The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-07-13
KANSAS COMMENT

both west on the Emporia cutoff and
up the Lawrence branch. Emporia
line trains were forced to come over
the Missouri Pacific. A bridge has
also been out on the Waukarusa, near
Lawrence.
Kansas Farmer Murdered. 49, Word
reached Ellis that Alex Rupp, prom
inent and well-to-do Russian farmer
living near Victoria, was shot and
killed today by a young Russian
named Shoemaker Bad feeling, 1t is
said, has existed for some time be-
tween them.
Postponed Their Wedding. - Be-
cause her lover had asked for post
ponement of their marriage, Miss
Bernice DeLano, daughter of +. G.
DeLano, city councilman, took her
own life by swallowing carbolic acid.
She left letter to her lover, forgiv-
Ing him for wrecking her happiness
Bridegroom Balky. - Norma Fl.
Grove, minor, daughter of a farm
err living near Concordia, has brought
suit against Philip Provost, a wealthy
farmer living near Ames, for breach
of promise of marriage and asks
$4,000 damages. Provost failed to
appear for the wedding on two &C.
casions when the priest was on hand
and the guests assembled
Lineman Is Injured.-E. e. Fitzger-
aid, a Western Union lineman at FIRE.
donia, had several ribs and his leg
broken while trying to get handcar
of the track five miles south of there
today. Eastbound Frisco passenger
train No. 308 struck the car on re-
verse curve. Another car was taken
off just in time to keep from being
struck. Fitzgerald's recovery is
doubtful.
Picked up Giant Cracker.-Charles
Weir, years old, picked up a giant
firecracker, which appeared to have
gone out" at his home in Burden
recently. The cracker exploded and
blew two fingers off the boys hand
and rendered the thumb mass Of
blackened flesh, which can hardly be
saved. The boy was brought to a
Winfield hospital.
New Road Chartered. - The Great
Bend & Gulf railroad was granted a
charter. 1t has capital Of 81 100000.
II proposes to build a line from Great
Bend to the south line of the state
now and later on extend to the Gulf.
Moses Bros. of Great Bend; ]. T.
Prngle, of Burlingame and the Brin-
kermans, of Sterling and Great Bend,
are directors of the new road.
In Gambling RoW.-A man by the
name of Schiagel is charged with
shooting and killing harvest hand
at Otis, Kan. The men were shooting
craps, and in dispute arising over
the game Schlagel, it is alleged, drew
a revolver and fired five shots, two
of which took effect, one passing
through the abdomen from the back
and coming out on the left side. Sher-
If Purcell lodged Schlagel in the
county Jail.
Pipes Are Connected.-The Stand
ard Oil company has begun running
all the high grade oil in Kansas and
the territories where the wells have
been connected with the pipe lines.
Heretofore the Standard has been run
ming one 250-barrel tank from each
lease each week. The daily runs from
the entire state of Kansas since Feb
ruary have averaged 5000 barrels a
day. The runs from the territories
have averaged little more than
$4,000 barrels day.
Cattle Movement Begun. The
movement of cattle from the Usage
nation pastures to the Kansas City
markets has begun, two train loads
being the first consignment. About
10000 head of cattle will be shipped
from the Usage pastures this season,
of which fully one-half will go from
Elgin, the rest being shipped from
Fairfax and Nelagony. 0. T. Elgin
still holds the distinction Of being the
greatest cattle shipping point in the
world, although the two new railroads
at Fairfax and Nelagony, in the Usage
nation, have taken away about half
its business.
Wants the Costs Sustained. - City
Attorney John Marshall is having
trouble in getting papers served in in
junction suits against the joint keep
ers OF Winfield. He lost one set of
Injunction suits this week tecause Of
a question Of jurisdiction and brought
a new batch of suits last night The
sheriff refused to serve the papers
without the costs being guaranteed,
Marshall having brought the first
suits as a private citizen. Today the
court ordered the sheriff to serve the
injunction papers but no witnesses
will be subpoenaed by the sheriff uD-
less the costs are insured
Danger Is over.--The danger Of
food at Wichita is past. At no time
was there any serious danger here,