The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-12-03

seven counts In the district court for
running his show on Sunday. His
fine is $175 and costs. This case was
appealed from the Police court and
was made a test case.
Followed Sweetheart to Grave
Arnold Baker died at his home east OF
Wichita of tuberculosis. Two weeks
ago Miss Bertha Shocks shot herself
to death, the suicide being brought on
by grief over the fatal disease OF Mr..
Baker. to whom she was engaged.
Mr.. Bakers body was buried In a
cemetery by the side Of Miss Shocks.
Rock Island Pleads Guilty In the
United States district court at Topeka,
attorneys for the Rock Island railroad
pleaded guilty on seven counts IN
suits brought under the 2S-hour law
by the government, Santa Fe on eight
counts and the Missouri Pacific on
one. Dismissal of the other counts
against the two first railroads cleared
the docket so far as they are con-
cerned. 1t Is understood that none OF
the cases will go to trial but that sim
liar action will be taken against those
still pending against the Missouri "a
cific and those against the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas and the Frisco
roads.
House Cleaning for Legislators
This is house cleaning time at the
state house as well as in private
homes. The legislature will meet in
January and that will bring in lot
of strangers and the state officials
want to give the impression that they
are good housekeepers. The represen-
tative hall has been redecorated, the
four flagpoles on the four wings OF the
state house have been painted SKY
blue. the brass cannon that adorn the
state house grounds have been pol
) ished UP until they hurt the eyes, and
the brass work all over the building
has been given a rubbing down.
Frank Jewell, New York steeple-
lack. painted the flagpoles, and the
state paid him $50 to do It. There
wasn't a man in Topeka with nerve
enough to attempt the job.
Kansas Led Them All.-Acting Sec
rotary of State Leo Meyer, of Okla
boma. returned from ten days junk
e ct of investigation of legislative meth
l DDS in vogue within the adjoining
states. as a basis for recommendations
t to the governor before the meeting
t of the next session of the state assem-
Y bly, for a system of legislative proce-
! dure to be inaugurated within the
, state. The inquiry addressed to Mr..
+ Meyer as to which of the state visit
| ed, In his judgment, presented the
most effective and comprehensive leg
islative system, evoked the emphatic
and unqualified reply, kansas" "ol
{ all the states | visited" continued Mr.
4 Never, "the system In vogue at To-
+ peka, to my mind, is unquestionably
: the most efficient and at the same
4 time the most simple and comprehen'
| sive. Not only in the matter of legis
| latiye procedure is this true, but
|, throughout the state house | found
I men at the heads of the various de-
/ partments who at first acquaintance
Y unquestionably convince the visitor oil
efficiency and accurate and compre
s hensive knowledge Of their officia
+ work, and a concise knowledge OF the
e detail which in the popular conception
S such officials leave to the tender
e mercies of their subordinates.' Score
J, tary Meyer is now preparing brief o.
b.. his Investigations preparatory to com
l. piling his official report to the COVER
0 nor of his findings and his recon-
mendations as to legislative procedure
g Both Legs Cut Off Fac Mercer o
e Hill City had both legs cut off whil'
+ attempting to jump from movini
l. Union Pacific freight train in Salina
+ He slipped and>fell under the wheels
e He was in critical condition whel
e taken to the hospital and will prob
t ably die.
Hoch Communities Sentences Gov
- ernor Hoch has committed the sen
i tence of two murderers. David h
i Davis. who was sentenced to hang II
L Leavenworth In 1890 for killing his
" wife, will be released December l. /
= is the opinion now Of John H. Atwood
- who was the county attorney tina
9 prosecuted Davis, and also seven o
. the Jurors, that Davis is an innocen
Il man. Thomas Marbut was sentenced
. to ten years in prison by the Cherokee
Il district court In 1906 for killing nj
u step-son, a ten.year-old boy. An out
house fell on the boy and smothere'
r. him to death and 1t was charged tina
D. Marbut pulled 1t over. All parties in
e terested petitioned for Marbuts par
J. don on grounds that 1t was generali
Q accepted now that the boy was kille'
accidentally.