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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1902
Page
1
Four Burlington railway detectives arrived in Hastings Nebraska on February 27 to investigate attempts to ditch passenger train No 3. A pile of railroad ties blocked the rack previously and a second incident near midnight on the 25th nearly derailed the engine. No clues or conclusions have been found yet.
W B Gardanier of Scribner Nebraska was accidentally wounded when a revolver discharged while he was emptying and cleaning it. The bullet entered his chest below the left nipple pushing glass and bow fragments into the wound. He remained conscious and was moved to Fremont for hospital care.
Woodward Hughes, once living in Nortonville, was killed in his bed by a nighttime mob after being cleared of a previous shooting charge. Enemies learned of his location during a cattle purchase trip and fired at least a dozen shots, demolishing the top of his head.
Lawrence pioneer John P. Rose dies at his home from heart and stomach troubles. He moved to Lawrence in 1856 and became a leading citizen. Rose served as a Free State party member and captained a steamboat on the Potomac during the war before returning to business and leading the Union era.
T G McCanz a wealthy farmer living in Gypsum City Kansas was instantly killed when his loaded shotgun discharged as he pulled it from his buggy. He had resided in the area for thirty years and left a fortune in farming.
Charles Kerfus, a Western criminal, faced trial in Ellis County Kansas and was found guilty on three indictments including burglary and horse stealing. He received ten years for horse theft, two years for burglary, and one year for petty larceny, taken to Lansing shackled with a ball and chain after a dramatic pursuit across Colorado Minnesota and back. He wed Maggie Blick before departure. His brother Harry faced two years for murderous assault and highway robbery years earlier, and another brother was killed in Oklahoma as a horse thief.
In Galena Kansas at the Quaker Valley meeting house actors Stephen Lawrence and Mrs Jane Carter wed. Both are over seventy five and members of the Quaker community. The ceremony followed Quaker rites and the couple became the bride and groom in their fourth and second marriages respectively. Neighbors for 35 years the couple were witnessed by a third generation.
An entertainment in Sutherland hall Carbondale Kansas benefited Miss Emma Pinkerneil who strayed from home December 16 found near town nearly frozen. Net receipts 37.45 plus prior 41.25 total 78.70 deposited in Carbondale bank for her credit.
Mrs. Albert Forrest, 20, died two weeks after a head blow at home in Lead, South Dakota. Her husband found her on the floor. she briefly recalled an assault with a cord wood stick. Doctors say the death is directly due to the attack.
B L Dale, an employee of Lanyon Zine, shot himself through the heart at his Iola Kansas home after domestic troubles and a pending divorce. A restraining order had barred him from the premises. He leaves a wife and two children.
The marriage of Dr Cyrus D Lloyd a surgeon in the Forty fourth United States volunteers and Mary E Hiatt of Fairmount Kansas occurred nearly three years ago and was kept secret until now. They wed in Jackson county Missouri in May 1899 before his departure for the Philippines. Dr Lloyd will join his wife on his return. Hiatt is daughter of Oliver S Hiatt a Kansas politician who died last August.
Mrs. Bloom is found dead in her Banner county residence with wounds to the wrists and a bullet through the forehead. The husband reports at noon as he returns to the house. Police suspect robbery and murder over hidden family money. She leaves a husband and three sons involved in the sheep industry.
J M Houghton a longtime Denver stock broker with offices in the mining exchange reported a burglary that stole about 25000 dollars worth of jewelry and stocks hidden in a small box in his office. Friends say losses could reach 50000 to 75000 dollars. Thieves watched him hide the box then struck at night. no clue yet. Houghton had previously worked in Nebraska and later moved to Denver.
Judge Graves in Pender Nebraska partially decides Leon Bouck habeas corpus action to regain his wife whom he eloped with to Sioux City for marriage. The court finds the union legal but delays any return of Bouck’s wife who remains guarded at home as her parents and attorney seek nullification. The wife says she loves Bouck but wishes to wait years before joining him.
