The Globe-republican., 1907-02-07
Alleged Fugitive Arrested.


John Alderman, wanted on charge
Of embezzling $4,000 from Hass &
Frazier Grocery Company, Oklaho-
ma City, was arrested at Wichita. 81
Drank carbolIc Aod.-After four
weeks Of married life. driven to des-
peration by lack Of employment and
In need of money, VIM. Barnard, 81
years old. drank carbolic acid in his
room at Wichita, dying before medi-
cal attention arrived.
Blue Buried at PIeasanton. -
The funeral Of Colonel r. w. Blue,
who died at Bartlesville, l. T., was
held at Pleasanton. The Grand
Army, the Masonic lodge and A. 0.
U. w., all Of which he was O mem
Der, took part in the ceremonies.
His father and mother and one son
and three daughters are buried
there.
Jury Could Not Agree.--After be-
ing out for over 20 hours the jury in
the case Of Roy Stevens, charged
with the murder of Dora Bright In
Wichita last fall, failed to reach an
agreement and were discharged by
Judge wilson. 1t is understood the
jury stood eight for conviction and
four for acquittal The case will
come up again in April.
Records Broken In Finney. - In
two days perusal of the records or
Finney county Special Clerk of the
Department of Statistics Stotts has
discovered two hundred divorce pro-
ceedings, a record which can hardly
be equaled by any county in the
country. The statistics show that
there were ten divorces year for
the period Of twenty years and that
divorce was granted to one per-
son out Of every forty in the coun.
ty.
Charter Fee Of $tf,127.5o. - One
of the largest charter fees ever re-
ceived by Kansas was paid to the
secretary of state recently. 1t was
$11,12750 and paid by the E. I.
Dupont de Nemours Powder Com.
pany Of New Jersey. The. company
has a capital stock Of $4,000, 0OO
and the charter fee was necessary
before it could obtain authority to
transact businecs in Kansas. Plans
are already drawn for the erection
of large powder factory at hide
pendence. The only charter fee
larger than this was that Of $17OG.
paid by the Mexico G Orient Rail
way Company when 1t obtained 9
charter.
Jewell City Mine Dismant.ed. -
At a meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Jewell City coal mine 1t was de
cided to quit business while the
company was able to pay its obliga
lions and to dismantle the mine. II
was ordered that the engine, pumps
hosting machinery, cars, iron rails
ETC., be sold for what they would
bring, and the proceeds divided
among the stockholders. If any per
son can be found who will bind
himself to operate the mine for one
year, all the property will be given
to him free of charge. The manage
ment lays its failure to ignorance Of
the coal mining business, and every
body at Jewell City believes there is
a fortune In 1t for the right parties
The Jewell shaft and equipment cost
$4,000. and an attempt is being
made to interest an Illinois coal
operator In the property. There Is
some water in the Jewell mine;
enough to require the use Of pump
ing machinery.
Two Boys Drown. - Paul Moore
and Lee Elmore, each about twelve
years of age, were drowned at Mel
vern while skating on the river
north of town. They broke through
the ice and were in the water un
der the ice about forty-fve minutes
before their bodies were rescued
All efforts to revive the boys fail
ed.
/ III Divorces in 20 Years - Dis
trict Clerk Welter, at Wellington, is
in receipt Of request from the
census bureau offering him fee Of
| rs cents case to furnish that
bureau with certain information
from his records in reference to the
divorce suits filed in Sumner coun
| ty January /, 1887, to December 81
1906, period OF twenty years. Mr.
Weller has gone over the records in
his Office sufficiently to learn that
| during these twenty years there
were I'll divorce cases filed in the
district court of that county, an av
erage Of 80 a year. AS the total
compensation for furnishing the in
formation desired by the census
bureau would be $le2.75, Mr.. Wei
ter will accept their offer.
Hats OFF to the Cow. - The Kan.
\ aas cow furnishes materials thai