The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-05-25
Marquette Wants No Aid, - WORD

"at ducttS Wauts No Hius WOT'
has been received by chairman o
the special committee appointed t
solicit funds for the tornado suffer
ers, that no more financial relief i
needed by the people of Marquette
Kan.
Leavenworth Jail FuIl.--The larg
est number Of prisoners held with
In the walls Of the city jail at an,
one time was reported on the dali!
report blank this week. There were
confined for terms ranging from II
to 200 days twenty-five men and wo
men, and In addition there were five
casual imprisonments yesterday af
ternoon alone.
Sale Of a $4,000 Ranch.--In Reno
county the big Slocum ranch in Bel
township, 5000 acres, has been sole
for $4,000 to J. s. Nunemaker Of
Kingman county. Last year 5000
bushels Of wheat and 6,0O0 bushels
of corn were raised on the place and
sold for little more than $4,000
There Is big crop Of both wheat and
corn on the place this year.
Jointists Moving Out. - Arkansas
City jointists moved their fixtures anc
stock out Of their places. Some are
storing them In the city, while 9th
ers are removing the property from
the city. 1t is understood the county
attorney has refused to allow the
jointsts to run, and the movement
is the result of a vigorous temper.
ance crusade that was started.
WinfieId's New Bank. The old
Winfield National Bank building on
North Main street, now occupied by
the Wells-Fargo Express Company as
an office, was bought by c. L. Crook
ham, of South Haven, DR.. G. e. Hin
shaw, c. T. Franks, ]. c. Page and
others of local financial importance,
who will start new bank at once.
This will make four banks for Win
field.
Oil Beneath the Sofia. H. Burtis,
government land inspector at Garden
City, and A. H. Warner, real estate
dealer of the same place, are author.
ty for the story that Western Kan.
sans believe they have oil beneath
their farms. Mr.. Burtis and Mr.. War
ner were in Topeka discussing the oil
business with Topeka men who are in
terested in southeastern Kansas
fields.
Settles $4,000 Suit.-After taking
all of the afternoon to secure Jury
in the Coleman ten thousand dollar
damage suit against the lola Electric
Railway Company and spending the
entire morning in hearing the evidence
of the plaintiff, the parties to the con-
troversy reached settlement where
by the railway company pays to Mrs.
Coleman $3.50 and sustains all the
costs of the suit.
Found Dead Near Depot. - Robert
Young, painter 30 years old, whose
home was at Gardner, was found dead
near Santa Fe depot at Olathe. Indi.
cations were that he had been struck
at crossing block south by
freight train during the night and
dragged to the place where he was
found. His body was badly mutlat.
ed. He had been working in this city
for the last few weeks.
Druggists Next at Emporia. - The
State Pharmaceutical Associations
twenty-sixth annual meeting closed
at Junction City. Emporia was
chosen for next years meeting. The
installation of the newly elected Off
GERS took place Thursday. At this
meeting Ill druggistse were elected
to membership in the association.
Fifty-nine young men took the exaT
nation for state certificates.
Adopts the Blake Signal. - Profess
sor Lucien ]. B. Lake, of the Univer-
sity of Kansas, has received word that
the German government has adopted
his ocean signaling device, and will
equip the coast of that country with
the invention. This is the system that
has been tested by the United States
government and declared successful.
It Is also employed on one of the
American yachts in the race across
the Atlantic.
Ten Negroes Under Arrest. -, Al
Chanute following closely upon the
fatal stabbing of Herbert Porter, a
Pittsburg youth, by a negro woman,
who robbed him, many other cases of |
"holdup" and robbery by negroes have
been reported. The police have now
under arrest ten negroes, four of |
whom are under 1000 bond each for
in the Porter murder. The
firemen's carnival here drew sew
eral crowds of negro women to the
town.
Begged to be Hanged.-Elmer Stew
ems, AZ years old, was adjudged In.
sane in the probate court of Paola.
His home is in Louisburg, Kan. For