Items of genealogical interest in the Springfield daily news and the Springfield leader of Springfield, Greene County, Missouri for 1927, Part 1, Part 34

Author: Hall, William K. (William Kearney), 1918-
Publication date: 1927 v. 1
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Number of Pages: 798


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Page 8: Richard Livingston Goode died .** Bertha A. Acton sues to divorce John W. Acton. They were married in October 1911, and have three children.


J. H. Fitzjohn died .**


Mrs. Rachel Barnthouse died .*


Murray C. Rickman died .*


Mrs. Sarah Ann Aven died .* Taylor Fulbright died .** Helen Ruth Barker died .** Marriage license: William H. Welch and Eva Triplett, both of North View. Mrs. Savannah Burns was found dead .**


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Mr. and Mrs. Buell A. Mackey, 518 North Lexington avenue, announce the birth of a daughter Betty Lou on February 26.


William H. Welch and Miss Eva Triplett, both of North View, were married Saturday in Springfield.


Page 14: There is an article about A. V. O. Haskill.


BOUGE GOOLE! FUNERAL HELD


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Bervica Conducted by Rov .; . McOlung- Barletta " Maple Park Cemetery.


't Last i rites were said this morning ter Judy Richard Livingsten Goede. who died Friday in Bt. . Louis. The services were conducted at the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home by Rev. A. J. McClung, c! the Calvary Predby- terian church.


Interment was in the Maple Park


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Many members of the Springfield Bar association, who were closety mo- sociated with Judge Goode during the 20 years that be made Springfield his . home and was one of the leading at- torneye of this city, attend the serv- Ices this morning. The pallbearers - Included E. r. Mann, E. D. Merritt. J. P. McCammon. Orin Patterson, E. C. Mcafee and P. M. McDavid.


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In his eulogy of Judge Goode, Rev. Mr. McClung pointed to the success he attained .as an Attorney and an leducator. He briefly recited his life from the ume the noted jurist came to Springfield to attend Drury college until his death.


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Bervicei were held yesterday after -. noon at the Goode residence in 8L Louis, the body arriving here this! morning accompanied by member of the family


HARAR ANN AVEN.


Funeral services will be bald at 2 p. m. tomorrow at Payne cemetery , for Mrs. Barah Ann Aven. 3. who died at the home of her grandaugh- tor. Mrs. Clint Ross, of route 1, Bat- . thefield. Services will be in charge of the Alme Lohmeyer Funeral home The . decedent le survived by three sons. Charley. Will and Walter Aven. I one daughter. Mrs. Nannie . MoCon- nell, and everal rranchilren and great grandchildren.


WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN FAVORITE CHAIR


Comfortably sitting in ber favorita rocking chair, with an expression on her face that saamplified anything but death, Mrs. Baraanah Burna, MA- ! year-old Negro, who found deed at her home. 001 Franklin avenue, abort- ly after 8 o'clock Sunday morning by Eugene Dillard. a nephew, who went to his aunt's home for his usund.' - few hours' viait. ---


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It le believed that she had been dead since Friday evening u that & the last time she was seen. Coroner Jewell . Windle said death was the result of apoplexy. -


- Mrs. Burns, who resided by ber- i celf. had been complaining to rela- tives of feeling bad for the past . week, and Friday afternoon she made, a trip to her physician 8he wu last seen upon ber return home.


Dillard went to the house fundny morning to ascertain the condition of' his sunt, and upon entering the' front rooom found the wecan dend' 'In her rocking chair near the stove. ! The body was taken to the W. P .! Campbell Undertaking company morgue and prepared for Curta !.


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Funeral arrangements art incom- . plete pending the arrival of a son. Almer Blackey of Detroit. Mich Berrices will be in charge of the Campbell funeral home. She is sur- vived by the son, a mister. Mr. Lu- alla Robbins. 801 Weaver avenue: two! brothers. James Johnson of Kanons : City and Dan Johnson of Spring- field: by the nephew and other rela- tivea.


TAYLOR FULBRIGHT.


Funeral services for Taylor Ful- bright. 73. who died at 6:48 a. m. Bunday, at his home. on route 6. Springfield, will be held at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow at .the Campbell Funeral home. Rev. L. R. Grant will officiate and burial will be in South Hazel- wood cemetery.


