Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-19

SaS Events. |
Santa Fe Depot Robbed.
When c. 1. Hoffman, agent for the
Santa F'e at Lake View, small sta
ton five miles west of Lawrence
awoke he found that the depot had
been entered and robbed. He found
the empty cash drawer that had con-
tanned SIS in money lying in the
freight room, and a two-gallon order
of whisky was missing. Hoffman i'm
mediately notified the county officers
and search was begun at once for the
robber.
Child ScaIded at. SaIina.
The three-year-old daughter of
Leslie E. Ellithrope, of Russell, while
playing in the kitchen where its
mother was washing, sat down in a
bucket of boiling water which had
just been taken off the stove and
placed on the floor. A doctor was
called at once and found that the
the shoulders to the knees, and al
though everything possible was done
the girl died in few hours.
Don't Believe His Wife Drowned.
Refusing to believe his wife was
drowned while out boating, Joseph E.
Humphfres has filed suit at Hutchin-
son for divorce from Mrs Humphfres,
L
er at the Humphfres home, as CO.
respondent. In his petition Humph-
fires declares his wife, on July 5, sent
him telegram from Kansas City,
alleging that on it's face it is a fraud
intended to convey the belief that she
was dead.
Long Stolen Auto Found.
A big five-passenger Halliday tour
ing car, stolen in Wichita last Octo-
Der and for which the manufacturing
company has been searching ever
since was found in a garage at Gree
ley, Col, and now is on its way to
the factory at Streator, Ill. The
car was found when repairs were or
dered for it. The person suspected
of taking the car is serving Jail SEN
tence in Chicago.
Forty Year Romance.
Peter Eagerly, of Minneapolis, aged
81, and Miss Clara Barber, of Geneva,
N. Y, aged 60, were married at Abb
lene after a courtship of 40 years.
They were lovers in New York, but
Eagerly came west and they post
pOned their marriage. Finally she
came west and they were married
and have gone to Minneapolis to live.
Plenty of Stock Food.
With the excellent prospects for
pasturage in Mcpherson county this
fall, many farmers and stock raisers
who a few weeks ago were contem-
plating the shipment of their stock
on account of the prevailing dry
weather and the depleted condition of
the pastures, have decided to hold
their stock, and are planning to in
crease their herds.
Tar Saves Cables From Squirrels.
Some time ago, after telephone
cables were damaged badly by SPUR
rels, the Salina Telephone company
tried the experiment of placing coal
tar along the cables. The experiment
worked. Since that time the tele-
phone company has not been both
cred. The squirrels would sometimes
eat a cable through, putting several
telephone lines out of commission.
Mother Will Prosecute.
Officer Randall went to Kansas City
with power of attorney from Mrs. j.
R. McHarry of Chanute to secure the
return of Mrs. McHarry's 14-year-old
daughter who, with her sister, aged
10, was arrested in a rooming house
in Kansas City in company with two
Italians. Mrs. McHarry is anxious to
prosecute the men.
Wichita Depot Short $4,000.
The shortage in the office of Frank
Gale, assistant city passenger agent
for the Rock Island railway in Wichita
will amount to close to $4,000, accord
ing to special agents for the road. 1t
is the general opinion that Gale
has already met his wife somewhere
and that the two will be hard to
locate.
No More Tin Bridges.
The commissioners of Waubaunsee
county, of which Alma is the county
seat, are putting in concrete bridges
in preference to steel bridges wher-