The Globe-republican., 1906-08-02
Eight Hour Law Is Violated. - W.

| ID. ROBINSON, assistant secretary VI,
the Society Of Labor and Industry,
has returned from an investigation OF
charges Of violation Of the eight-hour
labor law. He found that the law was
violated in Emporia by the contract
or who is paving the street and that
it is violated in Olathe and Newton
on the new county buildings.
Dr.. Neelys Insurance. -- DR.. S.. +.
Nicely, the ex-mayor Of Leavenworth,
who died suddenly, left $4,000 life in
surance. He had policy for $4,000
in the Knights Of Pythias order and
a policy for $4,000 in the Mutual
Life Of New York. The Mutual Life
policy was taken out only a year ago
and only the first annual payment
was made on it.
Despondent Widow suicide.-ln
a fit of dependency Mrs. Louise Nc
Grady, widow, aged IS years, took
poison and died an hour and half
later. Mrs McGrady had been for
some time making her home with her
sister, Mrs. E. s. Bagby, who lives
in Sumner county, nine miles south
west of Arkansas City. She formerly
lived at Newkirk, o. T. She has fire.
quently threatened to kill herself.
Held Without BaiI.-The coroner's
jury empannelled to hold an inquest
over the remains of John Dauron, the
Crawford county farmer, who was
shot and killed on his farm near
Cherokee, rendered a verdict charg-
ing his wife, Mrs. Pella Dauron, with
the murder. The inquest was held
| before Justice of the Peace G. l.. Nor
ton and upon receiving the verdict OF
the jury Justice Norton issued
warrant charging Mrs. Dauron with
murder in the first degree and order
| ed her committed to the county jail
at Girard without bail, pending her
preliminary hearing.
Goat Meat Sold For Mutton. = The
investigation Of the packing house in
Wellington has been taken up by the
county commissioners of Sumner
county. F. E. Knowles, one OF the
proprietors of the packing house, was
| before the board and admitted that
such preservatives as "freezeene" and
preservaline" are occasionally used
in the sausage and meat. He said
that the use Of these personalities
did not injure the meat. Jake Moeser
and William Bell, butchers employed
by the company, told of having kill
ed goats which were sold for mutton
and lamb.
Sedawick Has Most Cash. - There
is more money in the banks of Sedg-
wick county than in the banks of any
other county in Kansas. This fact
is shown by the figures given by the
assessors in the 105 counties in this
state. Returns of Sedgwick county
assessors show there was in the
banks of the couny IN actual money
$267,515 the first day of March.
Mortgages held in that county at that
| time were valued at $124,965. AS the
assessment Is only on about one
fourth Of the actual amount the
figures show this county has more
than a million dollars in actual
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Found Dead on His Wagon.-With
the lines still gripped in his hands,
Thomas Freeman, of Wichita, lay
dead on wagon load Of sand and his
team kept to the street until stopped
by a pedestrian who saw the driver
was a corpse. With other sand haul
ers Mr.. Freeman drove into the sand
pits. After loading his wagon he took
his place In the line of wagons as
they drove from the pit. He was the
second in the line. When he turned
into the street from the pit he lay
back on the load of sand dead and the
team Travelled five blocks unguided,
] Freeman was 46 years Of age. Death
was without apparent specific cause.
Prices Soar In Dickinson County,
The prices of land in Dickinson coun'
ty that were considered almost pro
hibitive last spring seem to be go
ing up as fast as before summer
come The price list of local real
estate firm was reprinted this week
and every farm was marked up from
last winter Is to 20 per cent. The
old prices were discarded for new
ones more in keeping with the ideas
of the farmers concerning the value
of their land. The farms selling for
$50 an acre last year are nearly all
held at SIS and the prices of cheaper
lands are going higher as the rains
indicate generally good crops for the
present season.
Jolntists Are Sentenced. - For the
first time in the history of the fight
against joints in Cowley county
three men charged with violations of
the liquor law pleaded guilty at Ar
kansas City when they were sure that
such a plea would mean a jail SEN
tence. The men are Frank Speers,
Corey Leedon and Henry Mann