The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-06-14
KANSAS COMMENT

WucdI harvest mas DeSuu Ill OehtIdi
Kansas. A. w. Hines, west Of Salina,
began cutting and a farmer in the
northern part of Mcpherson county
commenced recently. The dry wealth
err has hurt the crop considerably.
North and east of Salina it is better
than south and west.
Nemaha Dirt Actve.-A good deal
of land has changed hands in Nema-
ha county since the first Of the year.
During January, February and March
the real estate transfers amount to
$1,0G4,614. 1t costs money to buy
land in Nemaha county. Over a mil
lion paid for Nemaha county land in
three months is going some.
To Discuss Grave Subjects. - EN-
balming disinfection and sanitation
will be discussed by Kansas under
takers and embalmers in Wichita June
49, 20 and 81 when the Kansas Fun
eral Directors Association meets there
In annual convention at that time.
One hundred undertakers will attend
the meeting, which will be the sixth
annual held by the association.
viii Not Fuse.-The Peoples party
central committee of this county at a
meeting held at Usage City defeated a
motion to indorse the Democratic
ticket and to fuse with that party at
the convention in Topeka July 4. The
delegates selected to the state con-
yention were: James Wallace, H. G.
Jumper, Will DIETRICH, James McKin
ley, Wesley Justice, Frank Newell, ].
K. Rodgers and G. w. Largent.
Against Beveridge Bill. - On the
ground that it would, if passed, injure
the live stock and agricultural bust
ness of the state of Kansas, the Live
Stoc,; exchange of Wichita sent to
Washington protests against the pes
sage of the Beverage meat inspection
bill. Messages urging activity against
the inspection bill which is now be-
ing considered by congress were sent
to Senator Chester I. Long and Con-
gresham Victor Murdoch.
Labette County Gaining. - Returns
from the various township and city as
SCISSORS for Labette county show
healthy increase in the county, not
only in point of property valuation,
but in population. 1t now has a popu-
lation of 33,G23, gain of 10 per cent
over last year. The largest gain was
made in Parsons, which now has
population of 15,400, as against 10000
last year. A gain of nearly 100000
is shown in the total taxable prop
erty.
Objects to Bond discretionary
General Coleman and his law part
ner, F. L. Williams, have filed with
the auditor of state a protest against
the registration of $4,000 in bonds
voted at a recent Clay Center cleo
ton. 1t is contended by the attorneys
that the bonds are illegal because
they were voted for the purpose Of err
Getting "a heat, light or power plant"
and the law under which they were
voted provides for voting bonds for a
cheat or light plant"
Murray Wants $4,000. - Alfred
Murray began suit against M. A. f.
Patton and the other stockholders Of
the Peoples Gas Company, of Coffey-
vile, to recover $4,000 alleged to be
due him for putting through the sale
of the company's property to the Kan
sas Natural Gas Company for $780,
900. Murray claims he was to have
had $25, 5000 for making the deal, which
other brokers fell down on, and after
making it was refused his commits
sion.
To Make Wellington Dry. - The
city council continuing its crusade
against liquor selling passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting the selling Of malt
or beer or any substitute or imitation
of these beverages in less quantities
than one gallon and forbidding its''oe-
ing drank on the premises under
heavy penalties. The ordinance is
an exact copy of a similar enactment
whose validity has been upheld by
the supreme court. A general ordi.
nance against liquor selling largely
copying the provisions of the Hurrel
act will be passed at the next meet
Ing.
Diplomas for Fifty-Four. - At the
commencement exercises of Baker
university fifty-four graduates receiv-
ed diplomas. The honorary degree
of D. D. was conferred upon Rev. c.
r. Reisner, pastor of the Grace
Methodist church of Denver, and Jo
seph H. Hill of the Kansas State Nor
NAL, also the degree of L. l.. d. upon
President Shanklin, of Upper Iowa
university. President Murlin also an
nounced that $1,000 of the $4,000
conditional endowment necessary tc
secure the Carnegie gift of $25,OOC
had been secured and that the rest
was expected within the next ter