The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-01-03

VI roWndLtdn, mas nled MS TeSlgna
ton as parole officer Of the state re
formatory at Hutchinson. No action
was taken on the resignation, which
will become effective January 7. The
place pays salary of $1,000 year
with travelling expenses.
Amateur Horse Thief Captured. =
Claude Barker. % years old, stole 9
horse from w. G. Meyer, of-Wetmore
and mare from J. F. Howe, Of Whit
ing. He was arrested at Atchisor
and turned over to the sheriff Of
Jackson county, who took him to
Holton. He confessed to the steal
ing to Sheriff Smith. Barker Is an
amateur at the business.
Prison For Amasa Thomas. -
Amasa Thomas, who killed Charles
McEwen at Winfield last May, has
been sentenced by the district court
to serve ten years in the penitenti
ary, the lowest penalty for the
crime, which was murder in the sec
ond degree. The killing occurred In
drunken quarrel, the weapon being
heavy club. I
Marking Santa Fe TraiI.-The four
boulders which are to mark the
route of the old Santa Fe trail
through Finney county have arrived
at Garden City and will be placed
soon, with appropriate exercises,
conducted by the school children.
One will go in at Pierceville, anoth.
er at Sherlock and the two remain.
ing ones at Garden City. the trail
having passed quite close to Garden
City.
Obliged to Enforce Quarantine. -
There Is much anxiety at jamestown
over the presence Of several cases OF
a malignant type of diphtheria. Two
deaths have occurred in one family
and two children in another are
very low. These two families, 1t Is
claimed, refused to obey the orders
of the county health officers as re-.
CARDS to a quarantine and it was
necessary to send the sheriff there
to enforce the law. Further spread
NJ tho 6icnoc, faarod
Taft Not Going to Ottawa. - A
reply has just been received by the
Ottawa Chautauqua assembly to the
invitation to Secretary Of War Taft
to address the assembly at Ottawa
next summer extended by Se1ators
Benson and Long and Congressman
Scott. Secretary Taft writes that it
will be impossible for him to come,
Is he will be making a trip to the
later in the summer, and
Ices not want to take the time to
ross the country twice.
Would Create New Office. - At a
Meeting of the board of directors of
he Kansas Travelling Association 1t
vas decided to ask the legislature
or an increased appropriation for
he work of extending the travelling
library field. The legislature will be
sked to create the Office of travel.
ng library commissioner. The du.
les of the officer will be to organize
ibraries in the smaller communities
f the state and to assist the smaller
braries in getting under Roadway.
Funds Are Exhausted. - The con
ingent fund of the state board OF
ontrol is exhausted and for several
'eeks past the members of the board
ave been compelled to dig down in
} their private purses to pay postage
n official correspondence, express
nd telegrams and other incidental
flee expenses. The board of con.
'ol was given contingent fund OF
300 by the last legislature and
God part of the appropriation for
lis year was used in the purchase
an adding machine needed for the
flee. The travelling fund of $1,5OO
as so far been ample to meet the
emands upon it.
Soldiers Get Gay. - Several mem
srs of the Ninth cavalry, negroes,
ationed at Fort Leavenworth.
lille intoxicated. created a dis
rbance on Fort Leavenworth
ectric car. They kicked all the
indows out. beat the conductor and
e motorman. locked them in and
ced with the car to Fort Leaven.
Drth, where the rioters were plac.
in the guard house. Several
hite women were on the car dur.
g the trouble and some of them
aped off, but none was injured. 5
Meeting at sallna. - A
eat antitrust meeting will be held
Sallna. January Is. under the
spices of the Farmers, Merchants
d Shippers Club, whose headquart- ,
5 is at Pratt. AS every other in ,
'est Ia thoroughly organized there ,
no other course open to the farm
); they must organize and this
BY will do in 1907. Every farmers
ganization of any kind is invited
send delegates. w. R. Stubs, !
RI Taylor, D. w. Blaine and other
lie speakers will address this meet
!. I