Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
X AN S As ITEM S
SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

OtGS 4CnAGT MuSt ray AbIOi
ney General Jackson has given an
opinion that drug vendors must pay
tax of $50 annually in the counties
or towns where they propose to sell
their goods. There is law covering
the matter and vigorous protests
have been filed against it. A suit is
expected to test its constitutional
ty.
Dragged to Death by Auto.-By the
breaking of the guide rod in August
Wilshusens automobile, at Stafford
While running at great speed, the ma
chine turned over, caught the occu-
pants under it and dragged them
some distance. Mr.. and Mrs Wilshu-
sen were badly bruised and their lit
lie daughter Mamie, years old. was
so badly injured that she died.
Found Hanging in His Cellar. =
N J, Ashley, of Little River, was
found hanging by the neck in his eel
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. Mr..
Ashley has been in business in Lit
tie River but short time, having
come from Liberal to engage in the
grocery business He is about SIS
years old, married and has two small
children. No cause is known for his
attempt to take his life.
leavenwcrth 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 men
now in the prison are: Charles G.
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, 5S
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 5. 1906,
good time" term expires on January
| }, 1913; Justus L. Broderick, presi-
dent First National Bank, Eikhart,
nd. 81 years old. ten years. from
] April 81, 1904, good time" term ex-
/ Dires December 21, 1910; Wilson L.
| Collins, cashier First National Bank,
Elkhart. Ind. As years old, six years,
from April "a. 1904. good time term
expires September 10, 1908; Walter
Brown, director First National Bank,
! Elkhart Ind, 43 years old, eight
years from April q. 1904, good
time" term expires March 81 1910:
John P. Cooper. president First Ma
.ional Bank, McGregor, Texas. n
Years cid, five years from March 8,
1904, good time" term expires No
Vemher 8, 1907; Gustave A. CONF
man, president Vigo County Qndl
National Bank, so gears old, eight
years from January 20, 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
IS, 1908; Cyrus c. Parker, cashier
First National Bank, Seymour. Ind,
il years old, six years from May %,
1904, good time" term expires Oc-
tober %, 1908; John H. Wood. cashier
First National Bank, Matthews, Ind,
"A years old, six years from January
9, 1908, good time" term expires
June 8, 1909; Robert B. Taylor, bank
forger, st. Louis, so years old five
years from August II, 1904, good
time" term expires April II. 1908;
Herman Haas, Chicago transferred
from Joliet; Francis B. Wright.
Kane county, Illinois.
Farmer Dies Riding in Buggy. -
George B. Gloon, widely known
business man of Franklin county and
for several years a merchant at Lee
loup, died in buggy while driving
along the street at Ottawa. A man
seeing Mr.. Gloon apparently helpless
in his buggy while his horse was just
starting to run caught the animal.
Death had occurred several minutes
before.
Husband Worth $4,000. = Suit
for $4,000 damages against J. E.
Tandy, of Wichita, has been institut-
ed in the district court by Mrs. Eva
Winegarner, who alleges that her
husband lost his life through the
negligence of Mr.. Tandy. Walter
Winegarner was killed while at
tempting to remove 4 live electric
light wire from the roof of a barn
which Tandy was moving. Being I'M
familiar with electricity it is said
that Winegarner, who had been told
to go up on the barn and remove the
wire. grasped it and two other wires
together, completing a circuit and
causing 1900 volts to pass through
his body.
Wichita Wins Penant. = The base
ball season of 1907 in the Western
Association has closed and the rag"
goes to Wichita, the champions IF
1905. The association is composed
of Wichita. Hutchinson, Leavenworth
and Topeka in Kansas; Joplin,
Springfield and Webb City, in Mis-
souri,; and Oklahoma City. The
clubs finished in the following order
named: Wichita, Oklahoma City.
Hutchinson, Topeka, Joplin, Webb
City, Springfield, Leavenworth. Last
years penant went to Topeka.
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General Godfrey to Retire. =
Brigadier General Edward Settle God
frey, commandant at Fort Riley, viii
retire from active service in the army.
He has been in the army for forty
years.
Hands Burned Of at Wrist.=H H.