The Globe-republican., 1908-08-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS
Brief Review Of the Happenings Of Week Condensed Into
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at Piedmont recently, died at st. Fran
els hospital in Wichita, as result
of blood poisoning.
browns Laying Trout Line.-Homer
Williams, deputy county treasurer of
Sumner county, was drowned in Min
nescah river about nine miles north
of Wellington. He was wading out
In the stream to place trout line,
when he stepped off into deep hole.
He was 81 years old and leaves a
widow and one child.
Starves Himself to Death. After
three weeks of persistently refusing
to take any food other than was fore
ed upon him by the sheriff, Dick
Warehouse, the negro who murdered
his wife July 20 by shooting her and
then beating her brains out with
hammer, died of voluntary starvation
in his cell in the county Jail at Coffey-
vile.
New Bank In Ness County.-A new
state bank has opened its doors for
business at Brownell, in Ness county.
The occasion was celebrated by a
harvest home picnic. A large num-
Der Of people were in attendance. The
usual amusements and speeches were
very much in evidence and there was
a display of fireworks at night. The
new bank is a home institution and
has capital stock Of $4,000.
Sentenced to Die.-District Judge
Smart at Ottawa denied the applica-
ton Of Mrs. Mollie Stewart, who was
recently convicted for the murder of
Mrs. Jane Schneck, for a new trial,
and passed sentence of death under
the old state law. The order was
given to convey Mrs. Stewart and
Frank Schneck, with whom she is
alleged to have conspired In the
crime, to the penitentiary at once.
Neck Broken in Family Row.-Sam
Rawley was instantly killed in Norton
by Ralph Madden. There had been
bad blood for some time between the
Rawley and Madden families and a
younger member of the former and
Ralph Madden had a quarrel, which
was staken up by young Rawley's
father. Ralph Madden struck him
with his fist and broke his neck. Mad
den is in Jail and two of his brothers
who participated in the row, have
left town.
Fifty.Ninth Crop. j. NJ. Pafford,
who lives one-half mile east of Hutch
inson, has just finished cutting the
fifty.ninth crop of alfalfa off his
twelve-acre patch. This plot of al
falfa was planted by Mr.. Pafford
twenty years ago and since then has
received no attention whatever except
the cutting of the hay each year. Not
bit of it had been replantted. The
most important fact too is that the
crop just cut is the heaviest ever
taken off the field, being two feet
high and going two tons to the acre.
Sends Flour to Europe.-A train
load of -four worth $4,000 has left
Wichita over the Missouri Pacific
railway for export to Glasgow and
London 1t will be the first train
load of export -four ever shipped out
of Kansas by milling company. This
pioneer train consisted of % heavily
loaded cars. 1t carried about two mil
lion pounds of -four and the freight |
on this one shipment was more than
$1,000. The shipment consisted OF
between 10000 and $4,000 sacks, each |
140 pounds of flour. 1t is |
and exported by the
Kansas Milling Company of that city.
This shipment of -four will be worth
about $4,000, delivered in Glasgow
and London. The cargo will reach
is destination September 1.
Voted for Dead Mana feature Of
he primary election in Reno county
hat attracted attention was the large
number of votes cast for George A.
who was killed by train
he night before the primary. The
Whole county knew about the
motor car accident that resulted In
he death of the Reno county republi
AN candidate for district judge. They
new that the nomination of Mr.. Bra
line of Newton was assured and that
heir votes could not affect the re
ult, so many voted for the dead law
'er. 1t was done through no feeling
# unfriendliness to Mr.. Branine, but
imply as an expression of respect
or their late neighbor and friend.
Insane Patient Hung Himself.-Al-
iert Venn, patient at the Topeka
tate hospital, was found dead by W.
/. Jackson, an employe at the asy-
UNI. VEINS dead body was discov-
red hanging, suspended about four
eet from the ground, in the old pump
ouse located on the north side of
he asylum grounds. Venn had COM
1itted suicide. He was single man,
Q years of age and was sent to the
Institution from his home at EN-
oria.
Will Plead Unwritten Law.-Henry
'enhar, a farmer, shot and killed
ODE Sawyer at the latter's home five
,ilnc cnnth Of Charruvaln Ranhar |