Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-18
KANsAN OFFERS QUEER WILL
Document Made Up From Memory
Presented for Probate In Saline
County Recently.

For the first time in the history Of
the probate court of Saline county an
application to admit will made up
from memory of the original will,
which is lost, will be heard by Judge
c. w. Wilson early next month. When
Daniel Kilahan died without known
relatives some months ago all efforts
to find will said to have been drawn
up in 1907 were unsuccessful. The
will was executed by Judge w. f. Mus
ser, now deceased. James Marley
makes application to have admitted
for probate will drawn up from men,
DRY, which names a number of bene-
ficiaries. By law the administrator
and the county become defendants.
Kilahan, who lived alone, was found
dead in bed. After his death the
shack In which he lived, and his sta
bles were wrecked in hunting for val
uables. Several hundred dollars were
found, and this with the farm, stock,
and money in the banks, totaling sew
eral thousand dollars, we're thrown
into the hands of the court II the
probate court refuses to consider the
viii drawn from memory the Kilahan
possessions will revert to the state,
The case may find its way into the dis
trict court and later in the supreme
court before 1t Is finally settled.
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Wireless Line In kansas.-The Kan
sas Gas and Electric Company OF
Wichita, which furnishes gas to con-
sumers there, is installing wireless
telegraph system between headquar
tiers at Wichita and its branches at
Pittsburg and independence. The gas
company hopes by the wireless to pre-
vent unforeseen shortages OF fuel when
breaks occur in the mains by prompt
information. The consent of the fed
eral government must be obtained be-
fore the wireless can be put in opera
ton, but as 1t will be utilized solely
for commercial purposes 1t will be
easy to obtain.
Murdoch Back to His Paper.-Victor
Murdoch, ex-congressman from the
Eighth Kansas district, has returned
from Washington with his family. Mr..
Murdoch will take charge OF the
Wichita Eagle.
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GraybilI Heads A. o. U. W.-Dr. ].
w. Graybill OF Newton was reelected
grand master workman by the grand
lodge of the Ancient Order of United |
Workmen by reclamation at Hutchin-
son. w. H. Nelson Of Smith Center |
was elected grand foreman, and A. II.
Denton OF Arkansas City, grand re-
ceiver, also by reclamation.
Women Put Up Own Tlcket.-Deter-
mined that Colony, thriving town in
Allen county, shall progress as a COM
center, and that 1t shall have
a building especially dedicated to that
purpose, the women Of the town will
have full ticket in the field to be
voted upon at the municipal election
In April.
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An Accident Proves FataI.-Charles
G. Boss, 80 years old, farmer OF
Ottawa county, is dead at a Kansas
City hospital, following an operation
TO remove his right leg. A bullet
rom a 22-caliber rifle, fired accident
ally by his 9-year-old nephew, Henry
Sink, entered Boss right leg at the
lnee.
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Fall May be FataI.-Naron Edwards,
/ newspaper man, is at a Wichita
hospital lowering between life and
leath due to a fall from a second
Jtory window. In attempting to raise
he window in his sleeping quarters
le tumbled TO the pavement below
md for two hours lay in the rain un-
conscious.
farm Sells for $3.50 an Acre.-A
arm containing 100 acres west OF
,alina, recently sold by j. q. Hamil-
on to Andrew Ingermans for $4,000.
This is at the date Of $3.50 an acre.