The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-06-04

that the present generation will not
see another bond issued against the
state Of Kansas. unless calamity or
pestilence should fall upon the state. 8
Coal OIL Can ExpIodes.-Mrs. Myrtle
Bumgardner and her 18 months old
son were fatally burned at Emporia
following the explosion of gallon cali
Of coal oil. Mrs. Bumgardner was
starting fire on which to prepare
the evening meal when the explosion
occurred. The child died and the
physicians say Mrs. Bumgardner can
not recover.
Prison for Caney slayer.-After a
trial lasting three days, and hard
fight for freedom on the plea of self.
defense, Mark Killion was adjudged
guilty Of murder in the first degree
by jury in the district court at In
dependence. Killion murdered Night
Watchnsan William G. Carr in Caney
on the night of April IA.
Sewer Flushed With Booze.-Sher-
If Wilkerson of Shawnee county de.
stroyed $4,000 worth of beer and whis.
key by breaking kegs and bottles with
axes, and dumping the fluid into the
sewer This liquor represents contra.
band captures during 1907. There
were seventy-f1ve cases of beer, eight
barrels of whiskey and a lot of wine
and alcohol.
Boy Shot in scuffIe Over Cum
Charles Doran, rs years old, had his
lower jaw shot off by a younger
brother, Jim Doran. The young boy
was playing with revolver at the
breakfast table and the attempt to
take the weapon away from him by
the older brother the weapon was dis
charged, the bullet striking the older
boy at the base of the jaw He will
live. The Dorans reside at Wichita.
Kansas City Man Arrested.-E. M.
Eby, superintendent of the Municipal
Construction Company of Kansas City,
which has the contract for putting in
a new sewer system in Wellington,
was arrested at the instance of Owen
Day, assistant state labor commission
err on the charge of violating the state
eight-hour law, affecting employers OIL
public works. 1t is charged that Mr..
Eby has been working large force of
men regularly nine hours per day.
Eby has been released on bond.
First Murder Trial for Gove.-Frank
Mcdowell was convicted at Cove of
murder in the second degree and was
taken to the penitentiary where he is
sentenced to serve ten years. This IS
the first murder trial ever held in the
district court of Cove county, and 1t
created considerable excitement. Nc
Dowell was charged with killing
tourist named Smith at Quinter sever.
al months ago. McDowell's attorneys
made an appeal for a new trial, but
1t was overruled by Judge Ruppep.
thai.
Urges Milk ordinances.-Dr. S. ].
Crumbine, secretary of the state board
of health, is sending out circular let.
ter to every city in the state concern
ing its milk supply. He is furnishing
them with copies of a model milk or
dinance, drawn up by D. M. Wilson,
state dairy commissioner. DIR. Crum-
bine is urging all cities in the state
to adopt an ordinance patterned after
Wilson's suggestions. He has made
some extensive meteorological exam
nations Of the supply Of milk In vari-
GUS cities, and some of them show up
very badly.
County Treasurers organize.-The
two days sessions of the county treas
urers of Kansas closed at Hutchinson
with the formation Of an association
which is to meet next year in Law
renee. The following officers were
elected: President, F. ]. Altzwager,
Reno; vice president, John Ryan,
Cherokee; secretary, Robert Osborne,
Rice; treasurer, e. Webb, Sedgwick.
About third Of the counties were rep.
resented. State Treasurer Mary Tully
q 6draccod tho Y,aootfp0
Begin Work on Kansas Buildings
Through an arrangement made by
Congressman Campbell with the chair
man Of the House appropriation com
mittee sufficient amount of the APP
preparation voted for federal buildings
and sites at Coffeyville, Parsons and
independence, will be made available
Immediately for the purpose of sites
at these towns. In authorization for
an extension OF the federal building
at Wichita, for which $4,000 was ap-
propriated, stone will be used In the
construction instead Of brick as re-
ported by the supervising architect Of
the treasury.
Runaway injuries Prove FATAL
Oscar Forburg died as the result OF
being injured In q runaway while az
work on the farm Of Frank Bitter, near
0lpe. He was "a years of age.