The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-29
0lathe Citizens Committee is
Unable to Find Any Trace
Of Dudley lynChers.
VISITED MANY FARM HOMES
Only One Family Acknowledged Hav'
ing Heard the Mob's Cars Pass
ing Along the Road.

pointed by County Attorney c. L. Ran
dali as committee to seek for mem
bers Of the mob which hanged Be-
Dudley from telephone pole ther
the other morning. r. G. Ray, former
county attorney; Judge ]. r. Brown
justice of the peace; L. R. Sykes, cit.
water commissioner, and l.. B. Chal
len, real estate man, compose the
committee. They left at o'clock and
visited twenty-five houses betwee.i
Olathe and Stilwell and each store in
Stilwell.
Their quest was fruitless. Only at
one home, that Of County Treasurer
M. T. Meredith, four miles southeast
of Olathe, was there an intimation
that the mob had even been seen.
Members of the family were awaken
ed, they said, and saw the cars pass
by about $3.50 in the morning. The
committee took along a piece Of the
rope Dudley was hanged with. 1t was
compared with rope at three stores
and no resemblance whatever was
found.
Stilwell citizens told the committee
they would assist in any manner to-
ward trying to locate the guilty
parties
County Attorney Randall called At
torney General Brewster by telephone
and asked that some one be sent
from his office to make an investiga-
ton of the lynching. Mr.. Brewster
replied that the authorities there
were doing all right and that II he
should come it might be taken as n
reflection on the county attorney and
| Sheriff Carroll.
Kansas Red Cross Started.-The
first Red Cross society in Kansas has
been organized here and has begun a
campaign for the enlistment OF 500
members. In addition to the usual
work Of a subsidiary Red Cross unit
the new society will offer training tc
classes of young women, who wish to
become first aid assistants and nurses
with local physicians and nurses as
the instructors.
Lawrence already is military cen
ter, with two companies of infantry, 6
battery of field artillery, a medica
corps and supply company.
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Boy Shot Sister, Aged 9.-The 9
year-old daughter of Pablo Chavez, 6
Mexican laborer, was shot and killed
at Council Grove by shotgun in the
hands of a younger brother. The
family moved there last week from
Mexico.
New Gas Well in Chase County,
The Kansas Gas and Cement Company
of Strong City brought in good gas
well on their lease near Usage Hill
cast of Elmdale, recently, The sane
was found at a depth Of about three
Hundred feet
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A Big Kansas Apple crop.-Troy
and the territory contiguous thereto
will be a Mecca for apple men in the
next four weeks. About one thousand
cars will be shipped from Doniphar
county, which will necessitate the EN-
ployment of several hundred men
Wages will be good. No. l Jonathans
are selling at 1915 per barrel ant
other varieties cheaper. Most Of tn,
crop has been bought by Chicago
Minneapolis and Kansas City buyers
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$4,000 Fire at Hutchinson.-Dam
age estimated at approximately $50,
900 was done to the building and stool
Of the Hutchinson Wholesale Grocer!
Company by fire recently. The Origin
Of the fire is mystery.
X
Gas Leak Causes Exploslon.-Th
second serious gas explosion in tire,
lays occurred at Parsons when tn,
home of Amos Coldwell was badl!
damaged by the igniting Of leakage
gas.
Killed by Horses kIck.--Cliffort
White, young farmer Of Smith cour.
ty, was killed the other night by the
kick of horse. A widow and -four
children survive.
X X X
Big Deposits In Internationally
report of three national banks at In
dependence, made in response to a
call from the Treasury Department
show deposits of $7,036,000.
X X X
Dies From Kick Of Mule.--Dwight
the 3.year-old son of Howard d. Pink
ham, a farmer south Of Salina, died
recently from the kick Of mule. He
was injured early in the week.
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Good Money In Alfalfa seed.-Much
alfalfa seed is being harvested and
.hreshed in Republic county from the
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