The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-09-20
Tulsa VIII Have a Mile Track.

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purchased large tract Of land near
Tulsa and will construct mile rae
ing track. Efforts will be made to
hold county fair late In the season. G
Shot and Killed Himself. - Henry
Sehrt, shoemaker, living on farm
near Parsons, shot and killed him.
self He discharged both barrels OF
a shotgun into his breast Domestic
trouble Is supposed to have been the
cause, as he quarreled with his son
a few days ago and the boy left for
Kansas City.
A Kansas OIL Refinery Burns.--The
power house ard refinery Of the Stew
art Oil Company burned at Humboldt,
No insurance The fire was caused
by heat Under the roof Two tanks
of crude oil and one of gasoline near
4 by escaped the flames. The boilers.
engine and still seem to be very little,
damaged. s.s+ s.s a.
Saline County Jointsts stuck
Two more jontists were convicted in
the district court at Salina. Henry
Anderson and Curly Smith. were both
found guilty of maintaining nuisances
and violating the prohibitory law.
Both the cases were tried at the last
term of court. The juries disagreed
The cases will not be appealed.
Prairie Chickens Ripe. - The
prairie chicken season is open In
Kansas and the slaughter is expected
to begin in western counties. The
birds are said by the state game war
den to be more plentiful this year
than they ever have been. The state
law does not permit hunters to shoot
on farm, until he has permission
from the proprietor, and number of
the farmers are determined to pro-
tect its birds from the raids of the
city hunters. The season will last
thirty days. The quail season isfrom
November Is to December Is.
Segregation Is SuccessfuI--The at
tempt of the Wichita school board to
separate the white and negro school
children of that city proved success
T. full, although out Of over 500 negro
pupils in the CITY but thirty enrolled
at the building designated for them.
The rest went - school buildings
for white childrt and were refused
admittance. At a mass meeting. Of
negroes it was decided to enjoin the
school board from maintaining, sepa-
rate schools. Money was raised to
fight out the case in the courts. AS.
the result of the action of the teach
ers in refusing rsgro children admit
lance at other c,hools than the one,
designated by the board numerous en-
counters between negroes and white
people have resulted.
Put It Out Of GIsiness.-C. H. Lul-
ing, state superintendent Of insur-
ance. has revoked the license of the
Topeka Cooperative Burial Company
and the concern Is now without legal
right to transact business in the
state. Mr.. Luling's action is based on
recent decision from Attorney Gen
cral Coleman to the effect that the
Topeka company and all similarly
organized are operating in violation
of the Kansas antitrust laws. The
notice served on the Topeka company
of the revocation of its license is
simply the forerunner of similar no.
tees to be served on number OF
other associations. Under the former
plan of operation the face of the pol
icy has been paid to the official I'M
dertaker of the association and the
beneficiary has been compelled to go
to this official undertaken for BURIAL
Under the new ruling the amount
of the policy must be paid to the
beneficiary or those legally repre-
senting him.
Wanted on a Larceny Charge. -
Gov. Hoch has issued a requistion on
the governor of Nebraska for the re-
turn to Shawnee county of Charles
Estes who is wanted on a larceny
charge.
Terrill Is Turned Down. - G.. G.
Coleman will not help Ira N. Terrill
prosecute the wardens of the Kan
sas penitentiary or help him collect
sc, 900 which he claims is due him for
work while in the penltentiary Some
time ago Terrill called upon the at
torney general and asked him to
bring actions against E. B. Jewett, w.
II. Haskell, J. B. Tomlinson ana H.
s. Lands, wardens, for alleged false
| Imprisonment. He also wanted three
guards of the penitentiary prosecuted
for taking from him some poetry. He
also complained of Lee Bond county
attorney Of Leavenworth county, for
his refusal to prosecute the men, and
he wanted the attorney general to ad-
wise the board of directors of the
penitentiary to pay Terrill $4,000. The
complaints were all made In writing