The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-03-29

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Kansas awarded the contract for the
construction Of the new gymnasium
to William Nadel Hoffner, Of this city
at $1,000. IVA ErgnF .,gsi
Bid Soldiers FareweII.--General J.
Franklin Bell returned to Leaven'
worth from Fort Riley, where he
went to bid farewell to the officers
of that garrison before leaving for
Washington to assume his new du'
ties as chief Of staff. gNa'ilit" 5.ir'
A 100000 Land saIe. - "A deed in
which the consideration is stated at
| 100000 was filed in the Office Of the
register of deeds. The deed conveys
from Whit Laming and wife, Of Ton.
ganoxie, to Joseph H. Driesbach, 900
acres Of land near Tonganoxie. The
purchase price was $62.50 an acre.
Holton's New Bank BulIdlns.--The
State Bank Of Holton, which lately
suffered bad fire, is to have a new
home. The bank and Judge Case
Broderick have adopted plans for a
$40, 900 brick building on the south
west corner Of the public square
Work will begin April l. iaiaq amdW
Church at Auction.-The Congrega-
tional church at Wellsville was sold
at auction thu other day and will be
converted into a boarding house. 1t
is hoped that the boarders will get
more to eat, there than did the pas
tor who served the church last. He
was starved out. so 1t Is said. W '''
Quarantine Case Appealed. - r..
Asbell was convicted in Labette couh-
ty Of violating the quarantine laws
by running some Southern cattle
across the line without inspection.
He was fined $500 and costs. He ap-
pealed the case to the supreme court.
He attacks the constitutionality Of
the quarantine law.
Contracts Were Let. Contracts
were let to Milwaukee electrical
machinery company by the Hutchin-
son Interurban Railway Company for
the machinery to be used for the new
electric street railway and light plant.
The machinery is to be ready in 80
days, and the car line will be in
operation before August l.
His Stock Sold WeII-Oliver Mel.
son, the well known farmer living be-
tween Smolan and Falun in Saline
county, returned from Kansas City,
where he had several car loads OF
steers and one car of hogs on the
market. The net price on the lot was
over $4,000, while the one car Of hogs
brought him $1,005, net.
Their Own Scene shlfters. - The
stage hands at Crawford's theater are
on strike at Topeka. They only re-
ceived SO cents for each show. They
want 81. They say they work, from
6 at night until after midnight and
that they should be given more pay.
While the strike is on the theatrical
troups must shift their own scenery
For 2.cent Railroad Fare. - R. A.
Rosenthal, president Of the National
Commercial Traveners League, is In
Topeka to organize a branch among
travelling men who make Topeka
their headquarters. The object OF the,
league is to arouse sentiment in favor
of 2-cent railroad fare and law re-
quiring railroads to carry ESQ pounds
of baggage free.
He Swallowed the Watch.-Two In
dams named Dear Head and Swift
Horse had a fight on the Pottawato-
mic reservation about a small silver
watch. Dear Head, who had the
watch, put 1t in his mouth for con-
venience, and swallowed 1t. Swift
Horse claims the watch, and has had
Gear Head arrested. The defendant
still has the watch.
viii Oppose Parcels Post. = EN-
poria merchants who have suffered
recently from mail order competition
met and did tie preliminary work to-
ward forming a home organization !
through which they can fight the city
stores. The first move after organic
ing will be to send a petition to the
congressman in this district protest
ing against any parcels post legisla-
ton.
). A. o. U. w. Lodge Debt Free.-The
local order of the A. o. U. W. cele-
brated its freedom from debt at indie
pendence, with grand celebration
and jubilee, at which a formal burn
ing of the mortgage which has hung
over the lodge home for the last ten
years was one Of the features Visit
ors from all parts Of the county were
here. The lodge is now the fourth in
Kansas in point Of numbers.
Forest Planting. - In the recently
established forest reserve In the vi
cinity of Garden City extensive ex-
detrimental planting will be carried
on this year by the forest service of
the department of agriculture. For