The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-12
KANSAS GOSSIP.
He Describes 1900 Feet ran.

Dodge City, Kan, July l2-Harry
New, the aeronaut who fell 1880 feet
from a balloon at this place about tWo
weeks ago, is now able to talk ana l.
giving the hospital physicians some IN
teresting and valuable information re-
garding his experiences during the faJl
New says that after he had droppea
about 400 feet he looked up and saw
that the parachute was not going TO
open. This is the last he remembers
During the remainder of the fall he
was unconscious. He remembers noth-
ing of the terrible impact with the
earth, but barely remembers coming &c
shortly after the fall while DR.. caste
was bending over him administering
hypodermic He then became uncon-
scious again and remembers noth1nS
until consciousness began to return III
the hospital about "a hours later ne
has been in a dazed condition untli
just recently, but his mind IS now
perfectly clear. 1t is probable that ne
will be paraIyzed for life from the
waist down. but no internal injuries
whatever are expected to result.
Old Bank Row Reopened.
Arkansas City, Kan, July 12.-Faul'
coner & Cunningham, attorneys VINO
nave been engaged in the prosecution
of the officials of the defunet Citizens
and Farmers State bank case, has re-
ceived the following communication
from State Bank Commissioner Doley'
Topeka, Kan, July 10.
''Faulconer & Cunningham, Arkansas
City, Kan.
"GentIemen:-I am advised by Re
ceiver Jeffries of the refusal of Mr.
Wilson to take up a draft in accord
ance with his agreement some time
since. You will accordingly take what
ever steps are necessary in this case to
continue the liability of Mr.. Wilson.
Yours very truly,
81 N. DOLLEY,
Bank Commissioner"
This means that the proposed set
Element of the case wherein Mr.. Will
of the bank, had agreed to pay the
sum of $4,000 to the receivers is off
for the present at least. And now the
prosecution of the case will be contin-
ued according to the instructions of
the bank commissioner. It was in Jan
uary that Mr.. Wilson first proposed tic
turn this amount of money over to the
receiver. The order was made in Feb
ruary. The bank closed in October
1908. The depositors have been paid
go cents on the dollar.
Farmers Feud DesuIts i'm Death.
Cimarron, Kan, July PA. E. Click |
was shot to death by Henry Meyers
and George Deupsers on the north |
line of Clicks land, south of Cimarron.
CHICK ana his FAMILY were driving along
his place preparatory to going to work |
and in a dispute with Meyers and |
Clicks brother-in-law, George Deup- |
sers, he received two wounds, one in /
the leg and the other in the abdo- |
men, and his wife received a wound /
in the arm. DR.. J. N. Alexander and |
Sheriff Tabb were hurried to the scene. |
The former stayed until Clicks death |
while the sheriff borrowed a horse and |
started in pursuit of Deupsers, who had |
and was making his way to- |
wards ingalls,. Meyers drove to Cirnar |
ron and gave himself up. The killing |
Is the outcome of long standing feud. |
Three Normal schools Now.
Emporia, Kan, July 1.-THE separa-
ton of the Pittsburg manual training /
school and the normal school at Hays /
from the Kansas State normal at En-
poria has been ordered by the board of |
regents, upon the approval of Presi-
dent J. H. Hill, of the Emporia normal. |
The three institutions in the future will |
be of equal rank.
To Help Preachers in Kansas.
Salina. Kan, July IAN appropria-
fi0p of moro than 600 was Yaoor7o