MARKER BABY DIES.


Helen Ruth Barker, the 11-months- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Barker, of Willow Springs, Mo., died in a local hospital at b & m. today. Thy body was taken overland to Wil- low Springs by the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home for burial at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow. The bells survived by the parents. opern x. Lewis. Jr.,


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TEACHER DIES IN BATHROOM FROM POISON


Miss Blanche Skinner Had Secured Six Month's Leave to Regain Health.


With acid burns about her I:pe, the body of Miss Blanche Skinner, 42 ' years old. for the pas: 15 years a member of the faculty of Southwest Missouri State Teachers college. wax found aliortly miter noen Sunday in the bathroom adjoining her room in the realdence of Charles W'. Weed.' 646 Bouth avenue, where she had re- . sided for the past fun vear-


.... A . ourbolic . acid bottle, less than hak-full. was found on a trunk two or three feet from her body. Miss! Ekinner apparently had been dead only a few hours when her body was discovered lying on a large towel In the bathroom.


Dr. J. L. Rayl, who was called to i the Weed home. made an examina- ! tion but today refused to make any statement. '


"I had rather not say anything about 11." Dr. Raji told a Leader re- porter. "Anyway. it's up : : le cor. oner to any what caused Muss Skin- ner's .death."


Coroner Jewell Windlé arrived at the Weed home about 1 p. m., Sun- day and conducted an investigation. He stated that Miss Skinner came to her death hy polsoning.


Found Fully Dressed. .


Miss Skinner was fully dressed. ex - capt for her shoes, when found on t: bathroom floor. Mrs. F. F Thompson. a friend. called at noon


yesterday at the Weed home to take Miss Skinner to dinner. Opening the door of the room, the body was found in the adjoining bathroom. An enve- lope containing $560 in currency: : addressed to Miss Skinner's minther. Mra. Lora Skinner, of Bloomington. : Ill., was found in the room. Mrs Skinner arrived this morning in re- sponse to a telegram telling of her daughter's death.


. Miss Skinner had made arrange - . menta for a leave of absence from the local college and was planning to leave :


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wirbon and evening packing and making arrangements for her ... 1. For the past few weeks, Sier Okta- mer. had. spent : : considerabkr, time . working on a series of short stories which the planned to compile into 11 volume. This work was almost i completed and she had worked many nights until early in the morning at this, it was stated by members of the Weed family.


The extra work, coupled with her duties et the Teachers college, as well us ber active. Sunday school and church work, had gradually weak -. ened. Miss Skinner's physical cond !- tion, 'It was said, and the planned to ‘ ` take the leave of absence to regain her health. Miss Skinner also. had , been 'suffering from heart attacks. it : was stated.


Mlw Bkinner ate dinner Saturday . evening at the Y. W. C. A. She Was last seen allve by members of the Weed family at 5:30 p. m. Saturday.


Arase Early In Morning.


Mrs. Weed sald today that Miss Skinner was accustomed to making her own bed on Sunday morning and that she apparently arose early yes- terday and took a short walk, as the door of her room was found open at noon. The door usually was locked. It was sald.


Min Skinner was born August 8. 1886, 'In MeLean county, Illinois. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Skin- ner. She la survived by the mother. Mrs. Lora Skinner of Bloomington, i and one sister, Mrs. George Romeies. | -of- 1010 Morningside Drive. "Nor Torx 1 Olty:


Brief funeral services will be held . at 6:30 p. m. today at the Alma Loh-' meyer Funeral home.


The body will be sent tonight to Bloomington. for burial.


MIM Skinner became a member of the faculty at the local Teachers col- Jege in 1912. . For several years she taught in the training school drpart- ment and later joined the faculty in the education department of the col- lege proper ... .


. . She received her master's and bach - elor's degrees at Columbia University. New York City, and was also a grad- unte of the Normal school at Bloom -. Ington.


Miss Skinner became well know !! In Springfield through ber story- telling classes, leadership of girls and history of education. She recently was elected president of the Y. W. O. A. Girla' Council. She also spon- sored the Story Telling club for chil- dren at the Public library.


