The Globe-republican., 1905-01-19

twenty-five years. III IS SAID lnat II
q other probate judge in Kansas eve
held this Office for so long a perlot
During the twenty-five years Judg
. Hawn held the position he granite
$500 marriage licenses and he pei
formed the marriage ceremnoy 10
Y 300 couples. This record beats tn
record of any minister IN this sec
ton, One minister here for evel
a longer period only performed abou
1000 marriage ceremonies.
Died From Scalds. Clementlne
the o.year.old daughter of Mr., ant
Mrs. George Wecker, living six miles
east of EmDoria, died as result o.
scads received. The child's father
left a bucket of boiling water on the
floor and while he was gone she EN-
tered The room and tried to look III
it. She lost her balance and before
The parents could remove her she was
SO badly scalded about the head that
her life could not be saved
Abducted His Niece. 49, At COncor-
dia The Jury in the district court that
tried the case OF John W. Lawrence,
charged with the abduction OF Lole
Nlinard, his 17-year-old niece, for the
purpose of concubnagc, returned u
verdict of guilty, The penalty IS
from one to five years in the penllen-
tiary. Lawrence is 40 years old and
has a wife and child, The Minards
are prominent and well'todo farm
CrS.
4 Grand Jury Discharged. - The
grand Jury was discharged at Wichi-
Ia. 1t was in session four days after
being sworn, though the longest Sit
ting was two hours, and one was less
! than thirty minutes long, Only a
few complaints were filed and these
were by the county attorney. Those
who asked that The grand jury be
called ignored ii entirely, presumably
because they c0ntended it was drawn
illegally.
Want Bill Changed, -- Two years
ago The legislature passed law re-
curing persons injured by railroads
10 bring action for damages in the
county where the accident occurred.
Dali, of Wyandotte, wants to change
this and has introduced bill in the
house providing that an action Tor
damages can be brought in any
county through which the road runs
in tho state,
Wants His Bill Repealed. - Two |
years ago Waggener, Of Atchison, |
got through a bill giving his county |
authority to raise funds 10 secure |
better railroad and terminal ldcili-
les Evidently that measure was
not very popular at AtchiSon for he
has introduced bill in the senate 10
repeal II.
For Bounty ON Gophers, 49, Gophers
are still a menace to the cattle ran
ges in the Southwest. 1t is estimated
that they destroy one-fourth OF the
pasturage. Cones, Of Mead, has in
troduced a bill giving counties the
right to offer and pay a bounty OF
from ; 10 90 cents for gopher scalps
optional with the county commits.
3oners,
For Nine.Juror Verdict, - Rob
met, Of Wyandotte, has in bill pro-
riding that nine members Of a jury
nay bring in verdict. In case the
Jury is unanimous on a verdict 1t
shall be signed by the foreman But
n case of a division, the verdict must
De signed by each Of the nine jurors
'eturnins 1t,
Army Man kiIIed,--Artifcer Frank
lie, Of the Seventh battery at Ft,
Riley, was killed two miles east Of
Junction City. He was walking on
he railroad track and was struck by
train. File had served eighteen
'ears in the army and came from
$1,000 Damages. - A verdict for
me thousand dollars damages was
,ivcn in district court at Abilene to
Mrs. j. W. Brown against the Union
Pacific railway, Her husband, a cat
leman, fell from passenger rain
md was killed, She sued for ten
thousand,
To Be Tried For Murder. - Nate
'herrells. a negro. was arrested at
Wichita and sent back to Holton, {
;herrells is wanted there for killing
boy with a stone. He was released
N bond after his preliminary trial, ;
,ut jumped it and skipped.
Old Resident Dead, W. Ellis, a
esdent of Kansas for thirty-fye
ears, died at Emporia, aged Sc, He
vas the first white child born in
,angamon county, Illinois, in which
Springfield, the capital city Is now {
coated.
Killed His Last Quail. -- One Flia-
vatha man has shot his last quail.
lie found 400 chinch bugs in the craw
4 one and draws from that that they
re of more value in the fields than {