Record numbers in January term criminal docket
The January term was the largest in Judge W A Jacksons eighteen year district tenure with 115 criminal cases docketed and 92 disposed leaving 22 brought forward to the April session starting tomorrow. Liquor prosecutions were 50 of the total. other actions ranged from murder to burglary. Jury trials cost the state about 75 a day with liquor costs averaging 85. fines in liquor cases expected to total around 10,000. The April term opens at 9 am with Maurice P. OKeefe guiding priorities. the jury panel includes many Atchison residents and nearby towns. A prominent case is Arthur C. Thomas of Kansas City facing ten fraud charges. a habeas corpus appeal remains on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Jackson
Jackson
Maurice P. O'Keefe
Fd¢ar Mattocks
Harry Berkson
C. A. Klostermeier
Rodney Rudolph
Atchison
Otto Kenning
Lancaster
Joseph Hinnen
Atchison RK
Shhifflebaner
Kapio
Mr. Pleasant
William Baldwin
Shannon
Sam Ewing
Earl Adams
Grasshopper
Charles Marsh
William Durkin
Clarence Blanke
Cynthia Woodard
Supreme Court
Lansing
Woodard
Arthur C. Thomas
Kansas City
Weather Note and Local Characters in Kansas Visit
Andy Pabst formerly of Atchison was here yesterday from St Louis. Bierich of the Symns Grocer ie under the weather. A Hendee, recently unwell, is able to be out. The western one third of Kansas needs today’s rain, while eastern Kansas has enough rain for the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Pabst
Atchison
St. Louis
Rushville election shocks with no ticket and lone ballots
Old Rushville residents recall a unique city election with no ticket. Judges and clerks spent the day socializing and patching work in W A Bakers office while the Legion hall hosted school voting. Birkhead led for superintendent with 65 votes, Roy Bunten won a school board seat, McQueen re elected, and taxes passed. A separate note recounts a lost diamond found on a car running board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hyde
Rushville
W. A. Baker
Legion Hall
Birkhead
Jones
Stroud
Roy Bunten
William Bunten
Frank McQueen
St Benedicts marks 75 years with planned million dollar complex
The article recalls 75 years since Benedictine Fathers Augustine Wirth and Casimir Seitz arrived in Kansas and founded St Benedicts. It notes the college and monastery on the Missouri river bluff near Doniphan Atchison and Leavenworth, the Civil War era, and a new million dollar building program to begin immediately atop the hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri River Bluff
Augustine Wirth
Casimir Seitz
Old River Pier
Leavenworth
Doniphan
Jim Lane
Atchison
St. Benedict's College
Missouri River
Lecompton
Kas
Henry Lemke
Dewey Thomason 28 Dies After Pneumonia Fever
Dewey Thomason aged 28 an employee of Bailor Manufacturing Co died at his home 904 Henry Street Branchton at 10 30 last night after ten days illness and pneumonia fever with heart trouble. He will be sent to Centralia Missouri for funeral services and burial. He was born in Centralia and came to Atchison three years ago. Survived by widow daughter Erma six, father Joseph Thomason, and a sister and brother. Body at Lawin Doug lass undertaking parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Thomason
Bailor Manufacturing Co
Henry Street
Branchton
Centralia
Mr. Thomason
Atchison
Erma
Joseph Thomason
Christian Church
Lawin & Douglass
Commercial Street
Joe Clark
Gene Torbett
Charlie Drakely
Carl Tuttle
Atchison Hospital
Sam Blythe
Louis Brandt
Pilsbury Mills Laboratory
Sarah Marcus
Dallas
Texas
Florence Brandt
Chicago
Marcus
Atchison News Briefs Reflect Local Happenings
Miss Katherine Slattery moves from Atchison hospital to her aunt Miss Kate Slattery in North Fourth Street. An Atchison woman mocks her husband after he refuses to investigate a basement noise. A P Burdick becomes secretary of the Topeka Free State Fair and will attend a dinner at the Jayhawk hotel in Topeka hosted by the Topeka Press club. District school boards across Atchison county plan annual meetings tomorrow to elect teachers for the next school year. A daughter is born at the Atchison hospital to Mr and Mrs Henry Handke rural route No 6. G W Allaman was delayed and remained away from the Ozarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Slattery
St. Louis Church
Atchison Hospital
Kate Slattery
North Fourth Street
Atchison
A. P. Burdick
Atchison County
Jayhawk Hotel
Topeka
Topeka Press Club
Henry Handke
G. W. Allaman
Etaye Tomearrow
Ozarks
Atchison lands 1928 Kansas PTA convention
Atchison is chosen to host the 1928 Kansas Association of Parents and Teachers meeting, bringing 400 to 500 delegates for a three day school problems conference. The Atchison delegation, led by Mrs. Glenn S. Squires, secured the bid over Wichita Coffeyville and others. Invitations came from the chamber of commerce and local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Kansas Association of Parents and Teachers
Manhattan
Kansas City
Wichita
Coffeyville
Glenn S. Squires
First
Roy Smart
E. W. Emery
Roosevelt School
Jerry Walz
Bellevue
Hettie Blythe
Ray Zimmerman
Washington
C. O. Wright
Atchison High School
Kas
Atchison Parent- Teacher Council
Atchison Chamber of Commerce
Ray Willette
Eighteen on High School Honor Rolls for Quarter
Eighteen junior and senior high pupils, thirteen girls and five boys, made the third quarter honor roll. Principal C. O. Wright announced, with six seniors and twelve juniors on the list. Only four students earned A in all classes. the rest had three or more A grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Wright
