The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-13

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Topeka for July were sas6
The state house grounds IL undergo
ing series Of Improvements.
A Mcpherson county woman cashed
500 worth of creamery checks recently.
It is thought that George T. Anthony
is slowly recovering and will get well.
Major Scott and wife are in Kansas
making Temperance speeches They
are from California.
A church built of sods from the
prairie is one of the attractions Of
Smith county, Kans
The dates for the Smith county sol.
diers' reunion have been fixed for Sep
TENDER %, %, "a. and IS.
George Firestone, aged 40. escaped
from the Insane asylum ut Topeka and
has not yet been recaptured.
The fines in the police court last
month at Atchisou amounted to 81. $50:
of which 81, 7O7. 80 was in cash.
Miss Anna Prast, aged IA years, was
seriously injured, at Topeka, by collid-
ing with buggy while riding her
bicycle.
Kansas with her corn fields will feed
northern Texas this winter. Nature
herself is favoring the southern route
scheme.
The citizens of Wilson have discov-
cred q zinc mine two miles to the
northwest of town and the result il .
boom in town property.
Topeka is getting fcarfully immoral.
Jennie Beaver, q white girl, and Jennie
Hamburg, colored, were arrested to-
gether the other day for being dissi-
pated.
Miss Louette Jacobs while visiting
her sister, Mrs. Hunt of Ness county,
fell into a well when attending q pic
ME party given IN her honor, and was
drowned before her companions could
reach her.
There are stored along the Union
Pacific railroad in Kansas more than
20, 600 cars of old corn. An increased
activity in the corn market and q re-
duction in the shipping rate have
caused it to move.
II refuse to say where l was born"
said the witness. ION what ground?"
asked the Kansas lawyer 1T would
incriminate myself" ''Gentlemen of
the jury" yelled the lawyer, ''this man
from Missouri comes here, etc"
Dave Schooner, a small boy of Ness
county, and a gray hound started out
after jack rabbit the other day. Dave
got to the rabbit just ahead of the dog.
The dog in its anxiety to secure the
rabbit grabbed the boy on the cheek.
Mrs. Nancy Fristow, aged 1O3 years,
the oldest person in the state of Kan
sas, died in SedgwiclS county Thursday.
She was a slave, and at the time of her
death had 8 living children, 43 grand
IS great grand children and
81 great great grand childred.
A rather unusual kind of damage
suit is pending at Fort Scott. T. B.
Williams, one of the wealthies citi-
zens of that city, his wife and daugh-
ter, have been sued by his daughter
in-iaw, Mrs. Rosamond Williams, for
S., 900 for alternating her sons affec-
tons.
The case against Ella Buckner,
charged with having robbed the Ar
preacher at Topeka. was con-
tinued by Justice Grover Wednesday.
The idea seems to be gaining ground
that there is some unexplained Incl.
dents connected with the robbery.
What was a minister doing on Smoky
Row in the small hours of the night
with $500 on his person.
During heavy rain and thunder
storm at Kirwin, tightening struck
the house of Fred Snow, about ten
miles south of there, instantly killing
Cecil Snow, their 10-year-old son, and
Mrs. Martha Kauble, a neighbor who
was visiting the Snow family. A
young lady named Burdley, and man
by the name of Alonzo Piper, were in
the house at the time and were severe.
~ shocked by the bolt.
James Homer. widely known Dom
iphan county farmer, was thrown from
his wagon while his team was running
away near Denton Saturday and his
neck was broken, causing almost in
slant death. His 1O-year-old son WAS
also seriously injured in the runaway.
A suit for S, 900 damages for alleged
has been fled in Fort Scott bv
Rev. A. Corniss, pastor of the United