The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-09-06


tank car had just been unloaded and
seven or eight thousand gallons were
burned.
EngIewood viii Be Moved. - The
town Of Englewood, Clark county
with population Of 400, is to be
moved about one mile southwest OF
the present site. The town is to be
moved because there Is a flaw In the
titles to the land on which the town
now stands.
Kansas Has Bust Of r. J. Hinton
X George w. Martin. secretary of the
State Historical Society. received and
installed bronze bust of Richard J.
Hinton. Hinton was newspaper
correspondent in Kansas before the
war and wrote several volumes Of
prose and poetry about the state.
Glass Plant Changes Hands. = Ar
rangements have been completed for
the sale of the Caney glass plant to
w. M Heal and his associates for
$4,000 The plant has been enlarged
during the summer. twill be known
as the Cheyenne Glass Company,
capitalized at $4,000.
Killed In AIighting From Train. =
While attempting to a1ight from a
rapidly moving freight train at To-
Tonto, Edin Konold. a Missouri Pa
Stific employee, was thrown into a
stock guard and killed He was a
young man who had been in the en-
ploy of the company but short time.
He was son of j. G. Konold of To
ronto.
The Balloon Fall FataI.-Mamie Ma
pier, who was fatally injured at WITCH
ita in fall of 100 feet from balloon,
died the next morning. The woman
had been a resident Of Wichita seven
years. She answered an advertise
ment inserted in a local paper for an
aeronaut. She had made three ascen-
sions, receiving IS for each trip. She
was 80 years old.
Failed to Identify Prisoner. - AS
sistant United States Attorney o. l..
Rider of Vinita, made a motion be-
fore the United States commissioner
at Junction City to discharge Nell
Barr, who was arraigned charged
with murder committed in Bartles-
vile. |. T., year ago. Witnesses
who were brought from the territory
failed to identify the woman.
Kills Two and Himself. - Omar
Young, of Lacrosse. 1t is charged,
shot and killed Alexander Walker,
Jr., and Grant Pettyjohn, at McCrack-
en-. Young started for home at Alex
ander, eight miles south Of McCrack-
en-. and shot himself when two miles
out of town. The killing was over the
settlement of an estate. Young was
a bachelor. Walker and Pettyjohn
were married men with families.
Work Of Electrical Storm. - Sum
ner county was vitited by very
heavy rain, the fall measuring be-
tween three and four inches. 1t was
by severe electrical
storm that seemed to be general. A
number of farm houses and barns in
various parts Of the county were
struck and burned with their con-
tents and many wheat stacks were
also destroyed.
Destroys Lyon County Church. -
The Elmendaro Presbyterian church,
sixteen miles southeast of Emporia.
was struck by lightning and burned
to the ground. The building was
valued at about $4,000 and was ( in
sured for only third Of its value.
Most of the furniture was saved. The
people arrived in time to remove it.
1t was one of the Pioneer churches Of
Lyon county.
Robbing the Blind. One of the
boldest robberies on record was
at the Soldiers home
the other night. Six veterans were
the victims, four Of whom are blind.
The blind veterans were members of
r barracks. If the person or persons
who committed the robberies are ap-
pretended 1t is certain that in case
Of conviction severe punishment will
be melted out to them.
Counties Without Criminals. -
Eighteen Kansas counties have no
prisoners in the penitentiary. accord
Ing to the report Of the prison chap
lain filed with Gov. Hoch. All the
counties are In the western part Of
The state. They are Cheyenne,
Garfield, Grant, Gray
Greeley. Haskell, Hodgeman. Kiowa,
Lane, Morton, Ness, Scott, Seward, I
Stanton, Trego and Wich-
Ita Wyandotte county has the lar
yest number, eighty-nine, and Leav.
snworth county is second, with fifty
three prisoners.
of For the seagIrt Shoot. ~ Major
4. L. Kitchens, battalion quartermas-
Ter; G. @. Clark, battalion quarter
Master; c. o. Smith, Second Lieuten-