The Globe-republican., 1905-08-31

TeSutC AOl clOuuuuISuei ~ VIM AyINui
creek wiley southeast Of Indcpend,
ence, the yerdigris river presents the
remarkable spectacle Of d river flowing
up stream. The water Ii running into
the channel so fast from the Hooded
valley that IL has backed up the Yiv-
or.
LeavenWorth Has a Shock. -- An
earthquake was felt here and quite
distinctly on the Fort Leavenworth
reservation. It greatly alarmed the
prisoners in the United States peni-
Tertiary. Some of the negro prison
ers jumped from their hunks and
went to praying and the Indians start
ed yelling.
Deserter IL Arrested. ~ Harry Conroy,
q deserter from troop L. Thirteenth
cavalry, stationed at Fort Riley, was
picked up at Salina by the police.
Conroy was on the tender Of an engine
on the Union Pacific, going west,
when lie was detected. When he was
arrested he admitted that he had de.
serted and was trying to escape. He
will be taken to the fort
Refinery For Atchison. The Uncle
Sam Oil Refinery Company Of Cherry
vale, may establish branch refinery
in Atchison. The company has made
a proposition to the city which is nm
der consideration. 1t proposes to
build a refinery here which will have
a capacity OF 10000 barrels every
twenty-four hours and to barge fuel
oil on the Missouri river from the
Atchison pipe line.
Died In CoffeyvIlie JaiI.-Nelson Mel
drum, SO years old, farmer who lived
near Sedan, died in the city Jail at
Coffeyville. Medium had been here
several days. He asked an officer for
in the Jail. This was given
him. In the morning he complained
that he was ill, and physician was
called in. Medium died shortly after.
1t is believed that death was due to
excessive use Of morphine.
Court House For Newton. Harvey
county is to have new $4,000 court
house. The county commissioners,
under authority given them by act Of
the last legislature, have declared a
levy of three mills on the taxable
of the county, which will
raise $4,000 The rest of the money
will be raised by similar levies the
next two years. The construction of
the court house will begin next fall
On a site already owned by the coun.
ty.
Case ls Settled. - The litigation
growing out of the Dewey-Berry
which occurred in Cheyenne
county about two years ago, was ter
last week in court at Good
land, by compromise judgments for
81, 500 each in favor Of the widows of
Daniels and Alpheus Berry, and for
81 900 in favor Of Roy Berry, who had
a jaw broken. 1t, is estimated that
this noted fight between the Deweys
and Berrys has cost the Deweys
100000.
Want Coal Rates Reduced. - Leav-
snworth manufacturers have filed
complaint with the railroad board
against the railroads for discrimina-
ion in coal rates. They claim that
Kansas City, Kan, has rate of 55
cents on nut coal from the Cherokee
district as against 80 cent rate at
Laavenworth. They want the Leav-
rate fixed at G5 cents ton.
They say this will be about right !
to the SIS cent rate for Kan
;as City, Kan.
Died at Age of 8o.-Christian Har-
'ander, one of the best known and
xealthiest farmers Of this vicinity,
lied at Arkansas City, aged so years.
He came here from Missouri twenty
hree years ago and operated the Dun
lard mills for many years, later con-
lining his operations to farming and
stock raising. At this he was very
owning nearly 1000 acres
If fine farming land in the Walnut
,alley. Among other requests he left
10000 to the Missionary society of
he Dunkard church.
Death Locates Defaulter. = Frank
former license inspector Of
Topeka, died at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
lie was buried in pauper's grave.
While license inspector at Topeka he
,ecame defaulter and left between
wo days. Nothing was ever heard
II him until letter reached Topeka
rom Niagara Falls, telling Of hjr !
leath and burial.
Rridegroom's Suicide. = Just after
icing married against his will to Mat
lie Dennis, 17-year-old Jorn H. Nc
Daniel, So years old, railroad en-
,loyes, committed suicide by drinking
audanum. The girls father had in
listed upon the marriage. Mcdaniel
anne to lola only few days ago
rom Fort Scott, where he worked in