The Globe-republican., 1907-02-07
KANSAS KERNELS
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Miner Killed by the Cars.--While
walking along the Kansas City
Southern track William Deyeise, q
miner employed at mine No. 3S, of
the Central Coal and Coke Company
At Curranville, was run down by
train and killed.
Jury Could Not Agree. - After
being out for thirty hours and. fail
ing to agree the jury at Wichita In
the case Of J. G. Oblander, the Ger
man boy, who is charged with
grand larceny, was discharged by
Judge Wilson, The crime Of which
Obiander is accused is that Of steal
ing team Of horses from H. w.
Wilkinson Of Haysville, Kan.
Raid Wholesale Warehouse. -
Three search and seizure warrants
we're sworn out In Junction City for
the proprietors Of wholesale ware
house and two alleged joints. No
liquor was found in the warehouse
and very little was confscated in
the joints. 1t was the first raid Of
the kind that Junction City has
ever seen.
Explosion Wrecks Mill Office. -
The Office attached to the Forest
Park mill at Ottawa was completely
wrecked by an explosion Of natural
gas, coming from a. leaking pipe.
Jonas Peterson, mill employe, en-
tered the Office to light the fire. The
explosion followed and Peterson wa0
picked up among the debris, pain.
fully, but not fatally injured.
Passes Away at Lawrence.--L. ].
Worden, one Of the first political
bosses in Kansas. died at Lawrence,
aged rs years. Worden came to
Kansas In 1857. For eight years he
was postmaster at Lawrence; he
Z served in the state senate in 1870
and for IL years was in the nation
al revenue service. For 20 years he
was the dictator Of Douglas county
politics.
Four Died This Winter.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Williams, living in Cam
. bria township, Saline county, have
just lost their fourth child this win.
ter Of diphtheria. Mr.. and Mrs,
Williams are the parents Of thir-
teen children. six Of whom have
died from diphtheria and four from
other diseases. One died last sum
ner from an injury received in a
runaway accident.
No Changes For a Month. - The
new executive council held its first
melting in tho Office of the secretary
Of state and decided to make nc
change in state house employees un
Ill March or April. The council ap
pointed committee to purchase
state supplies consisting of Secre.
tary of State Denton, Auditor Ma
ton and Superintendent Of Schools
Fairchild.
New Road Chartered. = The Ne
braska, Kansas C Southwestern
Railway Company has been charter
ed by the state charter board. The
company has a capital stock Of
sl,500.00O and proposes to build a
line of railroad from Nebraska to
Morton county. Kansas. The incor.
porators are ]. c. Hopper, A. w
Wilson, G. II. Brassfield, X D. Nc
Kinley and II. !. Floyd. The line is
10 have its Northern terminus in
Superior, Nuckols county, Neb.
Carrie Locates In Washington. -
Carrie Nation has decided to make
Washington, d. c., her permanent
headquarters and has leased rooms
for term Of five years at 217 Z
street northwest, where she will re
side and publish her monthly paper
the "Hatchet." For the last few
Years Mrs. Nation has made Guthrie
Okla, her headquarters, but she
thinks she can conduct her work
better in Washington.
Brownfied Is ParoIed. DR.. J. c.
Brownfield has been paroled from
the state penitentiary by Governor
Hoch. Dr. Brownfield has served
four years and three months Of his
seven year sentence for perjury In
connection with the second trial Of
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