Crawford County Kansas Newspaper Articles

CRAWFORD COUNTY, KANSAS

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

GIRARD NEWS - NOVEMBER 9, 1917

Mr. J. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson and Mrs. Smith of Cherokee motored to Girard and visited Mrs. E. Bradford Sunday.

Miss J. Harris of Richmond, Mo. is visiting Miss R. Hogue.

Mr. B. Thomas of Edison has moved into his recently purchased n eat residence.

Mrs. Julia Turner of Edison visited Mrs. L. Glenn Sunday.

Mrs. J. Hackworth of Kansas City is visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. Davis.

Mother Perry is suffering from lagrippe at this writing.

Mr. F. Burnett of Edison also has purchased a neat home.

Mrs. S. D. Worden, sister-in-law and Mrs. L. Ward of Des Moines, Iowa are visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. Thomas.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Jepson have moved from N. Cherokee to 204 N. Burnett.

Mr. B. Sawyers at this writing is very low; several relatives have been summoned.

(Source: Messenger, Fort Scott, Kansas, November 9, 1917, page 2)

GIRARD MAN A SUICIDE

J. L. Morgan Kills Himself in a Kansas City Cafe

Kansas City, June 4---J. L. Morgan, formerly manager of the Normandie hotel, 804 Central street, entered the Dizzy saloon at 311 West Ninth street at 9:30 o'clock last night and asked for a free drink. The bartender told him to "get out." Morgan walked into the cafe adjoining the saloon and, taking a seat at one of the tables in a booth near the door, placed a pistol to his right temple and fired. The ball crushed in the right side of Morgan's skull and he died at the city hospital at 10 o'clock this morning.

Morgan formerly lived in Girard, Kan., where he was engaged in the cattle business. He was 50 years old and had no relatives living. His wife and only child, a daughter, died many years ago. Since coming to Kansas City, five years ago, he lost considerable money and then he began drinking to excess.
(Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital ~ June 8, 1897 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)

KILLED HUNTING SQUIRRELS

Frank Posser, 15 years old, living near Monmouth, was accidentally shot and killed by Dell McClure, about 20 years old, while hunting squirrels. McClure missed the squirrel, and Posser, who was in the tree, received the full charge of shot in his body. He fell from the tree and was dead when his companions reached him.
(Sedan Lance ~ June 19, 1908)