Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-11-15
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work Of the special examiners of the
county treasury at Concordia has
been completed. The amount OF the
shortage is s1O,772.07. This is the
sum which ]. E. Wade, ex-county
treasurer, owes the county, as will
be shown by the detailed report
which Mr. Cation will later submit to
the county commissioners, giving
each item of irregularity and where
the same may be found on the rec
ord Of the Office
erudse Ends In Shooting. - Car
son Whitehead shot and fatally
wounded, with double barrel shot
gun B. F. Asbell, IS years old, faith
er of Marion Asbell, sentenced for
life in the Kansos penitentiary for
the murder of his wife in 1896. The
Shooting took place at the Chetopa
Missouri. Kansas & Texas depot. and
occurred over an old grudge. Young
Asbell's wife was Carson White
heads mother. Whitehead was ar
rested but later released on bond.
Alleged Wives to Testify.-Deputy
Sheriff w. H. Webb, of Labette coun-
ty arrived in Oswego from n. Y. city.
having in charge Euge- c. Bagwell.
who is wanted on the charge of be-
ing to" much married. Webb has
been in New York three weeks try
ing to extradite his prisoner and fin
ally succeeded. Bagwell is only %
years CT age and is of pleasing ap-
rearance. He has been twice mar
ried, it is claimed, and is reported to
have a number of engagements on
his hands at present He has filled
several responsible positions while a
fugitive from justice being private
cratic nominee for president in
| 1904 His two wives will appear
against him at his trial here in De-
cember.
Put Off Train; Sues Fer $1,000
Mr.. U. H. Richards of Altoona EAts
| instituted suit against the Missouri
Pacific road claiming $4,000 damages.
On or about the 9th Of October Mr.
| ticket to Kansas City. He went be-
yond Kansas City to his destination
and upon returning to that place by
some means missed connection q
the date called for by the expiration
of his ticket, consequently he wait d
when he boarded a train for Altoona.
| The conductor protested the use of
the ticket and Mr. Richards insisted
on using the ticket. Finally the train
was stopped and backed up to a small
station just outside of Kansas City
and the gentleman was put off.
| Series of Misfortunes.-A singular
series of misfortunes have befallen a
family named McIntv-A prominent
residents of Wellington. A few
months ago a daughter. Mrs. Mag
gle Powell, of Springfield. Mo-. was
injured in an accident on the Frisco
road and will probably be a cripple
for life. Recently her mother. Mrs.
Alice Mcintyre, had a stroke Of
| aporlexy and died in a few minutes.
While attending her funeral a son.
| Dena Mcintyre, of Conway Springs,
i had an attack of heart disease and
came near dying. Recently his wife
rave birth to a child which lived
only a few hours and while waiting
upon the mother Dr.. William Hob
son, the attending physician, was
stricken with heart disease and ex-
pired in an adjoining room. On the
following day Mrs. Mcintyre died
also. DR.. Hobson represented Sum-
ner county in the lower house dur
: ing the legislative war of 1893 and
was prominent in politics there for a
number of years.
Was Not Woman. - Arthur ].
+ Baker, the Cottage Grove school
teacher, who has been given much
notoriety because of the rumor that
he is a woman masquerading as a
man. and, more than that a nympho-
, maniac. has cleared himself of the
charges of immortality brought
against him. The school board.
which last week discharged him, has
/ rescinded its action and re-engaged
him.
Rescued Her Kidnapped Boy. -
Paul Simmons, son of Mrs. Title
! Simmons, of Wichita, was kidnapped
by three women and but for the time
ly arrival of the boys mother, would
now be in Blackwell. o. T., with his
father. The three women took him to
fhA n
sewed a tag to his coat with the
name of his father and his proposed
destination. Blackwell, they locked
him in closet until the train, which
was little late, should arrive. The
boys mother got trace of him and
followed him to the depot, arriving
in time to rescue him. The kidnap-
ing Is the result of a suit for di-
vorce.
Nearly 100000 Per Month. - The
rural mail carriers of Kansas will
receive $4,000 in wages for work
last month. This is the largest
amount paid out in one month to the
rural carriers. The monthly pay roll
will soon reach 100000.
Farmer Owns His Own Elevator
| c. c. Shoffner, one of the prominent
farmers near Junction City, has COM
menced work on an elevator that he
will build on his farm. The elevator
wesl have a capacity of 5000 bushels
of grain and will be furnished power
by a gasoline engine.
University Secretary Resigns. -
Willis K Folks. for several years
secretary-treasurer of the Univer-
sity of Kansas, has resigned OF &C
count of illness in his family. Ed
ward E. Brown. who has been with
the university for twelve years, has