The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-24

Claus has not been knocked ont
Santa yet.
A southern Kansas man makes hi
living by polishing COW horns ant
making them into hat racks. He re
Gently purchased 500 horas St ON
time
A number of years ago Clay Henri.
of Butler county, decided some land Il
the Missouri Pacific railroad in consid
Grafton of a pass for himself and wifi
for life. The pass was honored for I
year or SO and then called in. MIR
Henry sued and secured a Judgmen
which gave the railroad the opportuni
ty of renewing the pass or payingdam
ages. Appeal was taken to the appel
late court, where this Judgment wal
reversed to the extent of sending the
case back to the district court for new
trial. Mr. Henry has again secured
Judgment for the pass.
Frank Robbins, a l4-year-old school
: boy at Wichita, with some few school
mates tried to lynch Ward Fisher fol-
slandering his sister. Fisher was call
ed out of school and Robbins mounted
! his pony and threw iariat rope at
Fisher, who lodged it, but was caught
by the arm and dragged 100 feet Fish
er's flesh was badly laeerated and he
was left for dead. The teacher, Miss
Burns, having cut the rope, knives were
drawn by the pupils and only the
pleadings of the teacher kept Fisher
from being murdered The excitement
was so intense that school was dismiss
ed. The matter has been referred to
the school trustees for adjustment.
Fishers parents say they will bring
suit
Col. Francis Eaton of the st. L., n
& 5. w. road said to newspaper re-
porter recently that the proposed line
would be built Immediately. About
all the necessary arrangements were
completed The iron has been pur-
chased. also the ties and the bridge
tmbers. All of the right of way from
Parker to Hunnewell has been secured
and grading will be resumed next week
end kept up until completed between
Parker and Hunnewell, At present
but three-quarters of mile of grade is
completed. 1t was stopped because OF
a slight difficulty in securing the right
of way. Some of the farmers kicked
on giving the right of way and condem-
nation proceedings had to be resorted
to in order to obtain it, But now that
matter is settled and work on the pro-
posed road will progress again. From
Hunnewell to South Haven the Santa
Fe will be used in making connection
with the Anthony branch.
On January I, the frs, report from
H. S. Montgomery, watch inspector of
the Santa Fe system, will be compiet-
ed, and will give the rating of every
watch used by trainmen on the road.
This is the best system of watch in
specting on any road in the country.
Every watch is tested in three posi-
tions, pendant up dial down and dial
up. The watch must not vary more
than six seconds in these three posi-
tions. If it does, it is condemned, and
the owner must either have it readjust-
ed 1T the factory or get new watch.
The watches are rated and the report
will show the ratings After watch
is rated it is inspected and regulated
once month by some one of the ~ To-
cal inspectors. The work of rating the
watches commenced June l, 1896. and
since that time about $500 watches
have been rated. Very few run exact
", but occasionally there is one that
will stand the ~ hour test and not vary
fraction. Up to the present time
every division has been rated, and the
few that were missed are being sent in
and will be rated before January /.
Sand from the Arkansas river is be
ing shipped to Kansas City.
young man in Douiphan county
has a record of husking and cribbing
1Ol bushels of corn day standing &c
his credit.
In Lawrence jointists get stuck for
$500 and 30 days in Jail In Leaven'
worth saloous have openings on Sum
day nights.
Atchison's finances are at such low
ebb that the old town would be ticllled
all over to find dollar in its stocking
Christmas morning.
1t needs to be impressed on some
Kansas men that the times this yeaI
are no better for whiting dry goods
boxes than they were last year.
The sugar beet experiments in Bar
ton county this year not bowling sue
cesses, but the farmers will try II
again.
Miss Minnie Bell and Miss Laura