The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-04-05

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4 stroyed five business houses. The
loss was about $4,000 in excess Of the
insurance.
Rails on the Interurban. ~ After 3
wait Of several months. active opera
tions have begun on the interurbar
line between Coffeyville and indie
pendence.
Clothing Firm Assigns. ROBBERS 4
Ottawa, clothiers and dealers in shoes
at Clyde, made an assignment to H
P. Campbell as trustee for the bene
fit Of their creditors.
Pleaded Guilty to Murder.--Willian
| Arnold, a Harrington railroad man
who cut hos wife's throat, pleaded
guilty to murder at Abilene and was
given first degree sentence. He had
attempted suicide but recovered.
NortonvilIe Mans Patent.-Richaro
Smithers Of Nortonville is the paten.
tee of a hedge moving machine that
is attracting considerable attention In
mechanical magazines. Mr.. Smithers
proposes manufacturing 1t and put.
ting 1t on the market this season.
Addressed the Farmers. - Prof. E.
A. Popenoe Of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural College, and Mr.. Young, ad-
dressed large crowd of farmers at
Garnett in the opera house on the sub
jects of Seed Corn" and "Agricul-
ture." The speeches were we'll ta-
ken.
Mcpherson Civic League. - The
Civic League of Mcpherson county
met In the court house and after a
temporary organization permanent
officers were elected. The organiza-
ton begins with eighty Of the princi.
pal business men of the city and sur
rounding country.
Mo. Valley League Champions. =
The Pittsburg, Kansas, club cham
pions Of the Missouri Valley League
will play at Wichita, Kansas, on Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday; dates of
April Is, 16 and II. For this occasion
Pittsburg will bring special excur-
sion from their town.
No New Trial. - In the Douglas
county district court Judge G. A.
Smart denied a motion for a new
trial in the incubator baby" case,
first because the matter is now be-
yond the Jurisdiction Of this court,
and, second, because Of the pendency
of the action in the supreme court.
Young Woman Hangs Herself. -
Miss Anna Rubner, whose mother
committed suicide by drowning her
self In the citern at her home at
Netawaka about two weeks ago, hang
ed herself in the corn crib at the
home Of her uncle, George c. Clark,
three and one-half miles south Of Wet
more.
Abilene School Bonds Good. - At
torney General C. c. Coleman, in an
opinion made public sustains the
validity Of the school bonds issued by
the city of Abilene. Mr.. Coleman
holds that under a decision of the su.
preme court the word erection" as
applied to school house may include
the purchase of land for the build
ing.
Brought Territory Prisoners. :
Twenty-eight prisoners we're
brought in one bunch to the federal
penitentiary by United States Mar
shall Pritchard and several deputies
from Durant, Indian Territory. This
is the first big bunch of prisoners that
has been received at the prison since
the authorities have moved into the
new institution.
Pardons Egg SteaIer. - Gov. Hoch
issued pardon to Robert Graham,
who has been serving six months in
the Atchison county Jail for stealing
two cases of eggs out OF freight car.
Graham's term will expire in the lat,
ter part of April, and as his father
is seriously Ill in Kansas City, the
pardon was issued on condition that
Graham go to Kansas City to take
care of his father.
Stealing Their coal.-Fort Leaven
worth has coal supply sufficient to
last for a few days only. OF ship
ment Of thirteen cars from Weir City
the Frisco railroad is said this week
to have confiscated six. The remain
ing seven arrived here. Weir City
operators are under contract to sup
ply the post coal for year. The con-
sumption is more than fifty tons
daily.
Slayer Of Stewart unknown.--Th
decision Of the coroner's jury in the
inquest into the cause of the death
of Fred Stewart. a member of the
Twentieth Kansas, whose body was
found in pasture just south Of Fall
River, was that he came to his death
by being shot in the head with re-
volver in the hands Of some unknown
person. No money was found on his
person.
Not Enough johnson. - Ole Jan.