The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-30
KANSAS GOSSIP.
Aged 1Os Years She Dies.

! Clay Center, Kan, July 3O.-Mrs
Frances Wingrove, nearly one hundred
and three years old, died here at the
home of her son. Albert Wingrove
Mrs. WingroVe'S birthday was the Sth
of October and had she lived to that
date next October would have been 1O5
We RS of age. She lived most of her
life in Virginia and West Virginia and
a few years ago came to Clay Center
to make her home with her son, Al
bert. During her life she was remark
ably healthy and strong and on her
1O2d birthday last october got up,
dressed herself and came downstairs
to participate in :he celebration in
honor of her birthday. Since then,
however, she has been failing and re-
Gently was confined to her bed. The
body was taken back to French Creek,
Virginia, for burial
School Row Is On.
Johnson, Kan, July 30.-Contend-
ing that the mothers Of Stanton county
children have no right to sign a petit
ton for a county high school the coun-
ty commissioners have deferred action
on the numerous petitions for the
school recently presented to them.
They will take action August 5. The
advocates of the high school are plan
ming a big gathering in this city on
that date to besiege the court house
and effectively demonstrate the will
Alma Woman Suicide.
Alma, Kan, July 30--After two
unsuccessful attempts in the past week
at suicide. Mrs. William Wertzberger.
wife of farmer near Alma, shot and
killed herself Monday evening. The
cause was dependency over poor
health.
They Butcher Wrong Cattle.
Jewell City, Kan, July 30.-The dis
position to visit pastures and take
stock has been noted just southeast of
here for sometime. Finally about 20 of
the farmers sent for the county attor-
ney to take the matter up, as all their
efforts to locate the trespasser had
failed. The county attorney went to
work, sent for a detective who ran
down the pasture thief in half a day.
His name is AL Grimm. To walk into
a pasture, take out an animal and butch
er it was one of the daring achieve
ments. Bill Clark, who lives on the
up, as AL Grimm says that he merely
worked for Clark Both have had their
preliminary hearing and are bound
over over to the district court.
Girl Wants to Die for Man.
Atchison, Kan, July 30.-He1en Bur
dette. aged Is years, is in a dangerous
condition at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Jeanette Burdette, east of Atchi-
son, as a result of taking carbolic acid
with suicidal intent. The attempt at
suicide is said to have followed a quar-
rel with her mother because of the
attentions young man was paying to
the girl She has a chance of recovery
but says she will take her life if she
gets we'll
Wealthy Atchison Man Dies
AtchisOn, Kan, July 30.-G. W.
5earls a prominent wholesaler and man
If affairs, a veteran who marched with
Sherman to the sea, a former commits
sioner of the county and one of Atchi- |
sons wealthiest and most highly es-
citizens, died at his home here |
aged 81. Mr.. Searls came to Atchison i
n 1886 as president and active manager
If the Searls Brothers Windmill and !,
Pump company, with which business he /
vas connected at the time of his death. |
He was a director in the Exchange |
National bank. the KeSsler Barlow |
Saddlery company and the Atchison |
leather Products company and presi- |
lent of the Searls Brothers Windmill |
md Pump company. Mr.. Searls left an |
state variously estimated at from |
ZOO, 900 to $3.50. 600