The Globe-republican., 1905-01-19
KANSAS COMMENT


man shot his brother-in-law, Rollins
Todd, twice in the abdomen. Todd
will likely die. Hickman gave hin
self up. He says he shot in self
defense
overhauing Phone system.-Thc
Dodge City telephone system is be-
ing overhauled by the new owner,
Mr. Pettyjohn, and about one hun
dred new phones will be put in be-
tween now and spring. Most Of the
line through the business district of
The city will be rebuilt and the pres
ent network of wires will be replaced
by cables.
Wheat Never Better. - Reports
from the Kansas wheat belt, received
by leading milers, indicate that the
prospects for Kansas wheat We're
never better. Snow covers the wheat
to depth Of four to ten inches, and
has put The crop in excellent condi-
zion for the winter Practically all
The damage resulting from Il dry fall
has been overcome.
Will Have Race Track-At a meet !
ing of the Mcpherson County Agri- /
cultural Fair association ii was de- /
cided 10 make The stock of the com |
pany $4,000 and Kelly Marsh was
elected secretary OF the association !
10 attend The meeting of the Arkan- |
sas Valley circuit, which will meet .
in Hutchinson. A race track will be 7
constructed at Mcpherson,
Burned in Barn.-A peclia' horse
theft was discovered by John Ed
wards, a farmer living three miles
southeast of Emporia His barn burn
ed and he supposed his team OF
farm horses persisted He found up
on investigation, however, that some
one had taken his team and left
much less valuable team in lis
place.
Fatal Fall From Wagon.-George .
Erskine, a farmer who lived two
miles east Of Troy, was killed al his
home by a fall from wagon load Of
hay The wagon turned over while
crossing a ditch and he was thrown
TO the ground with such force that
his skull was fractured and his neck
broken E,rskinc was about 30 years
old.
Library For Chanutc, - Chanutc is
to have a $l2,jOO Carnegie library
building. The city council pledged to
vote an annual fund OF 81 $50 for It's
maintenance The council was en-
abed 10 do this by The )cyy Of a H.
brary tax last year. Mr.. Carnegie
wrote recently thai he would give a
library il the town would agree to
maintain it.
' Junction City Suicide, - George =
Smith, aged z years, a retired bust r
ness man Of Junction City, Shot him n
self in the head with suicidal intent O.
because of i'll health. He cannot re-
cover. Smith located al Junction ;,
City in 1866, and was for many years -
in the hardware business. lie ac-
quired much property, his fortune :,
having been estimated at over .,
$4,000. ~
Sold Anothers Team,-A man Civ h
Ing his name as George Miller who rc
stole a RIG from W. r. femme, a lly'
eryman, a few months ago, was found r.,
guilty of grand larceny at Atchison. y
Miller admitted that the name he =
used was assumed because he had ~
wealthy relatives in Kansas City and -
Western Kansas. He said he had a :"
brother in the real estate business in -
Kansas City. Miller would drive |
stolen team into a Town, sell 1t and
then rent a livery rig and drive 10 Oh
another town 81
10 Horses Burn. - Fire destroyed NJ
the barn on the &. u. Lamb farm r
near Americas, together with thirteen Tt
head of horses and all farming i'm al
plements. The horses were taken v
from The burning structure but be-
came panic stricken and rushed back s
into the flames The barn was built v
last summer at cost Of $1,000. The S
total loss will be over $1,000, partly a
covered by insurance, Several days OF
ago a farmer living near the Lamb bl
place had a tramp arrested for build
lng a fire in his barn after night and -,
it is probable that this fire was due ',
to that cause r.
Nephew Abducted.-John Orr, liv- S;
ing ten miles west Of Topeka, came s.
in and asked the aid of officials tore 10
cover possession of his nephew,
James Orr, 10 years old, who he "
SAYS was abducted. The boy was n
left with Orr when The parents sepa- =,
rated three years ago According to =,
Lhe story Mrs. Hiram Orr, mother Of =,
The boy, who has been nurse in
Chicago called at the school which
The lad was attending and asked him III
10 take a ride with her in buggy. 1t 81
d thought that the mother and boy pl
are now on the way to Chicago. te
Got Big Damages. - Mrs. Jack
=, "a nFo,d ,ohn uao in iurnd in st