The Globe-republican., 1907-05-23

| q u5nt az AUGUSTA Wy 90
died. Arthur Higgins, a brother OF
Fred Higgins, who was killed in the
fight, committed suicide at Helena,
Ark, as a result of his brother being
killed.
Her Burns Prove Fatal. - Mrs.
James Chitwood, of Hutchinson, 6o
years old, is dead as the result OF
severe burns received She was
burning vermin on the inside OF a
poultry house when her clothing
caught fire. Neighbors extinguished
the flames, but only after her en-
tire body excepting her face ano
chest had been burned.
Child Is Fatally Burned. - While
reaching into bonfire to secure
picture book little Lulu Paul, OF
Wichita, Years old, was fatally
burned. The wind blew the chlld's
dress into the flames and she ran
screaming to her home. The parents
were away. Neighbors attracted by
her agonized screams gathered ana
quickly pulled the burning clothes
from the child's body.
| Wichita Gets Next Convention. -
At the annual state convention OF
the Knights of Columbus at Leaven-
worth the following officers We're
elected: ]. w. Gibbons, Topeka,
state deputy; William D. O'Neil,
independence, secretary; Rev. W. l..
Rice, Florence, chaplain; W. P. Fed
er. Great Bend, treasurer; w. Fl.
Ryan, Girard, advocate; ]. ]. Hurley
Leavenworth, warden. Wichita was
selected as the next meeting place. 8
Jumped Into the River. AT Atch-
ison Miles Gilliland. age 10 years,
under sentence to the state reforma-
tory. jumped off the Atchison bridge
and into the Missouri river and was
fshed out by Sheriff Smith. The
sheriff and prisoner were at the de-
pot awaiting a train for Hutchinson,
when Gilliland broke and ran, He
was almost across the bridge when
the Waterman at the Missouri end
came out to head him off, and he
Jumped into the water.
| Cutters Flowed Whisky. - Under
orders Of Judge Flannelly, Sherifl
Paxson destroyed 300 cases and
many kegs of beer and thirty kegs OF
whisky on the street at 1ndepend'
ence. The liquor was allowed to run
down Main street into the Sewer. The
liquor came from Coffeyville. One
of the jointists lost $1,000 worth. The
total value was $4,000. Negroes
would steal drinks when the sheriff
was not looking. The smell of red
rye perfumed the entire city An
immense crowd was present. The
time consumed in the destruction
was five hours. The sheriff had
twenty assistants. ~ t~'H gt j
| Recommended Discharge Of IA
digest of the recommendations of the
state prison board for last month has
been received by Gov. Hoch. For
final discharge these are recon-
mended: John Coop, William Black
burn. Freeman Searles, H. A. New
lon. Charles E. Smith, John Spark
man and Thomas White Jr. These
ara asked to be released on parole:
William Lee. NJ. G. Waite, John n
Powelson, Nathan Petty, Franz
Clark. f. H. Daniel, John Milne, Lee
Lane, Eli S. Sfrois, Bert Johnson
George Anderson, J. s. Hale, Waldo
Drisko, Joseph Condor and Franz
Turner The governor will receive
the papers for signature soon.
100 Horses Burn to Death.-Light
ming struck the Piper-Irwin hors
market at Fort Scott and the build
ings we're destroyed by fire, togetf
, ! or with 100 head of horses and
large amount of hay, feed and equil
ment. The loss is estimated q
! $4,000.
t Skull Dug Up.-While taking san
e from the river bank near ADllen
e workmen unearthed mans sRl
q that had evidently been in the san
Z long time. 1t was of man abol
+. 50 years old, Some think it may /
that of Thomas williams, who's
body was never found.
Maidstone Adhered Three Hours
|. Joy Kent, the 15-year-old son OF
q w. Kent, Of Hutchinson, was a
= tackled by a dog that was affectF
with the rabies, and was quite S
yerely bitten. He was immediate
taken to Jake Grimes residence al
II a maidstone applied. The stone a
t hered to the wound for three and
half hours, but when it finally
fused to stick the poison had be-
v entirely removed and the boy W
i all right again. The dog was ki
= ed.
s. Body Found in River. - The bo
q Of James LOCKER, who was drown
IN the Smoky Hill river three wee
ago. was found just below the BroV
% dam. LOCKER was drowned VIII
. fishing at Abilene.
'e .lurv Fails to Aqree.--The jury