The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-17
KANSAS ITEMS OF nrEEEsr.


There is in prospect a new Missouri
Pacific link between Marquette and
Mcpherson.
Tails Lebarge, I9 years old, of Cloud
county, pulled his gun through hedge
and is dead.
Senator Henley, of Lawrence, is in
favor of using convict labor in improv-
ing country roads.
Assistant Secretary Of State Hill P
Wilson is about to publish a book of
biography of Kansas men
Ex-Chief Justice A n. Horton is
spending the winter in Florida to get
rid of the effects of pneumonia.
Hugh Cameron, the Lawrence her
NIT. having had his house burned four
times, has dug a cave to live in
The Shawnee county poor commits
sioner has among his regulars George
Washington and William K. Wander
bilt.
The town of Pratt is so completely
filed that vacant room could not be
found in which to hold a poultry ex-
hibit.
The state board of health reports 2e2
cases of smallpox in the state; less than
half the number in Topeka alone one
year ago.
The milling plant of Joseph Olipha Mt
& Co, in Cooper Hollow, near Galena,
is burned. The loss is $500, insurance
one-half.
Five foreign countries are represent
ed in the Kansas gland,
Ireland. Germany, Switzerland and
Sweden.
North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky,
and Maryland contribute of their ma
legislature.
Lyon county has finally awarded a
contract for building new court house.
Dan L. Thomas, of Emporia was the
successful bidder.
Near Jamestown Clarence Hartwe11
fell on the ice while hunting and his
gun exploded tearing his foot so that
amputation was necessary.
The former wife of w. H. Catch, of
Woodbine, has received from Mr..
Gatch's viii Ss, 900 in cash and a house
and lot from her divorced husband.
Jssse George, formerly a Leaven-
worth lawyer, who was sent as a mis-
sionnry to the Philippines, is now SUI
perintendent of the Manila schools.
The proposed new election law to
prevent a name to appear as a candi-
date on more than one ticket on the
blanket ballot, is already prepared.
The state auditor. in his report
schedules necessary appropriations for
the two fiscal years ending June 80,
1908, showing a total of So. o07, 91s. SIS.
Colonel c. A. Smith, Minnesota
lumberman, has transferred to Bethany
College, Lindsborg, the title to 25 .ooo,-
900 feet of lumber on the stump in Ore
gon-
Thomas Hindman, formerly a lawyer
of Pittsburg, Pa. and a soldier in the
125th Pennsylvania volunteers, came to
Reno county 10 years ago for his health.
He died on January 10.
Ed. Metz, under sheriff of Reno coun-
ty, was run over by train at Hutch
inson. When pulled off the track he
asked if both his legs were cut off,
saying that if they were he did not
want to live. Both legs were cut off
and he died in about an hour.
The Nicholson plant at lola is to
have four more furnaces containing
1900 retorts. This will cause an in
crease of 100 men to the force required
John Lindsey, a rural mail carrier of
Atchison, built a postoffice on light
spring wagon, with mail pouches and
equipments, glass windows and a
stove.
December 90 was the heaviest in WITCH
tia in point of receipts of hogs at the
stoclxyards this season About thirty
carloads, or in the neighborhood OF
1000 hogs were unloaded and sold.
John Mahan. of Abilene, judge OF
the court of appeals, proposes to re
move to Seattle to resume law practice
He has lived in Abilene 80 years.
II. G. Finch, of Usage county, re
Gently died and in his wallet was found
$4,000 in promissory notes. some OF
them thirty years old For a great
many years Burlingane banks pub
lished statements contained an item
Cashiers check outstanding This
check was found in Finch's wallet along
with n New York state bank bill date6
1862
The jury in the district court of Al
len county rendered a Judgment fol
$500 against a doctor for malpractice
the patient having sworn that his bro