The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-12-16
Pure Rood show-Wichia is to

the first large exhibit or pure 1000
products ever shown in the South
west 1t will be given under the aus
pieces of the Wholesale and Retail
Merchants Association and many eX'
hibits will go direct from the
worlds Fair" to Wichita for that
occasion. Demonstrators of the diff
ferent food products are to be made
every day and thousands OF samples
and souvenirs will be given away
free.
Pipe Line Probable. - Indications
are that, as development in the Pa
ola oil field progresses, new pipe
line will be built from there to Kan
sas City, where an independent re-
finery will be built. At any rate
there has been much discussion the
last few weeks in regard to the SUD-
iect A representative of the Pure
Oil and Producers company OF
Pennsylvania has been here looking
over tho field to ascertain the total
output of the wells and their lasting
oualities 1t is said that his report
was very favorable
May Be Murdered.-Mrs. H. ID.
Knox, a resident of Arkansas CITY
has sought the aid of local officers IN
an attempt to locate her husband
whom she believes, has been murder
ed. He left Luca, Kansas, OCTOBER
"a and she has not heard from him
since. He has some valuable mining
claims in the Wichita mountains,
and before leaving there is said to
have had trouble with his partner.
He is supposed to have left Luca for
tho Wichita mountains overland with
team.
Needs Reorganization. - Carrie
Nation went from Arkansas City TO
| Winfield. where she held quiet
meeting on the streets. She did not
attempt to smash any saloons, but
| lectured the proprietors who stood
in front of their places. The doors
we're locked. During the afternoon
she appeared on the streets and adj
dressed the mayor, big crowd fol
lowing her. She spoke in a church
to a small audience. She said the
town needed reorganization.
Preacher a Forger.-A. A. Arthur,
who came to Hiawatha several
months ago. purchased property and
settled here, representing that he
was a retired preacher and evange-
list, has been arrested by Frank G.
Braley, Pinkerton detective from
st. Louis, on the charge of forging
a $4,000 check at Paris, Tex. Ar
thur later confessed.
Another One Dies.-Robert Vine
yard, young business man of Well
ington, died of typhoid fever con-
tracted at the wedding of the daught-
er of Ex-county Treasurer Winner.
More than fifty of the guests of that
function, nearly all people of prom
inence. were taken down with the
disease. believed to have been caus-
ed by some impurity in the food serv
ed by the caterer.
Patterson's AIibi.-Monroe Patter-
son, who is accused of killing Mrs.
Nickum at Topeka, says he will be
able to show conclusively that he
was in his own room when the muir
der was committed. His alibi, he
says, will be strong enough to con-
vince the prosecution of his inno
cence.
Kidnapping chareed.-W. B. Ellis
was arrested at Wichita, charged with
kidnapping his stepson, Herbert Hick
man, II years old, from the childs
father at Los Animas, Cal. The boy
is the son of Mrs Ellis, who was di-
vorced from Hickman, to whom was
given the custody of the son, Her
bert.
Shipped corn.-Corn is being ship
ped from Barber county. 1t is not the
first Kansas county to become grain
exporter for the first time.
Election Contest - Another con-
test proceeding has been started at
Marysville, the result of the recent
election. This contest is over the Of
fee of trustee of Noble township. 1t
is the third contest to be started
Two are for township offices and the
other is for sheriff.
Emporia Student Dies. - Frank
Money. son of DR.. ]. w. Money, who
has been attending college at EN-
poria, died of typhoid fever He was
brought home ill a week ago. I'm
pure water is supposed to have caus-
ed it.
Will Be Put to Work.-Sixty miners
arrived in Pittsburg from the Utah
strike district and will be put to work
as fast as places can be found for
them. National Board Member Chris
Evans, who has charge of the strike
in Utah, sent them by orders from the
national board.
Will Do Something.-People living
near Troublesome creek in Coffey