The Globe-republican., 1906-07-12
Drowned While Swimming Alone

CHIUSHltT, luIllSI utuT ANJCll, Ndo
drowned in Clear Creek, six miles
north. He was bathing alone and his
clothes were found in the night.
Murdered His Wife's Paramour. -
"Wellie" Parks is in Jail in Kansas
City charged with the murder Of
Perry Corbin. Parks shot Corbin in
the Owl pool hail. He fired four
shots at his victim. Parks disappear
ed and walked in roundabout way
to police headquarters.
Railroad Official Hurt.-John Had
ley. division engineer of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad, was thrown off
and in front of handcar at indie
pendence and badly injured The car
was running at good speed when
it struck a loose board at road
crossing Mr.. Hadley was thrown in
front and the car with its load OF
men and tools ran upon him and
bruised him badly. No bones were
broken.
Will Issue Ega Buletin-An inter
esting bulletin Is being compiled at
the State Agricultural college by Pro-
fc3sor 1T. Willard Of the college at
Manhattan and Prof. R. H. Shaw OF
the University of Nebraska, who is
now aiding in the work. The bulletin
will be of special interest to poultry
men as it will deal exclusively with
eggs. Over 500 eggs have been ana
lyzed and tie issue will be on the
composition of eggs.
Ottawa's Annual Affair. - The big
free barbecue given here July Attn
proved to be such good drawing
card that 1t has been decided to make
it an annual feature at future cele-
brations here. Fully ten thousand
people spent the day in Forest park,
and although three beeves and
number of pigs were barbecued the
supply q meat was by far too small
to supply the immense throng. The
receipts of the day were about
$1,000.
Opened New Court House. - Don
phan county united with Troy in a
celebration and the opening of the
new court house. The new court
house when fully finished, will have
cost $4,000, and It is pronounced one
of the finest and best arranged build
ings in the state for that purpose. A
crowd estimated at 1000 people wit
messed flower parade of over thirty
five features in the morning. A ball
game in the afternoon between Hor-
ton and Troy resulted in a victory for
Troy by a score of 4 . 3.
Result of Reading Dime Novels. -
Earl Robinson, 14-year-old boy who
was arrested in Pittsburg while try
ing to dispose of team and wagon
which he had stolen from a farmer
for whom he was working near COT
feyville, owes his downfall to dime
novels. His pockets were full of
cheap sensational dime novels and it
seems that yellow-back literature
was his constant companion. Robin
son stole the handsome matched team
of Abner Green.
Shortage in Widow Crop.-F. w.
Flowers, of Mclean. Tex. has asked
the state free employment agent TO
find him a young widow or old maid
in Kansas who is matrimonially in
clined. He says he wants Kansas
wife and that he has heard that there
are good crops of wheat, widows and
old maids in this state. Mr.. Gerow,
free employment agent, has replied
that there is a good crop of wheat, but
that there is 4 shortage in willows
and old maids and that the latter
crops never remain on the market
Indians Give Roy Slower a Sword
When Roy Slower, of lola, graduates
from the naval academy at Annapolis
he will be given handsome sword
by the Ponca Indians in token OF
their esteem for him and 1t will
doubtless be highly priced for him.
Roy Leroi Slower was the second
white child born at the Ponca Indian
agency and he was named after two
prominent men in that country, an
Indian named Roy and United
States marshal named Leroi. 1t is
believed that he is the first native
born Oklahoman TO graduate from
Annapolis.
Is Selling Out in Kansas. -
81 am through with Western Kansas"
said Chauncey Dewey, the former
Kansas ranchman who achieved no
toriety by taking part in a battle with
the Berry family in 1903, in which
three members of the family were
killed. Il am living in Chicago and
am selling my Kansas property as
fast as | get prices for it. The
country out there is too valuable for
ranching purposes and so | am get
ting out of the business. am not
going back out to Western Kansas,
but am not afraid of the settlers out
there. They are not looking for me
and let me alone when | am there"
The supreme, court recently refused
m dismiss the charge of murder pend