The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-02-04


Case of Abilene, has been invited by
the inaugural committee in charge Of
| the reception and ball at Washington
March 4, to be the representative Of
Kansas on the reception committee.
To Vote on New Government.-The
council and mayor of Hutchinson have
called a special election for the pur.
pose Of voting on the commission form
Of government. The time fixed Is
March 2. There is thought to be but
little question but what the new style
Of government will be adoped.
Visit Kansas UniversIty.-Eight
members of the ways and means com.
mittee Of the state legislature spent
all of one day at the University of
Kansas, familiarizing themselves with
the institution. That every one Of the
legislators who made the trip to Law
renee is In favor of liberal appro-
priation for the university for the
next two years, was made known
when the different lawmakers spoke
in chapel.
PeIt Carrie With Eggs--Mrs. Carrie
Nation who is attempting to deliver
series of lectures In London, met
with very hostile reception at the
Canterbury Music hall recently. She
was pelted with eggs, one OF them
striking her in the face. From the
very beginning the audience maintain
ed chorus Of boots and Kisses. Her
manager vainly appealed for fair play
and Mrs. Nation was obliged to quit
the house under police protection.
Believed to Be SuicIde.-It Is be-
lieved by the coroner that Carl H.
Stowe, the travelling salesman from
Pueblo, Colo, who was found dead in
his bed at he Bowers hotel in Wich.
tia, committed suicide, as morphine
tablets were found In his room. A dis
patch received from Pueblo states
that Stowe attempted suicide there
three times within the last month, the
last time being prevented from hurl-
ing himself rom the bridge into the
Arkansas river.
Not Enough Convict MIners.-Kan-
sas will likely have to 60 into the
open market and buy coal for sew
eral Of its big institutions since the
Oklahoma prisoners were taken away
from the Lansing penitentiary. There
are not enough Kansas convicts in
prison to get out the necessary amount
Of coal to supply all the state institl-
lions, especially II an attempt is made
to comply with existing contracts and
to run the Irvine plant, brick plant and
prison farm.
Students Subscribe $1,00o.-At a
mass meeting Of 1000 students Of the
state agricultural college at Manhat-
tan, call was made for a contribu
ton of 81 from each student to defray
expenses of a special train to run from,
Topeka to Manhattan for the purpose
Of bringing members of the legislature
there to learn the true condition at
the college In regard to the agricul-
tural and engineering departments.
Over $1,000 was raised In less than
five minutes.
For Kansas Unlverslty-The Senate
at Washington has passed the omni-
bus claims bill which contains an item
Of $4,000 for the relief Of the Uni.
versity Of Kansas. The claim covers
the values of the first State hotel
building in Lawrence, Kansas. al
legged to have been burned by United
States marshall's posse In 1856, acting
under a presentment of United
States grand jury The claim was re-
ferred to the court Of claims In 1887,
and among the findings of facts were
that the regents Of the University Of
Kansas were entitled to the payment Of
the claim.
Stock Receipts Break Record.-The
January receipts Of live stock at the
Wichita Union stock yards broke all
previous records. During the month
S0,952 hogs and 1876 cattle were re-
ceived. These figures show an In
crease over the same month last year
Of about 5000 cattle and $500 hogs.
OF the 1875 cattle received, S.518
we're weighed and sold there. Ac.
cording to the officials at the stock
yards the increase is mostly from the
Panhandle country where the cattle
industry is growing rapidly. ~
Lobbyists Are Not corrupt.-Frank
e. Grimes, ex-state treasurer, and for
three terms member Of the legisla-
ture, takes a rap at the proposed anti
lobby bill. He says: TN my exper-
fence the most corrupt lobbyist has
been the member Of the legislature
himself. In nearly every session of
the legislature bills are introduced for
the purpose Of holding up an individ.
ual or corporation, or for revenge, and
some few for an actual consideration.
] served three terms as member OF
the house and ] believe that am in
a position to know what ] am talking
about.
Buy Hunting Preserve New
ton Auto and Hunting club has con-
summated deal whereby It has ac-