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

\ Earliest Frost In Ten Years. -- A
light frost was reported from Read.
ing, Kan, breaking the record of the
last ten years for early frost.
! Ordered to Issue No Land Patents,
"A. r. Greene, inspector for the in.
terror department at Washington, has
notified the receivers Of the Kansas
land Offices to cease issuing patents
for land until he can complete his in
vestigation Of the land fraud
charges.
Professor Blake Leaves University.
Prof. L. l. Blake Of the University
Of Kansas sent his resignation to the
regents Of that institution as head
Of the department Of physics, posi-
ton he has held for many years. The
step Is taken on account of Ill
health.
Horsethleves Busy In cherryvaIe.--
Three valuable horses were stolen
from Cherryvale owners. The Anti.
Horsthief Association has been mott.
fed. There seems to be an organ
lied gang Of horsethieves at Cherry
vale. Ten horses have been stolen
recently.
Would Enjoin EIdorado. - The city
Of Eldorado owns the water plant and
Is going to build dam to secure
better water supply. The Orient rail-
road claims the putting in Of the dam
Is for boating and other sporting pur-
poses, and will raise the water so that
during the floods the railroad prop
erty would be damaged. The COM
pany asks an injunction against the
city which Judge Altman has refused.
The road filed notice Of appeal.
Say Negro Has Confessed. = Rob.
ert Mcdaniel, the negro employee of
the Santa Fe at Ottawa, charged with
the murder Of Officer Bodley, con-
fessed to the crime after a severe
sweating" by Detective Germaine, Of
the Santa Fe, and implicated two
white employees Of the railroad, A. w.
Pearce and Jesse Bruce. The men
deny their guilt, but are under arrest.
The negro, Mcdaniel, was hurried
away to Garrett to prevent an at.
tempt at lynching.
Kansas Boys Were It.-Gov. Hoch
is enthusiastic over the Kansas ma
tional guard. He believes the troops
made an impression at Fort Riley
which will mark the beginning Of a
broader policy Of the government to-
ward the state military departments.
The governor said: "The troops
were showered with compliments
and the compliments were sincere.
The general in command of the
maneuvers was very complimentary"
Adjutant General Hughes expressed
himself as delighted with the out
come of the maneuvers. "A high
officer In the regular army told the
governor that Kansas was to be con.
graduated on its troops"
Corn in Good Condition. - Reports
from secretaries of county agricul-
tural societies regarding crop and
stock growing conditions are slow in
coming into the state department of
agriculture. The reports received in
dictate that corn is in excellent condi-
tion In all parts Of the state except
In the few western and northwestern
counties where the corn was injured
early by protracted drouth. The re-
ports generally indicate that the corn
crop will be one of the largest ever
produced in the state. Recent rains
have been mostly local and there are
few localities where 1t is becoming
most too dry for fall blowing. The re-
port from Republic county states
that hog cholera Is prevalent in the
western part of the county and fears
are expressed that the disease may
become epidemic.
Consumption Leads. - The bulletin
for July to be issued by the State
Board OF Health shows that the num-
Der Of deaths In the state from con-
sumption during July was three times
greater than from any other disease.
There were 10 cases Of consumption
and sixty-three deaths. There were
1926 cases of typhoid fever and only
10 deaths; 10 cases Of diphtheria and
two deaths; SO cases Of scarlet fever
and two deaths; 81 cases Of smallpox
and no deaths; 3S cases of measles
and one death. The great increasein
the death rate resulting from con-
sumption has caused Secretary Crum-
bine to decide on making application
to the next legislature for sanitarium
for consumptives. Secretary Crum-
bine would locate the sanitarium at
some point In the western part of the
state. Other measures will be taken
at his suggestion to check the spread
Of the disease. In July, one year ago,
there were 1873 cases Of consumption
IN the state and only 81 deaths.