The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-10-19
KANSAS COMMENT

Z has 300 acres, Leavenworth county
following with 29s.
Prof. PeasIey Acquitted. - Profess
sor II. Peasley, the magnetic healer
who has been on trial for ten days,
charged with poisoning his wife last
July, was acquitted at Atchison.
On a Practice March. - A practice
march from Fort Riley TO Clay Center
was commenced by troop c Of the
Eleventh cavalry, under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Westmoreland.
The troop is going to Clay Center 10
remain during the Clay county fair
and give exhibitions there.
Killed by Train.--Harvey Knauss, q
cabinet maker, was run down and
killed by X. N. & d. extra freight
train about two miles east of Garrett
Mr.. Knauss was approaching the train
and did not notice 1t until 1t hit him.
He was about 35 years old and deaf
and dumb. He was well to do, own
ing several houses in Garnett.
y Minister Was Egged. - Rev. Mr.
Carlton, minister who has been
holding holiness meeting in the
United Brethren church at Maize,
Kan, was ogged by mob of men aEd
boys while returning home from
church. 1t is said that he had been
making uncalled for remarks about
the men and women during his SER
mons.
Cut Out of JaI.-George Durbin and
Joseph Clouse escaped from the Har-
vey county Jail at Newton, and have
not been recaptured. The sheriff's
daughter lent the prisoners Ratchet
with which to chop kindling and with
this tool they cut hole in the wall
of the jail through which they escap-
ed, lowering themselves to the ground
with blankets. The opportunity to
escape was refused by three other
prisoners in the Jail.
Toronto Wants a Pipe Line.-lIocal
oil men feel confident that a pipeline
will be secured to the Toronto oil
fields, which now have more tEan
twenty producing wells. James
ONeil, president of the Kansas Nat
ural Gas Company. is securing leases
here through local representative
and expects to file on 10000 acres OF
Verdigris valley land More than
one-ffth of the amount was secured.
O'Neil expects to commence opera
tions here as soon as rigs can be put
in the fields.
Neosho Gets Big Fsctory.-It is all
over as far as the 100000 wagon
factory the Dealers Manufacturing
Association contemplates building and
Parsons doesn't get it. She made a
strong fight through her representa-
tive, J. F. Steele. and stood close
second to Neosho, the successful
town. when the final vote was TAX
en-. On the last vote which decid-
ed Neosho got five, Parsons two and
Coffeyvile one, of the nine votes cast.
This of course gave the factory to
Neosho.
Hutchinson's Oil Road. - The re.
formatory road that was prepared for
the old trail is looming up. Mr. Dick
ems, who was sent here by the state
has had oil spread on the road. The
street was graded about sixty feet
wide for distance Of quarter CT &
mile. The surface was then cut deep
with a disk harrow, dragged in all d.
rections with sharp toothed harrow
to break the surface into small mar
ticles, then dragged to crown at the
center with heavy plank road drag.
After this it was rolled. This made
it ready for oil, and this was applied
with an oil tank wagon prepared for
the work.
Wife Better Fined 500. - Frank
Faron, Dickinson county farmer
worth $4,000, was fined 500 for
whipping his wife and children, Mrs.
Faron also sued for divorce and
brought suit to put Faron under bond
for threatening her life. 1t is alleged
that he drove the family from home
recently and the children hid In
cornfield all night.
Typhoid at Fort.-There is cons.d.
cradle excitement among the student
officers at Fort Leavenworth over the
appearance Of typhoid fever In their
ranks. Two cases were reported and
It is feared that others will follow
soon. as these cases are undoubtedly
the result Of drinking impure water,
and the student officers frequently
drink at the same place.
Is Fatally Burned. - Mrs. Albert
Fischer. a farmers wife living four
miles southeast of Waverly, was ia
tally burned from pouring coal oil
from a can into the kitchen stove. A
heavy explosion occurred. All the
clothing was burned from her body,
and she died from her injuries. The
house caught fire from the flames, but
was saved by hard work.
Many Fort Riley Dsserters. The post
records ut Fort Riley show that during