The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-01-16

le Mcpherson has been allowed an In
p crease In mail service. On accoun
y of the enlarged amount of bushes
c. Of the Office a mounted carrier ha
n. been put on and the service will b.
extended to the outskirts of thu
city.
is Bank Robbers Clean sweep.-Rob
If bers wrecked the safe in the STATE
e Bank of Quenemo, at Quenemo, witt
It dynamite and escaped with its en-
/ tire contents, estimated at $4,000
q The robbery is believed to have beer
s committed by four men, who escaped
a on railroad velocipedes.
J. A Murder at BuckIin. = The town
t of Bucklin is greatly excited over a
0 shooting incident that occurred there
4 Link Pope, clerk In a pool hall, while
/ in an intoxicated condition, went to
the room of Mr.. John Stumph, rail-
road brakeman, opened the door and
shot him while Mr.. Stumph was sit
ting on chair. Mr.. Stumph died
Immediately.
To Put on All Trains. According
to information which the State rail
road commissioners have received,
the Missouri Pacific will put on the
passenger trains which 1t had with
drawn. This action was taken after
the railroad commissioners had de-
cided to bring action to compel the
companies to restore the service In
various parts Of the state, represen-
tatives of the road meeting in st.
Louis, Mo-, and announcing that the
trains would be run again as before.5
Been Hanging a Month. - Two
hunters near Phillipsburg came upon
the dead body of man hanging to
the limb of tree. Investigation
proved 1t to be the body of John
Reece, who had been an inmate of
the poor house, and who was also an
epileptic. He had climbed the tree,
tied SHIRT rope to a limb, the 9TH
er end around his neck, then swung
off. He had been absent from the
poor farm month, and though |
search had been made, no trace of
him had been found.
Signed Farmers Names to Notes.
L. T. Treble, owner and manager
of the telephone company at Fred
rick, is under arrest at Ellsworth,
charged with forgery. 1t is claimed
he signed the names of several prom
inent farmers to notes aggregating in
value nearly thousand dollars and
sold them to the State Bank at Lor-
raine. When arrested he was ne
gotiating the sale of the friedrich
telephone plant. An effort is being
made to settle the matter and Treble
may not be prosecuted.
Mcpherson Judges Were Right. =
The national board of appeals for
the American Trotting Association
has just handed down its decisions
on contest cases arising during last
summers races and sustained fully
the decision of the judges at the Nc
Pherson fair. In the 2.25 pace for a
purse of $500 the horse Clyde Wells
was run into by Iron Horse in the
first heat and because of the acct
dent the horse fell back and would
have been distanced had not the
judges ordered the distance flag to
be lowered, so as to allow the horse
to get in the other heats. In the
next two heats Clyde Wells led the
rest and was declared the winner of {
the race. The drivers of the other {
horses contested the decision and
the money will be paid to the owner {
Of Clyde Wells The fair association I
men are glad that the national board S
them, as it gives the home I
rack the reputation Of fair deal S
ngs. c
Shoots Brother In Face.-A French
'armer named Mintier was shot in =
he face and probably fatally wound {
I'd by his brother-in-law, Mad. JAG v
quot, after quarrel over family
matters at Leavenworth. Mintier n
vas standing in wagon when shot. |.
lie received the contents of both Il
,arrels of shotgun in his face. d
The team ran home carrying the
man. ii
Guard Better Than Regulars. - y
The Kansas National Guard made a =
letter record when it came to shoot u
ng last year than did the regular r
rmy. 1t also made remarkable e.
howing over previous years. One -
member Of the guard, Frank G. Par =
nalee of Burlingame, scored sixth at IL
amp Perry In contest in which III
4S men took part. In 1905 there >
we're in the Kansas Guard 20 expert "
lhemen, G5 sharpshooters and 231 :
In 1906 there were GA :,
xpert riiemen, 36 sharpshooters and r
3 marksmen. This record shows q 81
charitable increase in the number r
I experts. Each of these men are 81
ntitled to a silver medal re
To Stop Wet Goods. - Upon the
rgent request Of Congressman CO