The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-11-19

| OF farmers report Ieellng tHe snoch'
but as far as known no damage was
done.
Girl Blows Out BraIns.-Miss Eva
Fravel, the 2O-year-old daughter OF AL
Fravel, committed suicide at Larned
by blowing out her brains with a re-
volver. The tragedy occurred at the
home OF her parents. No motive can
be assigned for the deed.
Forward Movement Meets Expecta-
tIons.-Reports from all parts Of the
State show that the Kansas forward
movement for evangelistic work Is
more than meeting the highest expec-
tation Of Its promoters. Though this
is only the second month Of the cam
palgn, already over sixty cities and
towns have conducted revivals and
as many more have made arrange
ments to do the same at an early
date. Most Of these are union meet
ings carried on In tabernacles espe'
cially constructed for the purpose, or
in large tents. Calls from all over
the State are coming to headquarters
and the mails Of Director Blederwolf
and Of Field Secretaries McElroy and
Coburn are fast becoming burden
some. The churches of every town
in the State ought to, and appearances
Indicate that they will be, lined up
with this movement. This undertake
ing in Kansas Is being watched from
all parts Of the country and Is already
being used as model for similar
campaigns in other States.
Historical Society December L.
The thirty-third annual meeting of the
Kansas State Historical Society will
be held in the hall of the House OF
Representative at Topeka, Tuesday
afternoon and evening, December l,
1908. The afternoon will be devoted
to the business Of the society and an
address by the president, Colonel
George w. Veale. At the evening ses-
sion there will be three addresses, as
follows: 1.-THE Administration OF John
A. Martini" by W. R. Smith; 1.-THE
SIXTH Kansas Cavalry and Its Com
mander," by Charles e. Cory, and
1.-THE Marais des Cygnes Massacre
The Actors Therein and the Causes
Thereof" by Joel Moody. 1t was the
original design to have paper by
Rousseau A. Burch, associate justice
Of the Supreme court on Fifty Years
of the Wyandotte Constitution" but
the continued illness of Chief Justice
Johnston has prevented. This will oe
the first opportunity to see the House
in the new wall decorations.
Old Soldier Law lnvaIid.-The old
soldiers preference law is practically
invalid. The supreme court has rem
dered another decision in a case
brought under this law In which the
old soldier applicant for job loses.
Robert P. Ray, Harper county old
soldier, sought Job as county as
SCISSOR which had been given to
Charles NJ. Miller. The Job was at
the disposal of the county commits
sioners and Ray charged that there
was collision to give the position to
Miller. He brought a quo warranto
suit under the soldiers preference
law to take the Job away from Miller
The county commissioners held that
they could not give the place to Ray
because he was incompetent. The law
makes the man who has the job to
give the Judge as to the qualifications
of the old soldier applicant and when
ever such case has come up 1t has
been shown that the appointive pow
er did not consider the old soldier ap'
plicant qualified to hold the place. AS
long as the discretionary power Is
left with the appointive power, the
law will be imperative.
Hugh Cameron to See Inauguration.
Hugh Cameron, the Kansas hermit,
Of Lawrence, says he Is going to
Washington to attend the Inaugural
ton of Taft. Cameron has gained
considerable fame in walking to the
last two inaugurations. He is now
past eighty years of age and can no
longer make the trip by foot, but says
that he will get there some way and
will walk in the parade in an old
Scottish costume to represent Clan
Cameron.
t Sisters Coming From Rome.-Ter
r sisters of the Order of the Sorrowfu
/ Mother have left Rome and are or
! their way to st. Francis hospital II
D Wichita. Mother General Josephine
came to Wichita from Rome last sum
q mer and looked over the work Of the
/. order. She decided that the ten sis
a ters should be sent and has cablet
= that they are on their way. The st
i Francis hospital has been enlarged
d during the past year. Improvement
: and additions costing 100000 hav
r been made and this will greatly in
n crease the work to be done at tn
institution.