The Globe-republican., 1906-08-16

Inc oiu SeILlSTS unHual piCulC a. liui
stead was 5000.
Drowned In Tub Of Water.-violet
Amberg, the 2-yeaNold daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Amberg, of Wei
lington, fell into tub Of rain water
and was drowned before her absence
was discovered.
Train Hopper Loses an Arm. -
Clifford ingalls,, II years Of age, In
hopping a Missouri Pacific freight
train at Atchison fell under 1t. One
arm was SO badly injured 1t was
necessary to amputete at elbow. Z
Drops Dead at the Table. - Mrs.
Mary Day. living near Parker, drop
ped dead at the dinner table. She
had just prepared the meal for her
self and son when an attack of heart
failure seized her.
For Harvest Festlval.-The Holton
Commercial League fixed October
and 4 as the dates for the annual Har-
vest festival. It was decided to in
vite Gov. Hoch, w. A. Harris and F.
D. Coburn to make speeches.
Pardon Asked for G. w. Dull. -
Application has been filed with Gov.
Hoch for the pardon Of George w.
Dull, serving twenty-year term in
the state penitentiary for the murder
Of DR.. J. w. Rowland in Rawlins
county in 1902.
Auto Lines For Lawrence. - Law
renee Is going to have cars running
on its streets within thirty days. The
first car will run between the post
office and Haskell, and the second
one will make the run on Tennessee
street. y
Death Caused by Poor Dynamite
Henry Trump. aged %, was instantly
killed at Neodesha by the premature
explosion of a blast In the cement
plant quarries. Clarence Taylor and
w. J. Rhodes were injured, though
not dangerously
Plcknickers See Fire. = The most
spectacular feature of the Old Set
tiers picnic at Newton was not down
on the bills. Only the late stayers
saw it. The livery stable belonging
to Cheatum & Dixler caught fire and
burned to the ground. The loss is
about $1,000 with $1,4O0 insurance.
Winfield Man Was Killed. - In a
restaurant at Winfield Frank Coch-
ran, armed with butcher knife, as
saulted and dangerously wounded
Shorty Myers and drove everyone
from the place. Cochran then
yiciously attacked Officer Greuger
and was shot and killed by the lat
ter
Rich Coal Find at oarIand.-At a
depth of 140 feet forty-inch vein OF
bituminous coal was uncovered near
Garland The find is regarded as a
rich one. and will go far toward
making Garland mining center.
The coal lies close to the railroad
and appears easy to work. Garland
is 100 miles south of Kansas City.
Holds EnviabIe Position. - Oscar
DePriest, colored boy, who was
reared in Salina and educated in the
Salina schools, has just been re-
nominated for county commissioner
in Chicago, receiving the nomination
by reclamation. He has served one
term as county commissioner in Chi
cago, the position paying $4,000 a
year.
Wallet Contained $4,000. = M. T.
Clark found wallet on Frisco pas
senger train near Pittsburg contain
4 ing $4,000 and several drafts. Mr..
1 Clark located the owner at Beaumont
Junction, and the train was held until
a satisfactory Identification could be
made. The money belonged to Hiram
Harper, of Oklahoma. who handed
Mr.. Clark three $500 bills for his hon
esty.
They Want Vice Consul. - The
Commercial Club Of Lindsburg is
making an effort to secure the ap-
pointment of a Swedish vice consul
for Lindsborg. Minister Grit, OF
Washington, looks with favor upon
the proposition and 1t is quite prob
able that the appointment will be
made in the near future. There are
about 10000 Swedish-Americans in
the Smoky Hill valley.
Four convicts Insane. - Deputy
United States Marshals John Glynn,
of Leavenworth. and F. G. Biddle, Of
Wichita, left for Washington, having
in charge four insane oonvicts from
the federal penitentiary. The con-
victs are I. 0. Williams. under five
years sentence for postofflce robbery;
Frank Bonner, ten years for murder;
Albert Taylor, year and a half for
pension frauds. and J. P. Brewer,
three years for assault. They will be
placed in the government asylum.
Fire Does $4,000 Damage. A
large cooperative store at Assaria,
Kan, together with a residence near
by were destroyed by fire. The loss
il estimated at $4,000. Origin Of the