The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-04-06
Horse Thieves in Marion County,

Eorted to Sheriff Evans and that Off
Ger is on the 60 chasing clues TIT
latest victim is John B. Skinner whit
lives G miles south of Marion A fin
: team of mules was stolen from hi
barn.
To Mine in california.-The New
ton Mining and Developing Company
organized at Newton and incorporat
ed under the laws of Arizona, has
leased mineral and timber claims If
plumas county, Cal The officer;
are. President, John c. Nicholson
vice,president, P. M. Hoisington
secretary, S. D. Williams; treasurer
j. D. Nicholson,
ParoIed Man Kills Hinself.-S. A
Paugh, % years old, a paroled inmate
Of the reformatory, who had been al
work on a farm near Kinsley for sew
eral months, shot himself though the
heart. No cause was assigned, as
Paugh had been making his reports
to the institution with regularity. He
was sent up from Labette county in
1902. and paroled last October.
Alleged Jewelry Thieves.-Charles
Medley was arrested at Hutchinson
and Fred Cole at Newton, charged
with stealing gold watch, a diamond
ring and other jewelry from Newton
homes one day last December. Both
men are colored and are believed by
the police to belong to an organized
gang that has been operating in Cen
trail Kansas for several months,
Knocked Down by Train. - Milton
Weathus, a man G5 years old, giving
his address as Leavenworth, was
knocked down and dangerously hurt
in the Rock Island yards at Herington
A switch engine bumped string Of
cars against which he was leaning
knocking him under the trucks, crush
ing his right arm and chest, His
wounds were temporarily dressed and
he was sent to the hospital at Abb
lene.
Saved $1.16 a BarreI.-Representa'
tive Polly. of Republic, has written a
letter to the governor, showing how
the maximum oil rate law works up
in that country. Prior to the pass
age of the law, - said he. the mer-
chants of Beleville paid $l.52 freight
on a barrel of oil from Atchison. They
now pay So cents, or $1.1G less than
the old rate. If the anti-dlscrmina'
ton bill works as well as the maxi
mum rate bill the people OF Kansas
will reap much benefit y
Escaped From Reformatory - Otto
Koontz, sent up from Wyandotte
county three years ago for grand lar
ceny; Cleve Culberson. sent from
Dickinson county three years ago for
burglary, and Roy Harvey, sent IRON
Gray county last November for rob-
bling a Santa Re freight car, escaped
from the reformatory at Hutchinson
and were recaptured just after noon
in an abandoned salt plant across the
Arkansas river. They were taken
back, and Koontz may have to spend
his remaining two years of conflne
ment in the Lansing penitentiary.
Captain Cuts His Throat.-No rea
son is known for the attempted sui
eide of George W. Coleman, Of ga
betha, at his home in that town. Al
ter building The kitchen fire he de-
lberateIy cut his throat number OF
times with razor, Surgeons man
aged to check the loss Of blood, but
it is thought his life cannot be saved.
lie fought the surgeons and tore the
bandages from his throat. Coleman
is 2S years old. He is captain OF
Company G, Kansas national guards,
which is to be inspected by Colonel
Wilder S, Metcalf First regiment, h
N. G.. and two army officers.
Grand Jury Discharged.-The grano
Jury which has been in session at
Winfield since March 1G is discharg'
ed. Much work has been accomplish
ed in the wholesome fear instllled,
though only eleven true bills we're re-
turned, all of which are secret. The
administrator and condition of the
county poor farm were highly com
mended but the county Jail and the
office of the court house were severe
ly and emphatically condemned. The
court house was found to be too
crowded. many valuable papers be-
ing filed on the floor for want of space
while the Jail is in an unhealthy and
unsanitary condition. Both a new
Jail and court house are badly need
ed.
Looking For Zinc at GearyY-A com
pany is being organized at Junction
City for the purpose of prospecting
for lead and zinc in this county, Those
interested have leased about 4,OO0
acres of land, eight to fourteen miles
from this city. Since the open wealth
err set in they have been doing CON
siderable prospecting with pick and
shovel, and have brought in many
fine specimens of jack and lead. Drill
lers are to be brought here from
Southwest Missoui to do the prospect
drilling, and the organizers of the
company expect to have their first