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BIRTHS


North Lexington, at of & daughter, Betty Le


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: A. V. O. Haskill, Frisco Bridge Inspector, Who Never. Had a Vacation, Plans to Fish and Huat When. Ho Retires. :.-


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A. V. O. Haskill, veteran bridge in- spector of the Frisco Lines bere, is the subject of a story in the March Merue of The Frisco Employee' Magasine. Mr. Haskuli has had fifty-one years service, during which time he has never had a vacation.


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From prairie schooners to automo -. blies- and from locomotives with bell- shaped stacks to 1500 ollburners, la the railroad experience of A. V. O. Haskill, bridge Inspector for the Frisco Lines at Springfield, Mo.


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His card pass reada "Fifty-one yeare' service" and he has never. in that entire period, had a vacation. "I started several times.". he said. "but something came up and I never got one." He has traveled mainly over Frisco rails -- and a short talk with him 'of his service and many ex- poriences (which to him seem com- monplace enough) would interest the most indifferent Itatener.


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He claims Lewiston Junction Maine. a his birthplace, and March 12. 1857. as the date of his birth. At the age of' sixteen, he landed ln St. Louis "looking for a job." At that time. in 1878, the United States was in the clutches of the greatest money panic It ever endured. He was fortunate in woouring work with the Missouri Pa- clfic Railroad in the water servioo de- partment. He came to the bridge de- partment of the Frisco In 1876 under G W. Turner, later appointed super- intendent of bridges, and has been In bridge and construction work dur- ing his entire service.


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As one of the few men yet in serv- Ice who helped build the great lines ---- of the Frisco Bystema. be telle inter- estingiy of his experiences when he worked in a construction gang. bulid- ' ing the line from Peirce City to Wich- ; Ita In 1879: of driving piling from . Plymouth Junction (now Monett. Mo.) to Van Buren, Arkansas, In 1882; ! of his part in laying track from Pa -. ciflo to St. Louis, which work wu done under the charter of the old At- lantic & Pacific. It was called the southwest branch of the Missouri Pa- I cific and that road operated it. He also drove piling between. Springfield and Bollvar before the grade built. Few meu, If any, have been so closely associated with the building ! program of the Prisco Lines and Its . early construction days, as be. -


Most of his service has been in and. around the eastern division. At one time he worked in the bridge and bullding shops, but since 1002 he has been working out of Springfield as an


Inspector of bridges.


The growth of many of the citles 1 'along Frisco Lines is a source of in- ¡ terest to him. "Take Tulsa for in -; stance." he said. "When we were 'constructing the line in Oklahoma, I shot prairie chickene on the site where Tulsa now stands. The Frisco railroad certainly helped to build those towns.


"We saw many Indians during our time in Oklahoma, and we thought nothing of prairie schooners going across the plaina, filled with 'home- stenders'. We were stationed at Wy- andotte, Oklahoma, for a long period of time, and while there we attended


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a mission on Sunday. under the di- rection of an old Quaker.


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"The equipment in those days was of antique .type. The coaches were made of wood, the equipment had hand brakes, and the engine bad. a brake on the tender. When the en- gineer would whistle for a station.


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... the brakeman, conductor and firesean would set the brakes on the trato. i Those were the days of the link and pin coupler and oil beedlichta. 1 r- i member one conductor to und to have by the name of Dryden. He WM six feet. aix inches tall. He couldn't, straighten up in the caboose. except . when he would stand in the middle of the car under the wentlistor. .


"Wben - were on the line. vo ! dept in tents, and carried our cook- ing car along with us. however. When . pay day came. Mr. Randolph. . who used to be paymaster. would go over the division in e pay car and pay ttc men in cash."


In comparing some of the steel rall ! leid now and in former days. Mr. Has- kell said: "The first steel ever laid on thie railroad was called English chair Iron and the ralls were twenty-four feet long. and weighed about fifty- seven pounds. Comparing that with the 110-pound rail of today. it cer- tainly was small. but in proportion to the equipment which passed over I: Trains did not make more than thirty milos an hour, and all the coaches were heated with stoves.


