The Chanute times., 1898-01-14

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, The publication of the Hiawathi
World last year cast $1,000 1t wa
worth more
The town Of Cimarron is getting il
debt reduced to figures which it cal
hope to pay.
Tho silver communion service wal
stolen from the Christian church a
Abilene.
, The students of the State Normal
have given up their attempt to run q
newspaper.
Ralph Wilson, the 15-year-old son OF
farmer living near Powell Siding, Mia
mi county, was instantly killed at Buz-
zard Roost school house, near Powell,
while practicing for a dialogue with
Marvin Hale, another farmers boy.
In one act of the dialogue the boys
were called upon TO use pistols They
had borrowed two old ones which were
empty, but these did not suit Hale and
he procured another kind. When he
brought his weapon into play he pull
ed the trigger. Much to his surprise
and dismay, the weapon was Gischarg-
ed, and Wilson fell to the stage with
bullet in his temple. His death was
instaneous. Hale did not know the re-
volver was loaded, and was not ar
rested. Wilson's youngest brother
Frank is almost Frustrated over his
brothers untimely death.
Dollar gas is an assured fact for the
city of Leavenworth. The canvass for
subscription has proved more than sue
cessful and the charter of the new
company has been forwarded to the
secretary of the state at Topeka. The
new corporation will be known rs
THE Peoples Light and Fuel Com
pany." 1t provides for authority to
furnish light. heat and power by gas,
electricity or any other means and in
augurates the enterprise with a capt. |
tai of $15OO0O divised into shares of
$50, 900 each AS soon as notice of |
the filling the charter is received the |!
board of directors will meet, elect Off
GERS and take all the necessary prelim
mary steps required by law before ap-
plying for franchise from the city
council. After which the work of con-
struction will begin and pushed as
rapidly as possible to completion.
Edward Myers, once wealthy and
highly respected farmer, living near
Easton, Leavenworth county, has
disappeared Two law suits, one di-
vorce and the other for 500 dam
ages, recently begun against him
in the district court, are said to have
been the direct cause of his mysterious
departure. Just before he left he dis
posed of about Sc, 600 worth of personal
property. The damage suit which
was filed against Myers was brought by
Katie Carson, an orphan girl, through
Mrs, Sarah Bartlow, her guardian.
The defendant is charged with assault
ing the plaintiff when she was only 10
years old. 1t is alleged that this
practice was kept up for two years be-
fore the guardian of the child learned
of the true circumstances and took the
girl from the Myers house. Myers is
so years of age, wealthy and has al
ways been regarded as honorable.
About 10 years ago Katie Carson's par
ents died in Brown county, Kansas,
Myers made application to take Katie.
Mrs. Sarah Bartlow, guardian of the
children, allowed him to take her upon
his promise to give the girl good
home. During the latter part of Octo
Der last the child's lawyer visited My
ers with view of securing a compro-
mise, and a date was specified for an
answer. Before this time arrived My
ers disposed of S6,O 900 worth of his per
sonal property and disappeared.
lola will be second class city as
soon as an election can be held.
Many Kansans have formed very de-
termined resolutions for the New Year
and it is sincerely hoped that these
will remain unkroken un-
til another New Year comes happily to
them.
The Kansas farmers are all feeling
pretty good just at the present time,
yet their happiness could be increased
if we should be blessed with general
rain. Some sections of the state is
getting dry.
State Labor Commissioner johnson
desires to know the sentiments of the
people concerning his department..
There has been at times an effort to |
induce the legislature to abolish it but
It has not proven successful Attached
to the many blanks being sent out for I
from the varied classes of ]
business and manufactures is ques-
tion aslxinp if n continuation of the