Tousse Warbinton
Florence Thaden
Dorothea Bacon
Bertha Eymann
Louise , Warbinton
Marjorie Gray
Ruth Mattocks
Lucille Mayhew
Louisa Ingalls
Madeline Kaufman
William Bracke
Raymond Sines
City's Oldest Resident Dies in Atchison
Frederick Delfelder, Atchison county's oldest resident born in Mendorf Bavaria in 1829, died Friday night at 7 at his home 601 Division street after two weeks of illness. He came to Atchison county in 1860, lived mostly there except four years near Winfield, and moved to Atchison 16 years ago. Surviving are seven of eight children, 21 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren. Funeral services at 2:45 at home and 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snanday
Atchison
Frederick Delfelder
Division Street
Delfelder
Atchison County
Cook County
Tinois
Winfield
Effingham
Mr. Delfelder
Mendorf
Bavaria
New York
Illinois
Anna Wagner
Arlington
William Matthias
Arthur Matthias
Route 2
Emil Hbner
Tenth
Laramie Streets
George Delfelder
Louis Brenner
Arrington
John Delfelder
Aldrich
S. D
Fred Delfelder
Dixon
Calif
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
F. W. C. Jesse
Fred Puehren
F. Feddeler
William Klostermeier
Julius Kaaz, Sr
Henry Braun
G. H. T. Schaefer
Lightning Kills Farm Hand Near Atchison
Cleo Clark a 25 year old farm hand on the William Symns farm north of Atchison was killed by a bolt while crossing an open field herding goats. The body was badly burned, clothing burned, and one boot torn off. An inquest was held and the body moved to Karr funeral home at Troy. Efforts to locate his parents focus on Ft Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Clark
William Symns
Atchison
Clark
Symns
Kansas City
Ft. Scott
Doniphan
Experiment Station Established at Troy with Apple Focus
Howard Baker arrives to direct a branch experiment station covering Doniphan and Atchison counties in Kansas and Buchanan County Missouri. Dr. Paul Gilmer of the U S Department of Agriculture accompanies him. The horticultural program centers on apples with three counties hosting trials from Troy at the farm bureau office until the apple season ends. Funded chiefly by local apple growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Baker
Doniphan
Atchison Counties
Kas
Buchanan County
Troy
Paul Gilmer
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wichita
Baker
Farm Bureau
Model garage to accompany a near perfect home at The Globe
The article envisions a model garage as an essential feature of a model home, offering ample space behind the house or under a raised structure for car care and tinkering. It notes care in design to fit a full sized home and preserve workspace, alongside brief local items about a Sachse daughter’s illness and Oscar Johnson returning from Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Herman Sachse
Sachse
Atchison
Oscar Johnson
Missouri Pacific
Kansas
John Leapson Dies at 94 in Tulsa Burial in Atchison
John J Leapson aged 94 died Friday afternoon at the home of his daughter Mrs Ida Maltby in Tulsa Okla He lived in Atchison 55 years returning there for burial Monday at Mt Vernon cemetery Local Masons will conduct services He was born in Philadelphia in 1832 served in the Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry and later managed the first clothing renovating shop in Atchison Surviving are four daughters six grandchildren and one great grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Leapson
Atchison
Ida Maltby
Tulsa
Oklo
Leapson
North Seventh Street
Scott Jones
Mt. Vernon
John Leapson
Philadelphia
Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry
Kansas City
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Seventh and
Riley Streets
Everest Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Frank Creamer
Chillicothe
Pierce Hussey
Berkeley
Higley Re-elected Farmington School Clerk for 11th Term
W. G. Higley was re-elected as clerk of the Farmington school board for the eleventh consecutive term, totaling 80 years of service. The board aimed to raise the district toward the standard score but planned another year to close the 46-point gap. Post meeting, Alvin E. Fagin was named principal and high school teacher, Esther Lauffer grammar teacher, and Juanita Johnson primary teacher. Fagin has two years of college at Washburn and two years teaching experience, Lauffer is daughter of Will Lauffer of Atchison and studies at Neighborville, Ill., with one year teaching, Johnson has four years as primary teacher in Farmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Higley
Farmington
Alvin E. Fagin
Esther Lauffer
Juanita Johnson
Fagin
Washburn
Miss Lauffer
Will Lauffer
Atchison
Neighborville
Ill
Miss Johnson
Alleged False Arrest Sues Hotel Robidoux Over Damages
William St John of Atchison files a 150000 dollar suit against Hotel Robidoux in St Joseph and manager W E Downs alleging false arrest and dismissal of charges from a September incident involving claimed theft of hotel silverware worth 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William St. John
Park Street
Atchison
St. Joe
W. E. Downs
St. John
Justice Court
St. Joe Hotel
Locomotive Finished Material Company
Frenchy
Weather Halts Globe Home Beautiful Grading Work
Rain stops grading and excavation on The Globe's Home Beautiful project on Upper Commercial Street. Reports cite minor injuries and weather as factors while community figures comment on spring preparations and local business displays.