"I remember the first automobile I ever saw- It was near Meramec High. . lande, Missouri. I had occasion to go to the city ball with a party and when we came out I saw this automo- bile-one of those 'one-lungen . I was speechless with wonder but my friend found his ro!ce at once and meid !! : waall't bo old mud atiff. I'd chase Last . damn thing & blook. Just to look at


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IL' A few years later they were . thick as grasshoppers on the Kas- pas prairie. " . .. 1


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" "The first phone I ever ! . w. w. in OL. Louis. It was, indeed, a tight to bebold 'aud almost too wonderful - to comprehend." he, sald.


Mr. Haskill is so busy in the per- formance of his duties as .bridge in- opector, that be had' to lay off s day to fix up ble pension paper, for


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'twrenn "3Tại And: 200:dmall' bridges'on' the High "Line ' between" Opcional and Kines City, 134, on the OS Bub:' forty-seven "on" the i Chadwick Branch, forty-five to forty-eight on the Salem Branch thirteen on the Blico ' Branch," three -on the Cherry Valley Binch and between forty and fifty on the main line between Mo- nett and St. Louis. My duties are to kispect each of these bridges once month. Our department also looks after the repairing of buildings and stock pene."


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W. Hestill has two tone and one daughter. One son is with the Dodge People in. Springfield, Missouri, so4 the other one is in Kansas City. The daughter is married. Death claimed three of his children. . The Haskills realde st 890 Normal Avenue, Spring- fleld. Missouri.


.. When asked what he would find to occupy his time when his retirement was effective. he said: "Oh. there uo b many things I want to do-fuh : and hunt, mostly, and maybe travel A little. I've just been so busy 'Fris- coing' all my life I haven't planned my leisure time. but I'm going to catch up on all the time I didn't take off for a vocation."


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MARRIG LICENSE. William H. Walch and Evs. Trip-


DEATHS


J. M. MITZIOUX.


Funeral services for J. H. Fitajohn. 87. veteran Frisco engineer, who' died st .8:30 s. m. Bunday at the Frisco hospital in St. Louis, were beld at 3 p. m. today at the Alma ! Lohmeyer funeral home, with local Masons in charre. Burial was in He- , selwood cemetery. The body arrived- here this morning. 1


Mr. Fitzjohn had lived in Monett , and for 32 years had served as engi- -- neer orer the Frisco, running from Monett to Fort Scott. He was a mem- - ber of the I. O. O. F and the A. P. 1 and A. M. of Monett. He is survived by the widow, two daughters. Zenas of Springfield, . and Cora of Monett and two sons, James of Neosho and Hugh of Aurora.


RACHEL BARNTROUSE.


Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Masonic came- i tery at Beymour under direction of ' W. L. Starne, undertaker. for Mrs. Rachel Barnthouse, 86, who died at 10:30 a. m. Sunday at the home of ber daughter. Mrs. Joseph Tingler. THE West Lincoln street. She is sur- vived. by one daughter. Mra. Tingler: by one son. C. E. Barnthouse, Ea. condia. Cal .; a brother, Kahlon ! Hibba of Seymour, and. three grand- children.


RICKMAN FUNERAL ..


Funeral services for Murray C. Rickman. 64, rho' died Saturday ere- ning at his home. 810 Bouth Dolll- con avenue. were held at 9 a. m. today at the hoine with the Rev. H. J. ! Cockerill officiating. The body was taken overland to Barcoxie, Mo .. for burial .by W. L. Starne, upartaker.


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TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1927 -- LEADER


Page 1: D. W. Waymire of Crane was shot and is near death. This is a long article.


Page 2: John S. McLemore of Walnut Grove was named administrator of the estate of his son John Paul McLemore who was killed in an automobile accident February 28 at Ozark. J. M. Fulbright was appointed administrator of the estate of his father Charles R. Fulbright who died January 17. Page 10: Mrs. Rachel Barnthouse died .** Helen Ruth Barker died .** Mrs. Sarah Ann Aven died .** L. P. Snider died. ** John W. Inmon died .** Miss Blanche Skinner died .* D. E. Sweihart was killed .*


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SERVICES AT SEYMOCK. Funeral services were beld at 3 P. m. today at the Masonio CHartery st Seymour, Mo., tor Mrs. Rachel Murat- house, 96. who died Sunday at the home of ber daughter. Mra. Joesph Tingler, 721 West Lincoln street Bur- lal was under direction of W. L. Starne, undertaker.


