The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
ATTEMPT TO KILL ROY ARD
Husband of Woman Slain Near lola
Mysteriously Attacked by Assassin
at Same Place.

Officers are investigating an at
tempt to kill Roy Ard, husband of
Viola Ard, who was slain by an assas-
sins bullet last November, which, ac-
cording to Ard, took place near mid
night Thursday at railway bridge
north of Elsmore. Ard and Frank
Donaho, a friend, had spent the even
ing at the house of Mrs. Mary Tram
nell, about four miles north of town.
They started to return about II
o'clock, walking down the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railway tracks to-
ward Elsmore AS they passed over
a bridge spanning a small creek Ard
says someone concealed beneath the
bridge or near it fired at him, the bull
let narrowly missing him.
County Attorney Wallace H. Ander-
son. Sheriff Ed P Dunfee and Under
Sheriff Ed P. Sutherland were sum-
moned by wire to Elsmore and an in
vestigation was started. The attack
took place in the same vicinity and
within short distance of the spot
where Viola Ard was killed as she sat
at the steering wheel of the motor car
containing her husband and her sis
ter, Katie Latimer, on the return trip
from visit at the TrammeH home,
north of Elsmore The bullet, which
pierced Mrs. Ards heart and killed
her instantly, was never found,
though surgeons probed for it several
times. Since the murder of his wife
Roy Ard has left the farm and is now
conducting a garage in the town of
EIsmOre
Two Overcome In Cistern.-Fumes
from a paint containing gasoline over
came Prof W. J. Baumgartner of the
University of Kansas, while he was
painting a cistern at his home in
Lawrence. Prof Baumgartner had
been working in the citsern about
twenty minutes when he became IN
conscious. Rev. Stanton OIinger heard
the cries of a small girl who had found
the PROSTATE man in the cistern. He
went into the well and tied a rope
about him, but on trying to pull him
out the rope broke. Rev Olinger went
down into the cistern to retie the
rope and he, too. was overcome. a
pulmotor was applied to Prof. Baum
gartner. Both men recovered.
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Rev. ]. NJ. Tiff Dead.-News has
been received at Mound City of the
death of the Rev. ]. NJ. Tiff of Mound
City in South McAlester, Ok He had
been a Methodist preacher fifty years
and was known throughout the state
Dennis Madden to Seek Office
Dennis Madden of Emporia will seek
the nomination for judge of the Fifth
judicial district at the next primary
on the Republican ticket.
Former Atchison Mayor Dead.-M
J. Cloyes, a pioneer of Atchison coun
ty. is dead at his home in Atchison
He was 50 years old, and came tt
the city in 1859. He was mayor o.
Atchison for two terms, from 1891 tt
1895. He is survived by a widow ant
two sons, Mark CIoyes and Franz
Cloyes of Santa Ana, Cal
Mrs. Ludeman Re-Eiected.-Mrs
Matte NJ. Ludeman of Kansas City
Kas., was unanimously reelected
grand chief Of honor of the Degree o
Honor, in session at Wichita.
Aged Winfield Merchant Dies. H
Nichols, 81 years old. engaged in bust
ness at Winfield since 1888, is dead
Since the death of his wife on Marcel
II Mr.. Nichols apparently lost inter
est in life and declined to go to hi
place of business.
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Heads Daily kansan-Raymond L
Clapper. 121 Scott avenue, Kansa.
City, Kas., was elected editorin-chie
OF the University Daily Kansan at
meeting of the Kansas board. EImel
Arndt OF Watonga. Ok, was chosen
managing editor.