The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11


itics for forty years; had held several
state positions, and in 1888 was II dele
gate to the Republican national con-
vention. lie was active in the border
warfare troubles rs u member of the
Free State Colony, and served through
the civil war, part OF the time on the
staff of General james II. Lane.
JOINT School DIsrEICrs. The at.
torncy general holds that in joint
district the teacher must be selected
from the county having the largest ter
ritory in the district, as under the
school law, the superintendent of the
county having the largest territory in
the district has charge of the school.
LOOKING TOWARD KANsAs.-Thc gas
supply of Indiana and Ohio is almost
exhausted and the manufacturers of
that section are naturally looking to
Kansas, which is now the only section
in .he country that has gas that can
be depended upon.
An OFFICE Boy w. II. Eagan, who
became All office boy in IL bank at
Hutchinson twenty years ago, and who
studiously rcfrained ever since from
entering politics, has gone to Chicago
aS president of II million dollar trust
company.
FRIENDS UNIvEEsTTY.-T man
ayers of this Wichita school announces
that the faculty is completed for the
coming year by the election of Prof.
VIM. =. Trucblood, who will do work
in the departments of history and phi
losophy.
GRAVEL CAvED IN or HIM. ID. W.
Edwards was killed on the farm of NJ
Rellis, three miles southwest of Sa-
bctha, while working in II sand bank.
The gravel and sand caved in on him.
He leaves wife and three children.
LATE Corn MATUEED. Reports re-
ceived by Tie Kansas division of the
government weather bureau indicate
that the growing corn is in good con-
dition and that much of the corn plant
ed after the May floods has maturcd.
TIE BIG REUNION. The big reunion
of old soldiers of three states and ter
ritory ut Baxter Springs had 5000 peo.
pie on the grounds on its first day. 1t
WAS then expected that $4,000 will be
in attendance on later days.
WOMEN CAN VOTE FOR Bonds. The
attorney general holds that under the
new city charter act passed by the last
legislature women in cities of the first
class can vote on any proposition which
pertains to the city,
AFTER He WAS 80. Malachi Saltcr,
of Clay county, recently died. He SUR
vivcd six wives and 90 children and
had buried four children. The last
two of his children were born after he
was so years old
GoIHG AFTER A LEGACY. "A. o. Lee,
who was killed at Emporia by train,
was on his way to Trinidad, Colo, to
collect Il $50, 900 legacy which had just
been left to him by the death of rcla-
tive.
1NvEsTTGA ATE Coal Trust. - Governor
Bailey is preparing to make an investi
CATION to ascertain whether or not an
Illegal combination exists among the !
coal mine operators in the state.
No BoHps OUT.-A government cen
sus tal;er, who has visited is Kansas |
counties, tells the people of Newton
that Harvey is the only one without
bonded Indebtedness.
BANKER AND FrANCIEH. William |
WulfckuLlcr, banker and financer of !
worth, is dead. lie was the son
of State Senator Wulfelkuhlcr.
A GLOBE TEoTrEE. "A. Il. Rafter, of !
IIolton, II former X. U. student, has
coasted along the shores of every coun-
try but Australia
MCPuTEsON FOR BOYS. Five boy
babies in less than four weeks is the
record in one ward at Mcpherson.
A SALINA MANI. S. Arlington,
OF Salina, committed suicide on a train
in California. Addington, who was
en- route to settle in Los Angeles, sud-
denly jumped up from his seat, went
into the lavatory OF the car and shot
himself through the head.
CAN DE TRIED In case from Ness
county Asst Atty Gen. Close holds
that where man appeared and pleaded
guilty before any complaint was sworn
out against him it amounted to no trial
ut all, and that he could DC arrested on
A complaint and tried.
FIRST ArPEAI.-The Missouri Pacific
mas refused to obey the order of the
state board of railroad commissioners
10 build Il depot and establish "A station
lgcnt at Berryton, Shawnee county.
rhis is the first order issued by the
board from which an appeal has been