The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-18

Lieutenant Governor-D. j. Hanna.
Secretary of Statc-J. r. Burrow.
Auditor of State Seth G. Wells.
Treasurer-T. T. Kelly.
Attorney General-C, C. Coleman.
State Superintendent-IL L. Dayhotf.
Superintendent of Insurance-C.
H, Luling.
Congressman-at-Large- Chas. F.
Scott
Associate Justice-E. W. Cunning
ham.
Associate Justice-W. R. Smith.
Associate Justice-Clark A. Smith.
Railroad Commissioners-Geo. w.
Wheatley, j. W.. Robson, A. D. Wal
ller
WILL TAKE $1,000, OOO, George W.
Kanavel, member of the board of char
tiles, says that the Parsons asylum,
when completed, will be the most
modern asylum in the United States.
Already about 100000 has been eX-
pended in its construction. Mr.. Kan
avel says that it will take $1,000, 900 to
complete the institution as planned,
but that the work can be spread over
several years. The plan includes So
buildings.
TRUAYCY LAw.-Farmers of Lyon
county are waging war on the truancy
law. They have been in the habit OF
taking their boys out of school March
to 90 to work, and the truancy officer
is using the law to break the habit.
The county superintendent says only
the legislature can grant them permits
sion to take their children out Of
/ school.
! COMMISSIONER RoBIsoN.-The stock
men of the state are especially pleased
over the nomination of j. w. Robson
of Butler county, as railroad commits
sioner He is big shipper and one OF
the largest and most influential farm
ers in the state. He was state sena-
tor in Illinois many years ago.
SUDDEN DEATH When Captain A.
A. Lee, of Harper, went to his business
the other day he left his wife at home
in health and cheerfulness, When he
returned for dinner he found her dead
on a couch, and pinned on the bosom
of her dress was a note saying; 81
Z I hoayf ~
FIRE ExT1NGUIsHERs.- Each floor of
the Santa Fe general office building
has been equipped with extinguishers
to be used in the case of fire. A thor
ough test was given them and they
were found to be perfectly satisfactory,
WAS A BRAKEMAN. E. Thomp-
son, of Lincoln, Neb., who has been
appointed minister to Brazil, was for
merlv brakeman on the Burlington
and ran into Atchison.
He WAS THE FIRsT.-S. NJ. Cook, for
seven years principal Of the county
high school of Dickinson county, is
dead. A memorial service was held by
the school. A feature of the schools
exhibit at St. Louis will be n large
portrait of Mr.. Cook labeled, 1.-THE
first principal of the first county high
school in the world"
SEVERAL New THNGs.-Cottonwood
Falls has a new auditorium, modern
high school. new dam, electric lights,
electric cars and a store with n cash
carrier system.
ARRESTED FOR FRAUD.-G. p. Barry
and Carrie NJ. Grobe, who claim TO be
Representatives of a jewelry company
of Wichita, Kans., were arraigned in
the police court at Alexandria, Va, on
the charge of conducting a fraudulent
business.
Rural. ROUTE MAU.-C. l.. Clayton,
the rural route carrier who installed a
motor cycle on his route in Sumner
county, has made the trip of twenty
five miles. including thirtyfve stops
in two hours and twenty-three min.
utcs.
WICHITA STOCK YABDs.-The weigh
books there show that 40 carloads OF
hogs received and hogs sold there e
the number Of 34.s69. Nearly all OF
them were used by the local packers.
Besides these were 1869 delivered 10y
wagons from hog raisers around Wich'
tia. During January there were 35,'
sos hogs received. The shipments
from Wichita during February was
! only e.lOO hogs. the rest having all
1een slaughtered there. The cattle
receipts were lighter than in February
idps, the number received being 2,44S