The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-03-07

Kansas poultry and eggs sold was
$8,520,153, or considerably more
than the entire, value OF the rye,
barley, buckwheat, castor beans,
cotton, hemp, tobacco, broom corn,
milo maize, Jerusalem corn garden
and horticultural products marketed,
honey, beeswax, sheep and wool OF
the same year. No field crops, with
the exception of wheat, corn and
| hay equaled in value the surplus
scld from the Kansas hens, ducks,
turkeys and geese in the year
named. It. was sum sufficient to
pay ell the state and city taxes Of
the preceding year and leave on
hand the comfortable nest egg of
about three and half million dol
lars 1t was 1870 per cent greater
than the total paid in the state for
teachers wages and school super
vision; 331 per cent more than the
total combined amounts paid for
school sites, buildings, furniture,
rent. repairs. district library and
school apparatus, fuel, incidentals
and all other school purposes ex-
cept salaries. In fact. the sale Of
surplus poultry would pay the en-.
tire cost of the public schools, and
leave balance. of upwards of three
million dollars. The average value
of poultry and eggs sold annually in
the state, as returned to assessors,
in the five years ending with 1905,
was $G,S49,6G2, or value greater by
nearly 81 per cent than that of the
potato crop for the same years; .S5
per cent greater than the sorghum
crops; 215 per cent greater than >the
millet and hungarian and per cent
greater than the value of kaffir corn.
Prices of poultry and eggs in 1905
were not high, but the years sur
plus sold from Kansas farms
amounted to over s per cent more
than the total value of aall mich
cows owned In the. great cattle rails.
ing regions Of Colorado. New Next.
co, Arizona and Utah; more. than
the value Of ell mich, cows owned
in Florida and Alabama, with the
swine Of Montana, Nevada and Wy
oming added, or about the same as
the value Of all the sheep in the six
New England states and those Of
New York, South Carolina, Oklaho-
ma and Louisiana added; more than
twice as much as all the sheep own
ed in Texas were worth; or as much
as the value Of all the corn of New
England, with that of North Gakota,
Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico
and California thrown In for good
measure.-F. d. Coburn.f
Epidemic Closes Schools. = The
schools Of Dodge City were ordered.
-
closed because OF a scarlet fever
epidemic, u.
Raided Topeka Club. - County
Attorney John Schenck, who started
out a short time ago to close the
clubs In Topeka, caused the, sheriff
to raid the Mohawk club on East
Third street, = arresting Thomas
Mooney, the steward Of the cluo,
and Sam VanHorn, who WIS fopad
waiting on the tables. The club
room was filled at the time Of the
raid, but only Mooney and Van
Horn were taken into custody. The
county prosecutors efforts toward
the enforcement of the prohibitory
law are being felt. Nearly all Of
the clubs have dosed, the .Elks and
Eagles having returned to the old
locker" system. .gss
Given Military Funeral.-Thc, fun
cral Of the late Col. q. B. Pearsol!,
which took place at the National
Military home at Leavenwortl,. was
one of the largest in the nistoiy of
the institutions. Many distinguished
Kansans and prominent army Off
GERS from Fort Leavenworth and
Fort Riley were present. The burial
was with full military honors, and
thousands of veterans witnessed the
ceremonies
There win Be No Delay. - The
resignation of Charles Curtis as con-
gresham from the First district
has reached the governor. Asked as
to the probable date for the holding
of an election to fill the vacancy
Gov. Hoch said that he woul | call am
election without any unnecessary
delay. He stated that he did not
kpow POSITIVELY just how many
days he had under this Inv in which
to issue a call, but thought the li,iltl
was thirty days. Among those be-
Ing groomed fer Mr. curtis' place in.
congress are: Dan r. Anthony, Jr.,
State Senator George Hayden. exs
Governor william Bailey and Repre-
sentative Stone, of Topeka ssa 4
canteen ls Closed. The cantecn
L IA $3.50
at the National Soldiers Home at
I4eavenworth has been closed, in
compliance with the Bowcr5ocka
amendment Of the sundry civil billS
The yearly profits have been $4,000
Since It was opened &COo,000rs has