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

district court at Winfield, Amasa
Thomas was found guilty Of murder
In the second degree for killing Chas
M. McEwen, farmer of New Salem,
one month ago.
Promotion for Prof. Barber. - The
University of Kansas has promoted
Professor M. A. Barber, a Coffey
county man, from assistant professor
ship in bacteriology and pathology to
full professorship.
HutchInson's Street Cars. - Super.
intendent Spindler of the car line and
electric light plant says the cars will
be running by the first of September.
He says there Is no trouble about this.
1t may be possible to get things start
ed before that time but the service
Is to begin by then, anyway.
Eight Escape From Jail. - Eight
prisoners were released from the city
jail at Junction City by parties from
the outside saving the bars of rear
window. Three Of the prisoners were
in for long terms for carrying pis-
tolls. Two of them are soldiers from
Fort Riley, who have now added de-
sertion to their list of offenses.
To Go Back to Mines. The re-
turns from the different mine work.
ers' locals in district No. on the
vote to ratify the action Of the con-
ference committee, were slow in COM
ing to the district headquarters at
Pittsburg. The proposition had car
ried by a large majority in every one
heard from. The average vote was
about three-fourths of the member
ship.
Hunters Must Sign Licenses.-Del
Travis, state fish and game commits
sioner, has decided to change the
color of the hunters license for the
coming year and to require each hun
ter to sign the license issued to him.
The total amount of fees collected
during the present fiscal year is ex-
pected to amount to $4,000. The sum
collected up till last week was $4,000,
and several Of tie county clerks had
not yet made their reports.
May Run Motors on N. P.-Applica-
ton has been made to the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company for a fran
chise to operate motor cars on the
Kansas, Nebraska G Dakota and the
Interstate divisions. The plan is to
give a double daily motor car service
between Topeka and Fort Scott and
between Butler, Mo-, and Madison,
Kan. On parts Of these divisions the
service would be more frequent. The
applications are made by the Gas Belt
Interurban Electric Railway Company,
which already has surveys north and
south across Linn county for an elect
ric line.
Working on Tainted Meats. -
DR.. S. j. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health, is making in
vestigations of the packing house and
tainted meat subjects, with special
reference to the use of preservatives
in meat. DIR. Crumbnie said that his
inquiries have not been prompted by
the congressional report. He says
that the circular letters of inquiry
which he Is sending out we're started
before the congressional report was
made public. DR.. Crumt!ne says that
he wants to cooperate with the pack
ers with a desire to obtain the best
possible results.
Meet at LeavenWorth. - The first
annual funniest of the Kansas Mis-
souri, and Nebraska district of the
Turning society which will be held at
Leavenworth June 20, "a and rs will
attract crowd from the cities OF the
district numbering between 1000 and
1000. The festival of the Turner'S
will be the first held since three dis
tiicts-Kansas, Missouri and Nebras-
ka, consolidated into one organized
body and selected Leavenworth as
the first annual headquarters and
scere of the first athletic carnival
lola Cement Plant-Thc lola Port
land now Las four of the five new ra-
taries in operation and all the new
Griffin mills. The output of the plant
is now something like 5000 barrels
of Portland cement a day and this
average will be maintained, some
times running as high as 5000 bar
rels. There is a daily exodus of cars
loaded with this cement, and as $50
barrels fiji the average car, this
means that there Is the equal of
train of thirty loaded cars leaves the
plant daily and is scattered over the
southwest.
Maneuvers Announced. - Brigadiel
General Whit, commanding the de-
partment of Missouri, has announced
that militia will assemble at Fort
Riley. Kan, for the maneuvers on the
following dates: Nebraska, August
5 to IL; Arkansas, August IL to -;
Kansas, August 10 to rs; Missouri