The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-01-04
New odd Fell0wo' Home.--The Odd

New Odd Fellowe' Home.--The Odd
| Fellows Of Kansas have purchased the
Dewey hotel at Manhattan Beach,
Kan, and will convert it into an or
phans' home providing, Of course, that
they do not get into another quarrel
among themselves ed lose 1t, as they
Cid the Dc Boissiere home at Ottawa
May be Canccled.--In the cancella-
| ton Of charters OF corporations which
have failed to comply with the new
corporation act. come of the irrlga-
ton companies which are parties to
| the kansas-C Colorado wcter suit are
liable to be wiped out A few Of them
have complied with the law, but most
OF them have ignored It.
| Fear Dead Woman's r.and. - Resi-
dents of the negro settlen mt in To-
peka are all stirred UP over the dis
covery there of a dried up hand Of
negro wca,.n. 1t was found at one
OF the 'favorite loafng places of the
| negroes. They are afraid Of the
"hants' and have GALE. upon the
sheriff to investigate the mystery.
Santa Re Trail at Great Bend-The
committee on marking the Santa Re
trail have decided the trail crossed
Main street, in Great Bend about
where the Santa Fe railroad tracks
now cross the street and they will
ask that that road give them permits
sion to erect monument marking
the trail in the center of the little
park east Of the depot.
Little Contagious Disease. Only
two cases of contagious disease are
II Emporia, all Tie others having
been released from quarantine. The
danger Of an epidemic from diph-
liberia, which was feared some time
ago, has been allayed by the doctors
who state that there Is little sickness
of any nature in Emporia and no con-
tagic..s diseases except the two men
toned
Motar Car for U. P. Line. - Along
with other improvements the Union
Pacific Railroad Company has decided
to install motor cars on the branch OF
the road running between Leaven-
worth and Lawrence. Announcement
to this effect has been made by w.
S. Basinger, who is now with the road
at Kansas City and has been confirm
ed by the loc:. officials of the COM
Dany.
SaIna to Have Paid Firemen.-At
last, Salina Is to have paid fire de-
partment. A petition, c.gned by
eighty-fve of the business men of the
city, vas presented to the council,
asking for this paid department and
the council acted favorably on The Pc
tition and instructed City Attorney
Levitt to draw up an ordinance pro-
viding for fire department as de-
scribed in the petition.
Fruit Growers Complain. - At the
meeting Of the State Horticultural So
ciety committee was appointed to
consult with Attorney Carr w. Tay-
lor with view to bringing complaint
for decrease in freight rates on
fruit shipments in the state. Frank
Dixon, of Holton, claimed 1. cost him
Al cents hundred to ship carload
of apples from Holton to Stockton,
while the rate from New York to
Stockton is only At cents. Others
contended that the rate on fruit from
California to New York was 81 hun
dred, while 1t was c125 = hundred
from Kansas to Eastern Missouri. The
committee appointed unde: the reso-
luton will confer with Carr Taylor,
attorney for the board. shortly and
formulate complaint to be filed with
the board. William H. Barnes. for
twelve years secretary of the State
Horticultural Society, a place that
pays $1,000 year, with S720 job |
for his daughter, 5erved notice that
he would not be candidate next year
for reelection. His term is for two
years. He holds over this time. In
his letter he took occasion to scorch |
the state officers and newspaper men
for their shabby treatment of his de-
partment.
Christmas Tree AbIaze.-Consider-
able excitement was caused at the
North Ottawa Methodist church by |
blaze In the Christmas tree. One
of the branches caught fire from
candle. and the flame spread rapidly
through the tree. The Audience be.
came badly frightened and one or two
persons tainted before the panic died
down. The tree was carried out of
the building, and severely burned
hand received by Arthur Monford was
the only damage done. The gifts
escaped damage.
Operators Complain. - The confer
ence between the railroad rate max
ers and the operators Of the Usage
coal fields has again been postponed
until some time in January. The
Usage operators were originally COM
plainants in the general coal rate case,