The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-05-13
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
Elijah Watt, a printer, attempted to
kill Miss Kate Halloran at Topeka the
other evening, but was prevented from
doing so by persons who happened to
be present He was desperately smit-
ten with the girl, who refused to re-
ceive his attentions
The costly and handsome residence of
Thomas Payne, at Argentine, was re-
Gently destroyed by fire, said to be I'M
doubtedly incendiary. The building
was valued at S2l, 900, and the furniture
at $4,000. Nothing was saved. The
total insurance was $4,000.
jury in the United States court at
Topeka found Frank Woodruff, deputy
postmaster at Lawrence from 1855 to
1889. guilty of embezzling $1,000.
Woodruff's shortage was $1,000, but
$1,000 was afterward paid in. Wood
ruff was deputy under Osbun Shannon.
The other night three men entered
the house of ]. A. Wickline, nine miles
east of Arkansas City, while Mr.. Wick
line was at church. They demanded
of Mrs Wickline the money her hus-
band had received for cattle the day
they beat her over the head with re-
volvers, kicked her and left her for dead
The State Dental Association, recent
~ in session at Wichita, chose the fol-
lowing officers: j. o. Hebrick, of Otta-
wa, president; j. A. Roberts, of Law
renee, first vice-president; R. A.
Mathews, of Wichita, second vice-pres-
ident; r. NJ. WATSON, of Ottawa, treas
urer; A. Dowd, of Fort Scott, secretary.
The next annual meeting will be held
at Fort Scott
At the recent annual meeting of the
Kansas commandry Loyal Legion at
Leavenworth, the following officers
were chosen: Col E. f. Townsend,
commander; E. N. Morrill,, senior vice.
commander: DIR. T. J. Weed, junior
vice-commander; Capt. Forest H.
Hawthaway, recorder: Capt P.
Geraughty, treasurer; Homer Pond,
register; DIR. Wolverton, chancellor.
The wife of b. Cohn, prominent
business man of Wichita, took heavy
dose of morphine late the other night
and there was no hope of her recovery.
A note left by her making a few be-
quests of her personal belongings
showed that the drug was taken with
suicidal intent Money troubles were
the cause of the suicide. She and her
husband are quite old and had been
quite wealthy, but of late have met
with reverses.
The Social Science club of Kansas
and Missouri, at its recent semi-annual
session held at Kansas City, Kan,
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mrs j. H. Scammon, Kansas City,
Mo. Vice-presidents, Mrs L. Il. Kel-
logg, Emporia; Mrs. James Humphrey,
Junction City: Mrs. NJ. L. Ward, Otta-
wa; Mrs. S. Grubb. Lawrence; Mrs
Kichart. Kansas City, Kan; Mrs H.
ID. Cushing, Leavenworth. Secretaries,
Mrs. c. F. Wilder. Manhattan; Mrs.
James Turner, Paola; Mrs. Kingsley,
Paola-
The board of railroad commissioners
have completed the work of distribut-
ing seed grain among the destitute
months past all other business in the
railroad commissioners office has been
laid aside and the attention of the COM
missioners given entirely to the distri
button The appropriation was $50. 900.
Nearly $1,000 of this is unexpended and
will be returned to the state treasury.
Phillips county received the largest
amount of aid, Ss,2165 IS, and Meade the
smallest amount SS79.OS.
The Kansas bureau of promotion of
the worlds fair has decided to ask the
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton to issue a proclamation setting
aside day to be devoted to exercises
by each school in the state. at which
the worlds fair and historical events
which it is intended to celebrate should
be discussed. There are in Kansas H.
900 school districts, and if an average of
only S. is raised in each fund of $780,
600 will be realized. This will be suf-
fcient to erect building which will be
q credit to the state. The credit for the
building will be given to the school
and it will be duly advertised
to the world by inscriptions in stone
upon each side.
The unknown woman who was re-
Gently found murdered near Kansas
City was identified as Mrs Grace Ellen
Barber, of Salina- A man by the name
Of Crantz, who was last seen with her,
has been arrested charged with the
Joseph Dillman, of Fort Scott at
tempted suicide the other night by
shooting himself through the body, but
the ball took an upward course and
lodged in the fleshy part of the shoulder.
He was arrested, but roundly upbraided
the police and doctor for saving his life.
claiming he had right to kill himself
II he chose. The cause was jealousy.
He has q wife and three children.