The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-11-12

house was made recently when tn
Dold plant killed 9,1S5 porkers. Thi
record exceeds any previous weekl
record by fairly 1000 head.
Charged With Abandoning Family
Governor Hoch has honored a re
luisition issued by the Governor O.
Ohio for the return of Charles Tier
wanted for child abandonment. Ac
cording to the story told by the sher
III of Preble county, o., to the Cover
nor, Her had wife and three small
children. He is said to have left one
night, leaving them destitute.
Andale Girl Suicide.-Bertha
Shocks of Andale, aged IS years, shot
and killed herself because her lover
Army Baker, is dying with consump
ton. The girl was working at a wash
tub and suddenly left it, went into
the house, secured her fathers re.
volver, and shot herself through the
heart, dying instantly.
Killed While Hunting George Simp.
son, 16-yearSld boy living in Con-
cordia, was instantly killed while re-
turning from hunt A shotgun in
the hands Of friend of about the
same age, Frank PALLET, was acct
dentally discharged at short range
and the entire charge lodged in young
Simpsons breast, killing him instant
ly.
Buried Alive in Cave.in.-A tunnel,
In which several men were working,
caved In at the State Agricultural col
lege at Manhattan, killing one man,
injurlng two and killing a team Of
mules. The tunnel was being dug for
a passageway for steam pipes con-
Meeting the new buildings with the
heating pant, and was seventeen feet
under ground.
Eleven Horses Perish in Fire.-One
Of the most serious fires that has &C.
Cured In Great Bend for the past year
was that of the Bush feed barn and
ITS contents, entailing loss of
something more than $4,000. 1t was
especially distressing on account Of
the burning of eleven head of good
horses, which were absolutely help
less, and persisted without even a
fighting chance for their lives.
Life Sentence For Two.-Henry
Behner, convicted at independence
Of the murder Of Tobias Sawyer, while
inflamed with the belief that Sawyer
had ruined his daughter, was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. A SINH
lar sentence was pronounced on Will
liam Lipsey, who went with Behner
to Sawyer's home when the shooting
occurred. Lipsey served term in
the Kansas penitentiary when.a young
man.
Parker Shows in Trouble-About
thirty-five attachment and garnish-
ment suits have been filed by attor-
neys for different creditors of the c.
w. Parker Amusement Company of
Abilene, while it was holding forth
in Chanute recently. Most of the
suits are for labor claims, but local
creditors of the company who have
failed to get money which they claim
is due them, have filed suits against |
the Parker company.
Bet Cow on His Wife.-G. G. Bur-
ton Of Topeka, whose wife ran on the
Democratic ticket for Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, paid an unusual
bet on election when he transferred |
the title Of registered Holstein COW
valued at $l75 to R. X. Putnam of
Oakland. Prior TO the election Mr..
Burton wagered the COW against SIS
that the entire Republican State tick
ct would not be elected. Burton
thought his wife would be elected.
In Kansas, of course.-The first
baby named for Taft after the polls
closed on election day Is undoubtedly
Howard Henshaw of Ulysses.
Young Mr.. Henshaw was born cleo
ton day and letter from his father,
N. c. Henshaw, TO the William How
ards grandfather, B. c. Henshaw, OF
Garden City, says: 1--WE named him
William Howard after Taft and claim
he is the first baby in the United
States named after the next Presi-
lent after the polls closed.
Sues City officers.-ln the district
court at Leavenworth, Nick Berry
has filed suit for damages against
Mayor GRANGER, Chief of Police Tay-
or and Officer Mcclure. He asks
'or $4,000 damages In each case. The
suits were filed by a Kansas City
attorney employed by Mr.. Berry Mr..
Berry alleges that Officer Mcclure,
acting under instructions from his su-
periors, entered his (Beery's) dwell
ing one night recently presumably in
search OF lewd characters and there
by injured his reputation. The may
Or and chief refused to discharge Nc
clure upon the request of Mr.. Berry.
Brakeman Falls Between Cars