The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-07
KANSAS COMMENT

Stole the Judges Hat.--Thieves at
Mankato are no respecters Of persons.
Recently they stole a watch from the
court stenographer, and the very next
night swiped hat belonging to Judge
( Dick Pickler, Of the district court.
Sues Mayor for Salary. M Elmer
Weber special policeman, appointed
BY Mayor Page to secure evidence
against the joints, at Winfield, sued
the mayor for 1922 back salary. The
council has refused to approve the
mayors appointment or allow the
salary The cityis not party'to the
suit.
Major Young to be Warden.-Geo.
s. Young is to be warden Of the pris-
on at the fort, which will be turned
over to the war department by the
department of justice on January !.
Major Young is now stationed atFort
Leavenworth. There were several
y candidates for the position, which is
one of great responsibility.
Profits in Canning. = Mr.. P. D.
Creas!@., of Chicago who represents
the ,s.stings Industrial Company, was
in Hutchinson last week looking the
ground over with view to helping es-
tablish o canning factory here. He
went over the situation with G. A.
Tabb, secretary Of the Commercial
club, and with w. ]. Rickenbacher Of
Topeka, who also represents the Hast
ings Industrial Company, and who has
been here for sometime going over the
matter.
Inspect Topeka Route.--J. H. Rich
ardson, superintendent Of the Kansas
City Western Electric Railway Com
pany, and Frank Monks, representing
eastern capitalists, have returned
from an automobile trip through the
southern part of Leavenworth coun-
ty to inspect route between Kansas
City and Topeka for new electric
line. They travelled over the old Nc
Daniels route between Bethel and
Bonner Springs. Part Of this route
Is graded.
Alleged Footpad Acquitted. - Cal
Heck was acquitted of the charge OF
assaulting with intent to kill w. F.
Kuntz, a North Topeka druggist, on
January 8 last. Kuntz was held up
by couple of footpads, brutally beat
en- and robbed. He Lingerie, between
life and death for several weeks, but
finally recovered. He afterward iden-
titled Heck as one of his assailants.
At the first trial the jury disagreed,
and now upon the second trial has
acquitted him.
viii Build lnterurban. = Arkansas
City's commercial club, at meeting
held recently agreed to accept the
proposition made by Heahern &
Brother to finance the interurban road
IL the city will issue $4,000 worth of
bonds for the roads aid and give 1t
a site for depot. The site for the
depot has already been selected. 1t
is announced that work will begin as
soon as bonds are voted. The road is
to connect Arkansas City, Winfield
and Chilocco.
. Open Wrong Lettsr.-Grayson Roy
er, proprietor of the Chambers hotel,
was arrested at Leavenworth on
warrant charging him with opening
letter addressed to Mrs. Sallie B.
Moyse. Mrs. Moyse was employed by
Roger and wrote letter TO Governor
Hoch asking him to appoint her hus-
band to position. An acknowledge
ment of the letter was returned in an
envelope bearing the card Of the gov
ernor's Office. 1t is alleged that Roy
er opened the letter, under the be-
lief that Mrs. Moyse had made COM
plant to the governor as to the char
acter of his hotel.
Accounts Found Correct. = The
treasury examiners, comprising the
governor. auditor and secretary of
state, made their monthly examina-
ton of the state treasury. They found
the accounts correct The treasurer
still has little iloney on hand In the
general fund. He doesn't expect the
fund to go dry until about the middle
OF December. BY that time the re-
ceiver Of the defunct First National
Bank OF Topeka may declare a dlyi- |
dend. That is the only thing that will
save the treasurer from stamping war
ran unless he carries big batch
of uncancelled warrants as cash until
the January tax payment is made.
Southern Gets New Cars. ~ A con-
signment Of 200 freight cars has just
been received by the Kansas City
Southern out of the installment of
1000 that was ordered this summer.
Several of the new cars are being
used and all Of them will be sent out
along the road as fast as possible.
The increased freight traffic has Gre
ated a big demand for cars and the
200 received will but temporarily re-
lieve the situation The balance are
expected before the first Of the year
Wichita After Carnegie Library. W.
Nearly $4,000 has been pledged by the