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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
1
John Deml, a 32 year old laborer at a Fremont planing mill, suffered a severe accident while operating a grooving machine. A chisel at a high speed fractured flesh and bone, lodged near his cheek and neck, risking loss of an eye as nerves of sight may be damaged. His right facial area is swollen and he remains conscious despite the pain.
About twenty armed Snake Indians threatened to burn Holdenville Indian Territory. Marshal Kais placed many deputies on guard. talks of retaliation against new Creek nation towns arise. Mounds and Beggs along the Frisco line were threatened but guarded. Marshal Bennett of Muskogee orders arrests of armed Snakes.
Justice Horace Gray of the U S Supreme Court suffered a paralysis attack on Tuesday night in Washington. His mind remains clear though he has partial loss of muscular control. He is seventy four and his family says the attack is not serious, with recovery expected.
A two story residence owned by Kris uiphais five miles west of Grand Island Nebraska burned at 1:30 AM on February 20. The structure and nearly all contents were lost. Three sons slept in the second story and the elder awakened, saving their lives as the room caught fire. Loss stood at 2000 with 500 in insurance.
An attorney named Hise, described as small and not very respectable in character, met the English wit and solicitor-general Joseph Jekyll. Jekyll rebuked him for calling him a petti fogging person, clarifying he never called him a pattifogger or a scoundrel, only that he stood as little else.
A wealthy farmer and stockman named John Beemer was murdered and his body found near Burlington tracks south of St Joseph Missouri. Police are investigating the shooting with few solid leads as neighbors react with disbelief.
Governor Stanley paroled Albert Denham who was convicted of murder in McPherson County Kansas fifteen years ago. A false tale sent to England claimed Denham was a habitual gambler, leading to disinheritance. Back in McPherson he shot at Wilcox, killing Mrs Wilcox by accident. Wilcox fled abroad.
Prince Henry of Prussia arrived in New York as a guest of the nation to mark the launch of Germany’s yacht. Naval salutes and twenty one gun cannons greeted him while officials and crowds extended verbal welcomes and cheered the German prince.
A $150 reward plus added county funds spurred about a hundred volunteers to scour the Kaw river in Argentine Kas where Noah Long was murdered and dumped. Despite groups and pairs sharing a potential reward, ice was cut along the river for miles without success as funds accumulate slowly.
In Oklahoma snow aided a Shawnee posse led by Sheriff Miller to close in on three outlaws near Wewoka. Walter Swofford was killed and Deputy W A Jones of Asher seriously wounded. The other two, Sam Casey and Bill Watson, surrendered after a prolonged exchange of fire. Rewards of nine thousand dollars remained for the trio.
Henry Behrens of Arkansas City Kansas was arrested on embezzlement charges for allegedly taking 1500 dollars from Ammtour Packing while acting as local agent. County attorney filed the complaint sworn by G W Mendenhall. Behrens appeared before Judge Kramer with a 500 dollar bond. Hearing set for next Thursday. The complaint alleges unauthorized use of company funds and failure to provide demanded money.
A masked robber entered the London and Mexico Bank in Mexico City during a slow period, killed the cashier, and demanded the money. When confronted by staff, he fired three times, then shot himself to avoid capture. He left no identification beyond being an American, about 45, well-dressed with a full beard.
The census bureau reports total value of domestic animals at 3.2 billion dollars with farms hosting 93 percent. Farm and range livestock reached 2.981 billion, up from 1890, except the north Atlantic states. Town leads in total value. Texas ranks second, while Iowa has higher average value per animal.
Eleven prisoners escaped from the Columbus Kas county jail with one man returning to describe the method. A small inmate first squeezed through an opening after prying bars apart and passed a crow bar to others who used it to force cells and the outer doorway. Officers pursue all fugitives.
General Funston rejects a soldier's claim of the water cure used on Filipino prisoners. He says he never saw the method applied, though he heard descriptions of binding a victim, forcing a canteen in the mouth, lifting the head, and throttling before release to extract a talk or a new dose. He calls the charge brutal but not fatal and notes it came via a dull report from a soldier drinking beer.
