The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-11-06

| While thus in the service, gun WAS
accidentally discharged, wounding
him in the leg Immediately there
after tine state legislature granted him
a pension. Covcy still shows the eff
feet of the wound, now walking with
IL limp.
PRosEoUTEs SALOON MAN.-Thc case
of Emma Rogers against j. NJ Drew
for IS, coo damages has been filed IN
the district clerks office. The detehd-
ant is Pittsburs saloon man, ana
James NJ. Rogers, the husband OF the
plaintiff, has been turning all OF ms
dollars into the defendants till, ae-
cording TO the petition, which also
says Rogers had been a hard drinIier
but had broken away from the habit
and supported his family in comfort
| for two years.
WICHITA s.-Scventy-tw grocery
stores. 40 meat markets, 10 bakeries, IA
produce houses, 90 confectionery stores,
| five ice dealers, A. restaurants and ~
| hotels. The town has "a barIleepers.
OF professional men there are 81 phy-
sicians and CT lawyers. OF manutac-
turing esta blishments there are So, ana
of Wholesale houses there are -. There
are 81 dentists, six oculists and "a drug
stores.
TO MAKE A TEST CASE. w. c. liette,
Santa Fc agent at Emporia has been
arrested charged with discharglng
Leigh Petit, member of the Kansas
national guard, because he left his
work to go to Fort Riley with his com
panv. Ilette says he had decided to
discharge Petit before he had heard CT
the mancuyers test case is 10 be
made of the incident
BANK ROBBERS CAUGHT.-Govcrnor
Bailey has issued IL rcqusition for the
return from Texas of James Kelley,
bank robber, wanted at Grecnsbmg,
Kan. Kelley and j. 5. Callihau, Il
member of the old "Shorty Wayne"
rang of bank hooters, robbed the
Stocllmen's State bank at Greensburg'
March &C. They got SAG.
BABY PARALYzED AT Lyons T. A.
Darlington came suddenly into room
where his baby girl was playing, made
sudden noise and picked the child up
quickly, which so frightened it that it
went into spasms, which resulted in
complete paralysis. For several days
she has been unable to move.
CAR SHORTAGE LIFTING. This is the
case in the ncighborood of Great Bend.
Until a Snort time ago it was almost
impossible to secure ears for the ship
ment of wheat in that section, but re-
Gently cars have become plentiful and
tie immense wheat crop is being moved
us rapidly as possible.
CHAPMAN HAS ANoTuEE.-A fire
started in DR.. O'Brien's office and
burned two large stone buildings.
Only by hard work was the principal
part of the town saved. This is the
second fire in Chapman in year,
A KANSAS BoY.-Rev. Charles Mitch
ell son of Rev. D. p. Mitchell, who
was Il pioneer presiding elder in Kan
sas. is the pastor of the largest Meth
odist church in America, in Cleveland,
Ohio.
Coon PAY FOR HUsKING. The corn
hu,linr season is now on in north
western Kansas. The corn is very
heavy and a good man can make close
OF to three dollars day,
DPuTuERIA THE CAUsE.-Secretary
Lowry. Of the state board OF health,
has ordered the public schools at Lcb-
anon closed on account of an epidemic
of diph,heria.
FIRMS II WIcHTA-There are in
that city about /, 400. There are about
700 business houses and about the
same number Of professional people.
Broom CORN FACTS. The price at
which the crop of dwarf broom corn of
Rice COUNTY was all marketed has been
very fair, and the fluctuations have
not been grea. A hundred dollars a
ton caught the most of it, the price
ranging from SIS to $50, according 10
quality. The highest price heard of
was SIZE so
A WOMAN WORKER. Mrs. p. t. Hau-
der, of Halstcad, in addition to her
REGULAR household duties, has baked up
30 sacks Of -four into bread, buns and
cakes in six months.
COAL LEAsEs IN OsAGE.-A. z. Still
we'll and W. w. Sylvester, OF the Orient
road have been securing coal leases in
Usage county on land north of Dragon
between Dragon and Scranton. One
! lease specifies that Il depot and side
tracks are TO be built. From Scranton
the Orient will 90 to Lawrence or To-
pclSa or both.
PAID Down FOR SUGAR-A Beattic