The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-30

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house in the state. Good literature
! is needed in every school room," SAID
he. Let the patrons in each district
have library day at the beginning
of the term. Give big basket dinner
and each patron bring basketful OF
eatables and at least one good book
for the library; not any old book that
happens to be lying around, but q
standard book that the pupils can read
and enjoy; one that will broaden the
| mind"
New Rural Carrers.-Burrton, Har
vey county, two additional, area Gov
cred So square miles, population S64,
| Halstead, Harvey county, one add
tional, area covered 90 square miles,
population 412; Mound Ridge, McPher-
son county, one additional, area Gov
cred 25 square miles, population 4O4;
Newton, Harvey county, three addi-
tional, area covered 73 square miles,
population 1852; Solomon, Dickinson
county, three additional, area covered
"a square miles, population 412; Wal
ton, Harvey county one route, area
covered 80 square miles, population
4l2.
Work the Tramp.-The city of Col
by had 1000 meal tickets printed
and distributed among the housewives
of the town. The tickets are good
for one meal when countersigned by
the marshal. When hobo appears at
the back door and asks for handout
he is given one of these tickets which
the marshal will redeem for two
hours work on the streets. Unless
the tramp follows this procedure he
goes hungry in Colby.
Blown Skyward.-At Independence
while Driller Sperry, at the McFad-
den gas well, was working on top of
the derrick the casing was blown out
by the force of the gas. Sperry was
thrown twenty feet above a seventy
foot derrick. When he came down he
struck on the roof of a wheel house
and crashed through it. His left
arm was broken in two places and
a cheek bone was broken. He will
live.
Shows Good Gain.-The State bank
of Downs finds upon making it's last
quarterly statement that in three
months it has made net gain of $10,-
360S6. The entire deposits amount
to $171 ,09S.55, all of which is hard
cash belonging to residents of Downs
and farmers in the vicinity. The bank
carries no eastern money or county
funds.
Pioneers Consolidate. - Two of
Brown counW's Oldest residents, Owen
Jones of Everest, aged 76 and Mrs.
B. w. Dodge of Willis, aged 81, were
married at Horton. Both have lived
in the same neighborhood for a num-
Der of years, and finally decided they
could pass their declining years more
happily were they living in one home
together.
For Wife's Sake.-David S. Allen,
a Santa Fe shop employ at Topeka,
committed suicide by hanging himself
to a tree in his yard. Allen carried
$4,000 life insurance. Lately he had
been unable to work full time, owing
to sickness and realizing that he could
not keep up his insurance dues longer,
he killed himself for his wife's sake.
She is an invalid.
Wants an Electric Line.-Baxter
Springs wants to capture an electric
line out of Joplin and Galena, and is
raising fund to pay for the right-of-
way 1t is estimated that the right
of way will cost $4,000. The company
says it will build the line If it can
get the right-of-way free of cost The
citizens are subscribing literally to
the fund and feel sure that they will
be able to raise the amount.
Drowned in Pond.-Edward Dressed
years old was drowned in a pond
in the west part of the city. He was
leaning over a wall, crawfishing when
he lost his balance and fell in. The
fact that he as drowned was not dis
covered until several hours after
ward.
Gas at Argentine.-All Argentine is
rejoicing over the flow of gas struck
in that city. Crowds visited the hol-
low in which the well is located and
watched the gas burn. The flame
lighted a great part of the city. The
flow has a pressure of 200 pounds. 1t
burst out with force enough to knock
down the man at the drill.
Judges Decision.-A Topeka judge
has decided that a man who sells
whiskey is not a druggist but a joint
list 1t is not thought that it will be
necessary for the supreme court to
affirm this decision.
Murder or Suicide-Some mystery
still surrounds the death of Carl
Posch, the Colwich farmer who was
found dead with the top of his head
shot off. His relatives declare that
it was suicide. and a letter written in
Hungarian, supposed to have been
written by Posch, tends to substan-
tate the theory. So does the finding
of $1G2 in money on the person. But