Music lovers lament A W Smiths resignation as school music head
Resignation of A W Smith after six years as supervisor of music at Atchison High School and organizer conductor of the school orchestra stirs local music circles. His work in building the orchestra and aiding operettas Memorial Hall and student musicians earns wide praise. He coordinated instrument repair and engaged with parents to support the program, earning acclaim from music lovers who see him fit for a higher role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Smith
Atchison High Schol
Smith
High Schol
Memorial Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Denver Death Angers Atchison Leader B C Running
B C Running 63, long-time Atchison laundry operator and hotelier, died in Denver after a brief illness. Daughter Ida Hughes of Kansas City and son Harold Running of St Louis were summoned. Body return to Atchison for burial. funeral by Masons with Knights Templar escort. Burial at Mt Vernon cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C
A. B.C
Atchison
Denver
Colo
Ida Hughes
Kansas City
Harold Running
St. Louis
Masons
Knights Templar
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Running
Junction City
Eas
Sunday Globe
Apple Blossom Festival Dates In Doniphan County Soon
The Doniphan county Apple Blossom Festival will occur on either April 21 or April 26. J. E. Hunt, festival secretary, announced the plan. The event features a tour of orchards at nine, a coronation, a parade with over 100 floats, a banquet at Hotel Roubidoux in St. Joe, and a dance at the city auditorium. Atchison Troy Wathena and St. Joe will enter parade floats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doniphan County
J. E. Hunt
Apple Blossom Festival Association
Troy
Hotel Roubidoux
St. Joe
City Auditorium
Atchison
Wathena
H. Kassabaum
Jury awards Madeline Smith 15000 damages in trafficking wreck case
A federal court jury in Kansas City awarded Madeline Smith 15000 against Rock Island after a Aug 29 1924 collision near Holton. The Buick carrying four others was struck, dragged along the tracks, and demolished. Dorothy Smith died. Anton Phillips and Gertrude Bruns sustained injuries, with Bruns already compensated. Smith suffered multiple severe injuries and lengthy hospital recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Madeline Smith
Rock Island
Holton
John Krugel
Wathena
Dorothy Smith
Topeka
Anton Phillips
Troy
Gertrude Bruns
Near Muscotah
Dorothy
Arnold Smith
Straight Creek Township
Unofficial Election Totals for Commissioner and Board
Unofficial results show commissioner votes Pred Man gelsdorf 568 and Albert HH Leh man 561. Board of Education members Edgar Mattocks 543 Frousen Armstrong 530 Sheffield Ingalls 530. Void ballots 5. Total votes cast 615.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Mangeltsdorf
Atchison
Albert H. Lehman
Fred Mangelsdorf
Lehman
Mangelsdorf
Mangelsdorff
Globe
Mattocks
Edgar Mattocks
Atchison Board of Education
Sheffield Ingalls
Hansen Armstrong
City Commission
Pred Mangelsdorf
Albert HH. Lehman
Board of Education
Frousen Armstrong
Robert F Cline Dies At 65 In Atchison Home
Robert F. Cline aged 65 died at his niece Mrs Roy Parretts home 1646 Commercial Street last night from Brights disease He had worked as a railway watchman and previously as a Missouri Pacific employee for over 25 years Surviving siblings include W D Cline and L D Cline plus two sisters Mrs Anna Bewley and Mrs Lillian Ingels Funeral services are set for 3 30 tomorrow at the Parrett residence with nephews as pallbearers Rev T D Fry to officiate and he was a member of local fraternal orders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Cline
Roy Parrett
Commercial Street
Mr. Parrett
Mr. Cline
Bright
Cline
Omaha Junction
Atchison
Omaha
Missouri Pacific Railway
W.D. Cline
Cummings
L. D. Cline
Anna L. Bewley
Utah Avenue
Lillian Ingels
North
Sixteenth Street
Smoking in a Funeral Procession Questioned
A reader asks if smoking is proper during a funeral procession amid local chatter in Atchison. The piece mentions various light items including corn shucking in Nebraska, river conditions, a garage project, and neighborhood quotes about ads and picnics from twenty years ago.
Also Mentioned on This Page
ST. Benedict's
Glean
Squires
Joe Keyes
Elsie Johnson
North Ninth Street
Bill Seeger
Wright Hamburger
Grace Godsey
Iowa University
Dave Lieberman
Venth
Main Street
U. 5
Daughter
Music Lovers Reret
A. W. Smiths
Resination
B. H. Jacobs
Leo Jacobs
O. E. Blacketer
Theodore Gertie
Nebraska
Missouri
Fred Shippee
Bertha Weinmann
South Fourth Street
J. J. Goodrich
Ed Lukens
KR. P. Waggener
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