The Globe-republican., 1908-06-18
KANSAS ITEMS
SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

miles northeast of Phillisbpurg, acct
dentally shot himself through the fore
head with heavy rifle.
Deaf Mute Is Drowned Emmet Ste
phens, deaf mute who has attended
the state school for the deaf at Olathe
for the past five years, was drowned
at Leavenworth while swimming In a
swollen creek.
Spritualists Elect officers.-At the
annual election of the Kansas Spirit
ual society, in session at Wichita, the
following officers were elected. Presi-
dent, Mrs. Bessie Bellman, Winfield;
vice president, J. " Wood, Wichita;
secretary, Mrs. j. Bruere, Sterling;
treasurer. Jacob Hey. Overlook
Disc Pillow Kills Kansas Farmer
William MCGOWAN, a farmer near Els
worth, was killed with a disc plow he
was using. His wife screamed and fell
in a faint when she found the body.
Her screams caused the team to run
away with McCowan's body under the
plow and it was cut to pieces. He
was fifty-flve years old and an old set
tier.
Jail Empty Four Months.-At the
term of district court which lust clos
ed at Clay Center there was but one
criminal case, and that was such
minor offense that there was so little
evidence that the court dismissed the
case. With the exception of this one
instance the county Jail in that coun.
ty has not had an occupant for the
past four months.
Killed Hunting, Squirrels. - Frank {
Poser, Is years old, living near Mon.
mouth, was accidentally shot and kill. ,
ed by Dell Mcclure, about 20 years old. !
while hunting squirrels. Mcclure :
missed the squirrel, and Poser, who y
was In the tree, received the full :
charge of shot in his body He fell r
rom the tree and was dead when his I
companions reached him. r
Kansas Gets 7,466.02.-Governo
4och has received check from the v
United States treasury for $97, 466.O2, D
representing the interest and discount p
m money advanced by the state of y
KANSAS during the civil war for the ',
PROVISION of soldiers. The disposition u
4 the money will be made by the next - =,
legislature, and It is probable that u
!. A. R. memorial OF some sort. u
81
For Reunion Of Twentieth Kansas, In
1t Is more than probable that Ottawa II
I'LL have reunion of the Twentieth il
-ansas next year In one way or an pt
Their. Messrs. R. s. Parker and A. c.
Ianson have been considering the >,
latter of stimulating interest IN the ~,
latter of holding a reunion of the ia. =,
lous regiment with the state G. A. -.
encampment at Ottawa next May. -
woman Probate Judges First Knot. fr
Probably the first couple ever mar te
ed in Kansas by woman probate ti'
dge was the couple which made the "A
)ws of the marriage ceremony at Re. du
1T before Judge Mary H. Cooper, an
lie parties being Miss Mabel Frances
itchell and Mr.. Martin Earl Sanders. WI
9TH of Cawker City. Although licen. to
IS have been ISSUED in a large mum. en-
IF, this was Mrs. Cooper's first we'd III
ng. thi
fol
2s6 Cases Docketed by r. r. Board. 70;
The report of the briefs of cases raj
cketed by the State Board of Rail- &c
ad Commissioners will soon be turn mi
out by the state printer and will be ar,
Stributed over the state. The report RAT
II make remarkable showing for cer
e board. 1t will show all cases doc Ger
ted for the period beginning Novem. wa
r l, 1906, and ending June /, 1908. raj
shows a total of 2S6 cases docketed twt
d tells what each case represent is
say
Hurt Working With Ba KY Horse \
lille he was attempting to start u
ky horse, John H. Brown of Law. ba.
ice tripped and fell, breaking his tro
collar bone. He stepped to one eau
e and tripped over a stone eto
Young Cracksmen to Reformatory. WI
Frank Lilley and Charles Smith. wei
o blew the safe at the Santa Fee III
lg store at Indepent ence were sen. ual
ICED to the reformatory at Hutchin- r
for not less than five nor more Rar
IN ten years. They pleaded guilty all
second degree burglary. Their youth of
crippled condition from being shot mu,
officers excited the sympathy of A. {
court. mat
Parsons Shops Reopened June 49, pee
shops of the Missouri, Kansas G. ueii
axs Railroad company at Parsons. upo
lch were closed May IS, throwing s
.rly thousand men out of work, The
'e opened agian June Is. When CRY
y were closed 1t was announced in '
t they would reopen June !, but ord,
washouts on the Red and Canad. he
rivers caused so much expenditure En-,
repairs, and demoralized traffic inst
such an extent that the date of the all
ming was postponed. sire
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low the New Law Works-Palmyra cI
township In which Baldwin is sit. III
ed, made a report on assessment field