The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-11-12
miscellaneous.

Charles johnson. 4 packing house
employee. was killed by an L road train
while returning from his work at Kan
sas City, Kan, the other night.
+. The president has respited Benson,
the Mettman murderer who was to
have been hanged at Leavenworth No
vember S, until February 5. When
the news was communicated to the
prisoner he laughed and said: ''Ah,
yell, I will get my Christmas dinner
now" 'j.f "'' '-.'i ' '.'. A.' '''''.
Edward j. Seymour, a young man
who removed to Topeka recently from
|. Eskridge with his young wife, was ar
rested the other morning charged with
the attempted murder of his child,
which was born the day before, and
was an unwelcome addition to his
family.
Michael Grace. Union Pacific switch
man, while scuffling with John Mich
OILS, member of the same crew,
fell from car at Armstrong the other
morning and received injuries which
resulted fatally. AS there were con-
ficting stories about the affair, Nichols
was held pending an investigation.
Work will soon be commenced on the
dam across the Kansas river at Muncie,
Wyandotte county. The dam proposed is
for the purpose of furnishing power for
the manufacture of electricity for eight
motors and manufacturing purposes.
The company is capitalized at $500, 900,
and it is claimed that all necessary
funds for the completion of the work
have been arranged for. The company
proposes to furnish electric power to all
towns and cities within q radius of
twenty miles.
j. w. Smith, the owner of farm for
the breeding of fine Norman horses three
miles from Leavenworth, was found
dead in his room in the Phillips house,
Kansas City, Mo-, the other afternoon.
Smith went to the Phillips house the
night before, engaged room, and
while going to it he was seized with a
fainting spell, becoming unconscious
for time When partially revived he
said to his attendant: 'I'm all right
now, l guess, but 1 don't know what
was the matter. never had any thing
of the kind before" Not appearing
next day the door was forced open and
he was found dead He was about
forty years of age ard reported to be
worth slOo, oOO. 81. ~ -ilniF=1is ;e.i. -5.f..
The annual report of the Dodge City.
Montezuma &. Trinidad railroad COM
pany. which, operates line of twenty
six miles. in length, running. from
Dodge City to Montezurna, was fled
with the state board of railroad com!
missioners recently. This is the only
railroad in Kansas which has mo- bond
ed Indebtedness II is owned by. Viii
son. Soul. SON of the hop bitters manu-
facturer Of the same name. The enter
prise does not seem to be a profitable
one: The report shows that the cost
of operating were g, 500 IS and taxes
s. g16 o., while the total receipts of
operation were 81, SSS 81: showing net
loss Of $40, 7Os. 50 IL ItpwAE be seen that
the company pays ont nearly, four times
its gross earnings. 2; T. ma 81 ,i--1tc :,
The post Office at Turner. was robbed
the other night of over 500 in money:
and stamps IRobberies Of this kind
have been so frequent in 'Wyandotte
county, and in fact the whole Missouri
valley, that detectives are kept ON tho
ground most of the time by the post
Office department but they do, not
have much, success in running, down
the robbers
Tho schedule Of assets Of the Bonner
Springs alliance exchange showed 81
S04 In accounts s54 lin notes and the
stock, Of goodAs dThe exchange hiled.
about two weeks ago simulteneonelyn
with the Disappearance Of Manager
Hahn