Free press., 1906-11-10
HAPPENINGS

ing near Niles with her son, Wesley
Pangrace. was run over by a team
OF horses which young Wesley was
unhitching, receiving injuries from
which she died within an hour.
1G-year-old boy OF Carona, was ar
rested upon the charge of checking
cars, that is exchanging checks on
cars not his own as they came from
the mine and placing thereon his
own. When taken into court he
loaded guilty and was sentenced to
sixty days in the county jail in Col
umbus.
May Renew County Seat Fight. =
The burning of the court house at
Howard may mean the renewal of
the county seat fight in Elk county.
Moline, in the extreme southern part
of the county, will probably make
strong effort to get the new court
house there. 1t has railroad facilitie
far superior to Howard, but Howard
is the exact geographical center of
the county
PiucE<y SchooImarn. = They raise
gritty school teachers in northwest
Dickinson county. In country
school of that section the other day
boy pupil casually remarked that
''he could lick the teacher" She
hearl the ungallant remark and told
the boy to procure a set of loXing
gloves and defend himself. The next
day at recess she sailed into him and
before she was through had him in
heap in the corner: He is a meek
and subdued boy now
Ran Away From Hospital.-Leste
Miller, who is believed to have run
away from the hospital for epileptics
at Parsons, was taken in charge by
| the police at Wichita and turned over
to Sheriff Schad. Miller, who is
probably 20 years old, admits that
he has been in the hospital. but says
! he received word from his mother in
| Oklahoma to go to Mullinville, Kan,
and there is where he was trying to
go when he reached Wichita. He was
| found by an officer. to whom he re-
ported that he had been robbed OF
| $5.15.
Plenty of School Bonds. = Cap
tain Thomas Hayes, bond clerk of
the state school fund commission,
says that more school district bonds
are ordered to the commission than
can be purchased. Within the past
| three months the commission has
purchased 500, 1924 worth of bonds
and has been compelled to refuse to
purchase the rush Of bonds to mar
| ket on the theory that the Kansas
people are beginning to erect better
| school houses and to build additions
to the school buildings which have
suf1ced for the purnose OF the dis
t-ict for several years
Hangs Son and Takes Poison. -
| One of the worst tragedies ever en-
acted in Republic county was that
which took place near Cuba when
| Mrs. Tony Havel hung her three
year old son and attempted her own
life by the poison route. When the
husband and father came in from his
work in the evening horrible sight
met his eyes. Locked in a room he
found the lifeless body of his son,
and his wife, in whom life was al
|
all of which was evidence that the
terrible deed had been premeditated.
Mr. Havel Immediately summoned
Dr. Peter of Cuba, who was able to
save Mrs Havel's life. The family
| is in good circumstances and there
is no possible reason given. except
dependency, and not even her
closest friends kn of any cause
why she should be despondent.
Suit Against Mrs. DeVlfn.-In the
federal court at Topeka the trustees
of the Devlin estate brought suit TO
| recover from Mrs Mary A. J. Dew
lin wife of the late c. J. Devlin,
| s472,50 which it is alleged that she
has received on life insurance poll
cies taken out by c. J. Devlin and in
which she was named as the bene-
ficiary. 1t is alleged by the trustees
of the Devlin estate that the money
paid on the policies as premiums was
taken illegally from the proceeds Of
the Mount Carmel Coal company of
which Mr. Devlin was president. Be-
cause the premiums were Mount Car
mel Coal Company funds the trustees
claim that. the proceeds of the poll
cies n which the premiums were so
paid -hould go to the trustees of the
company for the benefit of the credi-
tors
Sue for Return Of Fines. = Five
more liquor dealers who have been
fined in the past for selling liquor to
the Indians have filed suits for dam
ages against the federal government.
The men ask fo~ damages to the
amount of their fines. ranging from
$50 TO $40.
Held Without Bail. - John c.
Moore. who shot and killed his wife
at Arkansas City, is in the Winfield
) Sail without bail awaiting trial 1t
is claimed he viii plead insanity.
: Fatal Halloween Prank.-Hallowen
had a tragic feature It Arkansas City.
A crowd of boys in which was Lloyd
Kinley, aged 10. was going through
; the residence portion of the city.
: when Hugh Kline. aged 16, fired OF