The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-11-28
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WEEKLY REVIEW or KANSAS EVENTS

Heavy fIne TOR NegleCting WIG.
Willis Smith, Of Garnett, was given
a heavy jolt in Judge Harder's court
Smith was charged with vagrancy
and refusing to support his wife and
family. After hearing the evidence
Judge Harder promptly fined the said
Smith $500 and costs. 1t Is said Mr..
Smith will take an appeal to the dis,
trict court
Sugar Factory Breaks Record. --
The twenty-four hour record at the
sugar factory at Garden City was
again broken, the total amount OF
beets handled being about one hun
dred and fifty tons more than the run
Of the twenty-four hours preceding,
which held the record. The total
amount of beets converted into sugar
In the twenty-four hours was 1854
tons.
To Relieve Judge Pollock. -- Judge
D. P. Dyer, of Missouri, has been as
signed by the United States circuit
court to sit at Topeka for Judge Pol
lock at the regular term, which COM
mences December End. Judge Dyer
will hear both the Tucker and Per
kins cases. Judge Pollock asked to
be excused from trying the Tucker
case and will sit for Judge Dyer at
Hannibal, Mo-. during, December :
To Teach Wrestling at University.
Regular instruction in the art of
wrestling will be added to the varied
assortment of things that may be
learned at the University of Kansas.
A room in the new gymnasium is set
apart for wrestling. The floor Is pro-
vided with mat that is four inches
thick and the walls are padded to
match from the floor to a height OF
four feet.
Are 66 County High Schools. - In
the two years In which the Barnes
high school law has been in opera
ton the number Of county high
schools in Kansas has been trebbled.
When the law became effective tere
were only TWENTY-FIVE high schools in
the state and now there are just
sixty-six. A levy of mills for high
school work can be made, but the
records show that in no instances
have the county commissioners ex.
ceeded a levy of IL mills.
Cannot Handle Output. The
Cherryvale Glass Co. has turned out
the fires in the chimney furnaces of
twenty-eight shops and l2id off about
one hundred men. This action Is ia
ken because the company has got
ahead of its orders and has all the
ware in stock they feel warranted in
carrying. The factory is not entire.
ly shut down, as the company is still
making gas globes, lantern globes and
cigar jars. The factory has not yet
started the tumbler factories, but eX-
pect to do so in ample time to care
for the spring trade, which will per
haps be within a month.
Eagles Lodge Is RaIded.--Chief of
Police Wood and Detective Remspear
raided the Eagles hall at Wichita
and arrested Frank Sprague, who
was In charge, on a charge OF violat-
ing the prohibitory law. Fourteen
cases Of "Budweiser" beer and one
case of oval Blatz" beer besides a
keg of whisky, were found. Sprague
was permitted to put up bond of
5000 to insure his appearance in po-
lice court for trial and was then re-
leased. Aside from a couple Of raids
on the Business Mems League" this
Is the first arrest of persons connect
ed with any club or ledge made by
the Wichita police under this admin
istration, and the outcome of the case
will be close ly watched.
Bloomfield Convicted Of Murder. =
Lew Bloomfield, on trial at Fl Dorado
for the murder of Jesse Sesser, was
convicted Of first degree murder, the
jury having been out all night. The
defendant was not affected in the
least by the verdict, maintaining his
perfect composure exhibited all dur
ing the trial.
Bank VIII, Resume Business. -
Harry Hagaman, bank examiner, has
authorized the Hesston State Bank Of
Harvey county to resume business
An assessment of $55 a share has
been made to cover losses caused by
the failure Of the Bankers Trust
Company of Kansas City. Nearly all
the assessments were paid in cash. 5
Gas Explosion at Leavenworth. =
A natural gas explosion occurred at
Leavenworth. wrecling the building
and injuring three people. A pipe
in the cellar leaked and when the
gas was lighted in the stove it blew
the door and front Of the building
out. Albert Galend, Timothy Fitz-
gerald and James Parsons were
blown out iato the street and burned
and bruised. None of them received
fatal injuries.
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10000 inspections in 8 Months. -
Within the past eight months the In
spectors working under the super
vision Of the State Board Of Health
| have made 10000 insnectlons. They