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

Of hogs from the Mitchell COUNT
poor farm brought $3.50 the othe'
day.
Threshermen to Meet.4-The annua
meeting Of the Southwestern Thresh
ermen's Association will be held II
Wichita April 10, II and IL. Arrange
ments for the convention are now be
ing made.
Plans for State League.--A meeting
OF the managers of the teams in the
Kansas State League will be held
for the purpose Of making plans fol
the season. All the teams in the lea
que will be represented.
Delegates to Convention. - Mayor
Ross has appointed seven delegates to
represent the city of Wichita at the
semi-centennial convention to be held
in Topeka January 20. The delegates
were appointed at the request Of the
Topeka Commercial club.
Bell Signals at Abilene. The Union
Pacific Company will install bell
signals at all the company's crossings
in the business district within very
short time. All the paraphernalia for
the work is in the Union Pacific ware
house there and as soon as the roads
employees can get to 1t, the signals
will be put in operation.
Overdose Of Laudanum. - Thomas
Griswold of Canton died from the ef-
fects Of an overdose Of laudanum. He
was at the Edwards hotel when dis
covered under the influence of the
drug and died at ~ o'clock. He had
taken the drug while at the hotel and
1t Is not known whether it was with
suicidal intent or not. He leaves two
grown children.
More Tank Capacity.-At Paola the
Standard Oil Company is putting up
two SO0-barrel tanks in the Rantoul
field from where 1t will run a four
inch pipe to the Dickinson farm, a
mile north of Osawatomie, where the
oil will be run into the company's
twelve-inch pipe line instead Of to the
receiving station at Paola. The pres
ent line from Rantoul to Paola cannot
handle the amount of oil produced.
Tilted Lover to Recover. - F. w.
Oberhelman, cashier of the Citizens
State Bank at Randolph, who at
tempted to commit suicide, will prob
ably recover. He cut his throat, but
the main arteries were not severed.
Young Oberhelman was the victim
of love affair. The invitations for
his marriage to a Quincy, ILL.,, girl
were issued before Christmas, but she
changed her mind and refused to
marry him.
Tax Collecting Easy. = In Miami
county the county treasurer, Charles
Lewis, reports that $4,000 in taxes
have been collectc. this year out of
a total Of $21G,989, which is about S
per cent over Tat of last year. This
is the best showing of collections ever
made, which indicates state Of pros
perity for Miami county. Mr.. Lewis
has notified the state treasurer that
Miami countys portion of the first
payment of state tax. about $4,000, |
Is ready.
One Gambling Place closed.-What |
may result in the closing of all the
gambling rooms in Wichita be-
gun by the issuance of an injunction
the closing of one of the
more prominent places. The injunc-
lion was issued by Judge Thomas T.
Wilson, Of the district court. Infor
nation was fled by Detective Harry
Sutton, an ex-member of the city po-
ice force. Tie cheriff was ordered
% seize the gambling devices in the
house.
Linsment Exploded. - H. D. Hall
md H. M. Hall, druggists of Lincoln,
lave been sued for $4,000 by H. T.
3rann, a farmer near that town.
Cram went to the Hall drug store
or a liniment composed of one ounce
If aqua forts and one ounce of tur-
)entine compounded. The linament
vas prepared and Brann started
lome. He had not gone far until the
,ottle exploded in his pocket and
pieces Of glass and part Of the COM
,ound struck him in one eye, causing
lin to lose the sight. In his petit
ion Brann alleges that the proper
way to mix the compound is to place
10Th ingredients over fire In an
,pen vessel until the gases escape.
This, he alleges, the druggists should
ave known.
Marriage May Cost His Job.--Be-
ause of his secret marriage, which
vas in Chicago June 20, last year. and
which became known only this week,
)r. e. Stanton Hymer house physi-
ian at st. Francis hospital at Wich-
Ia, may lose his position. DIR. Hymer
ecame associated with the hospital
ess than year ago. The rules of
he hospital provide that the physi-