The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-10-05
KANSAS COMMENT

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Bingham, farmer and old resident
at Abilene, died In his buggy while
" driving In the south part of the coun-
y ty. He was alone and his team went
to farm house unguided. He was
GO years DID,. Sis
Water Suit Conference. - Attorney
Generel Coleman left for Denver to
n confer with the attorneys in the Kan
4 sas-Colorado water suit. The testi-
mony in this case has about all been
taken and the attorneys wanted to get
together and give It consideration.
# Big Picnic at Stafford big two
days picnic and church fair, to be
conducted by the Union Center peo-
pie In DR.. Roses grove, southwest OF
Stafford, October 4 and s, promises
now to be the big gathering of the
season in this section Of the state.
3oth Wedding Anniversary. g. R.
Saunders and wife celebrated their
30th wedding anniversary recently at
Pleasanton, dressed in their wedding
finery. Mrs. Saunders donned white
dress, made by the natives of Ceylon,
and purchased by the Kansas couple
while they were on trip around the
world. 1t is doubtful II there is an
3 equal to this masterpiece Of wearing
apparel in Kansas.
Fuel OIL Advanced.--At Chanute the
Pairie OIL and Gas Company announc-
ed sensational advance Of 10 cents
per barrel on fuel oil. This will help
the Chanute, Humboldt and other
heavy oil districts in the Southwest
ern field. The present schedule fol-
lows: OIL of 80 degrees gravity. 81
cents; 81 IL degrees, 4S cents; 81 de-
grees, As cents; 3O1-2 degrees, 80
cents; fuel oil, 30 cents.
Claim It Was Trust Fund.-Hack-
ney & Co., Topeka millers, have filed
suit against Receiver Bradley, of the
defunct First National Bank, to re-
cover $1S,700 which they deposited in
the bank two days before 1t failed.
The millers claim that the officers Of
the bank knew when they took the
deposit that the bank was in failing
condition, and they should have treat
ed the deposit as trust fund.
Dayhoff Loses Finger.-State Super
intendent of Schools Dayhoff lost
finger the other night in peculiar
manner. He was standing in the YES
thule Of a Pullman car on the Santa
Fe road near Hutchinson. He caught
hold Of an upright iron post to brace
himself when the engineer threw on
the air and the brace he was holding
to bumped up against similar brace
on the next car, cutting off his fin
ger.
Kelly Bond Suits. - Attorneys for
the defendants In the suits brought by
the state on the bonds for 100000
and 100000 respectively against the
Title Guaranty and Trust Company,
of Scranton, Pa, and T. T. Kelly, and
against the First National bank Of To-
peka, William 8. Simmons, c. o. Noel,
M. H. Rossington and c. ]. Devlin,
this afternoon filed motions to make
the petitions more definite and Ger.
tain. The defense has until Septem.
Der 20 to file an answer.
Killing Too Many Veterans
tain Pat Coney, department COM
mander of the Kansas G. A. R., says
that railroad men are too reckless in
Leavenworth county, and he wants
them prosecuted for criminal negli-
gence. within the past two months
fifteen old soldiers at the home have
either been killed or hurt by cars
there" said he. "The trainmen must
take special delight in killing off
the old veterans. promise to stop it
If can"
Insane Over ReIiglon.-Henry Muir
ray, who gained some notoriety in
Kansas City some weeks ago by find
Ing his wife who had left him twenty
years ago, and apparently becoming
reconciled with the woman, who later
gave him the slip at the depot, was
lodged in Jail at Salina on the charge
of insanity. Murray came to town and
went to local bank and demanded
100000 he said he had on deposit
there. Later he said he was agent for
God Almighty and that amount was
due him. Murray is harmless. 1t is
thought he has become deranged over
religion. He Is member Of the local
Catholic church and has often visited
Father Maher at Sallna, and told him
OF the vast fortune he had in local
bank.
Killed by an Ens'ne.--W. J. 'Stahl,
laborer In an extra gang employed
in the construction of o new switch
In the Kansas City Southern yards at.
Pittsburg. was run down and killed.
by the engine Of passenger train No.,
/. His head was cut of and carried
about 100 feet from the body. Both
legs and arms were cut on, but were
held to the body By his clothes.