Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02
INcENDlARY FIRE AT 0LATHE
Livery Barn with 35 Horses and Many
Carriages and Hacks
Destroyed.

Fire believed to be of incendiary
origin destroyed the livery barn of
B. H. Sanders on the north side of the
square at Olathe, and burned to death
thirty-five horses. All the hacks. car
riages and buggies were destroyed.
The loss is $4,000 and insurance
$4,000.
The fire was discovered by Sheriff
L. l.. Cave, who lives at the Jail, across
the alley. The sheriff's son. Gail,
broke open the rear door of the barn
and attempted to lead a Percheron
stallion valued at 81 900 from his stall,
but could not do so. He threw his
coat over the animals head, jumped
on his back, but the horse refused to
leave and was lost. The only hearse
in town was burned.
The flames spread to the Hotel
Olathe, a 3-story brick structure.
About forty guests were compelled to
leave hurriedly. The hotel loss will
be about $4,000, fully covered by in
surance.
The Jail caught on fire in several
places and the prisoners, dozen in
number, pleaded to be taken out.
Sheriff Cave was prepared to conduct
them outside, having all of them hand
cuffed in the corridor.
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Councilman Dies.-Councilman Sam
ue1 E. Compton is dead at his home in
Winfield as the result of an attack of
pneumonia. Mr.. Compton was born
in Ontario, Canada, in 1855. He To-
Gated at Winfield in 1885. He was for
many years principal owner and man
ager of the Union Street Railway Com
pany of Winfield and served as chief
of the fire department. Two weeks
age he was renominated by the citi-
zens' convention for, councilman from
his ward for the third time.
Careless Miners Die.-Edward More
land and Thomas Kiser, experier ced
miners, were killed near Galena
through their carelessness in placing
charge of dynamite in a hot hole
hole in which a smaller charge of
dynamite was shot only few minutes
before.
To Be X. US May Queen.-Miss
Winona McCoskrie of Chanute, Sc
nior in the school of law, has been
elected Queen of the May of the Uni
versity of Kansas.
Dies in Motor Wreck.-Henry L.
Grote, farmer living ten miles north
of Phillipsburg, was killed when his
motor car plunged from a bridge into
a creek, twenty feet below His broth
er Fred and Rineholt Dusing were in
jured The accident occurred near
Stuttgart. Henry Grote, who was driv-
ing, was pinned under the car and his
neck was broken
Masons Give Show.-Under the d.
rection of ST. Clair Hurd of Kansas
City, minstrel show was put on at
the new Masonic Temple in Olathe by
the men and women of the Masonic
Fraternity. There were fifty in the
cast. The proceeds will go toward
paying for the new $4,000 Masonic
Temple.
Old Resident Dfes.-Frederick A
Bissell, the oldest man in Lyon county,
is dead in Emporia- Mr. BisselI was
born near Litchfield, Conn, May Il,
1921 He was for many years an elder
in the First Presbyterian church. He
had accumulated a considerable Tor
tune.
Horse TrampIes Boy-When Jack.
the 4-year-old son of C. T. Petit of
Mcpherson, went to see a little colt
the mare kicked him and trampled
his face. He was taken to a hospital.
where his injuries were pronounced
grave.
Timber Kills Workman.-P. Harms,
workman in the ice plant at Hills
boro, was killed, and j. Bachus seri-
ously injured when timber fell while
the men were putting in a boiler.
Harms was 81 years old and unnnar.
ried.