The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-01-25
KANSAS COMMENT

HcId TOR ShoctIng.--David German
special policeman, was arrested a
wichita on warrant sworn out ii
the city court charging him will
shooting James Harvey. fifteen
year-old colored boy.
Clyde Jointkeepers Convicted. ~ In
the district court Joseph Giroux ant
Joseph Benott, Of Clyde, were con
victed Of maintaining nuisance un
der the prohibitory law. This is the
first conviction Of iointkeeper in
this county for, years.
Cows Have tuberculosis PROF. s.
r. Schoenleber Of the State Agricul.
tural College at Manhattan, with an
assistant, recently made a thorough
investigation of the dairy herd Of the
National military home at Leaven-
worth, Kan. and found that out Of
so milk cows tested 20 were affected
with tuberculosis. Sixteen being sus-
picious, were held for a retest next
spring.
Quickly Taken.-G. @. Harrison, Of
Jewell county, was asked by Chas.
Beeler what he would take for his
home farm Of eighty acres. Harris
on didn't want to sell, SO he thought
he would saw off the trade by saying
that he would take $4,000. Make
out your deed" replied Beeler to
Harrison's great establishment. Then
Harrison had to crawfish. This Is
the first time in history that West
ern Kansas man has refused $11O
an acre for his farm.
A Pioneer Dead. B. Cramer, a
pioneer citizen of Mcpherson coun-
ty, died suddenly at his home in
.Galva of paralysis. His wife was in
the house alone with him at the
time. Mr.. Cramer was almost 80
years old and was apparently in
good health. He leaves a widow and
five children. He came to this coun-
ty from Illinois in 1872 and home
steaded several miles south Of Cam
ton. He was one of the earliest set
tiers in the county and for many
years was prominent in his COM
munity and in the county.
Prison Building Transfer.-Major R.
W. McClaughry, warden of the United
States penitentiary, and Major G. S.
Young, commandment of the new mill
tary prison, have finally agreed upon
February ] as the date for transfer
ring the old prison from the depart
ment of justice to the war department.
In the meantime part of the civil peni
Tertiary property will be taken over
daily and nothing but the formal trans
Ter will remain for the first of the
month. So far nothing definite has
been settled relative to the guard force
for the military prison.
Coal Miner I-:otantly kilIed.-Gabe
Anderson, coal miner of Weir City, |
was instantly killt by fall of rock
at No. 3, Central Coal and Coke Com
pany's mine. The accident occurred |
few minutes after Anderson start
ed to work in lis room. He was min
ing out u chot when Tie roof gave
way, and his body was caught under
a large mass of rock and coal, and
badly crushed and mangled Sever
al other miners Immediately began
the work OF removing the body. Shaft
No. 80 Is a new one, opened during
the past gear by the Central Com
pany
Invents Sewer cIcaner.-A device
which will, with four men and two
teams, do In four weeks what 9TH
erwise requires forty men three
months to do, has been invented by
Fitzpatrick, sewer inspec-
tor Of Wichita. This is not an ex-
IRENE statement made upon theory,
but 1t Is made after the machine has
been given practical test. 1t is
certainly a splendid device and all
who have seen it predict that Mr..
will soon be able to re-
tire from active life and enjoy the
fruits resulting from his inventive
genius.
Goes Not Accept Passes. = Judge
Thomas ]. Flannelly, Of Independence,
Judge of the Fourteenth district. COM
posed Of Labette AID Montgomery
counties, refuses all railroad passes
offered him, and has not ridden on
o railroad pass since holdinS Office.
This week he returned all the rail-
road passes sent to him with a let
ter declining to ACCEPT them, stat
ing that he did not care to accept
any favors either from the railroad
companies G. others who we're or
might b. ONE litigants in his court,
and thanking the railroads for their
courtesy. but declining to accept any
pass from any railroad company.
With the headquarters Of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas &yTexas located at
Parsons, and three other railroads
running through his district. there is
j great deal Of railroad litigation in
Judge FlannellY,s court each term.