The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-04-27

LeavenWorth Coal Rate Cut.---The
Missouri Pacific railroad company
served notice on the railroad board
that 1t had made 25-cent per ton re-
ductlon freight on coal from the
mines at Leavenworth to all Kansas
points. This was done, 1t says, to
equalize the rates. 2
Enlarge Prison Irvine Plant-The
prison Irvine plant is to be enlarged.
The legislature set aside $4,000 with
which the officials believe the capa.
city of the plant can be almost
doubled. The present capacity is
100000 pounds of Irvine a year. The
prison could sell twice that much.
Building at Fort Riley. = The con
tracts for the building Of veterinary
hospital and commissary storehouse
at Fort Riley have been awarded to
: two contracting firms of Junction City.
The cost Of the two buildings com.
plete will be $4,000. Work on the
buildings was commenced today.
No Nepotism at Dodge City. = Ne
potism cannot be practiced at the
state soldiers home at Dodge City
In the law appropriating money for
that institution clause was inserted
prohibiting the officials from giving
official jobs to any relatives. Such a
provision might have been inserted
in some other laws but for some rea.
son the legislature overlooked it.
Ottawa to Get CASA contract was
closed by the Rantoul Gas and Oil
Company, one Of the local organiza.
tons doing business in the Rantoul
field to pipe Rantoul for gas. The town
is underlaid with fine quality Of
brick shale and it is believed several
factories may be started there this
spring.
No Successor to Mudge.-J. W.
Kendrick, third vice-president of the
Santa Fe, said that the successor to
General Manager Nudge had not yet
been decided upon and that it was
matter that would be settled at Chi
cago. Railroad men, generally, be.
lieve that the place will go to J. E.
Hurley, now the general superintend.
| ent.
Sells Pardon Hearing May 1.-Gov
ernor Hoch has set May as the time
for hearing arguments on the applica-
ton of Willie Sells for a pardon. Sells
has been in prison since 1886. He was
convicted on circumstancial evidence
of killing his father, mother, sister
and brother He has made several
unsuccessful attempts to secure
pardon. He is hang man.
Experiment With oil. = At Ottawa
plans are being made for grading
long stretch of South Main street, to
be treated with oil from the Rantoul
wells by the oil promoters, the rail-
road and the township and city au-
thorities by common contribution, as
an experiment. If it proves success
full use will be found for the surplus
production of the Rantoul wells in
road-making, until a better market
opens up.
Woodman Building Burns.-Fire de.
stroyed the Woodman building at |
Wamego. McKelney's general store
on the first floor burned. An enter.
tainment was in progress in the hall |
when the fire broke out. The people |
left the building in an orderly man.
ner, and nobody was hurt. The |
building cost $4,000. The township
had an interest in it. The origin of
the fire is not known.
Milling Rates For Topeka. - The
Missouri Pacific has served notice
that it will re-establish milling in
transit rates for Topeka. The Topeka
millers had rate of this kind some
time ago, but the railroads abolished
1t because it was form of discrim.
nation. The local millers made big
fuss about it and now the Missouri
Pacific has agreed to reinstate the
rate. Other roads will likely follow
suit.
Farmers Elevator Burns. - The
Farmers elevator at Vesper, eight
miles west of Lincoln Center, together
with its contents, twelve or fifteen
thousand bushels of wheat and six
thousand bushels of corn, was de
stroyed by fire. The fire is supposed
to have originated from hot box
The loss was about twenty thous
and dollars and falls upon farmers
in the vicinity who were interested
in the enterprise. -
Indians For Assembly. - The com
ing Winfield Chautauqua assembly
promises to be the most successful
in the history of the association,
which now extends over nineteen
years. Among other attractions the
Chilocco Indians have been secured
with their Worlds Fair band, their
Worlds Fair display and a real In
dian village. Miss Ida M. Tarbell has
been asked to become a guest of the
of women and may ac-
cept.
James oliver Acquitted.-The jury
In the case of James Oliver, on trial
for the Murder of Joseph @. Casey in
Wichita March 10 rntnrnnd q unrdict |