The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-06-21
KANSAS
KANSAS COMMENT

O'Piloi VI PlO,VVV, anu Will SCdTL W
about the middle Of July. Troy now
has two banks, one a national.
Took Good Nap.-Charles Rowe
OF Hiawatha, who is IS years old, and
doesn't look to be more than 60, fell
asleep at his home and didn't awake
for two whole days. The doctor says
he was not asleep, but was sham
ming. Rowe is living with his third
wife and has remarkable vitality for
man of his age. He has two small
children, one only about year old,
and another about 8.
Standard OIL In Kansas. - The
Standard Oil Company, of Kansas,
filed with the secretary of state no.
tice that it has increased its capital
stock from 100000 to $1,000,0OO. The
increase. according to Earl Evans, Of
the firm of Stanley & Evans, of WITCH
tia general attorneys for the Stand
ard Oil Company is necessary be-
GAUGE Of the increased business
which the company is doing in Kan
Bas this year
viii Investigate Mystery. The
military authorities at TT. Leaven.
worth IRE making preparations to de-
termine whether or not the body ta-
ken from the river near Richmond,
Mo-, is that of Private Furr, who has
been missing from the post for some
time. Furr disappeared on June 2
when he was supposed to have gone
to the river to fish. The body found
at Richmond was clothed in a uni
form thought to be that of Furr
rs Lashss for Stealing. - Seventy
five ticks with lash is the penalty
imposed by the Allen county jail kan
CARGO court upon William McGrew. OF
course the full amount of punishment
was not delivered, though the prison
ers believed that it was all deserved
1t is claimed that McGrew, who was
arrested for drunk, spent all his
wages and then stole so cents from
his wife, who takes in washing At
least the Jail court thought him guilty
of the charge and punished him.
Gov. Hoch viii Preside.-Gov E.
W. Hoch has stated definitely that he
will be in Ottawa to preside on G. A.
r. day of the Chautauqua assembly.
He will introduce Gov. Mickey of Ne
braska, who will deliver the address.
Gov. Mickey was to have been here
on Governors day last year to join
the Governors of Missouri Oklahoma,
ColoraCo and Kansas, but was unable
to be present. He is regarded as a
very able speaker and a splendid ad-
dress is anticipated.
For Free Toll Service. - A move
ment for free county telephone SER
vice is under way The telephone ex-
changes which have been built up by
Independent movements in the towns
of Franklin county have been paying
toll for the privilege of connecting
with the Ottawa exchange. Now they
want to talk to their friends in Qtta.
wa without this toll charge. They
stand ready to bring their lines to
Ottawa and offer the Ottawa telephone
managers an exchange of courtesies.
In other words, in consideration of
the Ottawa exchange. giving the coun-
try town exchange free connection,
the country town exchange will put
its service at the disposal of the pat
rons of the Ottawa exchange.
Shot by Defective Rifle. - Private
VIM. F. Colvin, Company G,
Eighteenth infantry, stationed at Fort
Leavenworth, was shot through the
lower portion of the body and ia
tally wounded by Private Earl A. Du-
val, Of the same company, through
the accidental discharge of an army
rife. The men were sentries guard
ing prisoners. Duvals gun had been
tempered with in the guard house,
some other sentry substituting de-
fective firing bolt for his, making it
impossible to keep the gun cooked
without it being locked. The SEN
tries stood up to return their charges
to the guard house, when the rifle in
Duvals hands was discharged. Col
win died. His home is in Logansport,
Ind
Will Force Him to Eat. The SUI
preme court handed down a mandate
ordering the sheriff of Rawlins coun-
ty to convey Charles S. Stevenson to
the penitentiary at once. Stevenson
Is trying to starve himself to death.
The court affirmed the decision of
the Rawlins county district court
sentencing Stevenson to an indeter-
inmate term in the penitentiary of not
more than five nor less than three
years and he grew respondent. He
attempted to take poison in the coun-
ty Jail and when he was prevented
he decided to starve himself to death.
He has not eaten for two or three
days, and will be taken at once to
the penitentiary where he will be
forced to eat.