The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-09-29

tnehS Helsts prosperous larmer nv
I'M near fiamlin, received letter
shr0,el, lid mails in which was
threat shst.if he did not soon place
1904 IN goSd and $500 in silver in a
spct near the Eglin farm, his house
would Do dynamited and himself and
family destrDyed. The letter was mail
ed lit Ham. A. but 1t is thought it was
written III Morrill,. Mrs. Heise be-
caaie eX9led over the letter and is
now QNsgs Kick. Heise has the nerve
I to refuse &ieh a fool proposition and
zone ii hls friends fear for his safe.
! "
Another Good WeII.-The Kansas
PetIoleHm company was notified by
telhDhone that the first well drilled on
thtir PROPERTY near Cofeyville, was
brought I'd. The drillers and others
present we're enthusiastic over the
showing made and declare 1t to be
zone Of thesbiggest in the district. The
exact deprhSAannot be determined un-
til the pellssa shot The oil sand was
strack az adeDth Of 600 feet and the
strata asthirty feet deep and c.
exceptionally fine quality,
Burned by Gasoline.-Mrs. E. Ran
kin at Wichita was badly injured by
burning gasoline which was thrown
over her through the explosion Of a
stove. She was working near the
stove at the time. Her clothing L.
nited, and before assistance arrived
her face and arms were blstered and
her hair was badly singed. Her in
juries are not considered fatal.
Good Rains.-Good rains are report.
ed throughout the state, Many farm
ers were obliged to abandon their
wheat sowing until the ground was in
more favorable condition. and now
they can 60 ahead with their fall
work. Stock, too has been greatly
benefited, as many of the pastures
WIRE running down..
Domestic TroubIes.-John Hurd,
travelling salesman for Swift & Co.
for many years committed suicide in
the Jail corridor at lola by shooting
himself. Hnrd had family trouble and
was picked up on the street in
dazed condition and placed in the Jail
until he could be taken to an asylum
Music Teacher Suicides-Miss An.
ME c. Stewart, music teacher of Gil
rard, Kansas, committed suicide by
strangling herself with pair Of sus
penders. 1t is supposed that i'll health
and dependency, brought on by ov-
erwork, were the causes for her act
Miss Stewart was AZ years of age.
Will Not Run.--Manford Schoonov.
er notified the democratic senatorial
committee of the district comprising
the counties of Linn and Anderson,
that he would not accept the nomina-
ton for state senator, offered him sew.
eral weeks ago by the populists and
democrats
Attempt Kidnapping-The night
that Barnum & Bailey left Hutchin-
son woman awoke to find a man
lifting her two-yearold baby from her |
bed. She screamed and the man fed,
leaving the baby. No cause for the
attempted kidnapping is known
Attempt Jail Breaking Walter
Scott, Thomas Bean, Clyde Bean and
John Osborn, prisoners in the coun,
ty Jail at Atchison made two desper.
ate attempts to escape. Scott was
killed in the second attempt.
Epidemic Among Horses.-An cpl
demic of sickness has struck the hors.
es in the vicinity Of Kiowa. 1t is
thought to be the result of overlooking
corn and fodder not properly cured
Hurt in Glass scrap."-Hugh Yale
of Belleville, had his back hurt and
both legs paralyzed in the annual
class Scrap at Lawrence between
the Freshmen and Sophomores.
Honored by Lodge,-At Lawrence
Judge 0. E. Leonard, Jr., has been ap-
pointed district deputy for the grand
lodge, B. P. 0, E., for Kansas.
Fire at Enterprise-Fire made a
$4,000 hole in lumber yard at Enter.
prise. 1t was apparently the work of
incendiaries.
Proposition Carried.-At Pittsburs
the board of canvassers which has
been auditing the vote Of the min
ers' recent constitutional election of
district No. IA, has completed its
work. The canvass showed that ev.
cry one of the propositions voted on
at the constitutional election was car.
ried by majorities ranging from 5SJ
TO 1919 votes,
Lawrence Store Closes. -Dayld Pas
sons department store at Lawrence
was closed and the stock is in the
hands of the United States court, for
the benefit Of the creditors
Run Down by Train.-Mrs. Mar,
Cowen, of Howard Kans., 70 years old |
while changing trains, was run down
by freight train and perhaps fatally !
injured. She was on her way to visit
her son, 7. ]. Cowan 1913, Locust
street, Kansas City. She was taken
to the Topeka hospital.