The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-12-12

Court against the city Of Wichita
were continued to the March sitting
Of the court.
Oakley Flour MIL Burns. = The
Oakley -four mill and warehouse
burned to the ground. The loss Is
about $4,000 with $4,000 insur-
ance. :
A Good Record.-The University OF
Kansas has graduated over $500
young men and women and has
former student body of over 10000,
most of them living In Kansas.
Mexican Trackmen on Strike. -.
When the Santa Fe announced to the
Mexican laborers employed on track
repair work south of Arkansas City,
and in the yards there, that their
wages would be reduced Is cents per
day. forty of them struck.
so Per Cent Of MIX Cows Diseased.
That over so per cent Of the COWS
in Wichita from which the city de-
rives its supply of milk, suffer from
tubecular trouble Is the statement
made by DR.. ]. G. Brown, chairman OF
the Wichita board of health.
Gas War In Kansas ToWn.--By the
inauguration OF a natural gas war in
independence the three supplying
companies have cut their former
rates more than half, so that now con-
sumers are getting inca descent
lights at cents each month and
heating stoves at 81 month.
Commission Loses In Wichita. =
By vote of 1926 for to 3,2GC against
the commission plan Of gov rnment
was turned down by the vo,ers of
Wichita at a special election. Out OF
total registration Of 1858 but
1892 votes were cast. One-third as
many women voted as men, Practi
cally all the women were against the
commission.
Jolntists Lose Heart In Salina. -
All the fixtures in fifteen rooms in
Salina used for joint purposes u to
six weeks ago have been packed up
for shipment to New Mexico. The
fixtures, which belong to private par
ties, have been held there to use in
the event the jointists were allowed
to run again. All hopes are gone and
the majority of the men are prepar-
ing to leave for New Mexico.
lola Man Murdered. A workman
going to the smelters found the body
Of William Stwart lying in a ditch
beside the tracks of the Missouri Pa
cific railroad in East lola. His head
lay In a pool of blood. His throat
was cut, the jugular vein being sew
cred, and the trachea twice cut.
There were three wounds on the
head, all of which fractured the
skull. Beside him lay slungshot.
The man had been dead for several
hours.
Kansas Farmers Big Year. - The
Kansas board Of agriculture has
issued its last crop report for the
year, presenting a final summary Of
the states agricultural, horticultural
and live stock products for 1907. 1t
says: "This years farm products and
live stock reach the unprecedented
value of $4G3, G4S,G Cos, or $19,313,739 in
excess Of the best prior year, which
was 1906. This increase is chiefly
from products of live stock, which
were worth $15,725,00O more than one
year ago, and the value of the states
live stock on hand. which Is nearly
$20;000,000 greater In but one year.
since 1890 have Kansas wheat grow
ers received so much per bushel for
their wheat as this year, when 1t aver
aged 76.5 cents, the whole amounting
to $56,787,512. This years corn yield
was 1f5 ,2S8,326 bushels and its home
value $63,040,743."
Mayor and City Marshall Fined. -
Something considerable out Of the
ordinary occurred at Halstead when
the city mayor, J. d. Lange, and the
city marshal, James Ewing, were ar
rested for riding on bicycles On the
sidewalks and fined by Police Judge
Marcy to the tune Of SO and costs,
which footed up total of S. each.
They plead guilty and paid their
fines.
Measles Seem to Be Galnng--The
monthly bulletin Of the State Board
Of Health for the month of November
issued recently shows great In
crease in the number Of contagious
diseases In the state over the num-
Der In November, 1906. In Novem-
Der, 1906, there were but II cases of
measles In the state. The. report
shows that last month there were 81
cases. Last month there were Go
cases of smallpox. Last year there
were but 3S. Last month there we're
115 cases of scarlet fever and last
year there were 100. The number Of
cases Of typhoid fever has jumped
from 236 to $50 and the cases of con-
sumption from SO to 40.
To Look Into Alleged Graft. -
Judge Dana, Of the Shawnee county
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