Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-11-07
KIDNAPS A KANSAS WOMAN
Burglar Binds and Robs c. A. Smith,
Salina Architect, and Carries
Wife Away.

Inc nome or 4. A. smith, an dTCHl-
tect of Salina, was entered the other
night about 10 o'clock by a robber,
who demanded money, stating that he
understood that Smith had drawn ST.
600 from the bank
Smith gave him $50, all the money
he had at hand, after which the man
bound and gagged Smith. Mrs. Smith
was forced to leave the house and
walk two miles in the country to
barn, and after two hours was return
ed to within a block of her home and
told to walk fast and not look around.
Before leaving home Mrs. Smith
gave the man diamonds valued at
about 81 900. At the barn he tried to
make Mrs. Smith tell where their
money was hidden and had papers
which he tried to make her sign, but
she refused.
1t is not believed that Mrs. Smith
was subjected to brutality. She is an
attractive young woman and came
here four years ago bride from lola
She tended a candy and gum stand at
Catholic fair recently and the man
told her he had bought things from
her at the fair. Other than this there
is no clew to the burglars identity.
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Bank Deposits Grow.-Kansas state
bank deposits gained almost II mil
lion dollars from June to September,
according to the figures compiled by
Charles NJ. Sawyer, state bank COM
missioner, from the statements of the
Kansas banks made September 12 1t
is the largest gain in deposits made
In any similar period in two years
he FOL &c IN, he 10
banks alone were $113, 2eS, 207.3S. In
June the total was just about the 100
million mark. The state banks also
showed an increase in reserves from
1892 per cent to BIG per cent last
month. This indicates that many
farmers have paid off the loans they
had last spring to buy feed for their
stock as the result of the 1913 drought
and still increased their bank ac-
counts.
Methodists TO ioIa.-The Ottawa
district of the Methodist Episcopal
church voted to hold its 1915 confer
ence at lola.
Allen County Wins First-Allen
county got away with the lions share
judging of products by the official jury
of awards at the International Dry
Farming Congress. Allen county took
first premium from twenty-four other
contestants for the best, county dis
play for the greatest number of GER
eals and for it's Industrial exhibit COM
bined with agriculture.
Fear Men Lost Lives.-Ira Brott of
Junction City and another man, whose
name is not known. have been missing
several days, and it is feared that they
yere burned to death in the fire that
destroyed the H. w. Pugh barn there
1t became known that the men had
slept in the loft of the barn on the
night of the fire.
SaIina Pioneer Dies.-John Neff, 20
years old. a pioneer resident of Salina,
is dead. He established one of the
first machine shops and foundries in
Central Kansas and for years conduct
ed the business there. He left a.
widow and six grown children
Live Stock Men to Wichita.-The
executive committee of the Kansas
Live Stock Association at meeting in
Wichita decided to hold the next state
convention there and to move the Of
flee OF the secretary. J. H. Mercer.
from Topeka to that city -
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First Snow of Season.-The first
snow: light furry lasting only a few
moments, fell at Junction City recent
ly. The mercury stood below so de-
grees most of the day, with a chilling
wind and occasional dashes of cold
rain