The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-03-09
SWitchman Killed.


quit work when the accident happen
ed. He and the other members 0
the crew were making up train, AM
he was forced to step on anothe
track to see the signal from the rea
brakeman. A switch engine wa
backing up on this track, and tn
fender knocked him to the ground
the engine cutting his body almos
to halves.
To Break Mothers WilI.-John T
Burke, a resident of Marshall county
brought suit to contest the vii
of his mother. Mrs. Margaret Burke
who died in March, 1908, and LEFT
$3.50 to Catholic charitable instltll
tons at Leavenworth and clergymer
Of one church to use for the poor
The son alleges in his petition tina,
undue influence was used upon his
mother. Mrs. Burke owned a farm
of 500 acres in Marshall county and
he asks that this and the money she
bequeathed be awarded to him.
Fire at Hiattvlle.--The little town
of Hiattville, fifteen miles southwest
of Fort Scott was almost destroyed
by fire. The fire caused loss OF
about $4,000, with 100000 insurance.
The fire originated in the roof OF
Charles Yager's drug store and de-
stroyed Mark Newton's barber shop,
A. NJ Rounds general merchandise
store, q. McCord's blacksmith shop,
W. H. Routh's Touring mill, Edward
Halls livery stable and the Airing
ton hotel, owned by George Howell.
Will Pay Old Debts.-At a special
meeting of the Kearney county board
of commissioners arrangements were
made to issue $4,000 in gilt edge
bonds to compromise the DEGREES and
judgments and settle in full the IN
dobtedness incurred during the coln-
ty seat war of years ago. The bonds
will bear five per cent interest and
are issued by authority of special
act of the legislature. 1t is expected
that the county will now be enabled
to do business on a cash basis.
Biq Waste Of Cement.-At lola the
Register says; The Register was mis-
informed as TO the number of barrels
of cement which ran out onto the
ground when the cement warehouse
collapsed, in which 5000 barrels was
wasted. As a matter of fact, officials
of the company say that not more
than 1000 barrels ran onto the ground
when the building collapsed of which
probably 500 or GOO barrels were
wasted.
Only Water at Geuda.-The tenn
Derance movement has struck Geuda
Springs, the Southern Kansas health
resort. and five iointists are under ar
rest Each is held on seventeen
counts of violation of the prohibltory
law. Geuda Springs is in both Cow
ley and Sumner counties, the main
stree! Of the town being on the
county line. and these men are all
charged with operating in Cowley
county
Library for penitentiary'--The pen
al committee of the lower house OF
the Kansas legislature inspected inc
state penitentiary al Lansing inc
members discussed plans with the
officials for the new prison library.
They also agreed TO urge a special
appropriation to provide a speclal
prison hospital for the care Of con-
yicts with pulmonary diseases 50 mat
they will be separated from others
Fruit Safe at Winfield. - Samuel
lIotchkin, a local mrseryman, says
the statement that fruit buds and
tree limbs were killed by the late cold
weather is not true. He has made
careful investigation and finds all
buds safe and sound as yet and the
limbs not hurt at all, Many farmers
in the vicinity had started trimming
their fruit trees under the belief that
the limbs had been blighted
Annual Military Smoker. - The
regular annual smoker and banquet
given by Company i and the First
Regiment band, Kansas National
guard was held in Hiawatha at A. y,
L. W. hail. Captain A. Fl. Herman
acted as POSTMASTER and those who
RESPONDED were: Mayer II N. Zim-
norman, R. V Brokaw, Charles H.
Browne, p NJ. Smith and J. B. Mil
Ter.
Collision at Atchison.-A Santa Fe
freight train collided with a Missouri
Pacific passenger train in the Alch-
ison yards, causing damage estimat'
ed at $780, The passenger train
was empty, having just unloaded its
passengers at the Union depot. 1t
was being backed to the shops when
the collision occurred. Nobody was
injured.
Burglars Are Caught.-The thieves
who burglarized the hardware store OF
r, NJ. Trop on the night Of February
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