort
Riley for the commissioned Off
GERS Of the cavalry and field artillery
in line with the other work of the
school of application at that post.
Heavy Rain at kirwin. - Rain fell
in torrents for about three hours.
This is the end Of a two months
drought, but 1t is too late to benefit
the wheat. Along the county line and
two miles south the crops were beat.
en- into the ground by hail. Hail from
two inches to four inches in diane.
ter fell for about an hour.
WaverIy Water Supply Doubled. :
The water supply at the city reser.
voir has been vastly augmented by
the excavating that was dome there,
as 1880 gallons of water ran into the
reservoir in five hours. This is bet.
ter than $4,000 gallons a day and wa.
ter enough for city several times
the size Of Waverly. The storage ca.
pacity has been more than doubled
also.
Death Under Harrow.-A youns
man named Holon met his death in
a singular manner. Neighbors who
became uneasy at seeing his team
standing an unusual long time inves.
tigated and found him pinned to the
ground by the harrow, one tooth driv
en- In his back and one in his leg. In
his agony he had nearly covered him.
self with earth in his attempt to dig
out from under the harrow.
BountifuI Harvest at concordla. -
Harvesting is in full blast in this
county now and there is a pleasant
surprise both in the quantity and
quality of the wheat, which is of high
grade and far more productive than
was hoped for. Oats also are turning
out far better than was expected.
Bounteous rains during the past week
have put everything in fine condi.
ton.
Kansas City, KS, Population. ~
Frank M. Holcomb, clerk of Wyan-
dotte county, has issued the census
for that city. The report shows a
population of 1892 or 5,120 more
than last year. The report 10 less
than that Of the Hoye Directory Com
pany, which gives 1882. The differ
ence is accounted for by the direc.
tory containing names Of some per.
sons who live outside the city limits,
while the report of Mr.. Holcomb only
includes those inside. .....
Curtis Is Honored.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Cornell, fullblood Sac Indians,
who live on the North reservation in
neG5,@siii county, are the proud parents
of twin boys. Twins are a most ex'
ceptional happening among Indians
and the boys have been named Char.
les and Curtis in honor OF Congress
man Charles Curtis, Of this district.
Mr.. Curtis is expected to do the right
thing by his namesakes. They are
the first Indian twins ever born on
either of the reservations here.
cattlemen Send Maps. - The thir
teen cattlemen who were indicted by
the federal grand jury for fencing
government land and released on
condition that they remove fences in
side Of sixty days have presented
charts and maps of their fences to
the district attorney as evidence that
they have complied with the condi
lions of their release. H. ]. Bone, dis
trict attorney, has accepted seven oil
the maps presented and sent the 9TH
er six back because 1t was impossible
to ascertain whether the fences had
been removed from around the gov
eminent land.
Hanging From Tree.-While fish
ing on Labette creek mile and a
half east of Parsons two men found
the body of an unknown white man
hanging to a tree. The body was