Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-05
FARMER SHOOTS SICK WIFE
Wealthy kansan Then Puts Bullet
Through His Own Head in
Kansas City Hospital.

j. F. ROlfe, a wealthy farmer of Ran
dolph, and his wife, Mrs. Tillie Rolfe,
are dead as the result of shooting at
the Swedish hospital in Kansas City,
Mo. The tragedy was enacted by the
husband while Mrs. Rolfe, a patient,
lay in bed, awaiting her removal to
the operating room. Rolfe, without
warning, drew revolver and fired
four times at his wife. Three of the
bullets took effect, one in the region
of her heart and two in the abdomen.
While she screamed for help, the
husband stepped to the door of the
room and flourished his weapon in the
faces of hospital attendants, fright
ening them away. A moment later
he placed the muzzle of the revolver
against his right temple and pulled
the trigger. The bullet passed COM
pletely through his head and he fell
in heap on the floor.
Rolfe never regained consciousness,
dying shortly after at the General hos
pital, where he was taken by the city
authorities. His wife lived a short
time and revived an hour before her
death. She was not able to make a
statement, however.
said Mrs. Rolfe was heard to rebuke
her husband shortly before the fatal
shots were fired. Rolfe had been drink
ing, according to DR.. A. w. Lindquist.
superintendent of the hospital. Nurses,
who passed the room where the hus-
band and wife were talking together,
said Mrs. Rolfe was upbrasding her
husband for drinking and declaring
she would not return to their home.
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Building Many SiIos--More siIos
have been built in Leavenworth coun-
ty during the last two weeks than
ever before, and others now are in
course of construction. With their
silos filled, the farmers will be assured
of fodder for their live stock during
the winter
Corn Into SiIos.-The continued dry
and hot weather has checked the
growth and development of the corn
crop in Lincoln county and some of
the other western counties so that the
farmers are cutting it with corn bind
ers and Wiz put 1t m their silos. KAT
fir corn is holding UP well and feterita,
the new forage, Is IN good condition
In some parts there will be no corn.
The early corn in this county is made,
but the late corn needs rain.
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Coal Miners Back Again.-Every
mine in the Pfttsburg coal district,
except one at Radley, is in operation,
it was announced by district union Of
ficials- A meeting is scheduled to be
held at RadIey by local union officials
and visiting officials and it is believed
that the men viii go back to work in
the mine at once.
Slept on Track.-Perry Matthews of
Clements was run over by a freight
train in Strong City recently and in
stantly killed Matthews was about
40 years old He was working with |
a grading gang on the Santa Fe rail |
road at Strong City He is believed |
to have gone to sleep on the track.
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Caught Wild Mana wild man."
arrested in the women's waiting room |
of the Union Pacific depot at Junction |
City, proved to be a Sa1fna negro |
When discovered he was crouched in |
a dark corner and was entirely de |
void of clothing. Sticks and leaves |
IN his bushy wool gave him a wild
appearance. He could not account for
the loss of his clothing.
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Kansas Hens Lay for CUBA pro
1uce company of Usage City shipped
4 car of Usage county eggs to Ha