Meade County news., 1916-10-26
F. B. DAWES is DEAD
Former Attorney General Suc-
Cumbs After Long Illness
at Clay Center.
WON THE CITrS LIGHT FIGHT
Mr.. Dawes Was Born in Indiana in
1855 and Spent His 6oyhuod
on Farm.

Fernando B. Dawes, attorney gen
eral of Kansas in the administration
of Governor Morrill,, is dead at his
home in Clay Center. He had been
in failing health about year and Sc.
riously i'll for six months, though the
final attack had lasted only about five
days. Previous to this attack it was
presumed he was getting betttr. An
Rbscess on the brain was the cause
of his death.
After spending the summer in st.
Louis for his health, Mr.. Dawes only a
few days ago reopened law office in
Clay Center. Previously he had been
In partnership with r. C. Miller.
Mr.. Dawes was born in Allen county,
Indiana, November IA, 1855 His boy
hood days were spent on farm there,
and in June, 1878, he came to Clay
Center. He was one of the first at.
torneys in this section of Kansas. He
always took an active interest in Re-
publican politics and was elected at.
torney general in 1894. He served
but the one term, the Populists being
successful in 1896. Later Mr.. Dawes
located in Leavenworth, but about
eight years ago he returned to Clay
Center.
His most prominent law case and
greatest victory was the winning of
Clay Center's electric light fight.
Throughout the state and federal
courts he retained his interest in pol
itics and until few days ago was
contemplating making Republican
speeches in the state. Previous to
his death he was unconscious for three
days. Mr. Dawes is survived by a
widow and three daughters, Mrs. R.
Russell of st. Louis, Pansy, teacher
in the Kansas City, Kas., schools, and
Mrs Delfs of Clay Center.
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Dictagraph in Mayors Office.-A
dictagraph arrangement was taken
from Mayor Bentley's office at Wich-
ita recently. City firemen saw two
fine copper wires extending across
the street from the city hall to hotel
and informed the mayor. Investiga-
tion developed that the wires led
from the mayors office to room in
hotel nearby No instrument was
found attached to the end of the
wires.
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Fever Among X. U. Students
Nineteen cases of typhoid fever have
developed among Kansas university
students. The source has been traced
to boarding house. Seven of these
students are in the University hos
pital, while the remaining twelve left
Lawrence for their homes.
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Crushed in CoIllsion.-When two in
terurban cars collided at Pittsburg,
Daniel Detwyler, motorman, was SO
badly crushed that he is not expected
to recover.
A New Teachers Magazine.-West-
NA II lNdhodo hdo lhd9dLllC oil It's
own now. The first issue of the Gold
en- Belt Teacher appeared recently.
1t is edited for the schoolboards and
school teachers of the "Short Grass"
country exclusively.
Larger Wheat Area.-The wheat
acreage in the Kansas hard wheat
belt will be 10 per cent larger than
last year, according to G. A. Walker,
division freight agent of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
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Art Show at McPherson.-The an
nual art exhibition of the Mcpherson
city schools, marked by the showing
of paintings by many well known
American artists, opened there re-
Gently. The exhibitions held at Nc
Pherson every year are beginning to
attract attention all over Kansas.
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Katy Fireman Kilied.-Guilford Bo
lander, a Katy fireman. 2S years old,
was run over by a train and killed in
the yards at Parsons recently. He is
survived by his wife and three chill.
dren.
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Memorial to Carry Nation.-A me-
mortal to Mrs. Carry Nation, former
prohibitionist crusader and sa-
loon smasher, will be erected on Cap
itol Square in Topeka. At the an
nual convention of the Kansas Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union at
Hutchinson delegates voted to erect
the memorial. 1t will consist of a
large drinking fountain, including a
trough from, which horses can drink.
Part Of the money to pay for the me-
mortal will be raised by the sale Of
Mrs. Nations autobiography.
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Seed May Cause Death.-Edward
Sheppard, pioneer of Southeastern
is at the point of death at
MS home in Pittsburg as the result
,f timothy seed lodging in his eye
i've weeks ago. The optic nerve was
iirectly affected and in turn his en-
ire nervous gystem Was wreoked