Free press., 1907-09-28

d. NJ Dale, of Wichita, is mentioned
IS the probable successor on the tax
commission of Judge James Humph-
rey, who died recently.
Found Hanging in His Cellar.
N. ]. Ashley, of Little River. was
found hanging by the neck in his cel
lar. He was unconscious when dis
covered. but was cut down and doc
tors summoned. They reported that
it is impossible to save his life. Mr.
Ashley has been in business in Lit
tie River but a short time, having
come from Liberal to engage in tia
grocery business He is about 35
years old, married and has two small
! children. No cause is known for HIS
| attempt to take his life.
Woman Runs Big Farm.-Mrs. Ida
Webster, of Pratt county, has har-
vested 5000 bushels of wheat and
| 5000 bushels of corn from her SOC
acre farm this fall. The place was
| cultivated under her personal super
vision, and twelve men work for her
all the year around, with many more
in harvest time. Her husband died
twelve years ago and left her the
place and its mortgage. Since then
she has paid of the mortgage and is
now supposed to be worth about
$4,000.
LeaVenworth Has Many Bankers
There are now fourteen bankers in
the United States penitentiary at
Leavenworth and two or three more
are on the way. Most of those in the
institution are doing clerical work.
giving Warden McClaughry an unex-
celled Office force The fourteen meA
now in the prison are: Charles c.
King, president of the defunct First
!, National Bank of Scotland, s. d.
serving a sentence of five years;
Frank G. Bigelow, president First
National Bank, Milwaukee, Wis, So
, years old, sentenced for ten years
from June 10, 1905, good time" term
expires February 10, 1912; Henry c.
Coll, cashier First National Bank.
Milwaukee. SO years old. sentenced
for ten years, from May s. 1906.
, good time" term expires on January
5, 1918; Justus L. Frederick, presf-
dent First National Bank. EIkhart.
Ind, 81 years old, ten years, from
April 21, 1904, "good time" term ex-
! pires December 21. 1910; Wilson L.
i. Collins, cashier First National Bank.
lclkhart, Ind. As years old, six years.
from April "a, 1904, good time" term
" expires September 15, 1908; WalteE1
;, Brown, director First National Bank.
Elkhart. Ind, 43 years old, eight
years from April 21, 1904. good
time term expires March 8, 1910:
John Cooper, president First Ma
: tionai Bank. McGregor. Texas, ~
: years old, five years from March 3.
1904, good time" term expires No
vember 8 1907, Gustave A. Conz-
man, president Vigo County Ind.l
: National Bank, so pears old. eight
D years from January 20. 1906. good
e time" expires on December II, 1911:
n Alfred c. Parker, cashier First Ma
l. tionaI Bank, Bedford, Ind. 38 years
1 DID, five years from May %, 1904.
t good time" term expires January
%, 1908; Cyrus C.. Parker, cashier
a First National Bank, Seymour, Ind.
e Al years old, six years from May %.
q 1904, good time" term expires Oc-
S tOber %, 1908; John H. Wood. cashier
q First National Bank, Matthews, Ind.
r "a years old. six years from January
/ 9. 1905, good time term expires
/ June 8, 1909; Robert B. Taylor, beuk
e forger, st. Louis, so years old. hve
K years from August IL. 1904. good
a time term expires April 12.. 1908;
i Herman Haas, Chicago transferred
e from Joliet; Francis B. Wright,
Kane county. Illinois.
= Corn on Toe KiIs-Andrew Pet
3 erson died at the Salina hospital at
:. the age of 20 years. The cause of
f his death was blood poisoning that
a started from a corn on a toe. A
tight shoe irritated the corn and
e started a sore from which blood pois-
n oning later set in on the foot. Fe
. was taken to the Salina hospital, but
# despite the best medical attention he
d steadily grew worse until death
b came
l. Husband Worth $4,000. = Suit
; for $4,000 damages against J. E
G Tandy, of Wichita. has been institut-
I ed in the district court by Mrs. Eva
: Winegarner, who alleges that her
Q husband lost his life through the
negligence of Mr.. Tandy. Walter
Winegarner was killed while at
tempting to remove a live electric
s light wire from the roof of barn
4 which Tandy. was moving. Being un-
5 familiar with electricity it is said
; that Winegarner, who had been told
j to go up on the barn and remove the
i wire, grasped it and two other wires
s together, completing a circuit and
D causing 2,300 volts to pass through
his body.
: tax of $50 annually in the counties