BURIED IN WILLOW SPRINGS. Funeral services were beld at 3:30 p. m. today in Willow Oprings for Helen Ruth Barker. 11-months.oid daughter of Mr end Mr L. H But. er. of Willow Springs, Mo. »bo died at & a. m. yesterday. The child to survived by the parents, one hrother. ' and a sle'er.


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HARAH ANN ALEN.


Funeral services fo: Mra Barah Ann Aven, 86, who died Sunday at the home of her granddaughter Mre Clint Rose, of route 1. Battlefield. Mo., were held at z p. in. today at Payne cemetery under direction of Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home.


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1 .. J. SNIDER.


Funeral arras:grinents are :r .. om. ' plete for L. P. Buider. bu years old .. who died at 4 p. m. yesterday at 2267 : North Boulerard. as a result of heart disease. Burtal will be in Pleasant ! Ridge cemetery. northeast of Fa !! Grove; under' the - direction of the Klingper Funeral bomer. 1.4/a


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Dorte, of Patr Grove; poe deathist. Luana of Springfield; three deter, Mrs. J. W. Covil of Fair Orore; Miel Montreal Holder of Fair. Grove, and! Mra. Lodeme Wommack of Spring- .. feld, and two brothers, Orant of Duf- falo, and Luren of Idaba.


JOHN W. INMON.


Funeral services for John W. In- mon. 84 years. old, who died at hu. ; home west of Niza Monday afternoon. will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday! afternoon at the family home, with luterment in McCoupall cemetery. He is survived by the widew. three sons. John and Jam Jumon of Niza, and Will Inmon. of 1635 North Campbell ; avenue, Springfield. and by nevera! grandchildren and wirat grandchil-


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8:30 . p.si m+ yesterday, at . the Aims Lohmeyer Funeral home for " Mine - Blanche Brinner, 42 , years old. for!' .18 years'' member of the faculty; of the local State Teachers college. ---- who was found dead as noon Oundey : In the bathroom adjoining her roots at the residence of Charles W. Wred. 645 South avenue. A small bottle. less than half filled with carbolle acid, was found bearby. The body; was sent to Bloomington," IL. last; night for burial.' Mrs. Lors Skinner. mother of the deceased, accompanied! the body. Besides the mother, Mies + Skinper is survived by one alster. Mrs. George Romelas of New York - City. .


FARMER KILLED WHEN THROWN UNDER TRUCK


When the horse be : "was" riding swerved sudderby and threw bis be- neath the wheels of' & passing moter. truck. D. I. Swelhart. 66 years old. of near the Eye. How. who totally injured Sunday. morning. The. ecdl. dent occurred near the Missouri-Ar- kannas state line. .


The truck was being driven by A. K. Fubeck of Springfield, & M.' Matley of Blus. Era, who- was Hiding -in-the truck, and Fulbeak took the injured inan to Barryvilla, Ark .:


Brethart exonerated the driver of


WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1927 -- LEADER


Page 1: Raymond Smith committed suicide .**


Page 4: Homer Sancouci, a farmer living near Mountain View, Mo., was killed when a tree he was chopping fell on him.


Page 8: Mrs. William Asher died .**


John W. Inmon died .**


L. P. Snider died .**


C. N. Wickizer died .** James P. E. Cowan died .* Vera May Davis died .** Births reported .**


There is a poem in memory of Frank Bockhorst. **


Page 9: Savannah Burns died .**


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ASSAILANT OF


CRANE OFFICER KILLS HIMSELF


City Marshal D. W. Waymire Is Near Death in a. Local Hospital.


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Eight hours after he had (hot and probably fatally wounded D. 'W. Way- mire. 00-year-old city marshal of , Crane, as the officer attempted to arrest him, Raymond Smith, 22 years old. of Stone county. committed mui- cide in a barn on the farm of R. M Lusk, in the Buck Prattle neighbor -. hood near Marionville, by shooting himself in the heart with a revolver.


