The Globe-republican., 1908-07-09
KANS AS ITEMS
SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

Convict Leaps From Trafn.-F'ranlz
Stevens, federal convict under SEN
tence of three years imprisonment
for postoffice robbery in North Da-
kota, destined to the United States
prison at Leavenworth, leaped from
rapidly moving train near Alma, Ia,
and escaped. He was recaptured la
ter and, was delivered to the prison.
"Vinegar" Must Be Pure Article
The new ruling of the Kansas state
board of health that all vinegar, label,
ed just vinegar" must be the pure
cider product, and all adulterated or
colored vinegar must be so designated,
went into effect July /. A heavy pen
atty under the food and drugs act Is
provided.
Traction Engine Blows Up.-By the
,, explosion of the engine of a treshing
outfit belonging to Jesse Davis of
Dalton an hour after it had been fred
up for work on the farm of Nathan
Lawler, mile and a half south of
Belle Plaine, Davis was fatally hurt
and five others painfully but not dan.
gerously injured.
Killed by Fire Wagon.-As the re.
suit of a collision at Arkansas City of
Fire Chief Scotts wagon with car
riage containing Fred Bower, local
merchant, and his family, Mrs. Bow
er is dead. Bowers buggy was
smashed and the fire chiefs horse
plunged into it. Mrs. Bower was in
jured internally, and died twenty min
utes after the collision.
Kansas G. A. r. Reunion Dates
Revised dates for the following Grand
Army reunions have been given out
at department headquarters as fol-
lows: Douglas, July 20 to "a; Pitts
burg, July 27 to August 1; Ell Dorado,
July 28 to 81; Havensville, July 20 TO
81; Dodge City, August 10 to 15;
Cherryvale, August II to 90; Winfield,
August "a to 30; Arkansas City. Sep.
tember to H. Sedan, September IS
to 10.
Found Dead in Public Highway
The dead body of Fred Neiman, a
farmer, II miles southwest Of Garnett,
was found by the roadside In front of
a neighbor's home. He had shot him.
self with a shotgun and note was
found on his person telling his inten.
tion to commit suicide. He leaves 4
wife and one child. Around his farm
near there where lie died his neigh
bors think he became respondent ovet
some recent land deals.
Strike Ended After Four Years
A strike which has been on in To.
peka for four years has been called
off. Word has been received that the
boilermakers' strike, which was called
at the same time as the machinists
strike, four years ago, about the first
of May, has been abandoned by the
boilermakers. This means that tho
boilermakers who are out and who
desire are no longer prevented by the
union from working for the Santa Fe
company.
Went to Sleep on Track,-Reynold
N. Donnaan, foreman of The bridge
and buildings department on the I'm
ion Pacific, and nephew of Division
Engineer C. G. Austin, was killed
about three miles west of Manhattan
He was working with his men when
he went to flag passenger train No
104. He had been feeling badly all
morning, having been up the night be.
fore on duty, and had remarked that
he would come on the train TO Man
haitian, when he would get treatment
While waiting on curve for the train,
he sat down on the track and went to
sleep The train struck him, killing
HIN instantly, and his body was
picked up fifty feet from the track.