Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-30
GOVERNMENT AGENTS NOTIFIED
Cabinet Where Surgical Dressings
Were Stored Forced and the En-
tire Lot Ruined.


where the women met daily for their
work. On Friday, on their return
from lunch, some of the women no
Powdered glass was found on most of
the bandages and small particles on
the shelves.
Government agents have been noti-
fled of the discovery and will conduct
a thorough inquiry. A man who was
seen by the women lettering about
Convention hall recently is suspected.
He made several remarks, they say,
showing strong German leaning. The
entire lot of bandages was burned.
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Daub Germans Store.-Daubs of
paint and signs accusing him of pro
German sentiments, on his home and
store, greeted the eyes of Fred Gecke-
Ter, for many years a shoe merchant
in independence, the other morning.
1t is said he recently refused to con-
tribute money to a fund for an army
Y. ". {. A. While Walter Salathiel,
a Socialist, viewed the signs he made
some remarks which displeased the
crowd and was chased for two blocks,
when he was taken into a store and
protected by friends.
Gets Philippines Berth.-E c. Ross,
for four years teacher of economics
and football coach in the Lawrence
high school, has been made chief of
the civil service bureau of the Phil
ippine Islands.
Lightning Struck a Cistern.-Light-
ming struck the cistern of Arch Mil
Ter of Cottonwood Falls and so dam
aged it at the bottom that the water
is running out. 1t is believed the
lightning came down the water pipe.
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Rob SunmerfieId Postoffice.-The
postoffice at Symmetrical was robbed
early the other morning of $50 cash
and stamps. Tools were taken from
the depot to gain an entrance to the
postoffice.
Man EIectrocuted.-J. C.. Linville a
lineman, was electrocuted while work
ing on high voltage wires at Great
Bend. Fellow workmen found his body
hanging to a pole by his safety belt
A pulmotor failed to revive him.
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Labor Men EIect-The Kansas
State Federation of Labor elected
these officers for the year at the re-
cent meeting in Hutchinson: A. J.
Johnson, Wichita, president and or
ganizer; Charles Hamlin, Leaven-
worth, secretary treasurer; s. B.
Weaver, Topeka, first vice-president;
w. e. Freeman, Pittsburg, second vice
president; j. L. Gere, Hutchinson,
third vice-president.
To Plant Wheat-Several Atchison
business men, including G. M. Schott
and Charles Linley, bankers; Earl
Jones and Representative B. J. Lyons
will plant a large acreage of wheat
In western Kansas this fall.
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Dead From Robbers Bullets
Louis Harshman, SIS years old, who
was shot when he attempted to pre-
vent the escape of two men who
robbed a garage at Crestline May 4,
is dead from his wounds. The thieves
were not captured.
kansans to Kid srazii.-rwo of four
men from the United States who will
develop pure bred cattle herds for
Company are Kansas State Agricul-
tural College men. They are Reed
Weimer of Fredonia and Louis How
ard of Hutchinson. They will leave
shortly for Sac Paulo, Brazil.
Aged Druggist Dead.-A W. Stevens,
an Atchison druggist since 1880, died
there recently. He was the first trav-
cling salesman for the old McPike &
Fox Drug Company, formerly of Atchi- |
son, now the McPfke Drug Company
of Kansas City
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Standard Oil Cuts a Melon.-The
Standard Oil Compa of Kansas has
declared a regular quarterly dividend
of 81 per share, payable September Is
to stockholders of record August 81.
X
Two Boys Drown in Cimarron River.
The two small SONS of Robert Har-
low of Haskell county were drowned
in the Cimarron river recently The
recent heavy rains have caused the
river to rise and the boys, 8 and 10
years old, decided as there was more
water they could go swimming.
Fund for Co. c, Third Kansas.-A |
mess fund Of more than s., 600, raised
by business men, was presented to |
Company C. Third Kansas Infantry.
At an informal ceremony at Guild hall,