The Globe-republican., 1906-01-18
Shook the Water out vs.

Il
that time the wells ;.lways stood hal
full Of fine water.
Every One Classic. WV Secretar,
Coburn says that every one Of tn,
papers read so far at the annua
meeting Of the Kansas board Of agri
culture Is q classic.
caeser at Elmdalc. The stronges
gas well yet discovered was brought
IN BY l. d. Breese, on his lot in Elm
dale, six miles west Of Cottonwood
4 rails. This Is the third well for Elm
dale and Is strong enough to supply
That town with light and fuel.
Chart Contract to be Cancelled. 81
state Superintendent Dayhoff will
call meeting of the state textbook
commission to cancel its indorse-
ment OF a chart being sold in Kansas
by Chicago outfit. The claim is
made that the concern is selling a
$40 chart for $40.
/ Motor Car to Lawrence. The
Union Pacific has received smaller,
but better, motor car for the Law
renee branch and it has been put In
operation. The car leaves Leaven-
worth at 800 o'clock and returns on
the schedule Of the regular passeng-
er train. The car made the first trip
from Lawrence without the slightest
delay or mishap. 1t is the intention
OF the company to run the car regu-
larry from now on.
Rush for Government Land. - The
rush for government lands has been
Increasing at an amazing rate. The
homestead filings at the Dodge City
land office for the quarter just com.
pleted numbered 7SS. During the
same quarter for the year preceding
there were S9S entries and that seem
ed like quite rush at the time Yes
terday IS claims were filed upon at
the Office here.
Atchison Man Rewarded. - Franz
Floyd, carpenter at Atchison,- re-
Gently shared his work apd took into
his home supposedly poor stranger
giving him what little he could spare,
and otherwise befriending him. The
man has since fallen heir to for
tune of $4,000, CONSISTING of farms
and other property The stranger
has employed Floyd to manage one
of his farms near Horton for him.
Correct Kansas Towns. - The
Interurban Railway Com.
pany, just organized by home people,
has applied for a charter, the capt.
tai stock being 100000 half of which
has already been subscribed by
people. The company
will ask for city aid to the amount Of
100000 and build seven miles of line
within the city, extending other lines
n the country to Haven, Brady Lake,
Huntsville and Sterling.
PIainvile's New church.-The new
Christian cLarch was dedicate. at
'iainv!lle under the most suspicious
Elder l.. l.. Carpent-
II of Wabash, Ind, conducted the
edicatory services. A, good program
nterspersed with special music had
zen prepared and was carried out '
n full. Although the day was not
very bright one the building. whose
eating capacity is about GEO, was Z
ested to its utmost at each service. :
he new church is a beautiful edi- r
ce and the people of Plainville are
roud of their new house of worship +
Raw Land $21 Per Acre.-Peter De- t
DER, well-to-do farmer living two =
nd one-half miles southwest of Grin c
Ell, purchased a raw, unbroken quar- I
IF section of school land for $500,
4 average of $21 per acre, and in so b
ping paid what is probably the high h
II price ever paid for quarter sec n
on OF unimproved Cove county land. II
God land here sells readily at SIS 81
sr acre but never has land been so "
gh here and in such great demand ii
at present. The present outlook Of
r bumper wheat crop the coming is
ason is creating the Ligh price and HI
e demand. T,
kansans to Mine In Arkansas.--The
lrsons and North Arkansas Fortuna Of
ming Company has been organized a,
Parsons for the purpose Of pros M
citing for lead, zinc and copper in in
'arcy and Marion counties, Ark. n
lie stockholders are prominent bust dc
IS and professional men of Fort III
oft and Parsons. The company Is mr.
pitalized for 100000, and controls
acres of mineral land in Arkan- -,
5. Prospecting will commence at y,
ce. -
For an Interurban Line. - R. c. tic
wings of Chanute is asking for st,
Inchise for an electric street rail- co
y in Chanute. The company he tn
presents has secured a franchise in,
IN the Chanute council. to also be on
)art of the proposed interurban sys- mo
n, which. when completed, will mr.,
lsist of 214 miles Of track and con- he