Harold Langstaff and Harry Finlayson, both about 13, were playing with a loaded twenty two revolver at Dr. Langstaff’s Blair home when Langstaff fired at Finlayson in the face. The bullet lodged near the right eye. doctors could not locate it. Finlayson remained unconscious as doctors attempted to locate and remove the bullet. Harry is son of Mr and Mrs A J Winlayson of Blair Nebraska.
A man shot on a Missouri river sandbar near Lake Quinneboug twelve miles northeast of Yelkamah Neb in a family quarrel. Victim J A Marsh is wounded by a shotgun in the hands of son in law John Wedgewood. The dispute over a separation allegedly implicates the wife's father. Wedgewood fled across the river toward town. recovery chances are poor and no arrest has been made. Unclear whether the shooting occurred in Nebraska or Iowa soil.
Nearly 300 fishermen are in peril adrift on a vast ice flow off Sapi Naw Bay. Their unstable support broke from shore as anxious relatives gather, hopeful for a rescue if a storm intensifies.
British forces under Lord Kitchener claim a two day operation near Harrismith and Van Reenen netted 600 Boers killed or captured, 2,000 horses, 28,000 cattle, 60,000 sheep, 50,000 rounds, and the capture of De Wet’s son and other officers as the anniversary of Majuba Hill marks a major success for the British.
Secretary Root says a gradual drawdown in the Philippines will reduce the garrison to about 32 000 men. Orders go to General Chaffee to return regiments sent in 1899, about 13 000 troops affected. Movement will be slow, regiment by regiment, as they can be spared without compromising control.
Senators McLaurin and Tillman faced censure in the United States Senate over a heated floor confrontation during debate on the Philippine tariff bill. The move likely ends the incident for them, while a separate investigation into pension bureau charges is proposed by Representative J Williams. The president signed a civil war property relief bill long before Congress.
The conferees from both houses announced agreement on a bill to create a permanent Census Bureau. Most Senate amendments stand in modified form with the civil service provision kept. The director’s salary is set at 6000 dollars per year and four chief statisticians and four division chiefs are provided for.
Frances Dean aged twenty six of Quincy Indiana was found dead in a Burlington room engaged by a stranger who claimed the man’s sister. He disappeared leaving a mystery on the case as police hunt the unknown man. No evident violence on the body and suicide is not believed. Investigation continues.
Liberty Bell mine near Telluride Colorado is buried under an avalanche. The bunkhouse crowd of miners is crushed and buried. rescuers pull survivors from timbers while death toll ranges from ten to thirty. Bodies are recovered and carried to the morgue in Telluride.
Mrs C C Parmele of Plattsmouth Nebraska recovered a stolen gold watch about a month after loss. Officers initially pursued a watch similar in appearance but wrong. A bystander produced the true watch from his pocket and it was identified by the owner. The possessor had obtained it from a traveling peddler selling comics. Several similar thefts had been reported.
Frank Burianek a Leavenworth saloon keeper shot Daisy Carpent er in his establishment and then killed himself. The Carpent er woman is expected to die. Burianek had moved from Crete Nebraska after a family quarrel and had warned his wife in a letter of threats if she visited.
Eighteen year old Lizzie Wenke dies from trichinosis after eating undercooked home made sausage. The Wenke family and a hired man fell ill. three remain hospitalized in Salisbury City, one in serious condition, as the cause is traced to undercooked meat.
George Trout, charged with forging $5000 for Parlin-Orendorff Co of Kansas City, lies dying in Wichita Kansas from bullet wounds suffered resisting arrest in Indian Territory. Gangrene has set in and his life is despaired of as his destitute family awaits aid.
In Phillips county vs health officer a compromise was reached at Norton Kansas where the county agreed to pay the health officer 975 dollars for services. The dispute stemmed from last year’s smallpox trouble and was moved on change of venue to Norton county.
Several Delaware and Hudson railroad bridges between Wilkesbarre and Scranton were washed away with at least three lives reported lost. Rescue operations and bridge inspections are underway as trains are halted in the affected area.
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