The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-04-12
KANSAS COMMENT

Hutchinson's Summer Theater. -
Hutchinson Is to have new theater
l.. M. Crawford Of Topeka and Fred
r. Corbett Of Emporia, connected with
the Crawford circuit of theaters have
made arrangements for the building
Of an air dome summer theater.
Astronomical Figures. - Recruiting
officers Of the United tates army got
only one recruit at Cherryvale after
weeks effort and pulled out In dis
gust. The young men there preferred
the profitable pursuits Of civil life
to a SIS month job in the ormy.
caldWelI's Municipal Lighting. - AT
the city election here the proposition
to issue $4,000 in bonds to install a
municipal electric light plant carried
by 70 majority. The women are not
permitted to vote on this proposition.
At the same election the dry" city
ticket was elected.
Fruit In Good Condition. - Kansas
fruit is in good condition except for a
little damage which has been done to
Japan plums, apricots and a few
peaches. w. H. Barns, secretary OF
the board Of horticulture, says that
conditions in the state are very good,
according to reports he has received
from a majority of the counties.
Railroad Bonds Carried. - At the
election at Cherryvale the proposition
to issue $4,000 bonds for the propos-
ed Pittsburg, Independence & Oklaho-
me- railroad carried by vote of 425
for and It's against. The same propo-
sition in slightly different form was
defeated at a special election last De-
cember.
Triple Tie Meeting.-The fifth bien-
NAL session of the supreme council OF
the Triple Tie Benefit Association
will meet at Clay Center, May s, 9,
10, II and IL. The head Office is in
Clay Center, which place has been its
headquarters since June, 1896. 1t has
local councils In Oklahoma as well as
Kansas. Its present membership is
over 5000.
Bourbon county's Oil Strike.-Re-
ports received say that big flow of
oil has been struck northwest of Bron-
son, Bourbon county. H. P. and H.
e. Clay of this county put hole
down 780 feet and have secured 500
feet of oil sand according to the lat
est report from there. The results
are causing a good deal of excitement
and other prospect holes are to be
sunk at once.
Wichita's Big Roundhouss. - With
force of men and teams, the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway Company start
ed work on its new yards in the :-orth
part of the city. The yards are to
cost $4,000. A large twenty stall
roundhouse, with machine shops, will
be built adjoining the new yards. In
all the company expects to construct
over $150,000 worth Of improvements
here during the coming summer.
Making Brick With Oil. - A brick
company at Salina is using Kansas
crude oil to burn brick. It takes
about three tank cars of oil to burn
250, 1000 kiln, and the cost is equiva-
lent to SO coal The oil is piped to the
kiln from large tank near the kiln,
and is burned from thirty jets. These
Jets burn constantly from the time the
kiln is started and the heat obtained
from them is intense. Birds flying
over the kiln while it is burning meet
sudden death.
Lutheran Home at Topeka. - The
Lutheran Glide home is to be
located in Topeka. This has been
formally decided upon by the board
of directors of the Evangelical Luth-
eran Children's Home Association. 1t
was thought to IL settled that the 4
home would be ct Alma or McFar-
land, but the directors changed their
plans and a site will be selected in
Topeka. An eastern man has offer
ed to furnish the money to buy and
equip the building, allow the associa-
ton to use 1t two years free of charge
with the privilege of purchasing 1t at
the expiration Of the time,
Lawrence Wins the Flag. - Notice
was received In Lawrence that Mrs
w. e. Stanley, state regent of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton for Kansas. and Miss Grace
Meeker, state secretary Of the same
organization, had awarded to the Cen
trail school n Lawrence the prize Of
fered by the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution for the largest per
capita contribution to the Santa Fe
trail marking fund, collection taken
in tthe schools of Kansas. Of any
school in tie state. The prize is
handsome silk flag. and was purchas-
ed in Lawrence and will decorate the
Central school building. The flag is
eight by sixteen feet in size. and
handsome reproduction of the La