The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-06-21

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Hurried Readers.
Watermelons from Texas are on the
market at Wichita.
A favorite summer drink at Manhat
tan is said 70 be matted milk.
A woman who used to be shot out
of a cannon in . circus lives at Atchi'
son.
The Kansas Reform Press assocla-
ton was in session at Girard Monday
and Tuesday.
In trying to catch \ horse a man Ut
Cottonwood Fails got close enough TO
get one OF his ears kicked.
The late Senator P. B. Plumb's son
Preston. has just graduated from the
Moravian academy. Mt Nazareth, Penn.
One of the banks at Fort Scott has
$500, 600 on deposit, and local paper
says the people have lots more be-
sides.
President Peter Mcvicar, of Wash
burn college. Topeka, has resigned
on accovut of ill-health. He has been
president of Washburn for rs years.
Jerry Simpson says that next year
he expect. to send his son to the state
university at Lawrence. Uc has been
attending Georgetown university. DIS
trict of Columbia.
The 1s-months' old child of O. o.
Martin, of Ottawa, was almost fatally
burned Tuesday. II. S. West, vino
was hanging paper in the house,
smothered the flames with q quilt
Frank Novels, a colored man, is be-
ing tried in the district court ut To-
peka, charged with the murder of
Mrs. A. D! Matson. who was found
brutally murdered in her home in To-
peka last December. sr
In the district court at Hutchinson
Eph Banc was sentenced to $40 days
in Jail and to pay fine of 81, 700 for
selling liquor. The court granted a
stay of execution of five days on his
present bond, that case might be
made Cor the appellate court at Wich-
ita.
One day last week at Chcrryvaic Mr..
Schulthcisc purchased the necessary
license with which to wed Miss Min
ME Gerritson, the ceremony to take
plasc the following day. A few mo-
ments after the license had been pur-
chased the young lady became de-
mented and has been a ravlng maniac
ever since.
Walter ]. TOM, whose home is il
Topeka, graduated last week from the
Troy Polytechnic school at Troy. n.
Y, one of the most thorough engin-
cering schools in the United States.
The young man has spent four years
in completing the course and will
come home thoroughly equipped as a
civil engineer.
The largest students pay roll ever
issued at the state agricultural college
is that for the month of May, just
paid. 1t contains 164 names, and
amounts to Sl,C43. The work done
covers every receivable task from
swecpin. the floor. ditching and hoe
ing weeks, to picking strawberries and
teaching science.
Charles B. Martin. mailing clerk at
the postoffice at Parsons, while walk
ing on the NJ. X. & T. track on his way
home Friday night. was knocked in
sensible by some means unknown to
him. When he recovered conscious
ness he found the heel of his left shoe
had been torn off by being run over
by the cars. Whether he was knock
ed down by train or footpad he is
unable to say. His injuries. while not
serious, will lay him up for several
days.
The biggest verdict in damage suit
ever given against the Santa Fe Iail-
road company in this state has been
allowed by the supreme court to Mrs.
VIM. Rowan of Peabody. The verdict
Of the jury was for $4,000. but with
the interest il amounts to 81. ZOO, and
a voucher was made out for Mrs. Row.
an for that amount Her husband was
killed near Peabody August IS, 1889.
The action was brought in the Sedg-
wick county district court, and verdict
rendered for the plaintiff; the railroad
then appealed to the supreme court,
which after five years, sustained the
verdict of the lower court
The Dold Packing company 1t Wich-
tia opened up again for business Mon,
day morning. They have just com.
pleted q number of new coolers. which
are the finest in the West Fresh
pork and beef will be packed in them.
and if desired the meat can be frozen
solid and with the new refrigerator
cars this meat can be shipped TO any
part of the country. Formerly the
hogs were dressed at Wichita in the
winter and early spring. and the car.