Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-24

Hoch Grants Paroles. = Gov. Hoch
signed the paroles of eight penitenti-
airy convicts. These paroles had pre-
viously been recommended by the
State Parole Board and needed only
the governors signature to make
them effective. The persons who are
given their liberty are: John Man
son. Neisho county, grand larceny,
sentence / to 5 years, served l year
months; Addie McCarter, Crawford
county, grand larceny, l to 5, served
1 year months; George Andrews,
Shawnee, grand larceny, 1 to ) years,
served l year months; Arthur John
son, Leavenworth, robbery third de-
gree, served 1 year 8 months; Char
les johnson, Leavenworth. grand lar
ceny. l to I years, served years;
George o. Needham, Leavenworth,
grand larceny, 1 to years, served 3
years 2 months; Carl Hamlen. Reno,
assault with deadly weapon, 1 to 10
years. served years; William Haw-
kins, Graham, grand larceny, to 5
years. SGINSh L year III
George Rice. Osborne, assault with
deadly weapons, 1 to 10 years, served
1 year.
Hung Jury Resulted. = Minnie
Greenback Conner, a fuH-hlood Quaw-
paw woman, was tried in the court at
Miami and hung jury resulted. The
woman was accused of the murder of
her husband.
He Failed to Wed Her.-Miss Ber-
tina Moore, a young woman residing
near Galena, has filed suit in the
Cherokee county district court, Ga
lena division, against Clyde Deem for
$4,000 damages for breach of prom
ise
Farmer Dragged to Death.-M. G..
Eaton, an elderly man, was acct
IDENTIFY killed on the farm of c. F.
Stone, a few miles southeast of Pea
body. He was coming in to dinner
on a riding pillow when the horses be-
came frightened and ran away. He
was thrown from his seat, his foot
catching in a wheel. He was drag
ged a quarter of mile to the house,
where the accident was discovered.
He lived only about five minutes af-
ter he was found and was uncon-
scious all the time The scalp was
torn from his head. He has a son
living near Burns and a daughter in
Newton.
D. = l.
orally understood that C. W. Arnold,
the murderer of Tim Riggs, at Well
ington. will plead insanity. The case
was called up in court and his attor-
neys asked for a continuance until
the January term of district court.
Crushed to Death.-Emma, the 10
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. Nussbeck, of Topeka, was
crushed to death by being run over
by one of the large transfer wagons
belonging to the Merchants Transfer
Company.
Delegates to Commercial Congress.
Gov. Hoch. has appointed delegates
to the Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress, which will be held at Mus
kogee. Okla, November 18th to the
22nd. The list of delegates includes
some of the most prominent business
men of the state. They are: E. F.
Ware. Topeka; L. A Bigger. Hutch
inson; c. w. Miller, Hays City; w.
E. Hutchinson, Garden City; E. G.
Hudson, Newton; Geo. w. Martin,
Topeka; ]. B. Case. Abilene; John E.
Frost, Topeka; C. L. Davidson, WITCH
Oil Report Shows Increase. = The
report of State Oil Inspector Hussey
fled with the state auditor shows
that one new Independent company,
the Caney Oil and Gas Company,
started up during the month of Sep
TENDER and that there is total of
15 independent companies operating
in the state. The total receipts for
inspections during the month are
s3.34O. which is $500 in excess of the
receipts for the month of September
1906 The gasoline inspections
last month were heavier than those OF
GOAL oil but it is expected that the re