The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-05-25

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stranger. was run ovtr by a Missouri
Pacific freight train at Leavenwortt
and Is said to be MORALLY injured. He
was trying to jump from Tie train
when he fell. Morgan's home is in
Kane, Pa.
Pullman Must Put Up.-The state
charter board has refused the appli
cation Of the Pullman Company for 9
license to do business in Kansas. The
company sent fee Of S27.50 with Its
application. The board announced
an additional fee Of $14,S27.5O would
have to be paid, which Is the charter
fee required under the law on the
Pullman Company's capitalization OF
$74,0OO.0O.
Dipping Cattle In oil.-The cattle.
men have been watching with great
interest the results of the cattle dip
ping at Elgin in the south part of
Chautauqua county. A large tank
was built and Beaumont crude oil
was used. In the season just closing
there have been 10157 cattle dipped.
Out Of all these only IS have died.
This is less than ! per cent and is
considered a remarkably good show
ing.
Wind Injuries Wheat.-At Atchison
the Washer Grain Company received
statements from half dozen or more
points along the Missouri Pacific in
north central Kansas, showing that
the condition Of this years wheat
crop is about rs per cent Of full
crop. High winds and unfavorable
weather in the past week or ten days
have cut down the prospects al
though the damage is not general.
There are localities where a full crop
is still looked for.
In Court II Years. - Mrs. Mary
White got verdict in the district
court for $4,000 damages against the
city of Emporia because she was in
jured in runaway twelve years ago.
The horse was frightened by a tele-
phone wire that dropped across the
street. Mrs. Sarah Burns. mother of
Mrs. White, recovered $1,000 dam
ages last year for injuries received in
the same runaway. The case was in
the courts eleven years.
Kansas Cadets Manufacturer the
Dick bill, each state is authorized to
send two cadets each year to some
regular army school to be gradual
ed into commissioned officers in the
army. Governor Hoch made these ap-
pointments: Jerry c.. Springstead, of
Topeka, lieutenant in Company A,
First regiment, to go to the Fort
Crook school in Nebraska; James E.
Finfrock, of Winfield, lieutenant in
d, second regiment, to 60
to the Fort Leavenworth school.
Big Real Estate DeaI.-This week
the biggest real estate deal that has
been made in this part of the state
In many years was closed when the
place known as the old Sullivan ranch
in the northern part of Morris county
changed hands. The place belonged
to the Buckingham estate that is in
The hands of persons living at Zanes-
Vile, Ohio, and it was sold to A. P.
Folck, of Council Bluffs, Iowa.. There |
are 1850 acres in the ranch. The |
price paid for it was $4,000, or SIG |
IN acre.
Wheat Has Suffered. = Reports in
'arious papers in the wheat belt
show that the growing wheat crop
has been injured some by wind and
irouth. The drouth has been brok-
IN, but the rains could not repair all
he damage done. Still, Kansas
ooks good for an 80,000,000 bushel
wheat crop again. One farmer in
Harvey county has reported that
black rust has struck his wheat. This
S the only report of that kind so
ar received. Black rust is death to
Wheat
Oil Production Large.-The Prairie
Dill and Gas Company, which last
'anuary strung pipe for an eight-inch
auxiliary pipe line from Bartlesville
O the storage tanks in Kansas, and
Ipon which line it discontinued work
Inder the famous shut down or
Ter, has resumed work of construc-
ion, and gang Of men is laying the
inc from Bartlesville to Caney. 1t
viii be completed In few weeks. The
standard Oil Company is taking near
y 1000 barrels Of oil day from Kan
as producers this month than 1t has
ince the last legislature. The pro.
uction is SO large, however, that only
part of it can be run at best.
No Pardon, For Sell. = Governor
Ioch declared that he could not par
on Willie Sell. He says in part: II
ave given much thought and study
0 this case but frankly confess that
have come out of 1t all with no well
efined conviction. 1t is the most
Mysterious and difficult problem