The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-12-15
Retuisition, Granted. - Go,

and confessed to the shooting of Pri'
yate Phillips, Of Troop B, Ninth cav
airy, a negro soldies and Private
Needle, Eleventh tsvalry a white sol.
der, in a row.
Only One Dessrtlos,- Only one de-
sertion from The Kansas national
guard is reported hi he past two
years by Adjutant General Kelsey.
During that period 1904 honorable
discharges were issued, thirty.fve
without honor issued, five dishonor-
able, four physical disabilities and
1888 mustered out by reason Of COM
panies going out of business.
First White chId.-The funeral Of
the late Colonel A. s. Johnson, the
first white child born in Kansas, took
place at the residence Of his old
friend, George M. Noble in Topeka.
All Of the state officers attended in a
body. Most of the prominent men Of
Topeka were also there. The body
was inferred in local cemetery.
Against Hunting. "A large number
of farmers in the vicinity Of Junction
City have organized an anti-hunting
association. The associations mem.
bership was started with thirty.one
names and is growing daily. All
hunters found on the land of any
member of the association are to be
prosecuted.
Throwed Rcd Pepper.-Mrs. ]. NJ
Horton, wife Of the landlord of the
Grand View hotel at Arkansas City,
drove some Santa Fe strikers, who
desired to talk to strike breakers,
from her husbands place by throw
ing red pepper in their eyes after
commanding them to leave.
Murder In Second Degree. 49, At
Leavenworth the verdict returned by
a jury in the case of the state versus
| Walter Kyle, was that Kyle is guilty
Of murder in the second degree. The
young man killed a gambler named
Walkenwitz, in trying to defend him
self against another, SO he alleges.
In Mems Clothing. - Miss Aubrey
McCabe, Is years old, has been ar
rested at Neodesha on complaint of
her parents, Miss Aubrey when ar
rested was working in a glass factory
in mems clothing, and it is supposed
that she has worn no others for the
past few weeks.
Wreck Delays Traffic. - A freight
wreck on the Santa Fe eight miles
west of Newton destroyed several box
cars and caused considerable property
loss, but no loss of life. The through
passenger trains were five hours
late.
Discover coal.-Coal has been dis
covered at Ell Dorado Springs. A test
has been made and it is pronounced
of good quality. Arrangements are
being made to develop the vein.
Took Good Aim.--As soon as it was
discovered that a Leavenworth police
officer always took good aim he was
dismissed. He killed a man last
week.
Put in System. - The Edwards
County Telephone company, capital
$4,000, has been chartered by the
state to put in a system at Lewis.
Real Estate changlng.-Real estate
men and not wind are causing farms
to change hands in Dickinson
county.
Cattle cocpany Chartered. - The
Comanche Land and Cattle company,
with a capital Of $4,000, has been
chartered.
Preacher a Forser.-A. A. Arthur,
who came to Hiawatha several
months ago, purchased property and
settled here, representing that he
was a retired preacher and evange-
list, has been arrested by Frank G.
Braley, a Pinkerton detective from
St. Louis, on the charge Of forging
a $4,000 check at Paris, Tex. Ar
thur later confessed.
Postoffice Robhed,--The postoflice
at Putnam, SIX miles south of New.
ton, was broken into by burglars and
$50 in stamps and money taken.
(, There Is no clue to the robbers.
Sold to Syndicate. - The Aetna
FIGURING mills of Wellington and
eleven elevators in this and adjoin-
ing counties in Kansas and Okla
homa have been sold by Kramer
Bros. to a syndicate Of capitalists of
Kansas and Oklahoma, headed by
John T. Stewart of Wellington, for
$4,000.
Ten Horses Burned.-At Independ
ence ten horses were burned in a fire
which completely destroyed the Fair.
child livery barn. This barn was one
Of the landmarks Of the city. All the
contents were burned.
viii Be Put to Work,-Sixty miners
arrived in Pittsburg from the Utah
strike district and will be put to work
Al fSst az places can be found for