The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-11-29
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

city Monday taxing treashen' " ~
Coo1feld.
CA. Walker, division freight agent
for the Santa Fe, with headquarters at
Hutchinson, was 10 Dodge City on
official business Tuesday. a.
Every thing is In readiness for biz
time at the Firemen's ball which Is to be
given at the McCarty rink this evening
A large number Of tickets have been
sold and the attendance will be q good
one.
Little Edward Ollye, who has been Ill
with typhoid fever for some time past
has completely rsgained his health,
weighs more and 10 In better condition
| than be was before, to the gratification
of parents and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. q. Ripple and daugh-
ter Helen left Tuesday evening for
Larned where they will attend the we'd
ding on Wednesday Of Miss Florence
Ripple, daughter Of George Ripple
They will be gone over Thanksgiving.
John w. Milton, National travelling
secretary of the Intercollegiate Pro-
hibition Association, visited for few
DAYS last week with his uncles Judge
B. L. Milton and DR.. q, A. Milton. This
young man is an able public speaker and
student Of Baylor University, Waco,
Texas. He is meeting with success
wherever he goes.
Charles K02ol, a wealthy resident OF
Washington, Kans., has been investigat-
ing the prospects in Garden City for the
location Of an alfalfa mill. He has also
looked over Dodge CITY for the same
purpose, and 1t is said that town is con-
sidering an offer of bonus for the mill.
: If Mr.. Kozel locates at Garden City he
will invest about $4,000 in the PROPOSE
ton. He is already an investor in Finney
county farms, having made some invest
ments recently through the Bell Land and
Loan company Garden City Imprint,
The annual raid on the farmers by the
st. Louis stove concern which sends men
and teams out over the country seems to
be on. The men are now out working
Bodgeman county, and the eastern and
southeastern part Of Ford county The
! beet place to buy ranges is of the mer-
. chants of your home county, You can
gel as good prices and better satisfaction
always. IF a buyer gets swindled it Ii
usually By an outsider
Nat Brigham gave an unusually enter
tanning as well as instructive lecture on
"1he Grand Canon of Arizona" on last
Thursday evening at the Presbyterian
church. This was illustrated with scenes
of the canyon which, to say the least,
! were high class and very beautiful. Mr.
. Brigham, who has pleasing personality
y and voice, is an eloquent speaker, and
. made his hearers feel as if they were
: really taking the trip through this bar
u rem but grand country, so vivid was biz
: description. This is the second number
! of the Midland Bureau course, aud the
:. well-flled house was proof enough Of the
quality of these entertainments The
third number will be the Wilbur Starr
: Concert company, on December 9th,
which comes with many recomme Dda-
tons. This will probably be given in the
opera house and no doubt will be a great
! musical treat.
II the present inclination Of afew Of
the la I'd owners to experiment In raising
Sugar beets 10 the vicinity OF Dodge City
this coming season holds out there will
be good start made In that line fol
1907. Ia addition 10 the private tests to
be made, and from present prospects
:, there will be number, the Commercial
: Club will probably plant and cultivate
= about forty acres Garden City started
b 10 to secure a sugar factory seven years
ago The first year the Industrial club
=, or some combination of the business
men, made a small experiment. The
!, year following that others tried, a good
many of them. and with fine sue
A cess. Then there was a year OF dis
!, enlargement. The Garden City people
lew of them, staid with it and the fnal
4 result is their present big factory and
business boom The Garden City push
ers were not very wealthy men, but they
we're plucky and enterprising. They put
In their money, no d0pbt more money
than il seemed at the time they coult
: afford. Those men that Iisked thu
money in what they then figured 4
, public enterprise are now worth more
than double what they were few years
ago. Their outlay in "public enter
prise" proved to be the best Investment
they ever made. II has taught then
that the I" tight wad T" plan Is q
slow road to wealth, and as long 40 tha
crowd of men are In Garden City they
will not be afraid to put their money il
10 Inhlic Anfnrnriges. The axnefiencl