The Globe-republican., 1901-02-28

INJURED By THE CARS-AleX Nc
Leod, car Inspector, while engaged in his
work, was badly injured at ]: 10 a. m.
Sunday night. Mr.. Mcleod was cross
ing the board walk which leads from the
oil room to the depot hotel. when he was
struck down by the switch engine back
ing in some Mr. Mcleod was
knocked down three times. The fingers
of his left hand were Injured The fore
finger was anputated at the knuck:e joint.
The big toe of the left foot was smashed
He was also severely injured the head
and in his back The wheels of the car
ran over his hand and foot, and the
other injuries were caused by being
thrown against the car Mr. Mcleod
said the light which lights the tracks was
ont and the noise made by No. coming
in prevented warning of the approach of
the switch engine. DIR. McCarfy sewed
the wound on the head and amputated
the finger His injuries will keep him
confined to his room for several weeks,
but Mr. Mcleod is a strong aud healthy
man and he will recover soon.
How IT Is DONE IN CoLoRADo-The
La Junta Tribune gives the following
account of Il tax tender. The Santa Fe
justly kicks on the vampire school dist
ricts which stretch their attenuated lines
to the railroad track:
j. w. Starr and j. +. Hireen, duly
| accredited representatives, of the Santa
Fe railroad company, hired dray and
carted S14 500 in gold coin up TO the
county treasurer's office Thursday, They
wished to exchange that amount for a tax
receipt adorned with the signature of
sc a Beerbohm, County Treasurer of
Otero county, Mr.. Beerbolm, without
the faintest tremor of an eyelid, refused
to accept the amount or any part thereof,
and Messrs- Starr and Hireeu were quiet
| ly told to 's;ake back their gold.''
The Santa Fe, like all the of the
human race, simply desired to register Il
kick on paying their taxes, and after
making legal tender in gold coin, their
| representatives retired as gracefully as
| they could under the weight of innumer-
able gold eagles. The first half of the
taxes for 1900 now due, and the rail-
| road company is charged up with some
| thing over $4,000. The company ten
dered Sl4, 800, which they claim is the
amount due, but County Treasurer Beer
| bohm refused to accept it.
The kick is the school district taxes,
and is probably just one The bound
ary lines of every school district in the
county are so formed as to give every one
| of them a whack at the railroad for TIA xes.
In some instances narrow strip of the
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| teen or twenty miles to the railroad in
! order to the railroad for taxes to-
| support the school district. Technically
it may be legal, but it don't look good to-
the railroad company. The issues involv-
ed will probably be settled in court.
| Fort Worth, Tex, February ga
large force of graders are at work the
Rock Island extension near Twist juno
| ton, in Dallam county Eighteen miles
| of steel are laid out from Liberal in the
| direction of Twist Junction, and so 900
sawed railroad ties now being unload
ed. The grading is completed tor dis
tance of sixty miles from Liberal. The
| Rock Island will build round-houses, coal
chutes and make Twist Junction the end
| of freight division from Liberal. The
Fort Worth and Denver and the Rock
Island will Jointly build a union depot
that will be 140 feet in length. This
town will be made a s'common point
| on the freight rate schedule, affording
mercantile houses a competitive freight
rate. The Rock Island is building both
| ways from Twist, and the company has
| already eracted its general offices in that
that town.
''Kid" Parker, the Denver lightweight,
was arrested and placed in Jail at Grip
pie Greek Thursday night because he re-
fused to fulfill his engagement to fight
Morgan Williams Parker claimed he
was sick and in condition to box, and
| that if he went he could not give a
give good account of himself and might
thereby cause permanent injury to his
health--Canon City Clipper.
The kid sshas never been himse1f''
since his .sbouts' with the stDodge City
Kid His health has been bad and he
lost nerve.
Under the head of stThe Perverse Noft-
zger,'' the Kansas City Star publishes