The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-04-19
KANSAS COMMENT

Holton Votes Bonds. ~ The people
Of Holton have declared In favor OF
Issuing $4,000 bonds for a water
works system by vote Of 1888 to 221.
BY 405 to 1872 they also voted $4,000
bonds for an electric light plant.
Sues Abilene for $t1 1897. - In the
district court Miss Marion McInerney
fled suit against the city of Abilene
asking for $11,397 damages for in
juries received while walking on Null
berry street between North Third and
North Second street.
Turner's at Leavenworth.-- first
annual funniest of the Kansas-Mis-
sonriNebraska turning societies
which will be held u Leavenworth
June %, "a and rs, possibly longer,
will be the chief event Of attraction
to local Germans and to those emanat-
Ing from the Fatherland, in all parts
Of the Missouri valley. The event
promises to be the biggest attraction
of the kind ever planned by western
Turner'S.
Farmer Davis Found GuIIty.-J. B.
Cavis, farmer living near Hamilton,
in the north part Of Greenwood coun-
ty and who was arrested last Novem-
Der on charge of assault with intent
to kill, was tried before Judge Ak
man and the jury returned verdict
of guilty Of assault and battery.
Davis shot Sam Arnold, farmer who
lived on an adjoining place, as re-
suit of a dispute over the division of
q corn crop.
Bank Sues Dead Man.-The Allen
County State bank has filed suit
against Gabriel Warren and others.
Gabriel Warren has been dead for
several weeks and at first sight the
idea of suing a dead man seems
strange. But the purpose of the suit
is to clear up the title to several
pieces of property which the bank
held as security for money loaned to
Warren. The claim of the bank is
for about $780,
Higgins Indictment Faulty.-Judge
Pollock has sustained the demurrer to
the indictment returned against John
w. Higgins, charging him with en-
bezzling $1,375 while assisting his
father, who was postmaster at Lam
sing. The money was returned by
check shortly after the discovery of
the shortage. Judge Pollock held
that the indictment was faulty, in
that 1t did not show the capacity in
which young Higgins was employed
about the postoffice.
Complaint Against Prairie. - The
first meeting of the state board of
railroad, telephone and pipeline as
SCISSORS for the present year, was held
at Topeka. A. H. Thornberg, of Hum
boldt, appeared before the board, and
lodged complaint against the Prairie
Oil and Gas Company. Mr.. Thorn
berg charged that the company did
not list all of its Allen county prop
erty for taxation last year. The
board will investigate. D. A. Palmer
representing the Missouri and Kan
sas Telephone Company. asked that
the company's assessment be re-
duced.
Meant TO Keep the Land. = In the
case at Topeka in the United States
district court of ]. E. Billy under in
dictment for subordination of perjury,
the testimony of three of the govern
ment's strongest witnesses was shak-
en-. Bilby, with others, was charged
with inducing persons to go from Mis-
souri, into Logan county, Kan, and
there make alleged fraudulent home
stead entries, which those persons
were then, 1t is alleged, to sell to Bill
by for $50 an entry The witnesses
admitted that even though their ex-
penses to Logan county and the fl
ing fees were paid by one Of Bilby's
employees, 1t was their intention to
prove up the land as their own and
then sell 1t il possible.
To be Welded In Yokohama.-The
romance Of Kansas girl and Ten
nessee man, which began in the Phil
ippines, will have its logical consum-
nation next month in Yokohama,
Japan. The bride-to-be is Miss Mel
lie Mae Kellogg, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. P. s. Kellogg of Wichita. The
prospective groom Is Arthur s. EN-
cry, government treasurer of the prov
ince Of Cavite, Philippine Islands,
whose home was In GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
The young people met In Cavite dur
ing the Spanish-American war. Mr..
Emerys duties required his services
in the islands, and Miss Kellogg went
there to visit her father, who was
then major surgeon in the United
States army. Miss Kellogg, who Is a
graduate of the University Of Michi-
gan, is now in Europe. Mr.. Emery
came here last week to ask the par
ents of Miss Kellogg for their daught-