The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-06-29

| Armourdalc Fire.--The lard rein.
ing building at the packing plant Of
Schwartzschild & Sulzberger, at
Armourdale, Kan, was destroyed by
fire, Loss close to 100000.
Chanute Woman Dead. Mrs. King
ner, formerly Of Chanute, died in the
City of Mexico Of heart disease. She
was teacher Of language in the Metho-
dist college near the City of Mexico.
Shot at Rural carrier.---Mrs. Lulu
Rosebery, who lives on farm about
fifteen miles south Of Wichita, was
arrested for shooting at a rural mail
carrier. She will be tried for insan.
ity.
Boy Attempts Suicide. Harold Rich.
ey, " years old, attempted to commit
suicide at lola, by shooting himself
with 39-caliber revolver. Disappoint-
ment in love is said to have been the
cause.
In Operation September President
w. >. Hyde, of the Chanute-Austin
Refining Company, announces that his
refinery will be producing refined oils
by September |. The plant is now
well under way.
Killed in Mine. - Roy Bayne,
young man who was employed as
bumper in the new shaft of the Me-
Cormicl1 company north of Pittsburg,
was killed by falling down the air
shaft at the mine.
Paroled Prisoner Broke Faith. = A
negro giving his name as Gatewood
was arrested at Emporia charged with
being paroled prisoner from the
Illinois reformatory The officials of
that institution We're notified and will
send for him at once.
To Have Electric Lights. The Smith
Light &c Power company of Bolivar,
Mo-, has received franchise from
Cottonwood Falls and is installing u
plant there The town will be lighted
by electricity in less than sixty days.
Gabriel Gets Promotlon.--HarryG Ga
briel, who for long time was chief
dispatcher at the Frisco offices in Fort
Scott, and few months ago resigned
to take a similar place with the Mid
land Valley at Fort Smith, has been
promoted to trainmaster for the same
road.
Ice House Burns. The large plants
of the Union Ice and Cold Storage
company at Hutchinson burned. The
loss is about 100000. The fire started
in the boiler room. The ice plant will
be rebuilt at once. 1t was The Oldest
plant in Kansas. 1t was constructed
in 1887.
Lightning Struck Depot. In a rain
storm which visited this section Of
Kansas, lightning struck the Union
Pacific depot at Bennington, small
town in the southern part of Ottawa
county. The building was burned
with all contents, baggage, express
and freight
From Gasoline Explosion Mrs. Ada
Hart is dead at Salina after an illness
OF five weeks, from burns received
from the explosion. of a gasoline stove.
In an attempt to get the stove out of
the house, Mrs. Hart was burned from
head to foot. A few days after the ac-
cident she gave birth to child.
Was Quite Loss.-Mrs. Mary Nc
Aztec Stark lost gray hang-bag con-
tanning over hundred dollars in
money and other valuables between
her home four miles south of Cha
mute and a store. The articles lost
are a note payable to Mary McAtee
of $500; five 500 bills; one $40 bill;
several silver coins and several re-
ceipts.
Florence Akers Sentenced. = Flor
ence Akers was sentenced by Judge
Stilwell under the indetermnate sen
tnce law to the penitentiary for a
term of not less than five or more
than twenty-one years, for man
slaughter in the first degree, having
been convicted by a jury of murder
ing Herbert Porter at Chanute May
20.
Oil Lease Brings $4,000 C. W.
Earnshaw closed deal for property
on the Cummings-W farm, miles
east of Chanute and near Aurora and
other good wells, with the Oxford Oil
Producing Company of Maine, The
lease consists of 100 acres, on which
there are three wells, and was trans
ferred to the Oxford company for $751;
900.
Bitter Case Settled. --Governor Hoch
settled a bitter case from Ness county,
paroling Clyde Wood and William
Schaben, who are serving flve-year
intermediate term in the penitentiary
for cattle raising. They have been in
prison for year and have a good
record. Ness county was very much
divided over their innocence or guilt.
The crime was the theft Of single
steer.