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

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force: Section /. Any person who
shall sell, trade, give, loan or other
wise furnish any pistol, revolver OF
toy pistol by which cartridges or cap
may be exploded, to any minor shall
be deemed guilty of II misdcmcanor
and shall, upon conviction, be fined
not less than S. and not more than
500. Section 9. Any minor who shall
nave in his possession amy pistol, re-
7olvcr or toy pistol by which cartridges
may be exploded, shall be guilty of !,
misdcmcano- and upon conviction shall
he fined not less than 81 nor more than
$40.
RUSH CLAIMS BANNER. Rush county
raised 700 bushels of wheat for every
man, woman and child in the county.
This is the highest ''pcr capitcr" of
of any county in the state. A census
of the county shows that every man in
t, with tie exception of fifteen, had
in some wheat this year. These fifteen
were loborcrs on the railroad and
around the towns. Each business man
nd merchant in the county had wheat
out. Every business man at La Crosse
harvested more than 1000 bushels
each. The acreage next year will be
even larger than that of this year
Everybody is planting more wheat
MONSTER ELBERTA. -Thco. Wise
| brought from his farm near Wichita
and exhibited an Elbcrta peach that
cXccls for size, coloring and shape any
peach ever seen in that city. The
peach is 91G inches in circumference
one way and 1l19 inches the other, and
! weighs 1913 ounces 1t will go into
the Kansas exhibit at St Louis, hav-
ing been given to Superinl cndcnt Schell
for that purpose. Mir. Schell said that
it is the largest peach he has yet pro-
cured
COLLISION AT GREAT BEND No. 7G
Santa l'c local freight from the west
ran into the Ness City branch engine
in the Santa Fe Yards ut Great Bend
killing Virgil Scott and seriously in
juring Nate Williams, the fireman.
William Carr, engineer on the branch,
had his leg broken and received pain
IN injuries abont the head and body.
BABY MuTILATED. Mrs. Maggie
Cclhonn, of South Haven, attempted to
leave II moving Santa Fc passenger
train at Edmonds with her two-ycar-
old son in her arms. She handed the
baby to man on the platform, who
stumbled and fell the baby rolling
onto the track and the wheels cut OFF
its right foot ut the aniilc.
OK GOVERNMENT BUILDING. The
stone cutters on the government build.
ing ut Emporia we're called out by the
local union. The grievance is that
some of the stone work is cut at Bed
ford, Indiana. The contractors also
state that all their stone cutting will
now be done in Indiana.
STARVED TO DEATH. Judge j. G.
Elli3, one of the best lawyers in west
crn Kansas, is dead. He had followed
theory of fasting to cure dyspepsia
ana had gone thirty seven days with
out fooi. lie had been taking nour-
ishment the last week but did not rally
rs was honad
ABOUT CAwKEH CIrY.-This north
west corner of Mitchell county and
surrounding country is III fine condi-
ton. Wheat that is thrcshcd ranges
from l. to 20 bushels per acre. Corn
is growing finely and promises II big
yield. Rains interfere somewhat with
cultivating.
ONE LAWYER LEFT.-The county at
torney of Wallace county resigned and
us the only lawyer left in the county is
register of the Colby land office, there
is no one when the commissioners can
appoint.
HAS MUCH ALFALFA.--J. w Robson,
of Butler county, has 1000 acres of al
falfa and is planting 400 acres more.
MIs. CApPER IS DEAD.--Mrs Belle |
Capper, one of the carly settlers of An
dcrson county, died after sickness of
Ten days or two weeks. Mrs. Capper |
was the widow of Herbert Cappcr,
who died several years ago and mother
Of Arthur Cappcr of the Topeka Capital
and Mail and Breeze.
RAILS FOR PANuAYDLE.-The 65-
pound steel rails for the Panhandle
branch have commenced to arrive at
wellington. They will bc used to re-
place the rails between Mulvanc and
Woodward.
BEsT GAS WEII.--Caney claims to
have it. 1t is on the Edwards farm 21f
miles east of Caney. Gas was struck
1T depth of /, $50 feet. 1t has pres
sure of 200 pounds to the square inch
md the well has daily flowagc ca
oaeity of between 5000, 900 and co.