The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-14
Unmasked Man Holds Up the
Cashier at JarbaIO and
Takes $1,262.
OVERLOOKED $4,000 IN CASH
officials Ruse Worked Successfully
and Currency and Gold was
Saved from Bandit.

west of Leavenworth, the other after
noon and escaped with $1,262 in com
pany with two other men and wo-
man in a motor car. The man who
committed the robbery was seen in
town about four hourse previous to
the deed. He arrived on train from
Topeka and spent the time walking
quietly about the village. T. H.
Moore, bookkeeper at the Jarbalo
State Bank, noticed while he was
cashing check for farmer that
man was looking through the window.
When the farmer left the man walked
calmly up to the cashiers window,
reached to his inside coat pocket as
though for check and drew out re-
volver. The weapon was flashed in
the bookkeeper's face with the old
order of throw up your hands,
Moore complied and when ordered
to bring out all the money in the bank
he went to the vault, bringing out
two trays, containing 1892 in gold
and currency. The bookkeeper ex-
planned that the bank had enjoyed
heavy run and that there was no more
money. The ruse worked.
The robber ordered Moore into the
vault. Both doors were shut on the
bookkeeper, but the combination lock
was not turned and he was able to
free himself within ten minutes,
when the alarm was spread. Shortly
before the robber entered the bank
Jsrbalo citizens were shocked at the
actions Of woman in company with
two men driving into town in motor
car. All three were laughing, drink
ing and smoking cigarets. The motor
car pulled up in front of the bank
and stopped for few minutes. 1t
started on and waited only block
away until the third man joined with
the loot The car started south for
Kansas City.
Farmers Up In Arms.-The farmers
In the northern part of Barton coun-
ty are up in arms over the burning of
several stacks of wheat on the W. w.
Truxall farm, near Hoisington. Seven
stacks Of new wheat on the Truxall
farm were burned, all catching fire
about the same time. An investiga-
tion of the other stacks Is said to have
disclosed a wet rag in which some
substance, probably phosphorus, was
wrapped. The evidence has been
turned over to the county authorities,
but no arrests have been made. 1t is
suspected that the work was done by
ultra radical members of the /. w. w.
who were run out Of Hoisington the
other day.
Wild Auto Injuries Four.-Miss Ma
rie Petit of Winfield was seriously
injured and three other persons re-
ceived painful injuries when big
automobile escaped control of the
driver and backed through the gates
at the entrance of Island park just as
people were leaving the Chautauqua
grounds.
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Bonds Declared Void.-The special
election held at Olatthe on March 81,
when $4,000 in bonds were voted by
big majority to erect or purchase an
electric light plant, is void on account
of technically in the wording of the
ballot and new election will have to
be held should the city desire to vote
on it again.
Killed by FaIl.-Ralph L. Beasley,
22 years old, of Coffeyville, was in
stantly killed while working on drill
ing rig about two miles south of there.
He had climbed to the top of the rig
to fix The machinery, when he fell,
breaking his neck.
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Normal Girls as Nurses-Fifty-one
girls of the state normal have Joined
a Red Cross class for nurses. The
class, which will be taught by DR.. F.
w. White of the department Of physi
ology and hygiene, will follow direc-
tons prescribed by the American Red
Cross.
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A Durham Boy Observation-Disclosures
Keso, 1S-year-old son of George Keso
of Durham, was drowned in the Cot
tonwood river recently while in swim.
ming.
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c. M. Harger Re-elected.-C. M.
Harger Of Abilene was reelected pres
ident of the Golden Belt Road Asso-
citation at the annual meeting at Sa-
lima. George Stansfield Of Topeka
and Row L. Wood of Russell are vice
presidents, and Frank Hageman Of
Salina, treasurer.
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Woman browns Herself.-Miss
Katherine A. Burke, 20 years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Burke of Mission township, Johnson
county, drowned herself recently by
jumping into the lake at Overland
park. She had been in i'll health.
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Motor Into Hayrack.-A motor car
driven by ]. R. Sanders of Summer
vile, crashed into hay rack driven