The Globe-republican., 1906-10-11

Smith Automobile Company In To
peka, was struck by an east-bound
street car at Tyler and died an hour
later at Christ hosr'tal from the Sc
we're injuries he received.
Killed on Grade Crossing. - An
drew Tankersley, about 43 years old.
and weigher at the Stewart poultry
house in Concordia, was struck by an
engine and d ed about an nour later.
Although badly mutilated, the man
never lost consciousness until death.
He leaves a widow, son and daught-
err
FIGHT on Unlicensed Doctors. - A
determined fight Is being made by the
Association of Franklin County
Physicians against unlicensed prac-
titioners. One man has Just been
found guilty and fined $50 for apply
Ing the Basic treatment to cancer,
taking pay fer the service 1t is an
nounced that several other arrests
will follow
Confessed Murder.-Phlip Jackson,
the 19.year0ld boy who confessed to
the killing Of Louis Wamsley at Ne
odesha on the night Of Scntember 10,
was tried in the district court at
Cherryvae and convicted Of man
slaughter, the punishment for which
is not less than ten years imprison-
ment. at the discretion of the presid-'
Ing Judge
Goes to Highest 3 oder. - Judge
C. V. Ferguson. of Wichita referee in
bankruptcy, has announced that the
properties of the G. p. Baden Produce
Company at Winfield would be sold at
public auction October 10, These
properties consist of Touring mill,
an ice plant, a cold storage house and
other buildings estimated to be worth
en- aggregate of $4,000.
Veteran Of Army Commits Suicide.
Private John West of Company b.
Eighteenth infantry, committed sui
eide at TT, Leavenworth by cutting
himself twice in the throat with a po.
tato knife. West was disconSolate
and had acted queer since returning
from the maneuvers at TT. Riley. He
was As years old and was native
of Henry county Indiana He was a
member of Company B for % years
and was one of the veteran regulars.
inventor Kills Himself - Stephen
B Hobson for many years resident
Of Stafford, committed suicide by
shooting himself with a small rife.
He was an inventor of considerable
note and practiced a greet deal be-
fore the patent Office for others as an
attorney He had been acting in a
strange manner for several weeks
and there is no known cause for the
strange deed other than an unbal-
anced mind.
Women Reflect Officers. - Before
adjournment in seventh annual rect
ing, the Fifth District Federation of
Womens Clubs, at Junction City, re-
elected the officers OF the previous |
year. They are: Mrs. Catherine
Hoffman. Enterprise, president; Mrs.
C. X. Raber, Junction City, first vice
president: Mrs. w. w. Story. Clay
Center. second vice president; Mrs
II. w. Greeley Manhattan, recording
secretary: Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, Her
ington, treasurer Miss Shorer Clyde,
auditor.
Firemen Co to Ellsworth. = TIE
Kansas State Firemens Association
will hold next years meeting the
first week in September 1907, at
Ellsworth. The election Of officers
for the current year resulted as fol
lows. President. II. c. Brlnson,
Ottawa; first vice-president, r. b.
SALTWATER, Peabody; second vice
president Charles Handy, Saina;
secretary, Ed Bell, Clay Center;
treasurer, c. ~ Baker, Wamogo;
executive committees. c. Gold,
Solomon; George D. Mohrbocher,
Marysville, and F. II. White, Manhat.
tan.
Wanted For Bigamy. A telegram
has been received by the officers at
Oswcgo stating that Eugene C. Bag
well, wanted in Labe.te county on
charge of bigamy, has been captured
in New York city, and that in at
tempting to elude the officers he fell
beneath a street car and Is seriously
injured. Bagwell Is about &c years
of age, but has two wives, both OF
whom he married in Labette county.
One of them lives at Vinita, !. T., at
present and the other in MorrilltoWn,
Ark. He has been fugitive for three
years. He was located once teaching
in a high school in Washington, and
left the night before the officers ar
rived, but was later captured in st.
Louis. He escaped again and was
traced to New York. He will be
brought to Labette county for trial If
his injuries do not prove fatal
Dswcy's One More Chance. -
Chauncey Dewey, Ed Mcbride and