The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-06-14

More Shop Men Needed.-There Is
a scarcity of men at the Missouri Pa
cific shops at wichita. More men are
wanted at the present time.
Received Conscience Money. - The
railroad agent at Harper received 30
cents Of conscience money from man
who stole ride from Anthony to
Harper a year ago. This is only one
of the many broad hints received by
the railroads, and still they seem in.
effective.
Loss on the Cottonwood.-The Cot.
tonwood river Is now in its banks at
Florence. Telephone reports are
coming in telling Of damage done to
the farmers along the Cottonwood
valley. It is estimated that loss Of
one-half million was sustained by the
farmers along the Cottonwood
Women Cleaning up kinsIey. - On
the main streets number of promin.
ent Kinsley women accompanied by
number of children marched out
with flags and teams and went to
sweeping sidewalks, cleaning up rub
bish and old papers off the streets and
alleys. This new organization is the
"Clean Up Town Club"
Pittsburg Mines to Reopen. - 1t is
reported that many Of the mines in
the three districts Nos. IA, 81 and Is
are being got in readiness to begin
work. This work has been going on
quietly and without ostentation, pre-
paratory to beginning work as soon
as the word was given which is ex-
pected in a very short time now.
$50 Days In Jail. - In the district
court at Paola as a final result of the
prosecutions begun by B. L. Sperling,
assistant attorney general of Miami
county, four joint keepers and two
clerks were sentenced, the sentences
aggregating $50 days in Jail and fines
of $1,000, with bonds from each for
future good behavior. The four joint
keepers have taken an appeal to the
supreme court
Harris Button Planned. - w. II.
Ryan, chairman of the democratic
state central committee, has ordered
5000 Harris buttons for use during
the campaign. The buttons bear the
significant inscription 81 am for
Harris Two cents mile" Mr.. Ryan
said that he intended using many
thousands Of these buttons during the
campaign
Alma Has Boom. - This town is
having a business boom at present.
One Of the evidences is the erection
of an $11 900 modern school house
Many new homes are being built. A
late statement of the Commercial
State Bank, seven months old, shows
deposits of $62, 262.05, not to mention
capital and other earnings. J. ~
Dolley is president and L. Palenske
cashier.
Building Another Elevator. - The
Hutchinson Mill Co. is building a
wheat elevator at Medora. 1t is not
a large one, being only of 5000 bush
els capacity, but is sufficient to do
the work. The mill company has two
other elevators, one at Silica and the
other at Whiteside. OF the three, the
one at Medora is the smallest The
company expects to have it complet
ed By July !.
Natural Gas for Wichita. - The
Wichita Natural Gas Company, with
capital of three million dollars, has
been chartered. This is the company
which is to pipe gas to Wichita and
in which a few Wichita citizens have
an interest. j. o. Davidson, who is
one of these, said that the contract
would be let in Pittsburg for the lay
ing of the pipe and that the work Of
construction would begin at once.
Hiawatha Library Secured. - The
provision that site be furnished by
the city to go with Carnegie's gift
of $4,000 for public library at Hia-
watha has been met by Ex-Governor
e. N. Morrill,, who has given two lots
for that purpose. He asked that the
citizens give money sufficient to raise
the lots above the level of the sur
rounding ground, and Miss r. D. XII
ner, the librarian, within few days
had more than 5000 on hand for that
purpose.
| HiIshoro State Bank. - J. G Ho-
stutler, of Pittsburg, has purchased
a controlling interest in the Hillsboro
State Bank of Hillsboro, Kan. Mr..
Hostutler is banker of several
years experience, having been until
recently connected with the First Ma
tional bank of Pittsburg, and prior to
that with the First National Bank of
Horton, Kan. He brings with him
ample capital to handle the business
and to merit the confidence and good
will Of the people.
Wheat Conditions Weak. - Accord
ing 10 the crop report issued by F.
D. Coburn, secretary of the state