Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-11-11
THE GILMERS AGAIN
Bondsmen Deliver the Accused
Couple to the Sheriff at
Garden City.
WOMAN'S LETTER THE CAUSE
Letter From Webb City, NO., Declares
Writer Is Former Wife Of
Alleged Slayer.


Writer Is Former Wife of
Alleged Slayer
Fred NJ. Gilmer and his young wife
are again in the county Jail at Garden
City. having been delivered to the
sheriff by the bondsmen who three
weeks ago were so eager to. help Gill
mer in his trouble.
1t is alleged in letter to d. L.
Whitehurst. an editor there, from Mrs.
Kate Gilmer of Webb City, Mo-, that
she is the former wife of Gilmer, and
that he deserted her about fourteen
years ago. Later, according to the
letter from the Missouri woman. Gill
mer was convicted of cattle stealing
and sent to the penitentiary from Cass
county, Missouri. He served two
years, she says, moving to Garden
City just after being released.
Now Gilmer is broken-hearted. The
friends, among them bankers, who
came to him three weeks ago and of
fered to go his bond for 100000 if
necessary. have vanished. Gilmer
said he would make an attempt to get
another bond through. The trial will
not be held until the January term of
court.
Sues for Gas Shortaqe.-Injunctio
proceedings have been started in dis
trict court at lola by the lola Port
land Cement Company against the
Wichita Pipeline Company, as a re-
suit of a shortage of gas in the recent
cold wave
The pipeline company supplies lola
with gas, as well as the cement plant,
and when citizens began complaining
of the shortage the plants supply of
gas was cut off for several hours in
order more might be turned into the
city's mains. The cement company i'm
mediately went into court and asked
for temporary restraining order, pro-
hibiting the pipeline company from
cutting off their gas supply, under the
contract they have with them calling
for four months notice before the con-
tract can be terminated. The order
was granted.
Pioneer Realty Man Dies.-James
M. Lane, SO years old, who came to
Burlington in 1857, died there recent
ly. He was prominent real estate
agent in the early days and leading
Republican politician, holding several
county offices.
Rob Little River Bank.-The Little
River State Bank was robbed the
other night and it is reported the loot
ers got away with $4,000. Every teie-
graph and telephone wire leading out
of that city was cut and also the big
cable leading to the local offices.
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Fire Follows Observation-Disclosures
is following closely on the heels of
tragedy with the little family of Harry
Brandley, the young Chase County
stockman and farmer who was found
dead on his f. m near hatfield Green
the other day. Just twenty-four hours
after his lifeless body was discovered
by neighbor and while the wife and
child were attending her husbands
funeral. their home caught fire and
was burned to the, ground.
New Oil Well Near Probabilities
recently brought in an oil well at
depth of seven hundred feet west of
Paola. Oil sand to the depth of eighty
feet was struck, anc oil men say it is
one of the most promising wells ever
drilled in that Community.
Railroad Conductor Dfed.-R J.
Union Pacific conductor, |
% years old, died recently at Ellis |
worth from injuries received between |
cars at Ellis. He was a son-in-law |
of DR.. A. Kidd of Ellis, and bad been
only recently promoted to a conduc-
tor.
Found Dead in Barn.-Harry Brand
ley. farmer and stockman of Chase
County. A years of age. was found I
dead in the barn ON his farm several
miles southeast of hatfield Green the
other day. The cause of death is un-
known.
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Dead at 1o6.-John Muhlrine, 106
years old. is dead at a Wichita hos
pital. He was native of Ireland, and
often said he hoped to live to be 116.
the age both his parents attained, he
claimed.
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Oil Field Near Winfieid.-A new Oh
field was opened with the bringing in
Of a well by the Empire Company,
three miles southeast of Winfield.
When the drill entered the sand, the