's Smith ended his own Life : about 800: o'clock last night while . 'pom beided by Stone county "ottleurs !was weouring the vicinity around Crane in an effort to capture the marsbal's se- milant .. . :


Waymire brought to the Springfield Baptist hospital late last night and an operation performed. He was shot, once by Smith, the bullet piercing . his abdomen and going through the peiris. The bullet did not strike. the pelvis bone.


The attending physician stated this morning that Waymire's Intestines wers pierced. in ten places by the one bullet. Waymire's condition was crit- Ical at noon today and his recovery was said to be extremely doubtful.


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' Funeral services for Smith were - beld this afternoon at the home of hle grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Harri- son Hemphill, three miles wert of Crane, with Interment in the One : remetery. The deceased la surrtved


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by his inother, whose whereabouts are unknown: and by his widow and one child, of Picher, Okla. Smith and his wife have been estranged for some time, according to Crane residents ..: Hlad Warrant for l'air.


At 10:30 a. m., yesterday, City Mar- , shal Waymire and Deputy William Miller went to the home of Harrison Hemphill, west of Crane, In search of Smith and @ 16-year-old boy who gave lils name as Elza Bisco. The ul- ficers carried a warrant from Baxter Springs, Kan., charging the pair with ; the theft of an automobile.


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· revolver and chot Waymire fostbo


- abdomen. Waymire staggered 7 and I fell. but drew his revolver and fired ! · several ebots at Smith, as the man, ¡ ran from the scene. Bieco escaped : during the excitement.


Deputy Miller ran to the assistance of'the marshal and took him to Crane. Bloco surrendered to officers fat Orane at noon and denied any part in the shooting. " He also said be haus pothing of the theft of the car at Baxter Springs, claiming be bed beco hired by Hempbill to drive the car · from Barnsdall. Okia., to Orane. W. J. Farley, atep-father of the . 81000 youth, and Mra. Farley arrived in Crane yesterday and verified the boy's atory. 81800 was released yee- · terday afternoon.


Fled To Lusk Home.


Boilth stopped at the home of an old acquaintance. R. M. Lusk, Dear Marionville, late yesterday afternoon after making bis escape. The Luck family had beard nothing the shooting. While sested in the living. ' room talking to Mrs. Lush and hier daughter, Miss Lets, the telephone ! bell on ' the rural line rang. J. W. Lemter, a neighbor. told Mies Leta Lusk, who answered the phone, abou! the shooting but did not state who und milot the marshal


Boillb left the house at once and went to the barn where I.usk was al- itending to chores. Smith told Lusk : that'he had shot a mian aud that a posse was after him. "I'm going to will myself." he told the farmer


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drew a revolver and shout hilmool! through the beart.


Lust then called officers and noti- fled them of Smith's act. An uncle. Claretice Browning, who realdes a quarter of A mile from the Lunk home, claimed the body and it wa removed to . an ·ndertaking . estab- ! Jishment at Aurora.


.. aud reared in the Orane community, being cared for during most of his early Me by hla, grandparenta.


Marshal Waymire has been a real .. ident of Crane for years. He has a , wife and two grown children. = 600 and a daughter.


JANKA !P. K. COWAX.


Relatives here : bare : learned of the death Tuesday night in Jamaica. N. Y .. of James P. I. Cowan, 78 years old, formerly a resident of Spring- feld and a son of Judge J. M. Cowan. who mountly died at the age of 00 peart.' Burial will be in Crawforde -! Tilla, Ind.


: Mr. Cowan was a graduate of Wa- bash college. Crawfordsville, class of 1868. He was a lawyer. nowepaper editor and special examiner of the . United States Bureau of Pensions for ! a number of years. .


He is survived, by a alster, Mrs. Laura A. Blaine of Jamaica, and brother. Dr. Howard Cowan of Craw- forderille.


Af ABLES FUNERAL


Amber. B8, qf 710 West Grand street, Wbo died' at 7 p. m., yesterday. will be . held tomorrow afternoon at Payne "osmatery. " Burial will be under direction of W. L. Starne, un- dertaker. She is survived by the husband, one : daughter. Isabell, and two dons, Obarley and Walter. all of Springfield. 1 JOHN W. INMON.




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