The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06

| crashed into local 1relgnb Whcn W"s
standing on II side track at Florence.
The Limited was running 25 miles an
hour and when it struck the switch Che
engine Jumped to the side track leaving
the tender on the main line. The mail
car toppled over and two mail clerks
| w. o. Rogers and 3. O. McGcc were
standing in the door ready to throw
out mail and were thrown out and
dragged along the ground. McGee had
leg broken in two places, while
Rogers escaped with only sprained
| ankle.
MARRIED HER WARD. Paul Grant,
aged Is, and Hattie M. Thompson,
| aged 20, both OF Atchison county, are
married. Behind the simple announce
ment hangs an interesting story. -Four
years ago Miss Thompson, who had
been employed at the state soldiers or
phans' home, applied to the institution
to adopt boy, aud Paul Grant was In
dentured to her. An attachment
sprung up between them which result
ed in the marriage.
PosroFFJCE RoBBED.-Robbers en-
tered the postoffice AT Utopia, Green
wood county, and took $50 in money
and about Se5 in stamps and postal
cards The safe was blown open and
the money drawers in Allen Bros. gen.
eral merchandise store, in which the
postoffice was kept were looted for a
small amount. Sheriff Henderson
went to Utopia but there is no clue as
to who committed the deed. IL V. AL
len is postmaster.
RAN PENCIL IN His SDE.-Clarcnce
Shear, 14-year-old son of Frank Shear
of Highland, fell while running and n
slate pencil, which he carried in his
pocket, was forced into his side to the
depth of three inches, then breaking
off. The physician summoned con-
siders the injury much the same as a
bullet wound, but as none of the inter
nal organs were touched the boy will
probably recover.
BROWN COUNTY CoAL-Ledges OF
coal have been found cropping out Of
the ground in several places in Brown
county. 1t is thought there are big
coal veins running through several
parts of the county, but none OF them
have been developed. One farmer gets
all the coal necessary for his own use
off his farm. The most of the coal
seems to be around Willis, Everest and
Horton.
OLD LAW STANDs.-The range cattle
men succeed in killing the White bill
against double inspection before the
house live stock committee. The old
law with state inspection fee OF 2
cents per head will stand.
POSTMASTER 80 YEARS. Win Grin
nell, who ceme to Doniphan county in
1862 and who has been postmaster at
Tanning for 80 years, is dead at the
age of 72 years. He was veteran OF
the civil war.
ANOTHER PosToFFICE RoBBED.-Mc-
dora, on the Rock Island north OF
Hutchinson, is the latest place to have
visits by burglars to its postoffice,
which lost $3.50 in money and about
$50 in stamps.
FIRE AT BURLINGAME. destroyed
the Shepard hotel, a drug store, a
barber shop, restaurant and gro
Gerry and at the date of the dispatch
there was danger of its spreading far.
ther
THROUGH WICHITA.-On account OF
the snow blockade on the Santa FEES
northern route the Golden State Linn
tied took the southern route through
Wichita and Oklahoma.
HOUSE ECoNoMzEs.-The Kansas
house of representatives cut off all but
95 of its sergeants-at-arms, doorkeepers
and janitors, at the end Of the fifty
days in session.
LAWRENCE COURT HOUSE. Its corner
stone will be laid on the Fourth Of July.
HIRING OUT CoNvIcTs. house
killed the bill by Perkins Of Leaven-
worth forbidding the hiring of con-
victs in the state penitentiary to
private parties or corporations. The
passage of the bill was desired by the
labor unions of the state.
COURT OF CANCELLATION. The court
of Cancellation bill which was backed
by the labor unions of the state, was
knocked out by house committee
three times. 1t will not be revived.
II created court to adjust differences
between capital and labor.
PRINTING DEFICIT. The ways and
means committee OF the house favors-
bly, reported deficiency bill appro-
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