The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-14

A4oQ Mai NtIIou. y. uutOus ali
old man living In the east part on
Wichita, was caught between two'
freight cars while attempting to cross
the Frisco tracks at First street and
fatally injured Both Of his feet were
cut or and he was brised internally.2
Freight Rate Convention. ~ Steps
| will be taken to raise 81 1000 to defray
the expenses Of the Kansas freight
rate convention which will be held in
Wichita January 10. A banquet will
be served to visiting delegates and
speakers will be brought here from
other states.
Double lola smelters.--It is stated
In Gas City and LaHarpe that the ca.
pacity Of the LaHarpe Smelling
works and the Cherokee-Lanyon Smell
ter works, both Of which were re.
Gently purchased by A. B. Cockerill,
George Nicholson and associates
| would be doubled as soon as the work
could be DONE 1881
Fl Dorado Buys Waterworks. --Tht
waterworks purchase and extension
| bonds have been received by the city
clerk. When the bonds are properly
executed and registered they will be
turned over to the purchasers and
| $4,000 Of the proceeds will be used
to pay for the waterworks and $500
| to build the stand-pipe and make ne.
cessary extensions. The city expects
to have Its money and take charge Of
the plant in very short time.
Corn RIOTS In Field.-G. A. Schweiz.
er, well known farmer Of Leaven-
worth county, has written to his son,
Carl Schweizer, who is superintend-
| ent Of the free employment bureau In
Kansas City, that his corn is rotting
because he can not find hands to
husk 1t, and he asks for help from
Kansas City. The fact that the Kan.
sas Natural Gas Company is paying
laborers $3.50 day has taken most OF
the men away from other work.
10000 Hotel for lola. - r.. "
Crouch has stated to the council that
| If lola subscribed the $4,000 asked
by the Southern Kansas Electric rail.
| way he had man who would build
q 100000 hotel In lola. He had no
hesitancy in saying who the man was
who was to finance the big deal. He
said Paul d. Lusz, who is now one
of the most prominent men in the
lola Electric, would furnish the
money for the deal and that the hotel
would certainly be built.
Holds Out for 25-cent Gas--Mayor
Everhardy vetoed an ordinance re-
Gently granted to the Leavenworth
Light and Heating Company, to sup
ply natural gas here at 35 cents. His
veto was sustained by four members
OF the council, who were loudly ap.
| plauded by the citizens who packed
the council chamber. The mayor gave
high rates and unsatisfactory terms
as his reason for vetoing the ordi.
nance. Leavenworth is making 0
fight to get 25-cent gas.
Kansas Oil for Kansas FoIks.-The
first coal oil sold in Fort Scott In
many years that was not from the
Standard Oil Company's tanks, was
sold last week by the Stadden Brok
erage Company, which has installed
regular tank wagon for delivery
Six hundred gallons for this indie
! pendent oil was placed by the local
firm on the first day 1t was introduc
ed to the trade here. The price Is
the same as that quoted by the
Standard Company.
Drllers Blown to Atoms. - Two
men, Jean Turner and Herbert Shan
non, were blown to pieces, east OF
Chanute, in a boiler explosion. They
were pumping oil on the Burghart
lease, at one of the Southwestern Oil
Company's pumping plants, when the
accident occurred. The explosion
tore their bodies to atoms. Several
other men were in a small building
near by, but escaped injury. The
cause of the explosion is not known.
Both were experienced oil drillers,
Turner was widower about 40 years
old, while Shannon was young man
not much over 81.
Battery's Long March. = The Sec.
ond battery of field artillery arrived
at Fort Riley after completing an
overland march from Fort Sill, Ok.
The battery, which has been regular.
| ly stationed at Fort Sam Houston,
| Tex, went to Fort Sill for drill last
| July. While there an order was is.
sued from the War department for
its transfer to Fort Riley, and the
transfer of the Sixth battery from
Fort Riley to Fort Sam Houston.
The Sixth battery is now on its way
overland to the Texas post, 1000
! miles distant. The Second battery
I arrived at Fort Rilc.r in good condi-
ton.