Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-07-06
KANSAS LAND DEED FORGED
Authorities Of Two States Searching
for "Ring" Of Alleged Swindlers-
One Arrest Made.


Discovery of forged signature to
a deed purporting to convey quarter
section of land in Kansas only rail-
roadless county, Stanton, is causing
apprehension among several Kansas
City and Kansas dealers. An arrest
was made at Kansas City, Kas., and
others alleged to be implicated in q
ring" Of swindlers are being sought
while efforts are being made to verify
other transactions that may have been
fraudulent.
Guy c. Hanna, 1915 Ridge avenue,
was arrested and accused Of obtain
ing money under false pretenses. He
was released on bond of $1,000.
The deed, known to be false, was
given to w. s. Horr, Kansas City, Mo,
retired contractor. Through a repu-
table real estate frm he then under
took to dispose of the property to John
Dickey of Newton, Kas., H. c. Wear
Of Wichita, and G.. r. Arterburn of
Medicine Lodge, three men who have
dealt extensively in Stanton county
lands. They sent the forged deed to
| Stanton county to be recorded and it
came to the attention of the county
attorney, H. p. Jones. The Kansas
land men then got in touch with the
real owner, who lives in Illinois, and
learned from him he never had con-
veyed the property to Mr.. NHorr or
anyone else.
Two Burned In Mine Explosion
W. H. McClintock and E. H. Stockton,
two miners, were seriously burned in
an explosion at a lead prospect shaft
three miles southwest of Pleasanton.
The explosion was caused by the igni.
ton of gas by an electric short cir
cult. It was the second explosion in
a month.
Young Man a Sulcide.-Thomas
York, young man Of Leavenworth,
committed suicide the other. day. It
is said that he tried to enlist as a SOL
der in the regular army and was re-
jected.
Father and Sons EnIist.-The
Fourth District Editors Association
held its annual meeting in Emporia
the other day. The editors talked
SHOP" barring politics. twenty-five
editors were present. w. G. Austin
Of the Chase County Leader, was
elected president for next year and
Austin Terrence Of the Lebo Star
secretary.
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| Or. r. C. Moore to X. U.-Dr. Ray.
mond C. Moore Of Chicago university
has been named to succeed in the
Kansas university department of geo.
logy Prof. w. H. Twenhofel, who re.
signed in April to go to the University
Of Minnesota, In addition to taking
all of Professor Twenhofel's classes,
DR.. Moore Is expected to become head
of the Kansas State Geological Sur
vey.
Would Censor Street Shows-A
campaign against itinerant street
shows which ply their trade in the
smaller Kansas towns has been start
ed by Prof. William A. McKeever,
head of the department Of child well
fare at the University of Kansas.
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Convict Inherits Fortune.-WiIbur
Hanley has come into a fortune, but
he must wait until he has served a
term in the Kansas state penitentiary
for forgery before he can get It. Han
ley, under the name Of ]. H. Kallem,
was sent to the Hutchinson reforma-
tory for forgery, but later transferred
to the Lansing prison.
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Aged Woman Dead.-Mrs. Edward
Rayne, 20 years old, is dead at Gar
nett. She had been resident Of An
derson county more than thirty years.
Otis Rayne Of Kansas City is her SON