The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26

as the probable successor on the tax
commission of Judge James Humph-
rey, who died recently.
Found Hanging In His Cellar. -
! N. j. Ashley, Of Little River, was
found hanging by the neck In his Gel
lar. He was unconscious when dis
covered, but was cut down and doc
tors summoned. They reported that
1t Is impossible to save his life. MI.
Ashley has been In business in Lit
tie River but a short time, having
come from Liberal to engage in the
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 500
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 off the mortgage and Is
now supposed to be worth about
$50,
~Leavenworth Has Many Bankers
There are now fourteen bankers In
the United States p~enitentiary at
~Leayenworth 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 men
now in the prison are: Charles G.
King, president Of the deflnct First
National Bank Of Scotland, 8. D.,
serving a sentence of five years;
Frank G. Bigelow, president First
National Bank, Milwaukee, Wis, IS
years old, sentenced for ten years
from June 10, 1905, good time" term
expires February 10, 1912; Henry G.
Coll, cashier First National Bank,
Milwaukee, 3S years old, sentenced
for ten years, from May 8. 1906,
good time" term expires on January
5, 1918; Justus l.. Frederick, presi-
dent First National Bank, Eikhart,
Ind. 81 years old, ten years, from
April 81, 1904, good time" term ex-
pires December 81, 1910; Wilson L.
Collins, cashier First National Bank,
Elkhart. Ind. As years old, six years,
from April "a, 1904, good time term
expires September Is, 1908; Walter
Brown, director First National Bank,
Elkhart. Ind, 43 years old, eight
years from April q, 1904, good
time" term expires March 3, 1910;
John P Cooper, president First Ma
tional Bank, McGregor, Texas, AZ
years old, five years from March 3,
1904, good time term expires No
vember 3. 1907, Gustave A. CONF
man, president Vigo County (Ind.l
National Bank, 50 years old, eight
years from January 80, 1906, good
time" expires on December II, 1911;
Alfred c. Parker, cashier First Ma
tional Bank, Bedford, Ind, SO years
old. five years from May 2S, 1904,
good time" term expires January
2S, 1908; Cyrus C. Parker, cashier
First National Bank, Seymour, Ind,
Al years old, six years from May 20,
1904. good time" term expires DC.
tober %, 1908; John II. Wood, cashier
First National Bank, Matthews, Ind,
"a years old, six years from January
8, 1905, good time term expires
June 3, 1909; Robert B. Taylor, bank
forger, st. Louis, so years old, five
years from August II, 1904, good
time" term expires April IL, 1908;
Herman Haas, Chicago transferred
from Joliet; Francis B. Wright
Kane county, Illinois.
Corn on Toe kiIls.-Andrew Pet
erson died at the Salina hospital a
the age of 70 years. The cause ot
I his death was blood poisoning thai
started from q corn on a toe. a
tight shoe irritated the cor ant
started a sore from which blood pois
l oning later set in on the foot. HI
was taken to the Salina hospital, Blu
{ despite the best medical attention h
d steadily grew worse until dealt
came.
!, Husband Worth $4,000. - Sri
for $4,000 damages against ]. Z
e Tandy. of Wichita, has been institut
! ed in the district court by Mrs. Ev
Winegarner. who alleges that he
D husband lost his life through tn
y negligence of Mr.. Tandy. Waite
Winegarner was killed while a
tempting to remove a live electri
IS light wire from the roof Of a bar
d which Tandy was moving. Being vi
familiar with electricity 1t is sal
D that Winegarner, who had been tol
to go up on the barn and remove tn
d wire, grasped it and two other wire
IS together, completing a circuit an
b causing 1900 volts to pass throug
his body.
= a tax Of $50 annually In the copnti'
or towns where they propose to sc