The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-07

wherein the old water works COM
pany enjoined the city from issuing
$4,000 worth Of bonds voted to con
struct a municipal water works sys-
TEN.
No Sunday Visitors. -- The officials
at the state prison have issued an or
I der that no more visitors will be ad-
mitted to the Sunday chapel exer.
ciscs. This rule is to be strictly in
forced with the possible exception OF
distinguished persons who will have
1 70 present admittance cards signed by
tho warden or deputy.
Fast Mail Movsment.-A movement
has been started at lola for an early
morning fast mail train on the Santa
Fe out Of Kansas City to run as far
as Bartlesville, |. T. Nearly every
business man in lola has signed a Pc
tition to the Santa Fe. Ottawa has
taken up the matter also and will lend
Its influence for increased mail faci-
lities.
Rural Route Carrier Arrested. =
David Frederick, rural route carrier
out Of Winfield for two years, wac ar
rested on complaint Of United States
Mail Inspector Leonard, charging him
with opening mail. Frederick is said
to have confessed to the officer that
he opened letters addressed to Kan
sas City paper and took money sent
for subscription. He will be taken to
Wichita for trial in the federal court.
Murdered In Box Car. - On arrival
at Cherryvale of the Santa Fe No. 2G4
recently the body of G. w. Pur-
key, farmer, was found in a car con-
tanning his household goods, which
were being shipped from Peru, Kan,
to Mountain View, Mo. His skull was
crushed in several places, and from
the position he was In when found
it is believed that he had been MUIR
dered.
Held up Hackman.-W. R. Gray,
hackman Of Caney, while on his way
to visit girl who lives in the south
east part Of town, was held up by two
footpads and robbed of $50 and his
watch and chain. The robbers then
went to the northeast part of town,
where they attempted to hold UP four
drillers, who were coming In buggy,
but the driver whipped his team into
a run.
A Hunters Defeat.-Frank Kinsley,
a coon hunter Of IGmboldt, freed a
coon the other day. He climbed the
tree to shake it off limb, so that the
dogs could kill it. The coon prefer
red to fight Kingsley rather than the
dogs, and desperate struggle took
place in the tree top. In the fight
Kingsley lost his hold and fell to the
ground, breaking his leg. The coon
remained in the tree top until night
and then retreated.
Kind to the Soldiers. The Sixth
battery, making an overland trip from
Fort Riley to Texas, marched the first
1876 miles to Caldwell without horse
or a man being sick. Writing of the
treatment which they received from
Kansas people along the route one of
the soldiers says: "The people are
mighty good to us, and many cigars,
apples, etc., are handed to the boys
by visitors. At noon stop between
Peabody and Furley, Kan, farmers
wife had large number Of cherry
pies which she distributed, saying she
heard we we're coming and was going
to give us treat. She also had stacks
of fresh bread and good country but
ter with milk, all as free as air. At
other points farmers stood in the road
with baskets of large red apples and
handed them out as we passed. When
coming through Hayesville. Kan, one
patriotic old lady stood at her gate,
on which she had fastened a small
flag, and called for cheers from the
boys as they passed. The cheers were
given with will, but no one had the
heart to call her attention to the fact
that she had the flag upside down"
Sugar Beet Test Successful. - Be-
tween eleven and twelve tons of sugar
beets we're raised on less than half an
acre Of ground near Arkansas City
this SUMNER. The test has been UNI
der re direction of the Commercial
Club, which has the promise of beet
sugar factory II the tests prove sue
cessful
Took carboIic Acid. = Anna South /
ard, an employee of Guthrie's hotel,
aged 20 years, committed suicide at
Chanute by taking carbolic acid. She
died within forty minutes after TAX
ing the dose. She formerly lived at
Rothville, Mo. Her father lives in
Oklahoma Dependency caused her
act.
A Radlum Exhiblt.--Fort Scott may
in few weeks witness the marvels
of radium, the discovery of which so
startled the reading and scientific
world. Prof. W. B. Patty. an expert
exhibitor is contemplating an appear