Miss Helen M. Stone American missionary freed from brigands near Salonika and arrived Strumitza Macedonia at 3 AM February 23. Mme Tsilka and her baby also released. She reported to authorities at Strumitza and will travel to Salonika. Telegram from Constantinople notes release without details.
The State Agricultural College faces heavy demand for prairie dog poison as western Kansas counties order large shipments. Professors Lantz and Failyer oversee dispatch of half gallon cans capable of poisoning about 1,000 to 1,200 dogs per county, a scale the state notes would barely affect the prairie dog population.
John Bark a well known Kansay City Kansas architect weighing 250 pounds fell from a third story window at the Murray boarding house 16 South Fifth Street Armourdale. He dropped nearly thirty five feet and was taken to St Margaret hospital with dangerous injuries.
James L Servis known as the flag man of the Sante Fe line was found dead in his Ottawa room. Death was caused by apoplexy. He had been an old freight conductor and served as a guard at the Soldiers Home before moving to Ottawa two years ago.
E G Nelson of Mason City Iowa was arrested at his father in law's home in Fort Scott Kansas while visiting his wife who is there visiting. Nelson had lived in Fort Scott until a few years ago and is charged with grand larceny.
Naomi S. Evans, age 34 to 64, died amid a divorce-like trial in which she had charged her husband E. L. Evans with bigamy. The couple married in Indiana in 1866 and had lived across the west, mainly Hayes Center, Nebraska, where Evans’ second marriage had occurred years earlier.
A jury returned a verdict for 7357.55 against Frank Fiala former assistant cashier of the Milligan Nebraska bank. Fiala faced embezzlement charges tied to Cashier Zirhut who received a five year penitentiary sentence. Directors also sued Fiala for 5000 dollars. The case circulated through district court three times and the supreme court twice.
Report from near Peoria Illinois dated February 23 describes Jenkins losing control and killing her husband with an axe while he slept. She then shot herself in the temple and died later after Jenkins succumbed to his wounds. Three young children witnessed the tragedy.
Mrs William NeoPhalk died following injuries from a burning home in Fairbury. The invalid for years, she could not endure the nervous shock of the tragedy. She leaves a husband and three sisters, two of whom live in Fairbury.
Three men James Keeley Charles Armstrong and Jerry Sullivan are held on charges of belonging to a counterfeiters gang active in Town. Police report a considerable amount of counterfeit currency passing in King City and surrounding areas.
John Tschanz of Switz erland living near Pierce Nebraska was found hanging by a barbed wire fence near the MacSparr place. He had a fortune from relatives in Switzerland and was said to have about 700 dollars in the bank. His drinking heavily after the fortune led to ill health and his death is believed due to exposure. He had gone to his native country for a visit and was to make final proof of his claim near Pierce.
The Rock Island railroad will offer a second class rate of 25 from Kansas City and the Missouri river to California points in March and April to coincide with the opening of transcontinental passenger service. Current rates are 50 first class and 40 second class. Last year a 265 rate to the Pacific coast was valid only on Tuesdays. The move aims at Pacific coast business, aided by the El Paso extension and the railroad’s short line to Southern California and Mexico.
Kansas populists decide to run separately from Democrats for the year in Topeka. A faction led by ex Congressmen Ridgely pushed surrender to Democrats but old-time populists blocked it. A heated debate over fusion reports ends with the majority favoring independence and no alliance with Democrats.
In Sioux City the young man Léon Bouck, freed on a $1000 bond, faces a habeas corpus action by Pearl Hooper's father from Emerson to win the return of his daughter kept at her father's home after Bouck took her from Dakota City. The defense seeks 30 days contiuance as the case proceeds, while the father vows to press abduction charges to the limit.
A home seven miles from Glenwood reports a burglary of an unused safe containing about $155. A relative of the Stone family, Patrighty Patrick, was shot at while at his home five miles away. the bullet struck his arm but caused no serious injury. Police inquiry ongoing with robbery motive suspected.
In Ottumwa Iowa a man identified as ToRiyatian died from a gunshot wound at the Bliss home in the tenderloin district. The coroner's verdict states death caused by unknown person. No arrests have been made.
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