The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-10-17

Wilkinson and W. Watson have been in
Eastern Kansas and they were expected
to be in Salinato help celebrate the event.
A. Gluck is improving the appearance
of the Opera House block very much by
haying new coat of paint put on the
outside of the building. II this example
is followed all along the block it will
make big difference in the looks of that
part of town.
Eugene L Taylor, of Nokomis, Illinois
who has $3.50 acre farm four miles west
of Ford, has been spending few weeks
in this vicinity experimenting the seed
ing of his wheat. Mr.. Taylor has twelve
four horse drills in operation and will
finish seeding 1900 acres to wheat this
week. Next spring he is expecting to
build large granary with a capacity of
10000 bushels. Mr. Taylor is very well
known here and is one Of the extensive
wheat growers of Ford county. he left
Tuesday for his home in Illinois.
The revival meetinge conducted by
Messrs Young and Stivers, which have
been held for the past five weeks in the
Christian church, closed Wednesday even.
ing. The attendance during this time
has been good, the met tiugs have paid
or themselves md forty-five new meD
bers have been added to the church. Mr..
Young returns now to Lincoln, Neb
where he will re-enter the Coner Uni
versity. Mr.. Stivers leaves for Los Ange-
les, Calf TO make his home and conduct
meetings in that city.
The Globe Republican received a clipp.
ing a sardinia, Ohio, paper this week
containing an obituary notice of Thomas
l.. I'll. Marshall, one of the old settlers OF
this place. Mr.. Marshall died in the lat
ter part of August, from cancer of the
stomach. He left Dodge City several
years ago and had been making his home
with his daughter, Mrs. N. s. Dnnn He
wa among the oldest settlers here and
was member of the Lewis post, G. A.
Il. He served through the war in the
18th Illinois Infantry, and the l1th Ohio
cavalry.
The Boston Idea! Opera Company in
the "Chimes of Normandy" Monday
evening, gave very satisfactory per-
formance 20 quite large audience. The
romantic opera is pretty one and al.
though 1t has been presented many times. |
still holds its own with the newer pro |
ductions. The six leading characters last
evening all possessed pleasing voices and |
the chorus was evidently selected foI
their voices instead of beauty. The CON-
pauy will no doubt be gladly received
should they come to this city in the
future. Friday, October the 18th is the
date Of The next attraction at the opera
house, at which time the play "Old Ar
kansaw" will be given.
A prairie schooner stopped in Dodge
City yesterday and attracted considerable
attention. II contained one of the genu-
inc Teddy Roosevelt families. The par
ents were still YOung, and the children
ranged IRON small babe to about twelve
years old. Every size ia this list was rep
resented, and there were several half
sizes scattered through the bunch. K. NJ.
Wright took count at the children, bur
lost his count in puzzling oyer the prob
lem he encountered He understood how
the complete dozen or SO sizes could, be
accounted for, but where they got the
half sizes was beyond comprehension.
After casting several admiring glances
upon the father of the children, Mr..
Wright made run to get photographer.
but the wagon moved on before he got a
picture
A chemical fire extinguisher and Bob
Rath's long head prevented the de-
struction of the City Drug store last
Friday night, The fire started from a
hot drink urn that had just been put into
service. In the very opening scene the
bnrning oil ran from the tank to the
floor, and the flames almost reached the
ceiling. There was no time for turning
in fire alarm and the corps of clerks
were just ready to see the whole store 20
up In flames, when the GOODNESS of Mr.
Rath saved the day, and the store. He
struck his favorite attitude, when search
ing the recesses Of his head for an idea
which Is to stand very erect with his
hands folded behind him. As he threw
bis arms behind him to strike this pose
one of his hands came In contact with the
contrivance which he bad placed
there months before for just such an
He had found the idea and
was oil action on the spot, He wheeled
i around and the flames were puffed out
nearly instantly. 'Well I'll be D"
said one OF the clerks. "How did you
happen to think of it9" 1t would have
been a serious matter five minutes later,
Ind as It was 1t did considerable damage
% the soda fountain. which is one of the
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