The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-04-20
KANSAS COMMENT

City the G. T. Wells Produce Com
pany's creamery, one Of the larges
IN the Southwest, was started. 1t ha
a capacity Of 10000 pounds of butte
per day and the 5000 gallons of cream
necessary to run the plant to its capa
city have been contracted.
In the OIL FieId.-The oil producer.
OF the Cherryvale district sold little
OIL to the Standard during the pas
week, but the runs were very light
Since the recent ruling of the Prairie
folks to take but $50 barrels per day
production has been very generally
curtailed and most drills are idle.
Policeman Accidentally Shot. - Al
Junction City Policeman William Nefl
was accidentally shot. His pistol fell
from its holster and struck rock
when 1t was discharged. A bullet OF
large caliber plowed through the pc.
Hceman's breast to his back, where
1t was taken out. He will recover.
No OH Indictments. - At Topeka
the federal grand jury adjourned af-
ter returning nineteen indictments
for minor offenses. No oil investiga-
ton was gone into. Commissioner
Garfield will gather up what data he
can find and IL he discovers anything
of criminal nature the department
OF justice will ask for special grand
Jury to probe the matter.
Swedish Lutherans Meet. - The
Kansas conference of the Swedish
Lutheran Church is in annual session
at Fremont, six miles west of Linds-
borg. The conference includes the
Swedish Lutheran Church and college
work in Kansas, Colorado, Missouri
and Texas. The conference owns and
controls Bethany college of Linds-
Eorg a college at Austin, Tex, and tho
orphans home at Mariadahl, Kan.
Even Break In Book Fight. - The
fight between the American Book
Company on one side and the indie.
pendent concerns on the other side
for the contract for reading circle
books for Kansas teachers resulted
In dog fall. - The American got
one book-Niver's History of Eng
land-and Silver, Burdette G. Co. got
The other-Puttnam's Pedagogics.
The teachers use about 5000 copies of
each. The books will sell for 80 cents
each.
Would Squander Her Money.-Mrs.
Lizzie Armstrong was adjudged in
sane in the probate court at Wichita
She entertains the peculiar hallucna-
ion that three unknown men are
lbout to sell her property at La.
Crosse. Kan. and squander the
money in a law suit. She says the
act is hourly communicated to her
" spirits. The woman has neither
lept nor eaten anything for the
,ast three days. She will be ia.
rem to Ossawatomie for treat
nent
Deserves More Prominence. - An
'ther institution in Kansas that de.
erves greater prominence is the Anti
Horse Thief Association. 1t is an in
er-state association covering Kansas,
lissouri, Oklahoma and Indian Terri
DRY. There are districts in Kansas
vhere the association has been so well
erfected that 1t Is almost impossible
or man with a stolen horse to get
way. A number of captures by that
rganization has given a black eye to
hat old idea that the simplest way
D get horse is to steal it. I
Charged With Murder.-Charles H.
the supposed murderer
Charles Ferguson last July, was ar
ested south of Ellis and taken to
Vakeeney. After his arrest Stokes
cry had very little to say of the
lurder, but since the disappearance
Ferguson, 1t is said he told several
mes of having committed the crime
nd said that Ferguson's body would
plowed up one Of these times. One
leory advanced for the crime is that
le murdered man was about to give
formation regarding the alleged cat.
e stealing that had been going on for
,me time southwest OF here and in
hich 1t was alleged that Stokes.
cry was implicated.
Reprlmand Causes Sulcide.-Philip
arney, 19-year-old boy, who lives
Westphalia, near Garrett, commit
ID suicide by shooting himself with
shotgun. Young Carney had been
owing that morning and in some
ay his team got the best of him and
IN away, doing considerable damage
J one Of the horses. His father re-
'imanded him and thought the mat
r had passed. as the boy took his
in and said that he was going hunt.
g. He failed to return home and
s parents went out to look for him
forwards and found his body
,out mile from his home. He had |
It forked stick and placed the
uzzle of the gun close to his breast {
Id pressed the trigger with the
lex.
Presbyterians Meet. - The Presby.