The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-12-16

| 1t is not lawful 1t any season OF the
year to kill cows in neighboripg peet-
ures in Kansas.
Since June 10th one Cowley county
man has shipped 800 car loads of b9ild-
ing sand. taken from the bed of the
Arkansas river.
IEmmet Dalton, one of the Daltons OF
the Coffeyville bank robbery of 1893,
serving life sentence at Lansing, ha.
written to George s. Hartley. banke:
At Arkansas City, asking ''recommen.
da.ion" for a pardon.
Topeka has e6 policemen; Leaven'
worth 81. The population of Topeka
is larger than Leasenworth's by about
10, 900, yet Topeka has six policemen
less than Leavenwortb. If Topeka
had policemen in the same proportion
as Leavenworth, it would have about
49,
w. L Church has rendered his resig-
nation rs chief clerk in the division
freight Office OF the Santa Fe railway
to become the general manager of the
new Wichita street railway system.
Mr.. Church has been in the employ OF
the Santa Fe for Is years and har never
missed day in all that time.
Contracts have been awarded for car
rying the mails in covered screen wag-
ons, mail messengers, transfer and mail
station service for the term July l. 1895
to June 30, 1902, as follows: Emporia,
Kan, David A. Stafford, $500; Lawrence
j. A. Craft, SG93; Leavenworth. j. c.
Johnston, 81. O64. so; Paola, N. B. Hayns,
$3.50; Topeka, C. r. Hutchins, s., l2s;
Wellington, e. A. Chiffon, S574
A number of years ago Clay Henry
of Butler county, decided some land to
the Missouri Pacific railroad in consid-
Grafton of pass for himself and wife
for life. The pass was honored for
year or so and then called in. Mr.
Henry sued and secured judgment
which gave the railroad the opportuni-
ty of renewing the pass or paying dam
ages. Appeal was taken to the appel
late court, where this judgment was
reversed to the extent of sending the
case back to the district court for a new
trial. Mr.. Henry has again secured
judgment for the pass.
Frank Robbins, 14-year-old school
boy at Wichita, with some few school
mates tried to lynch Ward Fisher for
slandering his sister Fisher was call
ed out of school and Robbins mounted
his pony and threw lariat rope at
Fisher, who lodged it, but was caught
by the arm and dragged 100 feet. Fish
er's flesh was badly lacerated and he
was left for dead. The teacher, Miss
Burns, having cut the rope, knives were
drawn by the pupils and only the
pleadings of the teacher kept Fisher
from being murdered. The excitement
was so intense that school was dismiss
ed, The matter has been referred to
the school trustees for adjustment
Fishers parents say they will bring
suit.
Col Francis Eaton of the st. L., K.
s. s. w. road said to a newspaper re-
porter recently that the proposed line
would be built Immediately. About
all the necessary arrangements were
completed. The iron has been pur-
chased, also the ties and the bridge
timbers. All of the right of way from
Parker to Hunnewell has been secured |
and grading will be resumed next week
and kept up until completed between
Parker and Hunnewell. at present |
but three-quarters of a mile of grade is
1t was stopped because Of
a slight difficulty in securing the right
of way. Some of the farmers kicked |
on giving the right of way and condem-
nation proceedings had to be resorted
to in order to obtain it. But now that
matter is settled and work on the pro.
posed road will progress again. From
Hunnewcll to South Haven the Santa
Fe will be used in making connection
with the Anthony branch.
On January 1, tho first report from
b. S. Montgomery, watch inspector Of
the Santa Fe system, will be compiet-
ed, and will give the rating of every
watch used by trainmen on the road.
This is the best system OF watch in
specting on any road in the country.
Every watch is tested in three posi-
lions, pendant up, dial down and dial
up. The watch must not vary more
Than six seconds in these three uosi. |