Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-17
Perry Yawqer Shot Down and
His Wife Brutality Attacked
Near McCracken.
WOMAN FOUGHT FOR Her LIFE
Mrs. Yawger Painfully Injured in
Frank Kelly Under Arrest.

upon his wife, at the YaWger nome,
three miles east of McCracken. has
been taken out of the county follow
ing talk of mob violence. The muir
der has stirred feeling in Rush county
| as nothing else in recent years. 1t
was particularly cold-blooded crime.
Kelly bought pistol and cartridges
and waited at the Yawger home for
the couple to return from a lodge
meeting. When they drove up in their
motor car and came to stop in front
of the garage, Kelly stepped out and
shot Yawger in the back of the head.
Then he pulled Mrs. Yawger to the
house by the hair.
Mrs. Yawger fought every inch of
the way. Her clothing was torn, her
hair pulled out by handfuls, earrings
wrenched from her ears and her neck,
body and limbs badly bruised. After
getting her into the house, Kelly tied
her hands behind her and locked her
in a closet Then he went outside to
see if Yawger was dead.
Returning to the house he united
Mrs. Yawger and attempted to take
her upstairs. In the struggle her right
leg was broken above the ankle. De-
spite the suffering the injury caused
she fought bravely and finally her
Rgony apparently stirred a feeling Of
pity in the heart of the slayer. He
picked her up, carried her to bed,
| bound her ankle with towel and then
sat down, coolly lit his pipe and
smoked 1t.
Mrs. Yawger's pleadings again
touched him and at her request he
| went to a telephone and called up
Noble Campbell, neighbor. He
canse Immediately, called the officers
and started with Kelly for La Crosse.
Whole Family in Army.-No one in
lola doubts the patriotism of the o. L.
Cox family, for every member is now
In service. DR.. o. L. Csx recently re-
ceived a captaincy in the medical re-
| serve corps and is awaiting orders to
a training camp. Capt. L. w. Cox, the
oldest son, is in command of Com
pany B, One Hundred and Tenth Field
Signal Battalion, Camp Doniphan, Fort
| Sill, Ok, and a younger. brother, Her
shell, is supply sergeant in the same
organization.
Considers Six-Day SchooIs.-The
Eldorado board of education is con-
sidering holding school on Saturdays
for the remainder of the term. Dur
ing the recent cold spells the schools
have been forced to shut down entire
1y for want of heat and the pupils
have lost approximately month from
| the term.
Boy Killed Under Motor.-Roy Volk-
mann, 11-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Volkmann of Lyons, was killed
by speeding motor car recently. Mr..
volkmann is the bookkeeper at the
Lyons National Bank.
Burned to Death.-Mrs. Louise Eth
lert, 80 years old, who lived alone,
was burned to death in her home at
Kensington the other night.
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Motor Car Turned Over.-Darley
near McCracken when the motor car
he was driving turned over.
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Change in Augusta Bank. w.
Leporin, president of the State Bank
of Ottawa for two years, has taken
charge of the American National Bank
of Augusta, succeeding the late ]. S.
Corley.
BurIingame Officer Dies.-A recent
telegram from Camp Travis, San An
tonic, Tex, announced the death of
Lieut. Kenneth Dubois of Burlingame
Lieutenant Dubois was % years old.
Another Bank Shows Loyaity.-By
unanimous vote OF the stockholders
| the name of the German National
Bank of Northern Kansas at Beloit
| was changed to the Union National
Bank This bank was organized May
| S, 1903, and on its last call had de-
posits of $1,304. S04.79.
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Farm Woman Suieide.-Mrs. John
w. Teter, wife of a wealthy farmer
of three miles northeast of Eldorado,
committed suicide by shooting herself
| five times The woman was alone.
The children had gone to school and
her husband to town She left a note
saying she was tired of living.
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Would Build New SchooI.-Mayor
w. H. Thompson of Junction City has
called a special election for January
Is for the purpose of voting on the is
suance of bonds aggregating 100000
| for the erection of two new school
buildings in Junction CITY