Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
ARREST IN LOUISBURG CASE
Roscoe Hornbaker, Rural Mail Carrier,
Charged with Murder of Post
master McEIheney.

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Roscoe Hornbaker. a rural mail
route carrier of Louisburg, was charg-
ed with first degree murder the other
day on a warrant filed by B. j. Carver,
prosecuting attorney, in connection
with the killing of George b. Noel.
heney, postmaster at Louisberg, Oc-
tober A, 1912. Hornbaker was arrested
by Sheriff NJ. E. Stevenson at Louis.
burg and brought to Paola, where he
was placed in Jail.
Hornbaker is 81 years old. He is
married and has two children. He has
been a mail carrier in Louisburg for
several years and has borne a good
reputation at Louisburg. His father
and mother live on a farm south OF
Louisburg.
suspicion has been directed against
Hornbaker for some time. His arrest
on the charge Of numbering the Louis
burg postmaster is the elimination of
this suspicion. A woman's name is
mentioned in the case.
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Find Big Pearls In kansas.-Walter
and Charles Whitlock of Cottonwood
Falls, have recently found some very
valuable pearls while hunting mussels
along the Cottonwood River. One
pearl, which the boys have had mount
ed in a ring, weighs twenty-three
grains and is said to be worth more
than 500. A fine pearl found by the
boys some time ago was traded for
motor car, which they afterwards sold
for $500. In their collection they have
many very beautiful stones valued at
S. to $40.
Capt. Clarke to X. 8. A. c.-Capt.
Adna Clarke, U. S. A., a member of
the Twentieth Kansas Regiment in
tie Philippines, will become command
ant of the cadet corps of the state ag-
ricultural college when Lieut.. Roy A.
Hills detail expires, July 1.
Fort Scott Paper SoId.-The Fort |
Scott Republican, owned and edited
for the last four years by H. A. Strong,
has been sold to S. M. Land of that |
city. Mr.. Strong will move to North
ern Louisiana.
Hodges to Visit Gov.
ernor George H. Hodges Of Kansas has
accepted an invitation to make a tour
of Australia in 1917 in behalf of pro.
hibition.
He Broke a Record.-C. w. Green
was reelected mayor of Kansas City.
kas., carrying every ward and every
precinct in the city. 1t was the first
time any candidate for any office there
ever received such unanimous indorse.
ment
A $4,000 Fire at Caney.-Fire re-
Gently destroyed the pottery power
plant and engine rooms of the smelter
of the American Lead and Zinc Smelt-
ing Company at Caney. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000, partly covered by
insurance.
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Telephone Promoter Die George
W. Crawford, owner of the Girard
Telephone Exchange, died at a local
hospital recently, following a surgical
operation.
Atchison Veteran Dies.-Peter I'm
derwood, a veteran of the Civil War.
and resident of Atchison since 1855.
is dead at his home there.
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John Gleason, an old time railroad
man, is dead at Junction City. He
was SO years old and had lived there
twenty-five years.
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Quarantine School for Deaf.-The
state institution for the deaf at Olathe
is under quarantine because of small.
pox. Fred Allen of Kansas City. one
Of the students, has a light attack. AS
a preventive remedy 241 students and
s. employees are housed up for ten
days.
Farmer Killed Under Waaon.-Wu.
liam Welch, farmer, AZ years old, fell
from a load of wheat lie was taking
to Wichita the other evening and was
run over by the wagon and instantly
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